title: World TB Day 2016: an interview with leading experts in tuberculosis research.
abstract: In this interview, we talk to leading tuberculosis (TB) experts from University College London and the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine about the current challenges in TB research. The video of this interview is available here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=75Die7MQBec&feature=youtu.be . The video can also be downloaded via Additional file 1.
authors.affiliation: MRC Clinical Trials Unit at UCL, Aviation House, 125 Kingsway, London, WC2B 6NH, UK.
authors.forename: Patrick P J
authors.initials: PP
authors.lastname: Phillips
authors.affiliation: TB Centre, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London, UK. Helen.Fletcher@lshtm.ac.uk.
authors.forename: Helen A
authors.initials: HA
authors.lastname: Fletcher
authors.affiliation: Centre for Infectious Disease Epidemiology, Infection and Population Health, University College London, London, WC1E 6JB, UK.|Medical Research Council Clinical Trials Unit, 125 Kingsway, London, WC2B 6NH, UK.
authors.forename: Ibrahim
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Abubakar
authors.affiliation: Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK.|UCL Respiratory, Division of Medicine, Faculty of Medical Sciences, University College London, Royal Free Campus, London, UK.
authors.forename: Marc C I
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Lipman
authors.affiliation: Centre for Clinical Microbiology, Division of Infection & Immunity, UCL, Royal Free Campus, Pond Street, London, NW3 2 PF, UK.
authors.forename: Timothy D
authors.initials: TD
authors.lastname: McHugh
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D035843:Biomedical Research; D012106:Research; D014376:Tuberculosis
keywords: BCG; Biomarker; Diagnosis; Transmission; Treatment; Tuberculosis; Vaccines