title: Curing TB with open science.
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.
authors.affiliation: 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.
authors.forename: Sean
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ekins
authors.affiliation: Royal Society of Chemistry, 904 Tamaras Circle, Wake Forest, NC 27587, USA.
authors.forename: Antony J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Williams
mesh_terms: D000995:Antitubercular Agents; D001294:Attitude to Health; D003299:Cooperative Behavior; D055808:Drug Discovery; D005260:Female; D014943:Global Health; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012106:Research / Q000458:organization & administration*; D014376:Tuberculosis / Q000517:prevention & control*; D032581:Tuberculosis Vaccines
chemical_list: D000995:Antitubercular Agents; D032581:Tuberculosis Vaccines
keywords: Collaboration; Coordination; Data silos; Open science