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Collaborations in Science
BMS 644 Responsible Conduct of Research
"It is the long history of humankind (and animal kind, too) those who learned to collaborate and improvise most effectively have prevailed."
- Charles Darwin
Why should collaborative research be encouraged?
The Politics of Collaboration
"The secret is to gang up on the problem, rather than each other."
- Thomas Stallkamp
"Politeness is the poison of collaboration." - Edwin Land
Are there any drawbacks to collaborative research? What problems can they raise?
Sources of Problems Associated with Collaborations
Increasingly complex roles and relationships
Common, but not necessarily identical interests
Management requirements
Cultural differences
Areas to Address Within a Collaboration
Overall goals
Who will do what?
Authorship and credit
Contingencies and communicating
Overall Goals
What hypothesis is being addressed?
What is the goal?
What will the outcomes be?
When is the project over?
When should research collaborations be formalized?
Who Will Do What?
Everyone’s role
Progress reports and final reports
Supervision and personnel oversight
Data management
Authorship and Credit
Authorship and credit
Institutional credit
Public relations
Intellectual property
Contingencies and Communicating
Mechanism for routine communications
How do you steer the ship?
Development of new associated projects?
Changes in personnel and ramifications
Which country’s rules should be used in collaborative projects that are carried out in different countries?
What steps should be taken when a collaborative project comes to an end or a collaboration is dissolved?
Formal Agreements
Material transfer agreements are one example of a formal agreement associated with collaborations. These will specify:
Who owns the materials
The use to which they can be put
Proper acknowledgment of the source
Material Transfer Agreements
The [supplied] MATERIAL is the property of the PROVIDER and is made available as a service to the research community.THIS MATERIAL IS NOT FOR USE IN HUMAN SUBJECTS.The MATERIAL will be used for teaching or not-for-profit research purposes only.The MATERIAL will not be further distributed to others without the PROVIDER’s written consent.…Any MATERIAL delivered pursuant to this Agreement is understood to be experimental in nature and may have hazardous properties.…The RECIPIENT agrees to use the MATERIAL in compliance with all applicable statutes and regulations.The MATERIAL is provided at no cost, or with an optional transmittal fee solely to reimburse the PROVIDER for its preparation and distribution costs. If a fee is requested, the amount will be indicated here: [insert fee]