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Brumback AC, Ngiam WXQ, Lapato DM, Allison DB, Daniels CL, Dougherty M, Hazlett HF, Kerr KL, Pusek S, Schrag N. Catalyzing communities of research rigour champions. Brain Commun 2024; 6:fcae120. [PMID: 38764774 PMCID: PMC11099651 DOI: 10.1093/braincomms/fcae120] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/14/2023] [Revised: 12/14/2023] [Accepted: 04/08/2024] [Indexed: 05/21/2024] Open
Abstract
The biomedical sciences must maintain and enhance a research culture that prioritizes rigour and transparency. The US National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke convened a workshop entitled 'Catalyzing Communities of Research Rigor Champions' that brought together a diverse group of leaders in promoting research rigour and transparency (identified as 'rigour champions') to discuss strategies, barriers and resources for catalyzing technical, cultural and educational changes in the biomedical sciences. This article summarizes 2 days of panels and discussions and provides an overview of critical barriers to research rigour, perspectives behind reform initiatives and considerations for stakeholders across science. Additionally, we describe applications of network science to foster, maintain and expand cultural changes related to scientific rigour and opportunities to embed rigourous practices into didactic courses, training experiences and degree programme requirements. We hope this piece provides a primer for the wider research community on current discussions and actions and inspires individuals to build, join or expand collaborative networks within their own institutions that prioritize rigourous research practices.
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- Audrey C Brumback
- Department of Neurology, Dell Medical School at The University of Texas at Austin, TX 78712, USA
- Department of Pediatrics, Dell Medical School at The University of Texas at Austin, TX 78712, USA
- The Center for Learning and Memory, The University of Texas at Austin, TX 78712, USA
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- Institute of Mind and Biology, University of Chicago, IL 60637, USA
- Department of Psychology, University of Chicago, IL 60637, USA
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- Department of Human and Molecular Genetics, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA 23298, USA
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- School of Public Health, Indiana University Bloomington, IN 47405, USA
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- Triangle Center of Excellence in Regulatory Science and Innovation, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, and Duke University, Durham, NC 27599, USA
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- Declaration on Research Assessment (DORA), Rockville, MD 20852, USA
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- Department of Psychology, Oklahoma State University, OK 74078, USA
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- North Carolina Translational and Clinical Sciences Institute, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA
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- Office of the Executive Vice President for Research, Columbia University, New York, NY 10027, USA
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Crawford DC, Hoye ML, Silberberg SD. From Methods to Monographs: Fostering a Culture of Research Quality. eNeuro 2023; 10:ENEURO.0247-23.2023. [PMID: 37553250 PMCID: PMC10411680 DOI: 10.1523/eneuro.0247-23.2023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/10/2023] [Accepted: 07/20/2023] [Indexed: 08/10/2023] Open
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- Devon C Crawford
- Office of Research Quality, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892
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- Office of Research Quality, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892
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- Office of Research Quality, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892
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Mezuk B, Tarraf W, Johnson-Lawrence V, Ilardo J, Lichtenberg PA, Jackson JS. Analytic Training for Junior Investigators in Minority Aging Research: The Michigan Model. THE GERONTOLOGIST 2021; 60:1392-1402. [PMID: 32352144 DOI: 10.1093/geront/gnaa001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/23/2019] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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Since 1997, the Resource Centers for Minority Aging Research Program at the National Institute on Aging has been the model for training social and behavioral scientists in minority aging and health disparities research. The latest cycle of these Centers implemented a new structure for the analytic training of junior investigators and for advancing methodologic work relevant to improving the rigor of minority aging research. In this article, we describe the conceptual framework, logistical approaches, challenges, and lessons learned from our experience training junior investigators in methodology through the Michigan Center for Urban African American Aging Research over the past 20 years, with the goal of informing future analytic training efforts for the next generation of scholars focused on minority aging issues.
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- Briana Mezuk
- Department of Epidemiology, University of Michigan School of Public Health, Ann Arbor, Michigan
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- Institute of Gerontology, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan
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- Division of Public Health, College of Human Medicine, Michigan State University, Flint, Michigan
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- Office of Research, College of Human Medicine, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan
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- Institute for Social Research, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan
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McManus C, Baeta Neves AA. Production profiles in Brazilian Science, with special attention to social sciences and humanities. Scientometrics 2020. [DOI: 10.1007/s11192-020-03452-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Koroshetz WJ, Behrman S, Brame CJ, Branchaw JL, Brown EN, Clark EA, Dockterman D, Elm JJ, Gay PL, Green KM, Hsi S, Kaplitt MG, Kolber BJ, Kolodkin AL, Lipscombe D, MacLeod MR, McKinney CC, Munafò MR, Oakley B, Olimpo JT, Percie du Sert N, Raman IM, Riley C, Shelton AL, Uzzo SM, Crawford DC, Silberberg SD. Framework for advancing rigorous research. eLife 2020; 9:e55915. [PMID: 32127131 PMCID: PMC7056268 DOI: 10.7554/elife.55915] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/10/2020] [Accepted: 02/21/2020] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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There is a pressing need to increase the rigor of research in the life and biomedical sciences. To address this issue, we propose that communities of 'rigor champions' be established to campaign for reforms of the research culture that has led to shortcomings in rigor. These communities of rigor champions would also assist in the development and adoption of a comprehensive educational platform that would teach the principles of rigorous science to researchers at all career stages.
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- Walter J Koroshetz
- National Institute of Neurological Disorders and StrokeBethesdaUnited States
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- Center for Teaching and Department of Biological Sciences, Vanderbilt UniversityNashvilleUnited States
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- Department of Kinesiology and Wisconsin Institute for Science Education and Community Engagement, University of Wisconsin - MadisonMadisonUnited States
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- Department of Anesthesia, Critical Care and Pain Medicine, Massachusetts General HospitalBostonUnited States
- Department of Brain and Cognitive Science, Institute of Medical Engineering and Sciences, the Picower Institute for Learning and Memory, and the Institute for Data Systems and Society, Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyBostonUnited States
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- Department of Biology and Program in Neuroscience, Brandeis UniversityWalthamUnited States
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- Harvard Graduate School of Education, Harvard UniversityCambridgeUnited States
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- Department of Public Health Sciences, Medical University of South CarolinaCharlestonUnited States
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- Cellular and Molecular Biology Graduate Program, University of MichiganAnn ArborUnited States
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- The Concord ConsortiumEmeryvilleUnited States
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- Department of Neurological Surgery, Weill Cornell Medical CollegeNew YorkUnited States
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Duquesne UniversityPittsburghUnited States
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- Solomon H. Snyder Department of Neuroscience, Johns Hopkins School of MedicineBaltimoreUnited States
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- Carney Institute for Brain Science, Department of Neuroscience, Brown UniversityProvidenceUnited States
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- Centre for Clinical Brain Sciences, University of EdinburghEdinburghUnited Kingdom
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- Biomedical Graduate Education, Georgetown University Medical CenterWashingtonUnited States
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- MRC Integrative Epidemiology Unit, School of Psychological Science, University of BristolBristolUnited Kingdom
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- Department of Biological Sciences, The University of Texas at El PasoEl PasoUnited States
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- National Centre for the Replacement, Refinement and Reduction of Animals in Research (NC3Rs)LondonUnited Kingdom
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- Department of Neurobiology, Northwestern UniversityEvanstonUnited States
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- Center for Talented Youth and School of Education, Johns Hopkins UniversityBaltimoreUnited States
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- National Institute of Neurological Disorders and StrokeBethesdaUnited States
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- National Institute of Neurological Disorders and StrokeBethesdaUnited States
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