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== History == |
== History == |
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Dr. Clive Gray (professor of Immunology at the University of Cape Town.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.immunology.uct.ac.za/imm/research/groups/hiv-immunology|title=HIV immunology at the University of Cape Town|last=|first=|date=|website=Division of Immunology at UCT|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=July 3, 2017}}</ref>), the founder of Immunopaedia, received the Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation International Leadership Award to develop a web-based resource to enhance knowledge pertaining to immunology for South African-based clinicians<ref name=":0" />. Dr. Gray and colleagues then developed a web-based teaching platform which later developed into Immunopaedia. The main method employed in this system was a “Trojan Horse Approach” whereby, mentees were presented with a clinical case study and were gradually “lured” into a detailed investigation of clinical and immunological foundations of disease <ref name=":0" />. |
Dr. Clive Gray (professor of Immunology at the University of Cape Town.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.immunology.uct.ac.za/imm/research/groups/hiv-immunology|title=HIV immunology at the University of Cape Town|last=|first=|date=|website=Division of Immunology at UCT|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=July 3, 2017}}</ref>), the founder of Immunopaedia, received the Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation International Leadership Award to develop a web-based resource to enhance knowledge pertaining to immunology for South African-based clinicians<ref name=":0" />. Dr. Gray and colleagues then developed a web-based teaching platform which later developed into Immunopaedia. The main method employed in this system was a “Trojan Horse Approach” whereby, mentees were presented with a clinical case study and were gradually “lured” into a detailed investigation of clinical and immunological foundations of disease <ref name=":0" />. |
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According to the curators of Immunopaedia<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":0" />, the material presented by the website is derived from various open access resources, clinicians in the field, course lecturers and from a text book by Joseph A. Bellanti and co-workers [Immunology IV: Clinical Applications in Health and Disease]<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Bonini|first=Sergio|date=2012-08-15|title=Immunology IV: Clinical Applications in Health and Disease by Joseph A. Bellanti|url=http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3651157/|journal=The World Allergy Organization Journal|volume=5|issue=8|pages=94|doi=10.1097/WOX.0b013e3182641db0|issn=1939-4551|pmc=PMC3651157}}</ref> |
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== References == |
== References == |
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Revision as of 03:24, 17 July 2017
Immunopaedia is a non-profit educational website providing current information about basic and clinical immunology and summaries of recent scientific research in these fields. Immunopaedia.org is based in South Africa and forms part of a non-profit Company (NPC) called Immunopaedia Foundation, that is registered under South African law with a mission to promote open-access and free education in immunology worldwide.[1]
Immunopaedia was launched in 2005 at the South African AIDS Conference.[2] At the beginning, the website focused on the immunology of HIV infection in children- and hence the origin of the name: Immunopaedia – the immunology of paediatrics. Immunopaedia uses clinical case studies as a main approach for introducing students to immunology[3]. Most of the content on the website is freely accessible, with the exception of specific course-related materials which are intended for students enrolled in ongoing courses that take place mainly in developing countries. More recently, Immunopaedia has diverged from its primary focus on clinical immunology to become a broader resource of immunological knowledge and clinical studies, covering the entire immune system, its function and how it is interrupted during disease. Immunopaedia has also become a platform for online immunology courses worldwide, organised in partnership with the International Union of Immunological Societies (IUIS)[4] and other institutes[1]
History
Dr. Clive Gray (professor of Immunology at the University of Cape Town.[5]), the founder of Immunopaedia, received the Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation International Leadership Award to develop a web-based resource to enhance knowledge pertaining to immunology for South African-based clinicians[3]. Dr. Gray and colleagues then developed a web-based teaching platform which later developed into Immunopaedia. The main method employed in this system was a “Trojan Horse Approach” whereby, mentees were presented with a clinical case study and were gradually “lured” into a detailed investigation of clinical and immunological foundations of disease [3].
References
- ^ a b "Immunopaedia". Immunopaedia.org. Retrieved July 3, 2017.
{{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|dead-url=(help) - ^ "Dira Sengwe: List of South African HIV/AIDS Conferences". Dira Sengwe. 2005. Retrieved July 3, 2017.
{{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|dead-url=(help) - ^ a b c Gray, Clive M.; Loubser, Shayne; Kriel, Carina; Mercer, Monica; Brookes, Heather (2010-09-24). "SPORE series winner. Immunology for clinicians: a "Trojan Horse" approach". Science (New York, N.Y.). 329 (5999): 1613–1614. doi:10.1126/science.1186963. ISSN 1095-9203. PMID 20929838.
- ^ "International Union of Immunological Societies". http://www.iuisonline.org/. Retrieved July 3, 2017.
{{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|dead-url=(help); External link in|website= - ^ "HIV immunology at the University of Cape Town". Division of Immunology at UCT. Retrieved July 3, 2017.
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