Katie’s team included all participants as co-investigators rather than collaborators
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So we actually went through and created them all common Curriculum Vitae (CVs). We didn’t put them as collaborators. We made them official academic co-investigators. It took a lot of time and the common CV is a frustrating thing for most researchers let alone people who don’t have a research CV, but we felt that was a really an important way to make them feel truly valued and the reviewers commented on that. For me that was a win for sure. It was worth it. We ranked first in the competition so it worked and the patients were thrilled.
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