title: Advancing Transdisciplinary Research: The Transdisciplinary Research on Energetics and Cancer Initiative.
abstract: Strategies for constructing and maintaining cross-disciplinary teams are in their infancy. We outline strategies to support one form, transdisciplinary research, in a major initiative of the National Cancer Institute, the Transdisciplinary Research in Energetics and Cancer 2 (TREC2) initiative. Discussion of the TREC2 sites' experiences with transdisciplinarity is structured around a conceptual model that identifies four iterative phases of transdisciplinary research. An active coordination center, regular face-to-face meetings, and input from external advisors were instrumental in moving TREC2 to the translation phase. The possibilities for advancements in the science of energetics and cancer increased as investigator ties became denser. TREC2 can be seen as a flagship effort in transdisciplinary science that provides lessons on moving ideas from development to translation.
authors.affiliation: Brown School of Social Work, Washington University in St. Louis, USA.
authors.forename: Sarah
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Gehlert
authors.affiliation: Behavioral Research Program, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, USA.
authors.forename: Kara
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Hall
authors.affiliation: Behavioral Research Program, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, USA.
authors.forename: Amanda
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Vogel
authors.affiliation: Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, USA.
authors.forename: Sarah
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Hohl
authors.affiliation: Division of Behavioral Medicine, University of California, San Diego School of Medicine, USA.
authors.forename: Sheri
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Hartman
authors.affiliation: Behavioral Research Program, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, USA.
authors.forename: Linda
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Nebeling
authors.affiliation: Division of Sleep Medicine, Harvard University Medical School, USA.
authors.forename: Susan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Redline
authors.affiliation: Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, USA.
authors.forename: Kathryn
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Schmitz
authors.affiliation: Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, USA.
authors.forename: Mark
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Thornquist
authors.affiliation: Cancer Prevention Program, Moores UC San Diego Cancer Center, USA.
authors.forename: Ruth
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Patterson
authors.affiliation: Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, USA.
authors.forename: Beti
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Thompson
keywords: Cancer; Team science; Transdisciplinary; Translation