Collaborators and Consultants

Abstract

Your research project may require skills or materials that are not immediately available in your laboratory. In this case, a central question of reviewers will be whether you will have the capability to perform that work. This judgment will depend on your prior experience and track record. An effective way to address this concern, particularly if you are not a highly experienced investigator, is to enlist the aid of collaborators and/or consultants. These should be persons who are easily recognized as experts in a technique that you require, or who possess necessary materials (e.g., access to patient populations, particular monoclonal antibodies, etc.).