NIH ROADMAP FOR MEDICAL RESEARCHRESEARCH TEAMS OF THE FUTURE

Research Teams of the Future

Goals Encourage Multi- and Inter-disciplinary

teams Support larger, coordinated, resource

sharing teams Preserve investigator initiated strategy Promote investigators to take creative,

unexplored avenues of research

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High-Risk Research Interdisciplinary Research Private-Public Partnerships

Research Teams of the Future

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NIH Director’s Pioneer Award Criteria: Evidence of scientific innovation and creativity Testimony of intrinsic motivation, enthusiasm and

intellectual energy Potential for scientific leadership and evidence of, or

potential for, effective communication skills

Research Teams of the Future

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Interdisciplinary Research Planning grants for interdisciplinary research centers (P20 Centers)

Innovative training programs Development of methodologies aimed at integrating behavioral and social science into interdisciplinary research

Research Teams of the Future

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P20 Exploratory Centers for Interdisciplinary Research

Lower organizational barriers that impede research

Enable scientists to conduct research across disciplines

Research Teams of the Future

P20 Exploratory Centers Increasing complexity of questions requires

multidisciplinary research and interdisciplinary research

Combining aspects of individual disciplines to provide new approaches to solving problems

Research Teams of the Future

P20 Exploratory Centers—Examples Behavioral Epidemiology

Integrate theoretical methodological and analytic aspects of economic sciences, population sciences, and behavioral sciences to develop a new approach to discovery and intervention in youth vulnerable to HIV/AIDS

Imaging Genetics Draw from genomics, image analysis, statistics, and

neuropsychiatry to improve diagnosis and treatment of mental illness and other brain disorders

Research Teams of the Future

P20 Exploratory Centers—Examples Antimicrobial resistance

Integrate new disciplines to address the fast growing problem of antimicrobial resistance using novel new strategies developed by interdisciplinary research teams using long-term strategies

Obesity research Integrate disciplines of neuroendocrinology, genetics,

and lipid & intermediate metabolism, and clinical epidemiology to better treat and prevent obesity

Research Teams of the Future

Interdisciplinary Training ProgramsNew funding mechanisms

Support interdisciplinary work from undergraduate students through postdoctoral researchers

Provide foundation for diverse interdisciplinary scientific teams necessary for success of future endeavors

Include short and long term: Training Curriculum Methodological development

Research Teams of the Future

Interdisciplinary Training Programs-Examples

Clinical Research Experience for Engineers Undergraduate engineers engage in clinical research

projects with clinical and bioengineering mentorship,

Regenerative Sciences Training Program Biologists, engineers, and clinicians augment training via

didactic and research experiences with focus on musculoskeletal systems

Clinical Biodetective Training Trainees to develop novel methods for detection of disease

states, markers of good health, and therapeutic markers

Research Teams of the Future

Research at the Interface of the Life and Physical Sciences: Bridging the Sciences

Conference Objectives To identify opportunities at the interface that could result in major

advances To develop approaches to bridge the sciences

Co-sponsored by NIH and NSFHeld at NIH campus on November 9, 2004

For more information: www.nibib.nih.gov