Members of the Institute for Advancing Translational Medicine in Joint & Bone Diseases (TMBJ) joined together for two days of group training activities in Dongguan, China on January 23 and 24, 2016.

One of the main events of this winter gathering was a “Simulated War Game” activity, where teams of mixed colleagues from the TMBJ battled it out amongst themselves. Twenty colleagues from the two groups, including Dr. Ge Zhang (Deputy Director of TMBJ), research staff and postgraduate students participated in the games. The intense experience, which required the detailed planning of complex strategies and coordination between team members, was a success for team building and positive energy was created among all those involved. Time spent together allowed colleagues to build relationships and strengthen team spirit. The winter gathering accomplished an increased understanding between colleagues with different research backgrounds, strengthening potential future cooperation.