摘要
Translational medicine is a new emerging medical practice comprising multidisciplinary research from basic sciences to clinical medicine. It is regarded as a two-way road： bench to bedside and bedside to bench, playing important roles in communications between basic and clinical scientists [1]. As a developing country with more than 1.3 billion people, China bears a complex disease spectrum. It is thus urgent for China to develop translational medicine to facilitate pre- diction, prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of diseases. With the energetic supports of governments and scientists, translational medicine in China has developed rapidly in recent years. The 12th issue of Science China Life Sciences in 2011 organizes a special issue--Translational medicine in China I： Perspectives from Chinese physicians and scien- tists [2], focusing on translational medicine in China with five reviews, making a comprehensive introduction to the current circumstance of translational medicine in China.
Translational medicine is a new emerging medical practice comprising multidisciplinary research from basic sciences to clinical medicine. It is regarded as a two-way road: bench to bedside and bedside to bench, playing important roles in communications between basic and clinical scientists [1]. As a developing country with more than 1.3 billion people, China bears a complex disease spectrum. It is thus urgent for China to develop translational medicine to facilitate pre-
