We do cutting edge basic science research to discover the origins of disease and develop new drugs, diagnostics, vaccines and other interventions. Through clinical research, we translate our laboratory discoveries into improved medical treatments. Open access and collaborative research in knowledge societies can have local impacts beyond traditional academic outputs like journal articles. Metrics should recognize development-focused research and scholars working across borders in the global South.

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11. Common to all these themes are discovery, development and translation. We do cutting edge basic science including cell biology, immunology, biochemistry, genetics, microbiology and molecular science. This enables us to discover the origin and development of disease. Understanding the nature of human disease allows us to develop new drugs , accurate diagnostic tools, effective vaccines and other interventions which can be life saving. This in turn means that we can to take our discoveries into clinical research, and translate what we do from the laboratory to the bedside with the intention of improving people's lives.

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28. What lessons from the South?

29. ...open access beyond the 'green' and the 'gold' ...

30. .. the value of open and collaborative research in the knowledge society...

31. ...effective open access publishing and marketing of a wide range of outputs, beyond journal articles...

32. ...local and regional citations for the measurement of development impact ...

33. ... recognition and reward for scholars conducting collaborative, development-focused research...

34. ...'internationalisation' of research from the South

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