Introducing Associate Professor Tina Joshi, the new Deputy Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Medical Microbiology
16 August 2022
The Journal of Medical Microbiology (JMM) is delighted to announce Associate Professor Tina Joshi as its new Deputy Editor-in-Chief.
Tina Joshi is currently an Associate Professor in Molecular Microbiology at the University of Plymouth, teaching and researching in the field of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases. She is also an expert in antimicrobial resistance (AMR) and is involved with policy-makers and the public to improve AMR understanding. She currently sits on the Microbiology Society Council and is the Society’s Chair for the Federation of Infection Societies (FIS).
Tina has been a Society Champion and was speaker at the Microbiology Society Roadshow 2019 – Plymouth. She was also involved with the ‘A Sustainable Future’ project as member of one of the Society’s Committees.
We spoke to Tina in 2019 about how her research could help tackle antimicrobial resistance and AMR as a health issue in this interview, as well as why the Microbiology Society is important and why other members should think about getting more involved.
Recently, we spoke to her about her new role as Deputy Editor-in-Chief of JMM.
What motivated you to apply for the JMM Deputy Editor-in-Chief role?
I want to continue supporting the Society and its mission once my role comes to an end on the Impact and Influence Committee. It is important to me that I give something back to the community, especially as academia and scientific research can be individualistic in its structure and nature. By joining JMM, I aim to make a positive contribution to increasing Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) and visibility for all microbiologists through showcasing and highlighting the great research they do in JMM. I am all about levelling the playing field.
How do you think the journal should develop in the next few years?
I strongly believe the journal should commission more collections – such as an Early Career Researchers (ECR) collection to showcase and support rising talent in the field. I envisage that JMM will become the first port of call for those wishing to publish in the field of infection sciences too.
Why are Society journals important and how can members get more involved?
Society journals are not for profit – the publishing funds always come back to directly benefit the Microbiology Society community. That is why it is so important to publish in Society journals – because we are then supporting each other.