Hallmarks of Ground Rules for Productive Collaborations in Science. Divining and Establishing Collaborations

Symposium — Sunday, April 22, 2024 — 7:00 AM - 8:00 AM — Convention Center, Room 25B
Career Opportunities in Physiology Committee — Chair: Josef Brandauer — Co-Chair: Bryan Becker

As scientific inquiry becomes more complex and multidisciplinary, collaborations become an essential component of many successful research groups. Collaborations with clearly defined responsibilities can be particularly beneficial endeavors that enhance productivity and career progression. However, numerous challenges and potential conflicts must be navigated in any collaborative effort. A diverse panel of investigators with abundant experience will discuss features of successful collaborations and provide insight into avoiding and resolving conflict through presentations and panel discussion. The specific goals of this symposium are to 1) identify available collaboration opportunities, 2) discuss hallmarks of successful and productive collaborations, 3) identify characteristics of successful industry-academic collaborations from both perspectives, and 4) provide strategies for preventing and resolving conflicts within collaborations.

Panelists will discuss specific questions including: How do I establish and maintain a successful collaboration? What does communication and data sharing look like in a productive collaboration? What does a “typical” collaboration look like and entail? How are intellectual property rights and authorship managed across collaborations?

Speakers

• Defining and establishing collaborations.
  Stephanie W. Watts — Dept. of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Michigan State Univ.


• Research collaborations: perspectives from industry.
  Carrie Northcott — Safety Pharmacology, Pfizer