Funding: Interdisciplinary challenges
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Blainey N&V Final PB_AFM.pdf
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Author(s)
Blainey, Paul C.
Date Issued
July 26, 2016
Journal
Nature Microbiology
Publisher
Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Citation
Blainey, P. Funding: Interdisciplinary challenges. Nat Microbiol 1, 16118 (2016).
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Author's final manuscript
Abstract
Scientific analysis of funding support suggests that interdisciplinary research proposals are less successful than those focused on single disciplines. This has negative implications for the development of interdisciplinary research such as microbiology, and may hinder our ability to solve society's grand challenges.
Subjects
Cell Biology
Microbiology (medical)
Genetics
Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology
Immunology
Microbiology
MIT Department
Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Biological Engineering
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DOI of Published Version
https://doi.org/10.1038/nmicrobiol.2016.118
