Science Courses

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

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

A quantitative introduction to the energy system and its environmental impacts.

Deepen your understanding of the food and agriculture industries' challenges, innovations, and opportunities. Cultivate new ideas to drive growth.

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

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

Learn about public policy in America and the dynamics of American politics.

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

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

The culmination of the MicroBachelors® program.

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.

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.

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

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

Explore genetic testing and its clinical applications.

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

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

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

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

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

Learn how the immune system is harnessed to treat inflammation.

Learn the fundamentals of chemistry and energy, from the types of energy to atomic mass and matter to enthalpy and thermodynamics.

Understand advances in drug delivery systems and approaches.

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

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

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

Learn how electricity makes the neurons in your brain tick.

The culmination of the MicroBachelors® program.

Traces Albert Einstein’s engagement with relativity, quantum mechanics, Nazism, nuclear weapons, philosophy, the arts, and technology.

Discover library design best practices, tour a world-famous library, and apply your new learnings in group design exercises.