The power of interdisciplinary research teams has been recognized by NIH as a critical component of the Clinical and Translational Science Award (CTSA) sites’ mission to advance the translational research pipeline and ultimately to improve public health. At ICTR, our program uses a Team Science framework to support the association of investigators from different departments and schools in the formation of effective, innovative teams composed of individuals with complementary expertise.
Our Team Science initiative will provide a wide array of training and support for trainees, staff, faculty, and teams engaged in translational research. Email ICTR Team Science
How We Can Help
Our team science experts can help investigators write specific sections of grants that apply to newly formed leadership teams or interdisciplinary collaborations. We can also provide custom training for your new or existing research group.
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Collaboration Planning
The ICTR Team Science program is now offering Collaboration Planning services to new teams or existing teams embarking on a new project or research direction. Collaboration Planning is a 90-minute facilitated session that helps teams proactively think through how to address potential issues of collaboration. Based on work by team-science experts at the NCI and NSF, Collaboration Planning focuses on 7 areas where teams are most likely to experience challenges that can derail a team’s scientific progress.
For more information, including how to request a session, see the Team Science Collaboration Planning web page.
Team Science Training for Individuals and Teams
ICTR KL2 Scholars and TL1 trainees receive Team Science training as part of their program curriculum.
We are currently developing a three-part LASER (Leadership and Skills Enhancement for Research) workshop series based on the three phases of translational team evolution: Formation; Knowledge Generation; and Translation.
Writing Team-Science Grants
For individuals who are applying for a team-based grant, we can help you with your proposal, including assistance with:
- Developing multi-PI plans
- Responding to team-based review criteria
- Creating collaboration management sections
- Negotiating governance plans, including authorship and publication policies, communication strategies, and committee charters
- Facilitating interdisciplinary conversations, especially for NSF proposals that focus on “integrated research.”
Want to Learn More About Team Science?
Resources
- Collaboration and Team Science: A Field Guide
- TeamScience.net (Coalesce)
- Toolbox Dialogue Initiative
- Enhancing the Effectiveness of Team Science (Report from the National Research Council)
Team Science Publications
A reading list of selected publications authored by our ICTR Team Science Core.