Team Science is a collaborative effort to address a scientific challenge that leverages the strengths and expertise of professionals trained in different fields.
– National Institutes of Health
As the research landscape continues to develop into ever more interdisciplinary methods, it is vital that the CSU research enterprise grows and transforms along with it. Understanding team science means understanding the vast and complicating factors involved in bringing team members from entirely different fields together to perform challenging research. With this in mind, RAO and the OVPR team bring intense focus to CSU’s team science endeavor, providing resources to aid teams in their goals, along with managing the dynamics of interdisciplinary science.
RAO’s Team / Transdisciplinary Science Program involves
- Management of OVPR’s Catalyst Program
- Professional development for research teams.
- Research on the Science of Team Science.
- Convening and coordinating multi-disciplinary interest groups.
- Catalyzing new cross-disciplinary research initiatives.
- Sponsoring catalytic research events.
- Developing and coordinating resources and tools to promote collaboration.
- Providing guidance and expertise for building and fostering connections and teams.
- Facilitating collaborations between investigators at CSU and other institutions.
- Providing guidance on and management of CSU’s research network tools.
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