Biology Courses

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

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.

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

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.

Discover how neurons work together to create complex networks inside the brain.

Learn the anatomy basic to understanding five musculoskeletal injuries commonly seen in primary care medicine and orthopedic clinical specialty practice. Follow hypothetical patients from injury to operating room.

In this course, explore the structure and function of the modern human brain and examine the selective pressures that have impacted the evolution of human neuroanatomy and cognition.

This course explores some of these transformative papers taken from different fields in biology.

This course cultivates an understanding of eukaryotic cellular and subcellular structure, with close attention to structure/function relationships that govern cellular processes at the molecular level

The goal of this course is to familiarize students with the basic concepts of cardiology, from anatomy and physiology to common pathologies, with a basic understanding of the tools and procedures performed in the specialty.

The overarching subject of the course is to describe how gut commensal organisms are involved in the maintenance of human health.

This course teaches the medical terminology and vocabulary used by individuals working in healthcare setting. The focus of this course is on medical and clinical terminology relating to human anatomy and physiology from an organ system perspective.

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

Perform RNA-Seq, ChIP-Seq, and DNA methylation data analyses, using open source software, including R and Bioconductor.