NCATS Online Course in Translational Science - MEDI 501: Principles of Preclinical Translational Science
Enhance your translational science skills this summer with a seven-week online course, MEDI 501: Principles of Preclinical Translational Science. This class is open to the public and is being offered by NCATS’ Education Branch in partnership with the Foundation for Advanced Education in the Sciences.
Learning Objectives
- Understand the definitions and goals of translational research and translational science and how they differ.
- Identify a range of scientific and operational principles that can be applied to enhance preclinical translational research projects.
- Learn about the research process necessary to enable a scientific discovery to produce an effective compound that can be used in humans.
- Learn about the varied roles of different disciplines, as well as agencies — including industry, government agencies, and academic faculty and institutions — in advancing translational research and how to facilitate effective interagency and team-based partnerships.
This one-credit course requires a time commitment of about one hour per week to listen to course lectures and some additional time to complete course readings and other short assignments. It is being offered as a pilot course, with a reduced fee of $50.
This course will be held June 15 – July 31, 2020