Catalyzing communities of research rigour champions

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Collaborators

NINDS workshop Catalyzing Communities of Research Rigor Champions:
Mathew Abrams, Eryn Adams, David B Allison, Juan Pablo Alperin, Gundula Bosch, Audrey Brumback, Damon Centola, Lique Coolen, April Clyburne-Sherin, Jennifer Croker, Sophia Crüwell, Christin Daniels, Michaela DeBolt, Ulrich Dirnagl, Michael Dougherty, Timothy Errington, Maryrose Franko, Anna Hatch, Kari Jordan, Kara Kerr, Halil Kilicoglu, Konrad Kording, Dana Lapato, Carole Lee, Daniella Lowenberg, Rebecca Lundwall, Malcolm MacLeod, Carmen Maldonaldo-Vlaar, Marcus Munafo, Alexandra Nelson, Nicole Nelson, William Ngiam, Sarah Nusser, Roger Peng, Jessica Polka, Russell Poldrack, Ishwar Puri, Susan Pusek, Pradeep Reedy Raamana, Pamela Reinagel, Melissa Rethlefsen, Jason Ritt, Joseph Ross, Karen Salt, Naomi Schrag, Thomas Steckler, Tracey Weissgerber, Alonzo Whyte, Jason Williams, Hao Ye

Affiliations

¹ Department of Neurology, Dell Medical School at The University of Texas at Austin, TX 78712, USA.
² Department of Pediatrics, Dell Medical School at The University of Texas at Austin, TX 78712, USA.
³ The Center for Learning and Memory, The University of Texas at Austin, TX 78712, USA.
⁴ Institute of Mind and Biology, University of Chicago, IL 60637, USA.
⁵ Department of Psychology, University of Chicago, IL 60637, USA.
⁶ Department of Human and Molecular Genetics, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA 23298, USA.
⁷ School of Public Health, Indiana University Bloomington, IN 47405, USA.
⁸ Triangle Center of Excellence in Regulatory Science and Innovation, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, and Duke University, Durham, NC 27599, USA.
⁹ Department of Psychology, University of Maryland, MD 20742, USA.
¹⁰ Declaration on Research Assessment (DORA), Rockville, MD 20852, USA.
¹¹ Department of Psychology, Oklahoma State University, OK 74078, USA.
¹² North Carolina Translational and Clinical Sciences Institute, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA.
¹³ Office of the Executive Vice President for Research, Columbia University, New York, NY 10027, USA.

PMID: 38764774
PMCID: PMC11099651
DOI: 10.1093/braincomms/fcae120

Catalyzing communities of research rigour champions

Audrey C Brumback et al. Brain Commun. 2024.

. 2024 Apr 9;6(3):fcae120.

doi: 10.1093/braincomms/fcae120. eCollection 2024.

Authors

Collaborators

NINDS workshop Catalyzing Communities of Research Rigor Champions:
Mathew Abrams, Eryn Adams, David B Allison, Juan Pablo Alperin, Gundula Bosch, Audrey Brumback, Damon Centola, Lique Coolen, April Clyburne-Sherin, Jennifer Croker, Sophia Crüwell, Christin Daniels, Michaela DeBolt, Ulrich Dirnagl, Michael Dougherty, Timothy Errington, Maryrose Franko, Anna Hatch, Kari Jordan, Kara Kerr, Halil Kilicoglu, Konrad Kording, Dana Lapato, Carole Lee, Daniella Lowenberg, Rebecca Lundwall, Malcolm MacLeod, Carmen Maldonaldo-Vlaar, Marcus Munafo, Alexandra Nelson, Nicole Nelson, William Ngiam, Sarah Nusser, Roger Peng, Jessica Polka, Russell Poldrack, Ishwar Puri, Susan Pusek, Pradeep Reedy Raamana, Pamela Reinagel, Melissa Rethlefsen, Jason Ritt, Joseph Ross, Karen Salt, Naomi Schrag, Thomas Steckler, Tracey Weissgerber, Alonzo Whyte, Jason Williams, Hao Ye

Affiliations

¹ Department of Neurology, Dell Medical School at The University of Texas at Austin, TX 78712, USA.
² Department of Pediatrics, Dell Medical School at The University of Texas at Austin, TX 78712, USA.
³ The Center for Learning and Memory, The University of Texas at Austin, TX 78712, USA.
⁴ Institute of Mind and Biology, University of Chicago, IL 60637, USA.
⁵ Department of Psychology, University of Chicago, IL 60637, USA.
⁶ Department of Human and Molecular Genetics, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA 23298, USA.
⁷ School of Public Health, Indiana University Bloomington, IN 47405, USA.
⁸ Triangle Center of Excellence in Regulatory Science and Innovation, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, and Duke University, Durham, NC 27599, USA.
⁹ Department of Psychology, University of Maryland, MD 20742, USA.
¹⁰ Declaration on Research Assessment (DORA), Rockville, MD 20852, USA.
¹¹ Department of Psychology, Oklahoma State University, OK 74078, USA.
¹² North Carolina Translational and Clinical Sciences Institute, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA.
¹³ Office of the Executive Vice President for Research, Columbia University, New York, NY 10027, USA.

PMID: 38764774
PMCID: PMC11099651
DOI: 10.1093/braincomms/fcae120

Erratum in

Correction to: Catalyzing communities of research rigour champions.
[No authors listed] [No authors listed] Brain Commun. 2024 Jul 24;6(4):fcae242. doi: 10.1093/braincomms/fcae242. eCollection 2024. Brain Commun. 2024. PMID: 39051028 Free PMC article.

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.

Keywords: open science; reproducibility; scientific rigour.

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The authors report no competing interests.

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**Spread through social networks.** Left: exposure to a simple contagion (e.g. a virus) leads to dissemination throughout the network. Right: dissemination of complex contagions (e.g. shifting social norms, behavioural change) requires a self-reinforcing lattice of social connections.

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Catalyzing communities of research rigour champions

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Catalyzing communities of research rigour champions

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