Learn across disciplines
Build fluency across research, clinical care, business, regulation, and technology.
About TMO
Established at UCSF in May 2025, TMO is a student-led Translational Medicine Organization. We create practical, cross-disciplinary ways to learn how medicine moves.
A founding note · Provisional
“The most meaningful breakthroughs happen when people are willing to cross boundaries.”
TMO began with a simple idea: students should not have to wait until later in their careers to understand how research, healthcare, and industry shape one another. We are building a community where curiosity travels freely and every conversation comes back to impact.
How we move the mission forward.
Three principles shape our programs, partnerships, and chapter growth.
Translate through practice
Turn abstract ideas into conversations, cases, and experiences grounded in real decisions.
Connect with purpose
Create relationships across campuses and sectors that remain centered on patient impact.
The people building the bridge.
2025-26 BoardCurrent roster
Board
Chairs
Faculty Advisor
Dr. Joanne Chun
PharmD ’93 · PhD ’96
- Director, Postgraduate Education Programs
- Assistant Adjunct Professor
Department of Bioengineering and Therapeutic Sciences Professor Joanne Chun is the director of the School of Pharmacy’s MS in AICD3 (Master of Science in Artificial Intelligence and Computational Drug Discovery and Development) program—the first of its kind in the United States and the first master’s program in the school.
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