Audrey Brumback, MD, PhD, pediatric neurologist and assistant professor of neurology, was the lead author of “Catalyzing Communities of Research Rigour Champions,” recently published in Brain Communications. The article summarizes the discussions from a workshop of the same name sponsored by the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS).
The authors describe how “rigor champions” within diverse areas of biomedical research are promoting rigorous, transparent research practices and provide a primer that encourages the broader research community to prioritize such practices. The article outlines recommendations to incorporate rigorous research practices into training and degree requirements.
The NINDS workshop was held last year at the National Institutes of Health campus in Bethesda, Maryland. Brumback was one of 50 attendees invited to discuss obstacles to research reform and develop initiatives for catalyzing change.
Read the article at https://doi.org/10.1093/braincomms/fcae120.
