Immune Literacy: a Call to Action for a System-Level Change
ABSTRACT Immune literacy—the ability to hear, learn, read, write, explain, and discuss immunological content with varied audiences—has become critically important in recent years. Yet, with its complex terminology and discipline-specific concepts, educating individuals about the immune system and it...
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| author | Philip F. Mixter Adam J. Kleinschmit Archana Lal Thiru Vanniasinkam Danielle L. J. Condry Rebekah T. Taylor Louis B. Justement Sumali Pandey |
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| description | ABSTRACT Immune literacy—the ability to hear, learn, read, write, explain, and discuss immunological content with varied audiences—has become critically important in recent years. Yet, with its complex terminology and discipline-specific concepts, educating individuals about the immune system and its role in health and disease may seem daunting. Here, we reflect on how to demystify the discipline and increase its accessibility for a broader audience. To address this, a working group of immunology educators from diverse institutions associated with the research coordination network, ImmunoReach, convened virtually. As a result of these discussions, we request a call to action for a system-level change and present a set of practical recommendations that novice and experienced educators from diverse institutions, professional societies, and policymakers may adopt to foster immune literacy in their classrooms and communities. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-8bb06e0207c2423c8c6956b3a1e0e9aa2023-04-20T13:01:00ZengAmerican Society for MicrobiologyJournal of Microbiology & Biology Education1935-78771935-78852023-04-0124110.1128/jmbe.00203-22Immune Literacy: a Call to Action for a System-Level ChangePhilip F. Mixter0Adam J. Kleinschmit1Archana Lal2Thiru Vanniasinkam3Danielle L. J. Condry4Rebekah T. Taylor5Louis B. Justement6Sumali Pandey7School of Molecular Biosciences, Washington State University, Pullman, Washington, USADepartment of Natural and Applied Sciences, University of Dubuque, Dubuque, Iowa, USADepartment of Biology, Labette Community College, Parsons, Kansas, USASchool of Dentistry and Medical Sciences, Charles Sturt University, Bathurst, New South Wales, AustraliaDepartment of Microbiological Sciences, North Dakota State University, Fargo, North Dakota, USADepartment of Biology, Frostburg State University, Frostburg, Maryland, USADepartment of Microbiology, The University of Alabama–Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama, USADepartment of Biosciences, Minnesota State University–Moorhead, Moorhead, Minnesota, USAABSTRACT Immune literacy—the ability to hear, learn, read, write, explain, and discuss immunological content with varied audiences—has become critically important in recent years. Yet, with its complex terminology and discipline-specific concepts, educating individuals about the immune system and its role in health and disease may seem daunting. Here, we reflect on how to demystify the discipline and increase its accessibility for a broader audience. To address this, a working group of immunology educators from diverse institutions associated with the research coordination network, ImmunoReach, convened virtually. As a result of these discussions, we request a call to action for a system-level change and present a set of practical recommendations that novice and experienced educators from diverse institutions, professional societies, and policymakers may adopt to foster immune literacy in their classrooms and communities.https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/jmbe.00203-22immunology educationscience literacyImmunoReacha community of practiceevidencejargon |
| spellingShingle | Philip F. Mixter Adam J. Kleinschmit Archana Lal Thiru Vanniasinkam Danielle L. J. Condry Rebekah T. Taylor Louis B. Justement Sumali Pandey Immune Literacy: a Call to Action for a System-Level Change Journal of Microbiology & Biology Education immunology education science literacy ImmunoReach a community of practice evidence jargon |
| title | Immune Literacy: a Call to Action for a System-Level Change |
| title_full | Immune Literacy: a Call to Action for a System-Level Change |
| title_fullStr | Immune Literacy: a Call to Action for a System-Level Change |
| title_full_unstemmed | Immune Literacy: a Call to Action for a System-Level Change |
| title_short | Immune Literacy: a Call to Action for a System-Level Change |
| title_sort | immune literacy a call to action for a system level change |
| topic | immunology education science literacy ImmunoReach a community of practice evidence jargon |
| url | https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/jmbe.00203-22 |
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