Courses

Explore the roles that microbes play in the production, preservation, and enhancement of diverse foods in a variety of culinary traditions, and learn about the history of food fermentations.

See how the immune system is being used to improve cancer treatment.

How can we eradicate malaria? Explore cutting-edge science and technology, and examine policies needed, to control and eliminate malaria.

Learn foundational concepts in genetics and gain new insight into the rapidly evolving field of genomics.

Learn how global warming impacts human health, and the ways we can diminish those impacts.

An introduction to the study of bioethics and the application of legal and ethical reasoning.

Explore genetic testing and its clinical applications.

Understand advances in drug delivery systems and approaches.

Explore the ways in which CRISPR is disrupting sectors across the economy with Harvard VPAL.

Learn to use R programming to apply linear models to analyze data in life sciences.

Learn introductory programming and data analysis in MATLAB, with applications to biology and medicine.

Explore the foundational principles of artificial intelligence (AI) and its transformative applications in medicine and biomedical research.

Learn the significance of electrochemistry, understanding how electrical, chemical, and mechanical energy are linked.

Top chefs and Harvard researchers explore how traditional and modernist cooking techniques can illuminate basic principles in chemistry, physics, and engineering. Learn about elasticity, viscosity, mayonnaise, baking, and more!

Learn how the immune system is harnessed to treat inflammation.

Prepare yourself and your organization for the business risks and opportunities created by climate change in this online course from Harvard Business School (HBS) Online.

Dive into the different FDA categories of biomarkers and discover how they are applied in drug development and patient care.

Expand your learning of chemistry and thermodynamics by exploring entropy, free energy, and equilibrium.

HKS Executive Education and Harvard's John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences present a webinar featuring Harvard faculty Martin Wattenberg and Fernanda Viégas.

  Demonstrate your chemistry knowledge in the final exam.  

An introduction to basic statistical concepts and R programming skills necessary for analyzing data in the life sciences.

Step 1/4 of the Environmental Health Certificate of Specialization.

Learn how electricity makes the neurons in your brain tick.

Learn about the Earth, life, and how we can search for life elsewhere in the universe.

The structure, annotation, normalization, and interpretation of genome scale assays.

Sustainable Investing, a course from Harvard Business School (HBS) Online, equips people with the insights, frameworks, and skills to evaluate environmental, social, and governance (ESG) factors and measure and manage impact investments.

Learn key concepts in genetics, with an emphasis on genetic variation and inheritance of disease.

The culmination of the MicroBachelors® program.

This introduction to biochemistry explores the molecules of life, starting at simple building blocks and culminating in complex metabolism.

Learn foundational concepts in physiology and see how the material is used in taking care of patients.