Making immunology memorable: resilience-inspired pitch stories to launch lectures

Understanding immunology requires assimilating a considerable amount of theory. However, adapting the narrative of immunological processes from a human perspective and using accessible language can facilitate an authentic connection with the content, promoting creative teaching. From this viewpoint, an innovative format of micro-narratives is presented: the educational pitch-stories. These communication strategies can motivate while addressing complex topics in a short time. Those introduced here explain the activation, movement, and communication of cells through different manifestations of resilience: the creative resilience of neutrophils, physical resilience in cellular trafficking, and built resilience in the germinal center. This kind of trailer can organize and energize lectures, making the teaching-learning process a more motivating, engaging, meaningful, and flexible experience. From this perspective, new educational tools that combine creativity, shortness, and precision are suggested to guide students toward an understanding of the dynamics of immune responses.