The Biomedical Data Translator Program: Conception, Culture, and Community

As part of the Biomedical Data Translator program, the National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS) has assembled 11 teams comprising nearly 200 team members drawn from 28 institutions. Roughly 1 year into the feasibility phase, we describe the program's conception, the rapid coalescence of teams and team members, the novel mechanisms of interaction and communication, and the emergent collaborative culture and community that we believe are driving the early success of the program.