World View

In acknowledgment of Women’s History Month, I have drawn upon timeless concepts from Jane Jacobs’ seminal 1961 book The Death and Life of Great American Cities¹ to describe emerging ideas in neuroimmunology and how we may collectively move the field forward.

Breakdown barriers that make you hesitate from challenging yourself, and jump into new fields that interest you.

Reflecting on the decision to become a neuroimmunologist, and the women mentors who taught me how to challenge dogma in all its forms.

Entering a new scientific field is difficult and daunting. Here I relate my personal journey as a fish immunologist and how neuroimmunologists welcomed me with open arms (and brains), giving me the sense of belonging that we all need as scientists.

Since the discoveries of autoantibodies in neurological diseases, women have had a fascinating journey in neuroimmunology. At a time when groundbreaking advances are being made, let’s continue the conversation about women in science.

Current acellular pertussis vaccines prevent disease but do not prevent nasal infection and transmission of Bordetella pertussis. However, immunology is helping to design new vaccines that induce sterilizing immunity.

The effects of climate change driven by human activity are now part of the daily news cycle, and time is running out for decisive action.

Immunologists have made great strides in COVID-19 research and therapies. However, now is not the time to be complacent and sit back on our laurels.

Social media has transformed the way we communicate science. Here is a step-by-step guide to promote the science of your own study or of others as a thread on Twitter.

The consequences of climate change on human health are substantial and are now recognized as important contributors to allergic diseases. Thus, allergists and immunologists urgently need to take action to curtail its effect and modify its long-term course.

Could we have predicted that the second deadliest pandemic encountered since the influenza pandemic of 1918 would result in the highest mortality and adverse health outcomes among minority and underserved populations in the United States? Given the abundant evidence documenting the disproportionately high burden of preventable disease, disability, and injury among these underserved groups, our answer should echo a resounding ‘yes’.

If we believe immunology is for everyone, it is time to rethink who and how we mentor.

Mentors are essential for sustaining the physician scientist workforce, but they cannot do it alone.

Like other countries in the region, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) was deeply affected by the pandemic. However, its foresight and proactive policies helped to create opportunities out of the challenges and spurred the development of trilateral collaborations involving government, academia and industry.

Mukhtar and Khogali discuss the many challenges Sudan has faced in coping with the COVID-19 pandemic.

The COVID-19 response in Greece has been swift and flexible, adapting to the evolving pandemic and creating unique opportunities for research.

Taiwan has leveraged its experience in containing the 2003 SARS outbreak by responding to the COVID-19 crisis with rapid measures, early deployment, prudent actions and transparency. Collectively, these actions have created the ‘Taiwan model’ for combating COVID-19.

The COVID-19 response in India has been rapid, strategic and multipronged and has adapted to the evolving pandemic situation.

To cope with the new situation during the pandemic, the Turkish people have united in the fight against SARS-CoV-2 with their healthcare workers, scientists and government. We are waiting for the global pandemic to end soon.

Brazil must strengthen science-based education to improve human development and responses to future public health threats.