Barbara studied life sciences as an undergraduate, specialising in parasitology. After working with zoo animals, she went on to four years’ postgraduate research on schistosomiasis control. She joined the BMJ as a technical editor in 1988 and has been working freelance since 1991. She deals with clinical research papers but also works on other projects for the BMJ Group.

Competing Interests

Have you in the past five years accepted the following from an organisation that may in any way gain or lose financially from the publication of papers in the BMJ?

Reimbursement for attending a symposium?
No

A fee for speaking?
No

A fee for organising education?
No

Funds for research?
No

Funds for a member of staff?
No

Fees for consulting?
No

Have you in the past five years been employed by any organisation that may in any way gain or lose financially from the publication of papers in the BMJ?

Do you hold any stocks or shares in an organisation?
No

Do you have any other competing financial interests?
No

I have the following competing interests
None