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Introduction to Computational Neuroscience with Neuroblox

Prof. Lilianne Mujica-Parodi

In this course, you will learn the basics of computational neuroscience via hands-on model building in Neuroblox and...

Cognitive Science Computer Science Data Science, Analytics & Computer Technology

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Genomics and Computational Biology

Dr. George Church

This course will assess the relationships among sequence, structure, and function in complex biological networks as...

Biological Engineering Biology Biomedical Technologies

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Cellular and Molecular Immunology

Dr. Shiv Pillai

This course covers cells and tissues of the immune system, lymphocyte development, the structure and function of...

Biomedical Technologies Health & Medicine Immunology

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The Science and Business of Biotechnology

Prof. Andrew Lo

This course focuses on early-stage biotechnology companies with particular emphasis on understanding the underlying...

Biomedical Technologies Business & Management Entrepreneurship

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Principles and Practice of Drug Development

Prof. Charles Cooney

This course serves as a description and critical assessment of the major issues and stages of developing a...

Biology Chemical Engineering Engineering

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Autism Theory and Technology

Prof. Rosalind W. Picard

This course illuminates current theories about autism together with challenges faced by people on the autism...

Computer Science Data Science, Analytics & Computer Technology Educational Technology

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Molecular Biology and Genetics in Modern Medicine

Prof. David Housman

This course provides a foundation for understanding the relationship between molecular biology, developmental...

Biological Engineering Biology Biomedical Technologies

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Special Topics: Genetics, Neurobiology, and Pathophysiology of Psychiatric Disorders

Prof. Edward Scolnick

An opportunity for graduate study of advanced subjects in Brain and Cognitive Sciences not included in other subject...

Biology Cognitive Science Health & Medicine

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Tissue Engineering and Organ Regeneration

Prof. Myron Spector

This course presents the fundamentals of tissue engineering (TE) and organ regeneration (OR). Emphasis is on...

Biological Engineering Biology Engineering

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Healthcare Finance (15.482x)

Prof. Andrew Lo

Healthcare Finance (15.482x) provides students with the background, resources, and framework to influence the...

Business & Management Finance & Accounting Health Care Management

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Music Perception and Cognition

Dr. Peter Cariani

This course is a survey of perceptual and cognitive aspects of the psychology of music, with special emphasis on...

Biology Biomedical Technologies Cognitive Science

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Cell-Matrix Mechanics

Prof. Myron Spector

This course teaches the effects of mechanical forces (strains) on cells and how cells generate mechanical forces by...

Biological Engineering Biology Engineering

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Principles of Pharmacology

Dr. Carl Rosow

The object of the course is to teach students an approach to the study of pharmacologic agents. It is not intended...

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fMRI Bootcamp

Prof. Rebecca Saxe

This video lecture series begins with an introduction to the basics of anatomical and functional MRI and the time...

Biomedical Technologies Cognitive Science Health & Medicine

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Principle and Practice of Human Pathology

Prof. Gary Tearney

This course provides a comprehensive overview of human pathology with emphasis on mechanisms of disease and...

Health & Medicine Pathology and Pathophysiology

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Neurotechnology in Action

Prof. Alan Jasanoff

This course, as a part of MIT’s Center for Neurobiological Engineering curriculum, explores cutting-edge...

Biological Engineering Biomedical Technologies Cognitive Science

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Information Technology in the Health Care System of the Future

Dr. Bryan Bergeron

This innovative, trans-faculty subject teaches how information technologies (IT) are reshaping and redefining the...

Biomedical Technologies Business & Management Digital Business & IT

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History and Anthropology of Medicine and Biology

Prof. Stefan Helmreich

This course explores recent historical and anthropological approaches to the study of medicine and biology. Topics...

History Humanities

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Biomaterials-Tissue Interactions

Prof. Myron Spector

The goal of this course is to teach the principles of materials science, chemical and mechanical engineering, and...

Biological Engineering Biology Engineering

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Gastroenterology

Dr. Daniel C. Chung

The most recent knowledge of the anatomy, physiology, biochemistry, biophysics, and bioengineering of the...

Health & Medicine Pathology and Pathophysiology

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Computational Functional Genomics

Prof. David Gifford

The course focuses on casting contemporary problems in systems biology and functional genomics in computational...

Biology Biomedical Technologies Health & Medicine

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Intensive Neuroanatomy

Prof. Elly Nedivi

The course will start with an overview of the central and peripheral nervous systems (CNS and PNS), the development...

Biology Health & Medicine Pathology and Pathophysiology

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Molecular and Cellular Pathophysiology (BE.450)

Prof. David Schauer

This course focuses on the fundamentals of tissue and organ response to injury from a molecular and cellular...

Biology Health & Medicine Pathology and Pathophysiology

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Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience

Prof. Susan Carey

This course uses neuroscience methods to study the cognitive development of human infants and children. Case studies...

Biology Cognitive Science Science & Math

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Tools for Robust Science

Prof. Rebecca Saxe

This course offers a comprehensive exploration of cutting-edge tools and techniques designed to revitalize and...

Biomedical Technologies Cognitive Science Health & Medicine

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Quantitative Genomics

Prof. Isaac Kohane

This course provides a foundation in the following four areas: evolutionary and population genetics; comparative...

Biology Biomedical Technologies Health & Medicine

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Research Topics in Neuroscience

Prof. Peter H. Schiller

This series of research talks by members of the Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences introduces students to...

Biology Cognitive Science Psychology

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Human Reproductive Biology

Dr. Henry Klapholz

This course is designed to give the student a clear understanding of the pathophysiology of the menstrual cycle,...

Biology Science & Math

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GlobalHealth Lab

Dr. Anjali Sastry

This course pairs faculty-mentored student teams with enterprises on the front lines of health care delivery in...

Health Care Management Health & Medicine Public Health

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Musculoskeletal Pathophysiology

Dr. Dwight R. Robinson

This course covers the growth, development and structure of normal bone and joints, the biomechanics of bone...

Biological Engineering Engineering Health & Medicine

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Introduction to Global Medicine: Bioscience, Technologies, Disparities, Strategies

Prof. Michael M.J. Fischer

This class provides a space for medical students and MD/PhD students, as well as HASTS (History, Anthropology,...

Biological Engineering Biomedical Technologies Engineering

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Water and Sanitation Infrastructure in Developing Countries

Susan Murcott

This course deals with the principles of infrastructure planning in developing countries, with a focus on...

Climate and Energy Policy Energy, Climate & Sustainability Engineering

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Genomics, Computing, Economics, and Society

Dr. George Church

This course will focus on understanding aspects of modern technology displaying exponential growth curves and the...

Biology Biomedical Technologies Economics

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Genomic Medicine

Prof. Isaac Kohane

This course reviews the key genomic technologies and computational approaches that are driving advances in...

Biology Biomedical Technologies Health & Medicine

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Tumor Pathophysiology and Transport Phenomena

Dr. Rakesh Jain

Tumor pathophysiology plays a central role in the growth, invasion, metastasis and treatment of solid tumors. This...

Chemical Engineering Engineering Health & Medicine

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Special Topics in Vision Science

Prof. Edward Adelson

An advanced seminar on issues of current interest in human and machine vision. Topics vary from year to year. This...

Biomedical Technologies Cognitive Science Computer Science

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Mechanisms of Drug Actions

Prof. Peter Dedon

This course addresses the scientific basis for the development of new drugs. The first half of the semester begins...

Biological Engineering Biology Biomedical Technologies

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Business Model Innovation: Global Health in Frontier Markets

Dr. Anjali Sastry

This course explores successful approaches to delivering healthcare in challenging settings. We analyze...

Business & Management Health Care Management Health & Medicine

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Statistical Physics in Biology

Prof. Mehran Kardar

Statistical Physics in Biology is a survey of problems at the interface of statistical physics and modern biology....

Biological Engineering Biology Engineering

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Acoustics of Speech and Hearing

Prof. Christopher Shera

The Acoustics of Speech and Hearing is an H-Level graduate course that reviews the physical processes involved in...

Biology Electrical Engineering Engineering

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Water and Sanitation Infrastructure Planning in Developing Countries

Prof. Jennifer Davis

This course examines the policy and planning for the provision of water supply and sanitation services in developing...

Climate and Energy Policy Energy, Climate & Sustainability Engineering

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Neural Coding and Perception of Sound

Dr. Bertrand Delgutte

This course focuses on neural structures and mechanisms mediating the detection, localization and recognition of...

Biology Biomedical Technologies Cognitive Science

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Laboratory on the Physiology, Acoustics, and Perception of Speech

Dr. Joseph S. Perkell

The course focuses on experimental investigations of speech processes. Topics include: measurement of articulatory...

Electrical Engineering Engineering Health Care Management

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Magnetic Resonance Analytic, Biochemical, and Imaging Techniques

Prof. Bruce Rosen

This course is an introduction to basic NMR theory. Examples of biochemical data obtained using NMR are summarized...

Biology Biomedical Technologies Health & Medicine

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Engineering Capacity in Community-Based Healthcare

Ms. Christina DeFilippo

This multidisciplinary seminar addresses fundamental issues in global health faced by community-based healthcare...

Biomedical Technologies Health Care Management Health & Medicine

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The Sustainability Response to COVID-19

Jim Aloisi

This course explores the importance of public transportation to social and economic recovery from the COVID-19...

Built Environment Climate and Energy Policy Energy

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Molecular Biology for the Auditory System

Prof. Bill Sewell

An introductory course in the molecular biology of the auditory system. First half focuses on human genetics and...

Biology Biomedical Technologies Health & Medicine

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The Visual System

Prof. Peter H. Schiller

This comprehensive course on the visual system is designed to ground future researchers in the field of visual...

Biology Biomedical Technologies Health & Medicine

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Brain Mechanisms for Hearing and Speech

Dr. Bertrand Delgutte

An advanced course covering anatomical, physiological, behavioral, and computational studies of the central nervous...

Biology Biomedical Technologies Health & Medicine

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Physiology of the Ear

Prof. Christopher Shera

Topics for this course are based primarily on reading and discussions of original research literature that cover the...

Biology Biomedical Technologies Health & Medicine

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The Neural Basis of Visual Object Recognition in Monkeys and Humans

Prof. James DiCarlo

Understanding the brain’s remarkable ability for visual object recognition is one of the greatest challenges of...

Biology Biomedical Technologies Cognitive Science

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The Peripheral Auditory System

Prof. Charlie Liberman

In this course, experimental approaches to the study of hearing and deafness are presented through lectures,...

Biology Biomedical Technologies Health & Medicine

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Modeling Issues in Speech and Hearing

Prof. Christopher Shera

This course explores the theory and practice of scientific modeling in the context of auditory and speech...

Biology Biomedical Technologies Engineering

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Engineering Health: Towards the Tricorder

Prof. Ramesh Raskar

Students will learn to fabricate, remix, and design detection and monitoring devices for health following the core...

Biomedical Technologies Health & Medicine Imaging

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Global Enterprise for Micro-Mechanics and Molecular Medicine (GEM4)

Roger D. Kamm

GEM4 Vision GEM4 has brought together researchers and professionals in major institutions across the globe with...

Biological Engineering Biology Biomedical Technologies

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Experimental Methods of Adjustable Tetrode Array Neurophysiology

Prof. Matthew Wilson

Students will be exposed to all aspects of a cutting-edge technique in modern electrophysiology, in a highly...

Biology Cognitive Science Psychology

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