Abstract
Immunologists need to establish a vibrant dialogue with young people. This is not only important for the continuation and progress of biomedical research, but it can also contribute to the fight against diseases such as HIV/AIDS and can help young people to make informed decisions about lifestyle, medical treatment and ethical issues. Good communication skills are crucial to any scientific career, and the lessons learned from talking with non-scientists can also be useful when writing scientific papers and grants. This article is a personal account of one scientist's experience of communicating biomedical science to young people.
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The audience research for The Centre of the Cell was supported by funding from several UK organizations: the Clore Duffield Foundation, The Mercers' Company, the London Development Agency and the Wellcome Trust. It was carried out by Content and Exhibition Manager D. White and Audience Researcher A. Agrawal. The Centre of the Cell audience-research reports can be obtained by contacting F.B. The AIDS book project was initiated by S. Gordon (Sir William Dunn School of Pathology, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom) and is run by S.G., F.B., illustrator M. Rolph, Publisher J. Inglis (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press, Woodbury, New York) and social scientist L. Rabinovitch (Cape Town, South Africa). This project is supported by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation (United States) and Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press.
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Balkwill, F. Immunology for the next generation. Nat Rev Immunol 5, 509–512 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1038/nri1628
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