Translational Biology Section

Research Learning Pathway

This pathway will allow a progressive build from the basic introduction to research and research methods for participants with little or no post-graduate research experience to the more advanced level which may be of specific interest to those with more research experience who want a refresher or need focused training on a specific topic.

It will cover the range of knowledge and skills required to embark on a career as an intensive care researcher.

Free live webinars are available for members & non members on the ESICM Media Library.

• Translational Biology Research In Development and Global Engagement in Intensive Care (T-BRIDGE) Survey
  • The primary objective of this survey is to assess the level of awareness, understanding, and perceived relevance of translational medicine within the European Society of Intensive Care Medicine (ESICM) community. Specifically, the survey aims to explore how ESICM members conceptualise translational research and its role in intensive care. This survey is an initiative of the TransBio Section. Complete the survey here.

The Translational biology Section was founded in 2017 as a Group within the Acute Respiratory Failure section, and so has progressed a number of initiatives, including the following:

• Creating a Registry of Basic/Translational research groups that are happy to share information and collaborate
• Contributing to Basic/Translational science sessions at LIVES conferences,
• Partnering with Intensive Care Medicine Experimental to develop and publish ‘viewpoint’ and ‘position’ papers relating to preclinical research and its importance in Intensive Care Medicine.
• Partnering with the INSPIRES group (a group of lung researchers in Europe) to provide a platform for presentation of preclinical/translational research that focuses on emerging researchers.
• Partnering with the NEXT trainee group to examine ways to provide enhanced training opportunities using our network of laboratories across Europe.

Marcin F. Osuchowski et al. Translational Biology Group. Minimum quality threshold in pre-clinical sepsis studies (MQTiPSS): an international expert consensus initiative for improvement of animal modeling in sepsis. Intensive Care Medicine Experimental, 2018.

Nicole P Juffermans, Peter Radermacher, John G Laffey , Translational Biology Group. The importance of discovery science in the development of therapies for the critically ill. Intensive Care Medicine Experimental, 2020

Adrien Carla, Bruno Pereira, Hanifa Boukail et al. ESICM Translational Biology Group of the Acute Respiratory Failure section. Acute respiratory distress syndrome subphenotypes and therapy responsive traits among preclinical models: protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis. Respiratory Research, 2020

Nicole P Juffermans, Marcus Schultz, Lieuwe D Bos, Oscar Penuelas, John Laffey , Jose A Lorente. Why translational research matters: proceedings of the third international symposium on acute lung injury translational research (INSPIRES III). Intensive Care Medicine Experimental, 2019