10.1056/NEJM1994052633021131530 – 1533 WHY DO WE NEED TEAM SCIENCE APPROACHES IN NEUROBIOLOGICAL AND CLINICAL STUDIES

This talk will highlight the importance of team science and interdisciplinary collaboration. We will discuss both challenges and strategies for fruitful collaboration. We will present examples from five ongoing multidisciplinary studies, including a project investigating the neuroimmunological underpinnings of HIV comorbidity with depression, which brings together experts in infectious diseases, pathology, and psychiatry (Inflammation, BBB disruption, and Reward Function in the Pathogenesis of Depression among PWH). Another example is a center grant focused on developing new therapies for pain and opioid use disorders, involving collaboration across implementation science, general internal and community medicine, pain and substance use specialists, and psychological treatment experts (Integrated Care for Chronic Pain and Opioid Use Disorder: The IMPOWR Research Center at Montefiore/Einstein (IMPOWR-ME). We will review all stages of collaborative research—from initial aims development and team formation to study execution and manuscript preparation.

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