Howard Gadlin, NIH Ombudsman, discusses below practical strategies for successful collaborations. These include template letters to new laboratory staff, a "prenuptial" agreement among collaborators, a more detailed field guide to successful "Team Science," and a list of questions to answer at the outset of the collaboration.
To collaborate or not to collaborate? (1 min 24 secs)
Preliminary considerations. (1 min 31 secs)
Howard Gadlin explains welcome letters. (1 min 58 secs)
Mutual expectations can be captured in a “prenuptial agreement.” (2 min 10 secs)
Collaboration and Team Science: A Field Guide. (1 min 43 secs)
No more emergency room visits. (1 min 41 secs)
Resources by:
Howard Gadlin, Ph.D., NIH Ombudsman
L. Michelle Bennett, Ph.D., Deputy Scientific Director, NHLBI, NIH