Shared leadership, shared responsibility
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(2)The Innovation for Translation Research Group, Cancer Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of Southampton, Southampton General Hospital, Tremona Road, Southampton, UK. In choosing to merge two independent teams, we stepped into an unconventional model of co-leadership that reshaped our scientific lives. A clinician and a scientist leading together challenged academic norms, dissolved the loneliness of traditional principal investigator roles, and created a shared patient-centered v
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# Shared leadership, shared responsibility
*Published: 2026 Apr 16*
(2)The Innovation for Translation Research Group, Cancer Sciences, Faculty of
Medicine, University of Southampton, Southampton General Hospital, Tremona Road,
Southampton, UK.
In choosing to merge two independent teams, we stepped into an unconventional
model of co-leadership that reshaped our scientific lives. A clinician and a
scientist leading together challenged academic norms, dissolved the loneliness
of traditional principal investigator roles, and created a shared
patient-centered vision for translational research. By embedding patients,
carers, and high-performance coaching at our core, we built a culture defined
not by individual burden but by collective responsibility, sustainability, and
genuine collaboration. This is our story.
DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2026.03.030