My hospital recently initiated a series of collaborations with GM's
Research Institute. Hard copy summaries of research interests (electronic
methods were not available at the time) were circulated at both
institutions and several matches were made, but this was a special
situation. In my own experience, more collaborations have been made via the
investigator's contacts than by other more general methods. I believe that
interest databases could find a place in developing collaborations, but it
will be the investigators who will determine whether this is a cost
effective mechanism.

Bruce W. Steinert, Ph.D.
Department of Urology
William Beaumont Hospital           (810) 551-2572 (Voice)
3601 West Thirteen Mile Road        (810) 551-8107 (FAX)
Royal Oak, MI  48073-6769