Table 2.

Users and their interests in translational medicine

Category	User	Interest
Research	Biologist (in vivo, in vitro, cellular & molecular)	Target identification, assay development, target validation
	Bioinformatician	Biological knowledge management, cellular modeling
	Immunologist	Natural defense mechanisms
	Cheminformatician	Predictive chemistry
	Medicinal chemist	Drug efficacy
	Systems physiologist	Tolerance, adverse events
Clinic	Clinical trial specialist	Trial formulation, recruitment
	Clinical decision support	Data analysis, trend finding
	Primary care physician	General, conventional care
	Specialty medical provider	Specialized treatments
Business	Sales & marketing	Revenue generation
	Strategic/portfolio manager	Assessing market opportunities
	Project manager	Prioritizing resources & activities
	Health plan provider	Insurance coverage