Interdisciplinarity at the nexus of biomedical science training: The R3 Center for Innovation in Science Education

TL;DR

The R3ISE center at Johns Hopkins improves science education by promoting rigorous research, reproducibility, and scientific responsibility through courses and workshops.

Contribution

The R3ISE center introduces a new educational model emphasizing interdisciplinary training and scientific integrity in biomedical sciences.

Findings

R3ISE offers graduate and professional-level courses to enhance critical thinking and leadership in science.

The center's symposium highlighted themes like ethical leadership and combating misinformation in scientific practice.

R3ISE fosters a global network committed to excellence and responsibility in biomedical sciences.

Abstract

The R3 Center for Innovation in Science Education (R3ISE), established at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, addresses critical gaps in scientific education by instilling the core values of rigorous research, reproducible methods, and scientific responsibility in our students. Through graduate- and professional-level courses, certificate programs, workshops, and open-access resources, R3ISE fosters critical thinking, communication, leadership, and other skills essential for scientists.

In this Backstory piece, faculty, students, alumni, and network partners reflect on their experiences with R3ISE, which were highlighted in the past year’s annual symposium. In this symposium, themes such as ethical leadership, translating classroom theory into practice, and strategies to combat misinformation highlighted R3ISE sustained efforts and proposed further directions. These reflections exemplify how the R3ISE community continues to grow—fostering scientific integrity, resilience, and empathy within a global network committed to excellence and responsibility in the biomedical sciences.

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