轉譯醫學(轉化醫學) Translational Medicine

@ 修課年級: 醫科系,生科院學士班大學部 二 年級以上!

一、課程說明(Course Description)
Translational medicine can be defined as "bench-to-bedside" research wherein a
basic laboratory discovery becomes applicable to the diagnosis, treatment or
prevention of a specific disease. We will discuss guidelines for designing and
conducting a translational study and analyzing and reporting results and
discusses key ethical and regulatory issues. We will also discuss selected
successful examples and cover the basic sciences behind them. Biotech Industry
and Physician scientist lecturers will be invited to offer their viewpoints and
experiences in lab and clinics.

二、指定用書(Textbooks)
Textbook: Clinical and Translational Science: principles of human research
David Robertson and Gordon H. Williams; Elsevier/Academic Press, 2009
eBook available at NTHU library http://www.lib.nthu.edu.tw/

Supporting Reference: Translational Medicine and Drug Discovery
Edited by Bruce H. Littman, Rajesh Krishna; Cambridge, 2011
eBook available at NTHU library http://www.lib.nthu.edu.tw/

三、參考期刊(References)
(1) Science Translational Medicine http://stm.sciencemag.org/
(2) Journal of Translational Medicine http://www.translational-medicine.com/

四、教學方式(Teaching Method)
Lectures; Project Presentation and Discussion

五、暫訂教學進度(Syllabus)

Topics Reading
1 Course intro; Overview of biopharmaceutics CTS - Ch1, Ch25
2 Patient oriented research CTS - Ch1, Ch3, Ch0
3 Experimental design CTS – Ch3, Ch5
4 Measurement of biological materials CTS - Ch1, Ch25
5 Imaging tools and biotechnology CTS – Ch6, Ch7
6 Infrastructure CTS - Ch11, Ch12
7 Clinical trials and ethical issues CTS – Ch2, Ch28
8 GCP and regulation CTS – Ch24, Ch27
9 Pharmaco-economics CTS – Ch34, Ch36
10 Midterm exam
11 Good laboratory practice (and GMP) CTS-Ch24
12 Miss. Su P (GB) – Industrial viewpoint: Project management and medical
device introduction Handout
13 Dr. Liu L (Hsinchu MacKay memorial hospital) – Clinical viewpoint:
Cardiovascular Diseases -Atherosclerosis Handout
TMDD-Ch3
14 Basic research: cardiovascular diseases TMDD-Ch3
15 Dr. Chen TC (ITRI) – Translational viewpoint: 從市場和臨床需求談轉譯醫學
相關產品開發 Handout
16 Current trends in translational research CTS-Ch37
TMDD-Ch14
17 Training and Career in translational research CTS-Ch13, Ch14
18 Final week-term paper due

六、成績考核(Evaluation)
1. Attendance and in-class performance (10%_
2. Exam 1 (45%)
3. Exam 2 and/pr Term project ( 45%)

七、可連結之網頁位址
iLMS:http://lms.nthu.edu.tw