Advances and challenges in basic and translational research on clusterin.

ACHIEVEMENTS AND ADVANCES IN DIABETES RESEARCH OVER A QUARTER OF A CENTURY: A REVIEW OF THE AVAILABLE EVIDENCE

Background: Endocrinology and Metabolism Research Institute (EMRI) is one of the largest research institutes in Iran, which has been established to develop research strategies and manage endocrine and metabolic diseases such as diabetes. The purpose of this report is to review and summarize research activities related to diabetes over a quarter of a century at EMRI. Methods: A comprehensive se...

HUMAN DISORDERS OF COPPER METABOLISM: RECENT ADVANCES AND MAIN CHALLENGES INTERNATIONAL WORKSHOP General information

General information On April 8-9, 2013, a workshop focusing on the basic and translational aspects of human disorders of copper metabolism was held at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD. Thirty-seven speakers and 55 other attendees from 15 countries gathered to discuss recent developments and ongoing challenges relating to Wilson disease, Menkes disease, and newly emerging copp...

New Hopes and Challenges for Treatment of Neurodegenerative Disorders: Great Opportunities for Young Neuroscientists

Opportunities and challenges of current electrophysiology research: a plea to establish 'translational electrophysiology' curricula.

Cardiac electrophysiology has evolved into an important subspecialty in cardiovascular medicine. This is in part due to the significant advances made in our understanding and treatment of heart rhythm disorders following more than a century of scientific discoveries and research. More recently, the rapid development of technology in cellular electrophysiology, molecular biology, genetics, compu...

The Continuing Challenges of Translational Research: Clinician-Scientists' Perspective

Over the last twenty years, revolutionary advances in biomedicine including gene therapy, stem cell research, proteomics, genomics and nanotechnology have highlighted the progressive need to restructure traditional approaches to basic and clinical research in order to facilitate the rapid, efficient integration and translation of these new technologies into novel effective therapeutics. Over th...