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+# Authors
+
+> ⚠ This document _only_ lists current authors and the owner who can be
+> contacted for more information about the package.  A full list of past authors
+> can be found in the DESCRIPTION file in the `OmicsFold` directory.
+
+## OmicsFold Team
+
+* [Shameer Khader](https://github.com/shameer) (Project Director)
+* [Vancheswaran Gopalakrishnan](https://github.com/vgopalakrishnan1) (Project Maintainer)
+* [Ben Sparklin](https://github.com/bensparklin) (Project Maintainer)
+* [Chiyun Lee](https://github.com/Chiyun-Lee) (Project Maintainer)