Using cadaveric material to impact translational research: From anatomy lab to the operating room.

Abstract

The goal of translational research is to enable biomedical research discoveries to go from the “bench to the bedside” to impact health outcomes and improve patient care. Through collaborations with clinical research faculty, an anatomist can actively engage in translational research and increase their research profile within their home institution. This presentation will highlight ways to create clinical research partnerships, ongoing and recently completed translational research projects, resulting scholarly publications, and efforts to secure extramural funding to support these projects. These research collaborations utilized cadaveric material to improve orthopedic surgery outcomes, to document extra‐cardiac neural remodeling following cardiac pathology, and to study age‐related changes in blood vessels which may lead to erectile dysfunction. With the recent funding emphasis of the National Institute of Health (NIH) focused on clinical and translational research, this symposium is timely and aims to inform anatomists and researchers of the necessary steps to enter clinical research and to secure funding.