The qualitative nature of this study generates a holistic picture of the broad array of potential beneficial impacts of participation in TD team science in the context of an initiative designed to facilitate the approach. Interview participants reported that their participation in TREC I had far-reaching impacts ranging from changes in attitudes and beliefs to transformations in the ways they conducted their research, production of important and innovative research findings, development of new TD areas of science, cross-fertilization of ideas among participating disciplines, culture change and resource creation for TD team science at their academic institutions, and career advancement. These impacts can be interpreted as supporting future TD team science in multiple interacting ways among TREC I investigators and other investigators exposed to TREC I research. Overall, these reported impacts suggest the ability of TD team science center initiatives to influence research practices and accelerate progress and innovation in high priority research areas.
