Biology Courses

Explore recent advances in gene therapy and learn about the implications for patient care.

Learn foundational concepts in immunology and gain a basis for understanding a broad range of medical conditions.

Explore genetic testing and its clinical applications.

Explore recent advances in gene therapy and learn about the implications for patient care.

Learn about advances in interpreting biomedical signals and the use of machine learning and deep learning to aid in analysis and diagnosis.

The culmination of the MicroBachelors® program.

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

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

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

Learn how cancer treatment is evolving due to advances in genetics.

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

Understand advances in drug delivery systems and approaches.

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.

Learn how cancer treatment is evolving due to advances in genetics.

Learn foundational concepts in biochemistry and gain a new appreciation for how this field applies to human health and disease.

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

Learn foundational concepts in biochemistry and gain a new appreciation for how this field applies to human health and disease.

This advanced course offers a unique way for professionals to learn from leading Harvard Medical School faculty and industry leaders about nucleic acid therapeutics.

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

This advanced course offers a unique way for professionals to learn from leading Harvard Medical School faculty and industry leaders about nucleic acid therapeutics.

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

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

Learn how electricity makes the neurons in your brain tick.

Discover what makes your brain tick in this third course in our introductory series in neuroscience.

A human-centered approach to the fundamentals of cell biology with a focus on the power plants of the cell - mitochondria.

Learn how the immune system is harnessed to treat inflammation.

Learn how the immune system is harnessed to treat inflammation.

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

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

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