The Beckman legacy and the future of interdisciplinary research.
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- Record sourced from PubMed, PMID 41086854.
- Also identified by DOI 10.1098/rsif.2025.0462 and PMC identifier 12520765.
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Abstract
The Beckman Institute for Advanced Science of Technology at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign was established in 1989 with the generous support of the Arnold and Mabel Beckman Foundation. It was built to break through disciplinary boundaries and produce scientific discoveries that could only be made by teams using interdisciplinary approaches. After 36 years, I reflect on the transformative legacy of the Beckman Institute at Illinois and how it informs my perspective on future of interdisciplinary research.
Medical subject headings
- Interdisciplinary Research
- Academies and Institutes