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ScienceAsia 33 Supplement 1 (2007): 019-025 |doi: 10.2306/scienceasia1513-1874.2007.33(s1).019
Networking and Research Collaboration: Some Personal Experiences
M.R. Jisnuson Svastia,b*
ABSTRACT: Networking and collaboration are very important in promoting excellence in research. The concepts of networking and research collaboration are discussed, based on personal experiences. These include the importance of making scientists talk to each other, the role of complementarity in expertise, matching technical capability to research question, and creating a critical mass of researchers. Advice is given to young Ph.D.s on the various aspects to consider in selecting a research project to begin their research. The value of involvement with local societies and international academic organizations are discussed, as is the making of contacts for research collaboration through attendance at international conferences.
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a Department of Biochemistry and Center for Excellence in Protein Structure and Function, Faculty of Science, Mahidol University, Rama VI Road, Bangkok 10400, Thailand.
b Laboratory of Biochemistry, Chulabhorn Research Institute, Bangkok 10201, Thailand.
* Corresponding author, E-mail: scjsv@mahidol.ac.th
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