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Science Speed Dating to Spur Inter-Institutional Collaborative Research

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  • Sandra P. Chang

    (Department of Tropical Medicine, Medical Microbiology and Pharmacology, John A Burns School of Medicine, University of Hawaii at Manoa, Honolulu, HI 96813, USA)

  • Kathryn L. Braun

    (Thompson School of Social Work & Public Health, Department of Publc Heath Studies, University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa, Honolulu, HI 96822, USA)

  • Richard Yanagihara

    (Department of Pediatrics, John A. Burns School of Medicine, University of Hawaii at Manoa, Honolulu, HI 96826, USA)

  • Hendrik De Heer

    (Department of Health Sciences, Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, AZ 86011, USA)

  • Yan Yan Wu

    (Thompson School of Social Work & Public Health, Department of Publc Heath Studies, University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa, Honolulu, HI 96822, USA)

  • Zhenbang Chen

    (Department of Biochemistry, Cancer Biology, Neuroscience and Pharmacology, Meharry Medical College, Nashville, TN 37208, USA)

  • Marc B. Cox

    (Department of Biological Sciences and Border Biomedical Research Center, University of Texas at El Paso, El Paso, TX 79902, USA)

  • Stacey L. Gorniak

    (Center for Neuromotor and Biomechanics Research, Department of Health and Human Performance, University of Houston, Houston, TX 77204, USA)

  • Georges Haddad

    (Department of Physiology and Biophysics, College of Medicine, Howard University, Washington, DC 20059, USA)

  • Christine F. Hohmann

    (Department of Biology, School of Computer, Mathematical, and Natural Sciences, Morgan State University, Baltimore, MD 21251, USA)

  • Eun-Sook Lee

    (Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, Florida A&M University, Tallahassee, FL 32301, USA)

  • Jonathan K. Stiles

    (Department of Medicine, Microbiology, Biochemistry and Immunology, Clinical Research Center, Morehouse School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA 30310, USA)

  • Nicolette I. Teufel-Shone

    (Center for Community Health and Engaged Research and Department of Health Sciences, Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, AZ 86011, USA)

  • Vivek R. Nerurkar

    (Department of Tropical Medicine, Medical Microbiology and Pharmacology, John A Burns School of Medicine, University of Hawaii at Manoa, Honolulu, HI 96813, USA)

Abstract

A principal strategic goal of the RCMI Coordinating Center (RCMI-CC) is to improve the health of minority populations and to reduce ethnic and geographic disparities in health by coordinating the development and facilitating the implementation of clinical research across the RCMI Consortium. To more effectively spur inter-institutional collaborative research, the RCMI-CC supports a Clinical Research Pilot Projects Program for hypothesis-driven clinical research projects proposed by postdoctoral fellows, early-career faculty and/or early-stage investigators from two or more RCMI U54 Centers. The purpose of this brief report is to summarize the Science Speed Dating sessions to facilitate cross-site collaboration at the RCMI Investigator Development Core (IDC) Workshop, held in conjunction with the 2024 RCMI Consortium National Conference. RCMI investigators and IDC Directors from 20 RCMI U54 Centers participated in two rounds of highly interactive small-group presentations of research ideas and resource needs in search of new collaborative and mentoring partnerships. Workshop participants expressed a high level of satisfaction with the speed-networking format and strongly agreed that the workshop was beneficial to their professional-development goals.

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  • Sandra P. Chang & Kathryn L. Braun & Richard Yanagihara & Hendrik De Heer & Yan Yan Wu & Zhenbang Chen & Marc B. Cox & Stacey L. Gorniak & Georges Haddad & Christine F. Hohmann & Eun-Sook Lee & Jonath, 2025. "Science Speed Dating to Spur Inter-Institutional Collaborative Research," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 22(6), pages 1-10, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:22:y:2025:i:6:p:919-:d:1675904
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