From Bench to Bedside: How to Take Research Discoveries to the Clinic

Every day scientists make exciting discoveries that have the potential to improve human health. The path to the clinic, however, can be challenging. In this session, scientist-physician pairs give short presentations summarizing how they took their discoveries from the bench to the bedside. The scientist discusses the process of drug discovery, development, and testing. The clinician discusses how to identify promising preclinical therapies for patients and partner with scientists to establish clinical trials. Both pairs talk about the importance of finding the right partner in order to translate preclinical findings to patients. The program concludes with a panel discussion and question-and-answer period.