Spotlight on... Dr Jane Kinghorn

This week Jane, Director of the Translational Research Office (TRO), talks about developing solutions to unmet medical needs, and new support for Early Career Researchers. What is your role and what does it involve? I can truly say that I have one of the most privileged positions in the University. As Director of the Translational Research Office (TRO), I get to work with the best scientific minds that conceive amazing solutions to some of the most devastating diseases and unmet medical needs of our time. My role is to inform and deliver the strategy, organisational culture, capability and processes necessary to deliver the UCL and our three NIHR Biomedical Research Centre's mission of "Accelerating translation for health and wealth". The cornerstones of the strategy are 1) to nurture novel therapies, devices and diagnostics from across UCL and its partner hospitals into projects attractive for translational funding or further development with partners, 2) provide access to complementary capacity, expertise and skills in translational science 3) understand and address bottlenecks to accelerate translation 4) share knowledge of therapeutic translation across the career spectrum. I am fortunate to lead a group of highly talented applied scientists within the TRO all with significant industry, biotech and academic research experience, who do all the hard work in helping this come to fruition. How long have you been at UCL and what was your previous role?.