转化研究旨在将实验室工作人员的发现迅速转化为人类疾病的新治疗方式。我们的教职员工专注于癌症生物学，传染病，心血管疾病和其他药理学领域的转化研究。用于治疗这些疾病的许多药物都来自植物，其中一项主要工作涉及从热带珊瑚礁和热带雨林等外来地方收集潜在有用的化合物，然后对这些提取物和化学实体进行广泛的筛选，以检测它们是否可以对抗肿瘤或破坏HIV病毒。
Translational research seeks to quickly translate discoveries made at the laboratory bench into new modes of treatment for human disease. Our faculty members are focused on translational research in the areas of cancer biology, infectious disease, cardiovascular disease, and other areas of pharmacology. Many drugs used in treatment of these diseases are derived from plants, and one major effort involves harvesting potentially useful compounds from exotic locales such as tropical coral reefs and rain forests, and then subjecting these extracts and chemical entities to extensive screening to detect whether they can fight tumors or destroy the HIV virus.