Addressing parachute research and removing barriers for LMIC researchers in Microbial Genomics

Eva Heinz¹, Kathryn E Holt², Conor J Meehan^{3

4}, Samuel K Sheppard⁵

Affiliations

¹ Departments of Vector Biology and Clinical Sciences, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, Liverpool, UK.
² London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London WC1E 7HT, UK.
³ School of Chemistry and Biosciences, University of Bradford, Bradford, UK.
⁴ Unit of Mycobacteriology, Institute of Tropical Medicine, Antwerp, Belgium.
⁵ The Milner Centre for Evolution, Department of Biology & Biochemistry, University of Bath, Claverton Down, Bath BA2 7AY, UK.

Editorial

Eva Heinz et al. Microb Genom. 2021 Oct.

. 2021 Oct;7(10):000722.

doi: 10.1099/mgen.0.000722.

Eva Heinz¹, Kathryn E Holt², Conor J Meehan^{3

4}, Samuel K Sheppard⁵

¹ Departments of Vector Biology and Clinical Sciences, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, Liverpool, UK.
² London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London WC1E 7HT, UK.
³ School of Chemistry and Biosciences, University of Bradford, Bradford, UK.
⁴ Unit of Mycobacteriology, Institute of Tropical Medicine, Antwerp, Belgium.
⁵ The Milner Centre for Evolution, Department of Biology & Biochemistry, University of Bath, Claverton Down, Bath BA2 7AY, UK.

No abstract available

Keywords: editorial policy; parachute research; publishing; society publishing.

Conflict of interest statement

The authors declare that there are no conflicts of interest.

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