title: Building and maintaining an interdisciplinary research team.
abstract: Successful grant-writing in Alzheimer disease research, as with many other diseases, requires collaborative work among a group of individuals who represent various disciplines of relevance to the research problem. Interdisciplinary teams in Alzheimer disease research have the potential to explore more facets of a given research problem than teams that are not interdisciplinary in nature. Such teams also have the potential to produce better science and to disseminate results to a wider spectrum of relevant groups, may be more successful in achieving funding, and are stimulating and growth-enhancing for members. Building and maintaining these teams is a complex and challenging process, but identification and proactive resolution of challenges is essential. Important elements of success include establishing common goals, using a democratic group process, maintaining open communication, developing mutually acceptable policies for disseminating research results, and facilitating achievement of team members' personal and professional goals.
authors.affiliation: Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia 30322, USA.
authors.forename: D B
authors.initials: DB
authors.lastname: McGuire
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000544:Alzheimer Disease; D003142:Communication; D003299:Cooperative Behavior; D006126:Group Processes; D006801:Humans; D007400:Interprofessional Relations; D007857:Leadership; D016730:Program Development; D012108:Research Personnel / Q000458:organization & administration*; D012109:Research Support as Topic