Table 1. PPI discussion forum researcher characteristics.

Research Experience	n (%)	Primary Disease Area	n (%)	Primary Research Area	n (%)
Undergrad	1 [6%]	Rheumatic Diseases	4 [25%]	Statistical	2 [13%]
Research Assistant	1 [6%]	Diabetes	2 [13%]	Molecular	7 [44%]
Project Manager	1 [6%]	Prostate Cancer	4 [25%]	Basic	6 [38%]
Postdoc	7 [44%]	Breast Cancer	2 [13%]	Psycho-social	1 [6%]
Research Fellow	3 [19%]	Cancer (Other)	2 [13%]
Principal Investigator	3 [19%]	Multi	2 [13%]