The Science and Practice of Team Science (2025) / Chapter Skim
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Critically, team science includes project teams and more complicated collections of researchers, such as multiteam systems that operate within research centers, initiatives, and networks. Team science also considers the engagement of input beyond researchers, such as community members and leaders, policymakers and other decision-makers, caregivers, health care providers, and research administrative p rofessionals.
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. From this improved understanding, the science of team science aims to help science teams make full use of their integrative capacity -- "the social and cognitive processes, along with emergent states, that shape a team's ability to combine diverse knowledge" (Salazar et al., 2012, p.
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This 1 These include the Sexual & Gender Minority Research Office, National Institute of eurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) BRAIN Initiative, NINDS, National Center N for Advancing Translational Sciences, Environmental Influences on Child Health Outcomes Program, National Institute of Mental Health, National Cancer Institute, Chief Officer for Sci entific Workforce Diversity, National Institute on Aging, Fogarty International Center, National Institute of General Medical Sciences, National Institute of Nursing Research, National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering, National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, Office of Disease Pre vention, and Office of Behavioral and Social Sciences Research.
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What methods have been employed and who was the target audience? What types of outcomes, methods, and measures are appropriate for evaluating team science training?
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To augment this report, the committee commissioned two papers, one on the topic of AI in team science and the other on the topic of disability and accessibility in team science.2 To address the charge, the committee sought to understand d evelopments in the study and practice of team science over the last decade, including increased awareness of team science practices in multiple fields and examining new programs for supporting team science. The committee chose to define a science team member broadly as including any person in a science team working toward a shared goal.
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Those conducting team science are focused on addressing pressing societal issues, advancing knowledge, and finding innovative solutions to problems that are too broad for individual researchers to tackle alone. BOX 1-2 Interested Parties Relevant to Team Science • esearcher: The term researcher describes any member of a science team R conducting and disseminating scientific research.
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• Science of Team Science Scholar: Science of team science scholars use various research methods to study teamwork within, external to the science team context, or both; this contains, but is not limited to, social scientists conducting research to examine fundamental questions about science team processes, humanities scholars studying how different epistemological world views alter the questions cross-disciplinary teams develop, and those studying how educational programs or professional development interventions improve science team member competencies for collaboration. • Research Translator: Research translators are those who bridge the gap between scientific innovation and its application to policy or practice.
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Research translators possess a unique blend of scientific knowledge, business acumen, and communication skills, enabling them to facilitate communication between science teams and the intended recipients of the scientific discovery. They work closely with scientists, often as members of the research team, to comprehend the nuances of the research and to distill complex findings into accessible language that interested parties can readily understand.
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Inconsistent terminology can affect funding decisions, grant evaluation processes, and team formation strategies, potentially reducing the effective ness of funded initiatives. By striving for consistency in the use of terms, team science scholars and funders can promote clearer communication and set uniform expectations for research crossing disciplines.
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The second part of the chapter discusses best practices for supporting science teams, looking closely at the key areas of development, conceptualization, implementation, and translation. Chapter 4 considers best practices for external support for team science.
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. Facilitating innovation in diverse science teams through integrative capacity.
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