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Perspectives on the formation of an interdisciplinary research team |
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| Authors: | MV Dodson LL Guan PS Mir DC McFarland JM Reecy DP Thompson M Benson Z Jiang |
| Institution: | a Department of Animal Sciences, Washington State University, Pullman, WA 99164, USA b Department of Agricultural, Food and Nutritional Science, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada T6G 2P5 c The Hartz Mountain Corp., Secaucus, NJ 07094, USA d Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Lethbridge, Alberta, CA T1J 4B1, USA e Schiff Nutrition, Salt Lake City, UT 84104-4726, USA f Department of Animal and Range Sciences, South Dakota State University, Brookings, SD 57007, USA g Department of Animal Sciences, University of Illinois, Urbana, IL 61801, USA h Department of Animal Science, Iowa State University, Ames, IA 50011, USA i Department of Animal Sciences, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907, USA j Pfizer Global Animal Health, Kalamazoo, MI 49001, USA k USDA-ARS, Richard B. Russell Agriculture Research Station, Athens, GA 30604, USA l Program in Cellular and Molecular Biosciences/Animal Sciences, Auburn University, AL 36849, USA |
| Abstract: | As research funding becomes more competitive, it will be imperative for researchers to break the mentality of a single laboratory/single research focus and develop an interdisciplinary research team aimed at addressing real world challenges. Members of this team may be at the same institution, may be found regionally, or may be international. However, all must share the same passion for a topic that is bigger than any individual’s research focus. Moreover, special consideration should be given to the professional development issues of junior faculty participating in interdisciplinary research teams. While participation may be “humbling” at times, the sheer volume of research progress that may be achieved through interdisciplinary collaboration, even in light of a short supply of grant dollars, is remarkable. |
| Keywords: | Interdisciplinary research team formation Grant funds Tight economy |
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