"Translational" means the process of applying or transferring knowledge, ideas, or discoveries from one area to another, typically from scientific research to medical practices or practical applications. Full definition
Asserting the role of biobehavioral sciences in translational research: The behavioral neurobiology revolution (cambridge.org)
Research published in the October 21 issue of Science Translational Medicine uses a virus to deliver an extra dose of the gene p11 to the adult mouse brain. (scientificamerican.com)
3:00 p.m. Keynote Lecture — V. Wee Yong, PhD, 2017 J. Allyn Taylor International Prize in Medicine Recipient Sponsored by EMD Serono Bench to Bedside: The science of translational medicine in MS (mediarelations.uwo.ca)