CURRICULUM, INSTRUCTION, AND PEDAGOGY article
Front. Educ.
Sec. STEM Education
Volume 10 - 2025 | doi: 10.3389/feduc.2025.1603665
This article is part of the Research TopicImmunology Education: In the Classroom and BeyondView all articles
Implementation of a Course-Based Undergraduate Research Experience into an Undergraduate Immunology Course
Provisionally accepted
- University of Minnesota Morris, Morris, United States
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Course-Based Undergraduate Research Experiences (CUREs) are a widely used pedagogical tool that effectively engage students in the process of doing science, leading to increased retention and student success in STEM. I have designed a CURE in which students in my upper-level immunology course investigate the immunomodulatory properties of herbal supplements. Students work collaboratively in a group to develop a hypothesis based on data from primary literature, design an experiment to test their hypothesis, collect and analyze data, and present their findings to their peers. By participating in this CURE, students gain valuable research experience and develop several "Key Competencies" that align with the Immunology Learning Framework.
Keywords: immunology, Course-based undergraduate research experience (CURE), Inflammation, Macrophages, undergraduate education
Received: 31 Mar 2025; Accepted: 14 May 2025.
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* Correspondence: Rachel M Gibbons Johnson, University of Minnesota Morris, Morris, United States
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