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(Sections C & J)
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1. Please identify your primary affiliation with the Physical Sciences - Oncology Centers Program.
Please pick one of the answers below.
Center Principal Investigator (PI)
Center Senior Scientific Investigator (SI)
PS-OC Project/Core Investigators (i.e. project/core leader or research investigator)
PS-OC Trainee
PS-OC Advocate
PS-OC Outreach and Dissemination Unit Lead
PS-OC Education and Training Unit Lead
PS-OC Administrator
PS-OC External Advisor
I am not associated with the PS-OC Program
Section C. The following section contains questions specific for PS-OC
Investigators.
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2. C1. There are a variety of different types of scientists involved in the PS-OC program. Research
experiences may vary depending on your background and the background of your collaborators. For
each of the following column headers, please select all types of scientists that apply.
Please fill in the answers in the table below (mark appropriate circles and squares and fill in the blank spaces).
Your field of training and
expertise
Scientists have you
worked with prior to the
PS-OC program
Scientists you work with
currently
Scientists would like to
work with in future
projects
Molecular Biologists
Cell Biologists
Engineers
Biologists
Evolutionary Biologists
Surgeons
Oncologists
Pathologists
Radiologists
Cancer Biologists
Chemists
Physicists
Mathematicians
Theorists
Statisticians
Information
Technologists/Comput
er Scientists
Other
3. C2. Please rate your satisfaction with the progress you have made so far on your project specific
aims?
Please pick one of the answers below.
Satisfied
Somewhat Satisfied
Neutral
Somewhat Dissatisfied
Dissatisfied
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The following questions inquire about the status and infrastructure of the physical
sciences in oncology field.
4. C3. I have seen evidence of the formation of a new field of "Physical Sciences-Oncology" within...
Please mark the corresponding circle - only one per line.
Disagree
Neutral
Agree
My department(s)
My institutions(s)
At scientific meetings
My current research
My future research plans
Publications
I have not seen evidence of
the formation of a new field
of "Physical SciencesOncology"
5. C4. Does your Institution have an overall strategy for converging physical sciences and oncology
outside of the PS-OC program? If yes, please provide details in comment area.
Please pick one of the answers below and add your comments.
Yes
No
Unsure
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6. C5. Do any sources of support exist for physical sciences in oncology research at your Institution
outside of the PS-OC?
Please pick one of the answers below.
Yes
No
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7. C5b. Please answer yes or no to the following questions about the "other" types of support offered
at your Instution for converging physical sciences and oncology.
Please mark the corresponding circle - only one per line.
Yes
No
Do PS-OC researchers
recieve funding from these
sources?
Do PS-OC researchers
collaborate with researchers
supported by these
sources?
Do PS-OC researchers use
equipment, materials, or
infrastructure supported by
these sources?
The following questions inquire about your PS-OC research advances and your
participation within the PS-OC program.
8. C6. From your standpoint, please briefly describe the most important scientific advancement to
emerge from your PS-OC to date.
Please write your answer in the space below.
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9. C6b. Please use the previous example to answer the following questions.
Please mark the corresponding circle - only one per line.
Disagree
Neutral
Agree
This scientific advancement
stems from projects that
exisited before the PS-OC
program.
This scientific advancement
will lead to future scientific
breakthroughs.
This advancement would
not have occurred without
the support of the PS-OC
program.
There is potential for this
scientific advancement to
translate into the clinic.
10. C7a. Have you submitted applications for research grants based on the findings from your PS-OC
supported studies?
Please pick one of the answers below.
Yes
No
11. C7b. What types of comments were recieved on these grants?
Please check all that apply and/or add your own variant.
Not enough preliminary data
Too high risk
No clinical application
Limited biological components
Innovative
I have not recieved any comments
Other
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12. C8. Please describe one brief example of something you know now that you didn't know before
because of your involvement with the PS-OC program.
Please write your answer in the space below.
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13. C9. Please check all PS-OC working groups or exercises in which you have participated.
Please check all that apply.
Evolution and Drug Resistance
Physics
CTC Transport
UN of Cell Modulus
Outreach and Dissemination
Education and Training
Cell line exercise
I have not participated in any PS-OC working groups or exercises
14. C9b. Please rate the effectiveness of the working groups or exercises in achieving the following
goals.
Please mark the corresponding circle - only one per line.
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
Faciliate new collaborations
Provide new knowledge
Increase communication
between PS-OC
investigators
Generate PS-OC Network
publications
Disseminate information to
the broader scientific
community about the PSOC Network
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Legend for rank grid table: 14. C9b. Please rate the effectiveness of the working groups or exercises in achieving the
following goals.
Columns:
A
- Ineffective
B
-
C
-
D
- Neutral
E
-
F
-
G
- Effective
15. C9c. Please provide a suggestion for new PS-OC working groups or exercises in which you
would participate.
Please write your answer in the space below.
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16. C10. Did the PS-OC faciliate access to equipment and infrastructure for PS-OC researchers
beyond what would have been available otherwise?
Please pick one of the answers below and add your comments.
Yes
No
Comments
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17. C11. How effective have the following PS-OC opportunities been in encouraging you to generate
innovative scientific ideas?
Please mark the corresponding circle - only one per line.
Not
Applicable
Ineffective
Very
Effective
Effective
Trans-Network Projects
Young Investigator TransNetwork Projects
Pilot Projects
Outreach Pilot Projects
Student Exchanges
PS-OC Annual Meeting
18. C12. How have you disseminated information about the PS-OC to the broader scientific
community?
Please check all that apply and/or add your own variant.
Presentations at conferences/scientific meetings
Invited talks
Publications
Webpage
Email
Newspaper or radio
I have not disseminated information about the PS-OC
Other
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19. C13. To what types of scientists have you presented and/or discussed your PS-OC research?
Please check all that apply.
Please check all that apply and/or add your own variant.
Molecular Biologists
Cell Biologists
Cancer Biologists
Engineers
Evolutionary Biologists
Surgeons
Oncologists
Pathologists
Radiologists
Chemists
Physicisits
Mathematicians
Theorists
Statstaticians
Information Technologists
Other
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20. C14. From your standpoint, how effectively have the PS-OC program staff performed the
following roles in the management and direction of the PS-OC program?
Please mark the corresponding circle - only one per line.
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
Strategic directions
Facilitating interactions
amoung PS-OC
investigators
Facilitating interactions
between the PS-OC
Network and the broader
community
Advancing research within
the PS-OCs
Organizing working groups
and exercises
Organizing steering
committee
Legend for rank grid table: 20. C14. From your standpoint, how effectively have the PS-OC program staff performed the
following roles in the management and direction of the PS-OC program?
Columns:
A
- I do not know
B
- Ineffective
C
-
D
-
E
- Neutral
F
-
G
-
H
- Very Effective
Section J. The following questions inquire about your collaborations and their
impact, methods for facilitating collaborations, and the impact of the PS-OC
program in your collaborations.
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21. J1. Without naming specific individuals, please give an example of a successful trans-disciplinary
collaboration (i.e. a collaboration that integrated two or more individual disciplinary perspectives) in
which you have been involved as part of the PS-OC program. Please provide a brief description of
the project and how it was initiated. Please define each member's role in the collaboration.
Please write your answer in the space below.
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22. J1b. What are the outcomes of the collaboration described above? Please select all that apply.
Please check all that apply.
New knowledge or skills
Pilot project funds
Outreach project funds
Trans-network project funds
NIH or NSF grant funds
Publications
Conference presentations or invited talks
The collaboration is still in progress.
Will form new collaborations
Will pursue new aspects of the project as an extention of this work
23. J1c. How many researchers were involved in this trans-disciplinary collaboration?
Please pick one of the answers below.
2
3
4
5-7
8-10
10+
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24. J1d. Please indicate how strongly you agree or disagree with each of the following statements
pertaining to the collaboration described above. "I would have obtained these outcomes..."
Please mark the corresponding circle - only one per line.
Disagree
Neutral
Agree
without one member of the
team
without two members of the
team
without a trans-disciplinary
collaboration
without the support of the
PS-OC program
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25. J2. What difficulties , if any, have you experienced during your trans-disciplinary collaborations in
the PS-OC program? Please rate the severity of these difficulties on a scale of 1-5. A "1" indicates
that the issue did not impact the outcome(s) of the collaboration. A "5" indicates that the issue
severely impacted the collaboration.
Please fill in the answers in the table below (mark appropriate circles and squares and fill in the blank spaces).
Check all that apply
Please rate the severity of the issue
Members prioritized
their personal goals
before the overall team
goal
1
2
3
4
5
Difficulties in sharing
data
1
2
3
4
5
The team members
discuss issues only at
a broad level
1
2
3
4
5
Difficulties in sharing
supplies, cells, tissue,
or equipment
1
2
3
4
5
Responsibilities, roles,
and expectations were
not clear
1
2
3
4
5
Difficulties in
organizing travel
1
2
3
4
5
Team members
became competitive
with one another
1
2
3
4
5
Difficulties in
communication across
scientific disciplines
1
2
3
4
5
Lack of funds
1
2
3
4
5
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Power struggles
1
2
3
4
5
Sharing credit
1
2
3
4
5
The team did not meet
regularly
1
2
3
4
5
The team did not
establish trust
1
2
3
4
5
There is no reward
structure at my
institution for
collaborations
1
2
3
4
5
Trouble identifying
additional team
members to help
1
2
3
4
5
Lack of clear vision or
goals
1
2
3
4
5
No agreement on the
primary spokesperson
1
2
3
4
5
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26. J3. Please define your role(s) in your PS-OC collaborations. Please select all that apply.
Please check all that apply and/or add your own variant.
Provide cells or reagents
Provide technology or skill
Provide strategic direction
Leader
Combine data
Organize team meetings and communication
Perform data analysis
Participant
Advisor
Provide training/education
Create reports
Communicate to stakeholders (i.e. NCI)
Interface with Instituional leadership
Administrative support or IT
Other
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27. J4. Please answer the following questions with the approximate number of investigators (i.e.
faculty level researchers).
Please mark the corresponding circle - only one per line.
0
1-4
5 - 10
11 -15
16+
How many PS-OC
investigators within your
Center did you work with
prior to the start of the PSOC program?
How many PS-OC
investigators within your
Center do you work with
now?
How many of these new
collaborations would have
started without PS-OC
program funding?
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28. J5. Overall, please evaluate your PS-OC supported collaborations in the following areas.
Please mark the corresponding circle - only one per line.
Very Poor
Poor
Fair
Good
Excellent
Scientific impact
Productivity
Rewarding to all parties
involved equally
Communication among
collaborators
Ability to utilize the
strengths of different
researchers involved
Enabling you to reach your
own research milestones
faster
Ability to attract new
collaborators to join effort
29. J6. How effective have the following PS-OC opportunities been in encouraging you to find and/or
generate collaborations?
Please mark the corresponding circle - only one per line.
Not
Applicable
Ineffective
Somewhat
Effective
Very
Effective
PS-OC Trans-Network
Projects
PS-OC Young Investigator
Trans-Network Projects
PS-OC Pilot Projects
PS-OC Outreach Pilot
Projects
Student Exchanges
PS-OC Annual Meeting
PS-OC Workshops and
Symposiums
PS-OC Data Jamboree
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30. J7. From your standpoint, please evaluate the extent to which the PS-OC program has been
successful in the following areas.
Please mark the corresponding circle - only one per line.
I do not
know
Very Poor
Poor
Fair
Good
Excellent
Improving leadership skills
in heading a transdisciplinary study
Mentoring junior faculty in
leading and participating in
a trans-disciplinary study
Increasing the discussion
about team science and
collaborations at your
institution
Developing better policies to
review and reward team
science at your institution
The following question inquires about your views on the progress the PS-OC
program is making relative to the goals of the program.
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31. From your standpoint, please evaluate the extent to which the PS-OC program has been
successful in reaching the following program goals.
Please mark the corresponding circle - only one per line.
I do not
know
Very Poor
Poor
Fair
Good
Excellent
Form trans-disciplinary
teams focused on
establishing physical
sciences-centric themes in
cancer research
Build a collaborative transdiscipline research sharing
network
Promote collaboration by
PS-OC researchers across
the PS-OC network
Educate trans-disciplinary
scientists that pursue
careers in the field of
physical sciences in
oncology
Promote collaboration by
PS-OC researchers beyond
the PS-OC network
Form new physical sciences
in oncology programs at
universities or institutions
Test dogma-challenging
hypothesis on cancer
initiation and progression
Bring new types of
scientists to cancer
research
Generate new datasets in
cancer research
Generate new knowledge in
cancer research
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32. Please provide any additional comments that you would like to share about the convergence of
physical sciences in oncology or the PS-OC program.
Please write your answer in the space below.
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