[leish-l] Fwd: tdr> Kinetoplastid Biology and Disease

[Jeffrey Jon Shaw]

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>Dear colleagues,
>
>We are pleased to announce the launch of the new journal "Kinetoplastid
>Biology and Disease" ( http://www.kinetoplastids.com ).
>Kinetoplastid Biology and Disease (KBD) offers a unique focus on
>the Order Kinetoplastida, the diseases they cause and the vectors
>which transmit them. It is an electronic publication which aims to
>be strengthen ties between research and clinical/field applications,
>increasing dialogue between bench scientists, theoreticians and
>planners, and the professionals in the field. KBD accepts basic
>science, epidemiologic, public health, clinical, veterinary and
>agricultural papers on trypanosomiasis, leishmaniasis and related
>disease which meet the criteria of peer review.
>
>The advent of KBD enables the free dissemination of scientific
>information about kinetoplastid diseases and their control. This is
>critical, since most scientific journals are not free and even the ones
>with cheaper subscription rates may not be accessible to researchers,
>clinicians, and field researchers in the poorest and affected developing
>countries. Moreover, the journal will serve as a focus in which the
>whole kinetoplastid community can participate: to educate, notify and
>debate about progress and direction. We hope our new journal will
>serve as a vehicle to promote pragmatic research and as a practical
>first step in tackling some of the communication difficulties that face
>those concerned with the eradication of these diseases.
>
>KBD is created as peer-review journal, freely available to anyone
>in the world with a networked computer. KBD is published by
>BiomedCentral (www.biomedcentral.com), and has a world class
>editiorial board (http://www.kinetoplastids.com/edboard/). It will be
>indexed by most of the major scientific indexing services such
>as PubMed. Articles will be available in html and .pdf formats. KBD is
>supported by the Vice-Presidencia de Desenvolvimento Institucional,
>Informacao e Comunicacao" and the "Instituto Oswaldo Cruz" of the
>Oswaldo Cruz Foundation. The journal is recipient of a Soros
>Foundation award for promoting open publishing.
>
>
>In its first issue Kinetoplastid Biology and Disease presents:
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>Combating Kinetoplastid diseases
>Alberto Davila, Kevin Tyler
>http://www.kinetoplastids.com/content/pdf/1475-9292-1-6.pdf
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>Salivaria or Stercoraria? The Trypanosoma rangeli dilemma
>Edmundo Grisard
>http://www.kinetoplastids.com/content/pdf/1475-9292-1-5.pdf
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>What can we hope to gain for trypanosomiasis control from molecular studies
>on tsetse biology ?
>Serap Aksoy, Zhengrong Hao, Patricia M Strickler
>http://www.kinetoplastids.com/content/1/1/4
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>   From the cell biology to the development of new chemotherapeutic
>approaches against trypanosomatids: dreams and reality.
>Wanderley De Souza
>http://www.kinetoplastids.com/content/pdf/1475-9292-1-3.pdf
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>
>PCR identification of Trypanosoma lewisi, a common parasite of laboratory
>rats
>Marc Desquesnes, Sophie Ravel, Gerard Cuny
>http://www.kinetoplastids.com/content/1/1/2
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>
>Molecular determinants and regulation of Leishmania virulence
>Kwang-Poo Chang, Bradford S McGwire
>http://www.kinetoplastids.com/content/1/1/1
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>We encourage colleagues to submit papers and send their feedback to
>"kbd at trypanosome.com"
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>
>Alberto Davila and Kevin Tyler
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