Translational medicine and drug discovery
By: [edited by] Rajesh Krishna, Bruce H. Littman
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Cambridge
Language: eng
Number of pages: 361
ISBN-13: 9780521886451
Description: "Focuses on the new discipline of translational medicine as it pertains to drug development within the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industry"--Provided by publisher.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Machine generated contents note: Part I. Translational medicine: history, principles and application in drug development: 1. Overview of translational medicine and drug development Bruce H. Littman; 2. Concepts and case studies: diabetes Ann Taylor and Roberto Calle; 3. Challenges in atherosclerosis John Millar; 4. Obesity: new mechanisms and translational paradigms Gregory Gaich and David E. Moller; 5. Bone disorders: case studies of translational research S. Aubrey Stoch; 6. Case studies in neuroscience: unique challenges and examples Gerard J. Marek; 7. Translational medicine in oncology Dominic G. Spinella; Part II. Biomarkers and public-private partnerships: 8. Biomarker validation and application in drug development Michael Bleavins, John Castledine, Joseph C. Fleishaker, Scott Fountain, Frank Hermann, Bruce H. Littman, Frank Marcoux, Patrice M. Milos, Damian O'Connell, David Lester, David Slavin and Stephen A. Williams; 9. Application of imaging methods in translational medicine Johannes T. Tauscher and Adam Schwarz; 10. European innovative medicines initiative Ole J. Bjerrum and Hans H. Linden; 11. Critical path institute and the predictive safety consortium Elizabeth Gribble Walker; 12. The biomarker consortium David B. Lee.