Building a successful transplant research center: Blueprints and barriers
Date:
09/09/2024
Citation:
Durand CM, Prizzi M, Sung H, Kates OS, Tobian AAR, Karaba AH, Werbel WA, Baddley JW, Permpalung N, King E, Warren D, Ostrander D, Brown D. Building a successful transplant research center: Blueprints and barriers. Transpl Infect Dis. 2024 Sep 9:e14373. doi: 10.1111/tid.14373. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 39248368.
Abstract
A successful multidisciplinary research center depends on the quality of the science being conducted and the quality of the center's design, culture, infrastructure, and institutional support. In this perspective, we describe our experience building and maintaining a multidisciplinary transplant research center with a large focus on transplant infectious diseases. We identify principles that we believe contributed to our success including: taking inventory, defining culture, creating a multidisciplinary shared leadership model, establishing expertise in a multiple method approach, investing in operations and management, building and sharing resources, and securing institutional support. We share our experience putting these principles into practice and highlight potential roadblocks.