diff --git a/.conda/bash.sh b/.conda/bash.sh
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+++ b/.conda/bash.sh
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+echo "Building"
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diff --git a/.conda/meta.yaml b/.conda/meta.yaml
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index 00000000..e69de29b
diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish_conda.yml b/.github/workflows/publish_conda.yml
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+++ b/.github/workflows/publish_conda.yml
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+name: publish_conda
+
+on:
+    push:
+        branches:
+          - conda_packaging
+    release:
+        types: [published]
+    
+jobs:
+    publish:
+        runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+        steps:
+            - uses: actions/checkout@v1
+
+            - name: publish-to-conda
+              uses: MichaelsJP/conda-package-publish-action@v1.0.0
+              with:
+                subDir: '.conda'
+                AnacondaToken: ${{ secrets.ANACONDA_TOKEN }}
+                platforms: 'all'
+                override: true
+                dry_run: true
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diff --git a/tools/.authors.yml b/tools/.authors.yml
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+++ b/tools/.authors.yml
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+- name: Alejandro Velez-Arce
+  email: alejandro_velez-arce@hms.harvard.edu
+  github: amva13
+  aliases:
+  - Alejandro Velez
+  - Alex Velez
+  - Alejandro Velez Arce
+  alternate_emails:
+  - amva13@mit.edu
+  - alejandro.velez.arce@gmail.com
+  - alex@alexv24.com
+
+- name: Kexin Huang
+  email: kexinh@stanford.edu 
+  github: kexinhuang12345
+  alternate_emails:
+  - kexinhuang@hsph.harvard.edu
+
+- name: Marinka Zitnik, PhD
+  email: marinka@hms.harvard.edu
+  github: marinkaz
+  aliases:
+  - Marinka Zitnik
+  alternate_emails:
+  - marinka@zitnik.si
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