NOTE: It is the responsibility of each LTS collaborator to keep other collaborators informed of paper proposals and progress. This is the description of how it should be done.

I. Draft an abstract of the proposed scientific work.

II. Circulate the proposal among other collaborators, by sending a copy of the abstract to the Project Coordinator (Sally-Ann Rhea: rhea@ibg.colorado.edu) for distribution to the LTS collaborative group.

III. Be willing to listen to the feedback received from the collaborators, and make appropriate modifications in the proposal.

Advantages of this approach: If we can do this, we can avoid duplication of effort, anticipate points of contact, help with the preparation of progress reports and application for renewal of funding, and identify work that needs to be done. We have at least one example where work proposed by a graduate student at I.B.G. had already been undertaken by Kim Saudino and Stacey Cherny.

Suggested format:

ABSTRACT OF ONGOING OR PROPOSED RESEARCH

USING THE MACARTHUR LONGITUDINAL TWIN STUDY DATA

Name:

Title of project (or brief description):

Hypotheses:

Measures (variables, informants, ages):

Outline of methods:

Closest collaborators:

Proposed completion date:

Other comments: