进入21世纪以来，分子生物学对于医学的发展起到了巨大的推动作用。转化医学是近年来国际生物医学领域出现的新理念，作为医学研究领域的新分支，转化医学的发展与分子生物学研究的进步同样密不可分，互相促进，而分子生物学研究中心的建立将会对两者的协调发展具有重要意义。

The establishment of molecular biology research center and its importance in translational medicine        LIU Lian-xin, MA Rong. Department of Hepatic Surgery, the First Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, Harbin 150001, China
Corresponding author: LIU Lian-xin, E-mail: liulianxin@medmail.com.cn
Abstract    As we enter the twenty-first century, molecular biology makes a great effort in the development of medicine. Translational medicine is a new concept in the area of international biomedicine during recent years. As a new branch of the medical research, the development of translational medicine is tightly associated with the advance of molecular bioresearch, and the establishment of molecular biology research center will play a significant role in the coordinated development of both of them.