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Hear what John H. Krystal, M.D. says about Translational Neuroscience. Dr. Krystal is Professor of Translational Research and Chair of the Department of Psychiatry at the Yale University School of Medicine

What is Translational Neuroscience?:

Nature vs. Nurture: Epigenetics As the Next ResearchFrontier:

Since the early 1900s, scientists have been fascinated with“epigenetics,” which is defined as heritable chromosomes thatcan occur without actually altering an individual’s DNA sequence.NARSAD Scientific Council Member Eric Nestler, M.D., Ph.D.,provides an explanation here

From Bench to Bedside: How Research Findings Become Applied Medicine:

NARSAD 2009 Baer Prize Recipient, Daniel Wolf, M.D., Ph.D., of University of Pennsylvania, explains the process of“translational research,” how research findings make their wayinto the clinical setting to help patients.

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