Box 2.

Interview guide

What kind of biomedical research (basic science, clinical, or genomics) do you do?

Have you have engaged communities in biomedical research agenda setting? Why have you chosen to do so?

Should communities be engaged in biomedical research priority-setting? Why or why not?

What do you think community engagement in should ideally look like in biomedical research priority-setting? Who should be engaged and how?

In your experience, what is important to ensure people can raise their voices equally and be heard when engaging communities in biomedical research priority-setting?

In your experience, what barriers exist relating to meaningfully engaging communities in biomedical research priority-setting?

Is there anything you would like to share about meaningful engagement in biomedical research priority-setting that you haven’t already spoken about during the interview?