Bridging the translation gap and building the translation platform： translational medicine at Peking Union Medical College Hospital

Although there have been progressive advancements in the life sciences since the beginning of the 21st Century, basic medical sciences generally fail to be efficiently translated into clinical research and ultimately into clinical practice. Translational medicine has become a fashionable term de- scribing the inclination of basic science and clinical re- searchers to ultimately help patients through facilitating the incorporation of basic research findings into clinical prac- tice （Zerhouni, 2005）.