Curing TB with open science

Sean Ekins; Antony J Williams

doi:10.1016/j.tube.2013.10.002

Curing TB with open science

Tuberculosis (Edinb). 2014 Mar;94(2):183-5. doi: 10.1016/j.tube.2013.10.002. Epub 2013 Oct 24.

Authors

Sean Ekins¹, Antony J Williams²

Affiliations

¹ Collaborations in Chemistry, 5616 Hilltop Needmore Road, Fuquay-Varina, NC 27526, USA; Collaborative Drug Discovery, 1633 Bayshore Highway, Suite 342, Burlingame, CA 94010, USA. Electronic address: ekinssean@yahoo.com.
² Royal Society of Chemistry, 904 Tamaras Circle, Wake Forest, NC 27587, USA.

PMID: 24388836
DOI: 10.1016/j.tube.2013.10.002

Abstract

There are many funded efforts going on focused on tuberculosis research and drug or vaccine development. There is little if any global coordination or collaboration and subsequently there are likely to be huge data silos and duplication of efforts. We now propose steps to remedy this by fostering more open science in TB research.

Keywords: Collaboration; Coordination; Data silos; Open science.

MeSH terms

Antitubercular Agents*
Attitude to Health
Cooperative Behavior*
Drug Discovery
Female
Global Health
Humans
Male
Research / organization & administration*
Tuberculosis / prevention & control*
Tuberculosis Vaccines*

Substances

Antitubercular Agents
Tuberculosis Vaccines