Translational Bioinformatics: Past, Present, and Future #MMPMID26876718
Tenenbaum JD
Genomics Proteomics Bioinformatics 2016[Feb]; 14 (1): 31-41 PMID26876718show ga
Though a relatively young discipline, translational bioinformatics (TBI) has become a key component of biomedical research in the era of precision medicine. Development of high-throughput technologies and electronic health records has caused a paradigm shift in both healthcare and biomedical research. Novel tools and methods are required to convert increasingly voluminous datasets into information and actionable knowledge. This review provides a definition and contextualization of the term TBI, describes the discipline?s brief history and past accomplishments, as well as current foci, and concludes with predictions of future directions in the field.