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COLLABORATIVE
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Accomplished by collaboration
Example:
collaborative research
Classified under:
Similar:
cooperative (done with or working with others for a common purpose or benefit)
Derivation:
collaborate (work together on a common enterprise of project)
Context examples:
A collaborative effort to develop a common exchange format for biological pathways data.
(BioPAX, NCI Thesaurus)
Facilities designated Cancer Centers generally conduct a combination of basic, population sciences, and clinical research, and are encouraged to stimulate collaborative research involving more than one field of study.
(Cancer Center, NCI Thesaurus)
National Eye Institute scientists led a collaborative study and zeroed in on genes associated with age-related macular degeneration (AMD), a leading cause of vision loss and blindness among people age 65 and older.
(New study about genes linked to age-related macular degeneration, National Institutes of Health)
Nursing encompasses autonomous and collaborative care of individuals of all ages, families, groups and communities, sick or well and in all settings.
(Nursing, NCI Thesaurus)
The Indiana University Cancer Center's mission is to advance the understanding, prevention, and treatment of cancer with patient-centered care, acceleration of promising science, and collaborative educational programs.
(Indiana University Melvin and Bren Simon Cancer Center, NCI Thesaurus)
Advanced practice nurses make independent and collaborative health care decisions.
(Advanced practice nurse, NCI Thesaurus)
Building on these data, the collaborative team subsequently conducted a series of experiments that showed the DIPG cells responded to these drugs by turning off a biochemical process in the cell’s mitochondria that is partly responsible for creating ATP, which provides energy to cells.
(Scientists find promising drug combination against lethal childhood brain cancers, National Institutes of Health)
A group formed in 1993 by four academic groups on a collaborative basis after informal discussions led to a common vision of how to achieve an important goal in the study of the human genome: the Integrated Molecular Analysis of Genomes and their Expression.
(Integrated Molecular Analysis of Genomes and their Expression Consortium, NCI Thesaurus)
Collaborative and interdisciplinary genetic epidemiology investigations designed to identify and evaluate the interactions of genetic and epidemiologic risk factors leading to cancer susceptibility in individuals, families and populations, and factors influencing the rate of increase with age in cancer susceptibility.
(Interdisciplinary Studies in the Genetic Epidemiology of Cancer, NCI Thesaurus)
Features of the IRA program include the following: Only Principal Investigators (PIs) are eligible to receive an IRA, although scientific collaborators may include non-PIs; Priority will be given to collaborative projects that are innovative and have potential for significant scientific or public health impact, including development of resources to facilitate population-based research (e.g., creation of a novel database or research model).
(Intramural Research Award, NCI Thesaurus)
