Bridging communication gaps across the biomedical ecosystem
- 1The Milken Institute, Washington, DC, United States
Abstract
The current landscape of science communication is undergoing rapid transformation, shaped by profound societal shifts including the COVID-19 pandemic, the rise of social media, the decline of traditional news media, and the growing influence of large language models. These changes have fundamentally altered how the biomedical community and the public share, consume, and trust scientific information. This article contextualizes these changes, explains why redesigning the science communication ecosystem is urgent, and offers recommendations to improve accuracy, strengthen trust, and deepen public engagement. Specifically, philanthropy can play a key role by driving momentum and optimizing the flow of scientific information across three stages: (1) scientific discovery to publication, (2) interpretation and distribution, and (3) public engagement.
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BibTeX
@article{burke2026bridging,
title = {{Bridging communication gaps across the biomedical ecosystem}},
author = {Elizabeth A. Burke and Samantha N. Schumm and Amy Jobe and Kara Whelply and Ishita Das},
journal = {Frontiers in Systems Biology},
year = {2026},
month = oct,
doi = {10.3389/fsysb.2026.1939110},
url = {https://doi.org/10.3389/fsysb.2026.1939110},
note = {CC BY 4.0},
}
RIS
TY - JOUR
TI - Bridging communication gaps across the biomedical ecosystem
AU - Elizabeth A. Burke
AU - Samantha N. Schumm
AU - Amy Jobe
AU - Kara Whelply
AU - Ishita Das
PY - 2026
DA - 2026/10/12
JO - Frontiers in Systems Biology
DO - 10.3389/fsysb.2026.1939110
UR - https://doi.org/10.3389/fsysb.2026.1939110
AB - The current landscape of science communication is undergoing rapid transformation, shaped by profound societal shifts including the COVID-19 pandemic, the rise of social media, the decline of traditional news media, and the growing influence of large language models. These changes have fundamentally altered how the biomedical community and the public share, consume, and trust scientific information. This article contextualizes these changes, explains why redesigning the science communication ecosystem is urgent, and offers recommendations to improve accuracy, strengthen trust, and deepen public engagement. Specifically, philanthropy can play a key role by driving momentum and optimizing the flow of scientific information across three stages: (1) scientific discovery to publication, (2) interpretation and distribution, and (3) public engagement.
SN - 2674-0702
ER -