Teaching critical histories of microbiology: two case studies.

ABSTRACT: In recent years, microbiologists have emphasized the importance of understanding the historical relation between microbiomes and public health as a means of contributing to social equity. Consistent with critical engaged and anti-racist pedagogical practices, we developed a curricular intervention-HEALing the Sciences-that centers critical histories of science as means to educate scientists about how science has contributed to and replicated inequities in society. Here, we describe two case studies that our interdisciplinary team designed, implemented, and assessed specifically for a module on the history of microbiology. Both case studies, "Germs and Jim Crow" and "Ghosting Race," encourage participants to think critically about the field of microbiology's historical contrib

SUBMITTER: Arosoaie A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12687610 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature