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RESEARCH TEAMS OF THE FUTUREWorking Groups and Co-Chairs
Interdisciplinary ResearchPatricia Grady, NINR Ken Olden, NIEHSLarry Tabak, NIDCR
High-risk Research
Ellie Ehrenfeld, NIAID
Stephen Straus, NCCAM
Public-Private PartnershipsAndy von Eschenbach, NCI Richard Hodes, NIA
Research Teams of the Future:Interdisciplinary Research
Lawrence A. Tabak, D.D.S., Ph.D.
Multi- and Interdisciplinary Research
“Just definitions either prevent or put an end to a dispute”
Nathaniel Emm
Multi- and Interdisciplinary Research
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Multidisciplinary
Interdisciplinary Interaction
forges new discipline
More is different
P.W. Anderson, Science 177, 393-396, 1972
Multi- and Interdisciplinary Research will be Required to Solve the “Puzzle” of Complex Diseases and Conditions
GenesBehaviorDiet/NutritionInfectious agentsEnvironment Society???
Physicians
Sociologists
Dentists
Engineers Economists
Nurses
Physicists
PsychologistsMathematicians
InterdisciplinaryResearch
Challenges to Interdisciplinary Research
The current system of academic advancement favors the independent investigator
Most institutions house scientists in discrete departments
Interdisciplinary science requires interdisciplinary peer-review
Project management and oversight is currently performed by discrete ICs
Interdisciplinary research teams take time to assemble and require unique resources
Research Teams of the Future:Current Roadmap RFAs
Interdisciplinary Research Meetings and Networks for Methodological Development in Interdisciplinary
Research Training for a New Interdisciplinary Research Workforce Supplements for Methodological Innovations in the Behavioral and
Social Sciences Interdisciplinary Health Research Training: Behavior, Environment and
Biology Short Programs for Interdisciplinary Research Training Curriculum Development Award in Interdisciplinary Research Exploratory Centers (P20) for Interdisciplinary Research
Public/Private Partnerships High Risk Research
NIH Director's Pioneer Award
Exploratory Centers (P20) for Interdisciplinary Research
Purpose: to plan exploratory centers that overcome barriers to conducting interdisciplinary research
How? Applicant organizations must describe their plans to facilitate interdisciplinary research
1. How the institution will distribute credit for direct (and indirect) costs to reflect the contributions of different components
2. How the institution will recognize the contributions of the research team beyond the Principal Investigator
3. How the institution attends to the careers of "interstitial" team members who play important roles in interdisciplinary research, but who are not tenure track or eligible/appropriate to be principal investigators on research grants.
Supplements for Methodological Innovations in the Behavioral and
Social Sciences Purpose: to develop innovative methodology (research
design, data collection techniques, measurement, and data analysis techniques) in social and behavioral sciences research.
What? New technologies and the analytical complexities associated with
the integration of behavioral, social, genetic, and biomedical data Improved methods for performing research on diverse populations
or on potentially sensitive or covert behaviors such as drug use, abuse, and violence
Innovative experimental designs to study how changes in economic, social, environmental, physical, or political context affect all aspects of ongoing research
Development and integration of behavioral and social sciences measures with those of the biomedical disciplines
Research Teams of the Future:Training, Career Development and High
Risk Research
Patricia A. Grady, Ph.D., R.N.
Transforming Research Training
Interdisciplinary research training
is a prerequisite to
interdisciplinary research.
Transforming Research Training means:
Linkages among biological, behavioral, social, physical sciences
Collaboration between clinicians and scientists
Partnerships with industry
Research Teams of the Future: ’04 RFAs
Interdisciplinary Research Meetings and Networks for Methodological Development in
Interdisciplinary Research Training for a New Interdisciplinary Research Workforce Supplements for Methodological Innovations in the Behavioral and
Social Sciences Interdisciplinary Health Research Training: Behavior,
Environment and Biology Short Programs for Interdisciplinary Research Training Curriculum Development Award in Interdisciplinary Research Exploratory Centers (P20) for Interdisciplinary Research
High Risk Research NIH Director's Pioneer Award
Training for Interdisciplinary Research Workforce
Develop and implement novel training programs
Build upon existing multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary institutional research programs
Prepare individuals to lead or engage in team approaches to solve complex health problems
Interdisciplinary Health Research Training: Behavior, Environment and Biology
Formal coursework and research training in a new interdisciplinary field for those having advanced degree in a different discipline
Required to have behavioral or social science discipline
Integration of behavioral/social with more traditional biomedical
Curriculum Development Award in Interdisciplinary Research
Support the development of innovative courses and curricula designed to train interdisciplinary scientists
Curricula can be designed for undergraduate, pre-doctoral or postdoctoral students, or combinations
Focus on programs that encourage the integration of quantitative, physical, behavioral, or social sciences with the traditional biomedical sciences
Short Programs for Interdisciplinary Training
Fusion of information, research practices and technologies
Promote training in “interdisciplines”
Students emerge with sufficient understanding of a new discipline that they can meld it with their previous training
Traditional Roadmap
Outstanding individuals
High risk/high impact research
Novel programs
NIH Director’s Pioneer Award
New program to support individuals with untested, potentially groundbreaking ideas!
Encourages innovation, risk-taking
Totally new application and peer review process
Expected to be highly competitive
Expanded eligibility – (not only traditional biomedical investigators)
Provides $500,000/year for 5 years
Research involves taking risks