Biology

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MIT OCW
free
The Human Brain
Prof. Nancy Kanwisher
This course surveys the core perceptual and cognitive abilities of the human mind and asks how they are implemented...
Biology Cognitive Science Biomedical Technologies
intermediate
MIT OCW
free
Brains, Minds and Machines Summer Course
Prof. Tomaso Poggio
This course explores the problem of intelligence—its nature, how it is produced by the brain and how it could be...
Computer Science Biomedical Technologies Psychology
advanced
MIT OCW
free
Bioinformatics and Proteomics
Prof. Gil Alterovitz
This interdisciplinary course provides a hands-on approach to students in the topics of bioinformatics and...
Biology Biological Engineering Computer Science
intermediate
MIT OCW
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Cognitive Neuroscience
Prof. Suzanne Corkin
This course explores the cognitive and neural processes that support attention, vision, language, motor control,...
Biology Cognitive Science Science & Math
intermediate
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Introduction to Neuroscience
Prof. Mark Bear
This course is an introduction to the mammalian nervous system, with emphasis on the structure and function of the...
Biology Science & Math
intermediate
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Introductory Biology
Prof. Barbara Imperiali
7.016 Introductory Biology provides an introduction to fundamental principles of biochemistry, molecular biology,...
Biology Pathology and Pathophysiology Biomedical Technologies
intermediate
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Introduction to Neural Computation
Prof. Michale Fee
This course introduces quantitative approaches to understanding brain and cognitive functions. Topics include...
Engineering Biomedical Technologies Imaging
intermediate
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General Biochemistry
Prof. Michael Yaffe
This course focuses on contributions of biochemistry toward an understanding of the structure and functioning of...
Biology Chemistry Science & Math
intermediate
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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...
Biology Biological Engineering Biomedical Technologies
advanced
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Foundations of Computational and Systems Biology
Prof. Christopher Burge
This course is an introduction to computational biology emphasizing the fundamentals of nucleic acid and protein...
Engineering Systems Engineering Biology
advanced
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Fundamentals of Biology
Prof. Eric Lander
Fundamentals of Biology focuses on the basic principles of biochemistry, molecular biology, genetics, and...
Biology Science & Math
intermediate
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Systems Biology
Prof. Jeff Gore
This course provides an introduction to cellular and population-level systems biology with an emphasis on synthetic...
Physics Biology Biological Engineering
advanced
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Biological Chemistry I
Prof. John Essigmann
This course examines the chemical and physical properties of the cell and its building blocks, with special emphasis...
Biology Science & Math
intermediate
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Brain Structure and Its Origins
Prof. Gerald E. Schneider
This course provides an outline of vertebrate functional neuroanatomy, aided by studies of comparative neuroanatomy...
Biology Pathology and Pathophysiology Cognitive Science
intermediate
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Neuroscience and Behavior
Prof. Gerald E. Schneider
This course covers the relation of structure and function at various levels of neuronal integration. Topics include...
Biology Cognitive Science Psychology
intermediate
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STAR: Software Tools for Academics and Researchers
MIT Office of Educational Innovation and Technology
The Software Tools for Academics and Researchers (STAR) program at MIT seeks to bridge the divide between scientific...
Physics Computer Science Environmental Engineering
beginner
MIT OCW
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Introduction to Neural Networks
Prof. Sebastian Seung
This course explores the organization of synaptic connectivity as the basis of neural computation and learning....
Biology Cognitive Science Science & Math
advanced
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Genetics
Prof. Chris Kaiser
This course discusses the principles of genetics with application to the study of biological function at the level...
Biology Science & Math
intermediate
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Introduction to Biology
Dr. Claudette Gardel
The MIT Biology Department core courses, 7.012, 7.013, and 7.014, all cover the same core material, which includes...
Biology Science & Math
intermediate
MIT OCW
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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...
Biology Biological Engineering Biomedical Technologies
advanced
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Introduction to Computational Neuroscience
Prof. Sebastian Seung
This course gives a mathematical introduction to neural coding and dynamics. Topics include convolution,...
Engineering Biology Biological Engineering
intermediate
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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...
Health Care Management Biology Chemical Engineering
advanced
MIT OCW
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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...
Engineering Pathology and Pathophysiology Biological Engineering
advanced
MIT OCW
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7.06x Cell Biology
Prof. Rebecca Lamason
In this course, you will engage in the biology of cells of higher organisms. You will study the structure, function,...
Biology Science & Math
beginner
MIT OCW
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Introduction to Computational Molecular Biology
Ross Lippert
This course introduces the basic computational methods used to understand the cell on a molecular level. It covers...
Mathematics Biology Biological Engineering
advanced
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Fundamentals of Experimental Molecular Biology
Dr. Eric Chu
7.002 is a laboratory course that teaches fundamental skills for performing biological research. Through experiments...
Biology Science & Math
intermediate
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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...
Mental Health Pathology and Pathophysiology Psychology
advanced
MIT OCW
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The Brain and Cognitive Sciences II
Prof. Earl Miller
This course is the second half of the intensive survey of brain and behavioral studies for first-year graduate...
Biology Cognitive Science Psychology
advanced
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The Brain and Cognitive Sciences I
Prof. Earl Miller
Survey of principles underlying the structure and function of the nervous system, integrating molecular, cellular,...
Biology Cognitive Science Science & Math
advanced
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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 Cognitive Science Biomedical Technologies
advanced
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7.28x Molecular Biology
Prof. Stephen P. Bell
This course is an in-depth adventure through the molecular mechanisms that control the maintenance, expression, and...
Biology Science & Math
intermediate
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Biological Chemistry II
Prof. Joanne Stubbe
This course is an advanced treatment of biochemical mechanisms that underlie biological processes. Topics include...
Biology Chemistry Science & Math
intermediate
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Biochemical Engineering
Prof. Kristala L. Jones Prather
This course focuses on the interaction of chemical engineering, biochemistry, and microbiology. Mathematical...
Biology Chemical Engineering Engineering
intermediate
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Sensation And Perception
Dr. Benjamin Balas
This course provides an introduction to important philosophical questions about the mind, specifically those that...
Psychology Biology Cognitive Science
intermediate
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Cellular Neurobiology
Prof. Troy Littleton
This course serves as an introduction to the structure and function of the nervous system. Emphasis is placed on the...
Biology Cognitive Science Science & Math
intermediate
MIT OCW
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Biochemistry Laboratory
Dr. Elizabeth Vogel Taylor
The course, which spans two thirds of a semester, provides students with a research-inspired laboratory experience...
Biology Science & Math
intermediate
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Sensory Systems
Prof. Peter H. Schiller
This course examines the neural bases of sensory perception. The focus is on physiological and anatomical studies of...
Biology Pathology and Pathophysiology Biomedical Technologies
intermediate
MIT OCW
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Ecology I: The Earth System
Prof. Edward DeLong
We will cover fundamentals of ecology, considering Earth as an integrated dynamic system. Topics include coevolution...
Biology Earth Science Science & Math
intermediate
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Environmental Microbiology
Prof. Martin Polz
This class provides a general introduction to the diverse roles of microorganisms in natural and artificial...
Biology Earth Science Science & Math
advanced
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Brain and Cognitive Sciences Computational Tutorial Series
This is a seminar series led by graduate students and postdocs in the MIT Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences...
Mathematics Biology Cognitive Science
beginner
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A Clinical Approach to the Human Brain
Prof. Thomas Byrne
This course is designed to provide an understanding of how the human brain works in health and disease, and is...
Biology Pathology and Pathophysiology Cognitive Science
intermediate
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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...
Engineering Pathology and Pathophysiology Biological Engineering
advanced
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Language and Mind
Prof. Ted Gibson
This course will address some fundamental questions regarding human language: (1) how language is represented in our...
Psychology Systems Engineering Linguistics
intermediate
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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
advanced
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Synthetic Organic Chemistry II
Prof. Rick Danheiser
This course focuses on general methods and strategies for the synthesis of complex organic molecules. Emphasis is on...
Chemistry Biology Biological Engineering
advanced
MIT OCW
free
Neuroscience and Society
Prof. Natasha Schüll
This course explores the social relevance of neuroscience, considering how emerging areas of brain research at once...
Sociology Biology Social Sciences
intermediate
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free
Topics in Biophysics and Physical Biology
Prof. Mark Bathe
This course provides broad exposure to research in biophysics and physical biology, with emphasis on the critical...
Biology Biological Engineering Science & Math
advanced
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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 Pathology and Pathophysiology Science & Math
advanced
MIT OCW
free
Neuropharmacology
Dr. Daniela Tropea
The neuropharmacology course will discuss the drug-induced changes in functioning of the nervous system. The...
Biology Science & Math
intermediate
MIT OCW
free
Systems Microbiology
Prof. David Schauer
This course covers introductory microbiology from a systems perspective, considering microbial diversity, population...
Biology Biological Engineering Engineering
intermediate
MIT OCW
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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 Science & Math
advanced
MIT OCW
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Foundations of Algorithms and Computational Techniques in Systems Biology
Prof. Bruce Tidor
This subject describes and illustrates computational approaches to solving problems in systems biology. A series of...
Engineering Systems Engineering Biology
advanced
MIT OCW
free
Neural Basis of Learning and Memory
Prof. Matt Wilson
This course highlights the interplay between cellular and molecular storage mechanisms and the cognitive...
Biology Cognitive Science Science & Math
intermediate
MIT OCW
free
Introduction to Neuroanatomy
Prof. Chris Moore
This subject will be an intensive introduction to neuroanatomy, involving lectures, demonstrations, and hands-on...
Biology Pathology and Pathophysiology Science & Math
intermediate
MIT OCW
free
Laboratory Fundamentals in Biological Engineering
Prof. Drew Endy
This course introduces experimental biochemical and molecular techniques from a quantitative engineering...
Systems Engineering Biology Biological Engineering
intermediate
MIT OCW
free
Indistinguishable From... Magic as Interface, Technology, and Tradition
Greg Borenstein
With a focus on the creation of functional prototypes and practicing real magical crafts, this class combines...
Art, Design & Architecture Humanities Game Design
advanced
MIT OCW
free
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
advanced
MIT OCW
free
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
advanced
MIT OCW
free
Affect: Neurobiological, Psychological and Sociocultural Counterparts of "Feelings"
Stephan L. Chorover
This course studies the relations of affect to cognition and behavior, feeling to thinking and acting, and values to...
Biology Cognitive Science Psychology
intermediate
MIT OCW
free
Cognitive Neuroscience of Remembering: Creating and Controlling Memory
Prof. Anthony Wagner
This course is offered during the Independent Activities Period (IAP), which is a special 4-week term at MIT that...
Biology Cognitive Science Science & Math
intermediate
MIT OCW
free
Human Memory and Learning
Prof. Anthony Wagner
Surveys the literature on the cognitive and neural organization of human memory and learning. Includes consideration...
Biology Cognitive Science Science & Math
advanced
MIT OCW
free
7.03x Genetics
Prof. Michael Hemann
In this course, you will learn the principles of genetics with application to the study of biological function at...
Biology Science & Math
beginner
MIT OCW
free
Cell-Matrix Mechanics
Prof. Myron Spector
This course teaches the effects of mechanical forces (strains) on cells and how cells generate mechanical forces by...
Engineering Pathology and Pathophysiology Biological Engineering
advanced
MIT OCW
free
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....
Physics Biology Biological Engineering
advanced
MIT OCW
free
Quantitative Physiology: Organ Transport Systems
Prof. Jose Venegas
This course elaborates on the application of the principles of energy and mass flow to major human organ systems. It...
Engineering Biology Pathology and Pathophysiology
intermediate
MIT OCW
free
Experimental Molecular Genetics
Prof. Jing-Ke Weng
This project-based laboratory course provides students with in-depth experience in experimental molecular genetics,...
Literature Biology Humanities
intermediate
MIT OCW
free
Animal Behavior
Prof. Gerald E. Schneider
The introductory topics will cover various approaches to the study of animals and their behavior. Key concepts in...
Biology Cognitive Science Science & Math
intermediate
MIT OCW
free
Systems Neuroscience Lab
Prof. James DiCarlo
Systems Neuroscience Laboratory consists of a series of laboratories designed to give students experience with basic...
Biology Science & Math
intermediate
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free
Cell Biology: Structure and Functions of the Nucleus
Prof. Phillip Sharp
The goal of this course is to teach both the fundamentals of nuclear cell biology as well as the methodological and...
Biology Science & Math
advanced
MIT OCW
free
Analysis of Biomolecular and Cellular Systems
Prof. Ernest Fraenkel
This course focuses on computational and experimental analysis of biological systems across a hierarchy of scales,...
Engineering Biology Biological Engineering
intermediate
MIT OCW
free
Molecular, Cellular, and Tissue Biomechanics
Prof. Roger Kamm
This course develops and applies scaling laws and the methods of continuum and statistical mechanics to...
Engineering Biology Biological Engineering
intermediate
MIT OCW
free
Applied Molecular Biology Lab
Dr. Vanessa Cheung
7.003 is an experimental biology course. You will spend most of your time in the teaching laboratory practicing...
Biology Science & Math
intermediate
MIT OCW
free
Molecular Principles of Biomaterials
Prof. Darrell Irvine
This course covers the analysis and design at a molecular scale of materials used in contact with biological...
Engineering Biology Biological Engineering
advanced
MIT OCW
free
Separation Processes for Biochemical Products
Prof. Charles Cooney
This course serves as an introduction to the fundamental principles of separation operations for the recovery of...
Biology Chemistry Chemical Engineering
intermediate
MIT OCW
free
Topics in Computational and Systems Biology
Prof. Christopher Burge
This is a seminar based on research literature. Papers covered are selected to illustrate important problems and...
Biology Biological Engineering Engineering
advanced
MIT OCW
free
Ecology II: Engineering for Sustainability
Prof. Dennis McLaughlin
This course provides a review of physical, chemical, ecological, and economic principles used to examine...
Earth Science Biology Civil Engineering
intermediate
MIT OCW
free
Genomic Medicine
Prof. Isaac Kohane
This course reviews the key genomic technologies and computational approaches that are driving advances in...
Biology Biomedical Technologies Science & Math
advanced
MIT OCW
free
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...
Electrical Engineering Biology Pathology and Pathophysiology
advanced
MIT OCW
free
Quantitative Physiology: Cells and Tissues
Prof. Dennis Freeman
In this subject, we consider two basic topics in cellular biophysics, posed here as questions: Which molecules are...
Biology Pathology and Pathophysiology Science & Math
intermediate
MIT OCW
free
Making Science and Engineering Pictures: A Practical Guide to Presenting Your Work
Felice C. Frankel
In this course you will learn the basics of photography and gain an intriguing new perspective into the visual...
Physics Visual Arts Engineering
intermediate
MIT OCW
free
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...
Engineering Biology Biological Engineering
advanced
MIT OCW
free
Quantitative Genomics
Prof. Isaac Kohane
This course provides a foundation in the following four areas: evolutionary and population genetics; comparative...
Biology Biomedical Technologies Science & Math
advanced
MIT OCW
free
Developmental Biology
Prof. Hazel Sive
This graduate and advanced undergraduate level lecture and literature discussion course covers the current...
Biology Science & Math
intermediate
MIT OCW
free
Cellular Neurophysiology
Prof. Guosong Liu
This course includes: Surveying the molecular and cellular mechanisms of neuronal communication. Coversion channels...
Biology Pathology and Pathophysiology Science & Math
intermediate
MIT OCW
free
Computation for Biological Engineers
Prof. Eric Alm
This course covers the analytical, graphical, and numerical methods supporting the analysis and design of integrated...
Systems Thinking Biological Engineering Biology
intermediate
MIT OCW
free
Medical Geology/Geochemistry: An Exposure
Dr. Ila Pillalamarri
This course introduces students to the basic concepts of Medical Geology/Geochemistry. Medical Geology/Geochemistry...
Biology Biomedical Technologies Earth Science
intermediate
MIT OCW
free
Pre-7.01: Getting up to Speed in Biology
Dr. Diviya Ray
This self-paced course was originally designed to help prepare incoming MIT students for their first Introductory...
Biology Science & Math
beginner
MIT OCW
free
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 Cognitive Science Biomedical Technologies
advanced
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free
Brave New Planet
Prof. Eric Lander
Utopia or dystopia? It’s up to us. In the 21st century, powerful technologies have been appearing at a breathtaking...
Energy Philosophy Climate Science
beginner
MIT OCW
free
Biomimetic Principles and Design
Prof. Michael Triantafyllou
Biomimetics is based on the belief that nature, at least at times, is a good engineer. Biomimesis is the scientific...
Biology Ocean Engineering Biological Engineering
intermediate
MIT OCW
free
Neural Basis of Movement
Prof. Chris Moore
Surveys general principles and specific examples of motor control in biological systems. Emphasizes the neural...
Biology Pathology and Pathophysiology Biomedical Technologies
intermediate
MIT OCW
free
Fields, Forces and Flows in Biological Systems
Prof. Jongyoon Han
This course introduces the basic driving forces for electric current, fluid flow, and mass transport, plus their...
Biology Mechanical Engineering Chemical Engineering
intermediate
MIT OCW
free
Advanced Seminar in Geology and Geochemistry: Organic Geochemistry
Prof. Roger Summons
12.491 is a seminar focusing on problems of current interest in geology and geochemistry. For Fall 2005, the topic...
Biology Chemistry Earth Science
advanced
MIT OCW
free
Experimental Molecular Neurobiology
Prof. Carlos Lois
Designed for students without previous experience in techniques of cellular and molecular biology, this class...
Biology Cognitive Science Science & Math
intermediate
MIT OCW
free
Drugs and the Brain
Zak Fallows
This class is a multidisciplinary introduction to pharmacology, neurotransmitters, drug mechanisms, and brain...
Biology Science & Math
intermediate
MIT OCW
free
Statistical Thermodynamics of Biomolecular Systems (BE.011J)
Prof. Kim Hamad-Schifferli
This course provides an introduction to the physical chemistry of biological systems. Topics include: connection of...
Physics Chemistry Biology
intermediate
MIT OCW
free
Genomics, Computing, Economics, and Society
Dr. George Church
This course will focus on understanding aspects of modern technology displaying exponential growth curves and the...
Economics Biology Public Health
advanced
MIT OCW
free
Theoretical Environmental Analysis
Prof. Daniel Rothman
This course analyzes cooperative processes that shape the natural environment, now and in the geologic past. It...
Climate Science Biology Earth Science
intermediate
MIT OCW
free
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 Pathology and Pathophysiology Science & Math
advanced
MIT OCW
free
Molecular, Cellular and Tissue Biomechanics (BE.410J)
Roger D. Kamm
This course develops and applies scaling laws and the methods of continuum mechanics to biomechanical phenomena over...
Biology Biological Engineering Engineering
advanced
MIT OCW
free
Introduction to Environmental History
Prof. Harriet Ritvo
Focusing primarily on the period since 1500, explores the influence of climate, topography, plants, animals, and...
Humanities Climate Science History
intermediate
MIT OCW
free
Functional MRI of High-Level Vision
Prof. Nancy Kanwisher
We are now at an unprecedented point in the field of neuroscience: We can watch the human brain in action as it...
Imaging Biology Biomedical Technologies
intermediate
MIT OCW
free
Experimental Molecular Biology: Biotechnology II
Prof. Christopher Burge
The course applies molecular biology and reverse genetics approaches to the study of apoptosis, or programmed cell...
Engineering Biology Biological Engineering
intermediate
MIT OCW
free
Computational Personal Genomics: Making Sense of Complete Genomes
Prof. Manolis Kellis
With the growing availability and lowering costs of genotyping and personal genome sequencing, the focus has shifted...
Biology Science & Math
advanced
MIT OCW
free
Biomolecular Feedback Systems
Domitilla Del Vecchio
This course focuses on feedback control mechanisms that living organisms implement at the molecular level to execute...
Engineering Systems Thinking Systems Engineering
intermediate
MIT OCW
free
Macroepidemiology (BE.102)
Prof. William Thilly
This course presents a challenging multi-dimensional perspective on the causes of human disease and mortality. The...
Biology Public Health Science & Math
intermediate
MIT OCW
free
Experimental Microbial Genetics
Prof. Dianne Newman
In this class, students engage in independent research projects to probe various aspects of the physiology of the...
Biology Science & Math
intermediate
MIT OCW
free
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...
Imaging Biology Biomedical Technologies
advanced
MIT OCW
free
BioNook Online Biology Resources
Whitehead Institute Communications and Public Affairs Department
BioNook is Whitehead Institute’s online biology resource, offering exciting learning enrichment for students,...
Biology Science & Math
beginner
MIT OCW
free
Biochemistry and Pharmacology of Synaptic Transmission
Prof. Richard Wurtman
This course considers the process of neurotransmission, especially chemicals used in the brain and elsewhere to...
Biology Cognitive Science Science & Math
intermediate
MIT OCW
free
Parkinson's Disease Workshop
Prof. Suzanne Corkin
Parkinson’s disease (PD) is a chronic, progressive, degenerative disease of the brain that produces movement...
Imaging Biology Pathology and Pathophysiology
intermediate
MIT OCW
free
Dynamics of Complex Systems: Complexity in Ecology
Prof. Daniel Rothman
In this class we will critically review both classical works and recent literature on complexity in ecology. The...
Biology Biological Engineering Earth Science
advanced
MIT OCW
free
Protein Folding and Human Disease
Prof. Jonathan King
This course covers amino acid sequence control of protein folding, misfolding, amyloid polymerization and...
Biology Science & Math
advanced
MIT OCW
free
Molecular Biogeochemistry
Prof. Roger Summons
This course covers all aspects of molecular biosignatures, such as their pathways of lipid biosynthesis, the...
Biology Earth Science Science & Math
intermediate
MIT OCW
free
COVID-19, SARS-CoV-2, and the Pandemic
MIT Department of Biology
During Fall 2021, all MIT students and the general public are welcome to join Professors Richard Young and Facundo...
Biology Science & Math
intermediate
MIT OCW
free
Integrated Chemical Engineering Topics I: Introduction to Biocatalysis
Prof. Kristala L. Jones Prather
This course provides a brief introduction to the field of biocatalysis in the context of process design. Fundamental...
Chemistry Biology Biological Engineering
intermediate
MIT OCW
free
Scene Understanding Symposium
Prof. Aude Oliva
What are the circuits, mechanisms and representations that permit the recognition of a visual scene from just one...
Biology Cognitive Science Science & Math
intermediate
MIT OCW
free
Affective Priming at Short and Extremely Short Exposures
Prof. Suzanne Corkin
This course is an investigation of affective priming and creation of rigorously counterbalanced, fully computerized...
Biology Cognitive Science Science & Math
intermediate
MIT OCW
free
Nature, Environment, and Empire
Prof. Harriet Ritvo
This class examines the relationship between the study of natural history, both domestic and exotic, by Europeans...
Humanities History Biology
advanced
MIT OCW
free
Biomolecular Kinetics and Cellular Dynamics (BE.420J)
Prof. Bruce Tidor
This subject deals primarily with kinetic and equilibrium mathematical models of biomolecular interactions, as well...
Biology Biological Engineering Engineering
advanced
MIT OCW
free
Environmental Conflict
Prof. Christine Walley
This course explores the complex interrelationships among humans and natural environments, focusing on non-western...
Sociology Biology Anthropology
advanced
MIT OCW
free
Special Topics: Social Animals
Prof. Rebecca Saxe
Humans are social animals; social demands, both cooperative and competitive, structure our development, our brain...
Biology Cognitive Science Psychology
advanced
MIT OCW
free
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 Science & Math
advanced
MIT OCW
free
Molecular Structure of Biological Materials (BE.442)
Prof. Shuguang Zhang
This course, intended for both graduate and upper level undergraduate students, will focus on understanding of the...
Biology Biological Engineering Mechanical Engineering
advanced
MIT OCW
free
Sensory-Neural Systems: Spatial Orientation from End Organs to Behavior and Adaptation
Dr. Charles M. Oman
This course introduces sensory systems and multi-sensory fusion using the vestibular and spatial orientation systems...
Engineering Biology Aerospace Engineering
advanced
MIT OCW
free
Analysis of Biological Networks (BE.440)
Prof. John Essigmann
This class analyzes complex biological processes from the molecular, cellular, extracellular, and organ levels of...
Engineering Biology Biological Engineering
advanced
MIT OCW
free
Dynamics of Complex Systems: Ecological Theory
Prof. Daniel Rothman
In this class we will critically review both classical works and recent literature on ecological theory. Emphasis...
Biology Biological Engineering Engineering
advanced
MIT OCW
free
Changing Life: Reading the Intersections of Gender, Race, Biology, and Literature
Prof. Mary Baine Campbell
In this course, students will develop their abilities to expose ways that scientific knowledge has been shaped in...
Gender Studies Biology Earth Science
advanced
MIT OCW
free
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...
Psychology Biology Cognitive Science
advanced
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free
Topics in Experimental Biology
Dr. Karen Pepper
This independent experimental study course is designed to allow students with a strong interest in independent...
Biology Science & Math
intermediate
MIT OCW
free
Experimental Biology - Communications Intensive
Dr. Marilee Ogren-Balkema
This course is the scientific communications portion of course 7.02, Experimental Biology and Communication....
Literature Biology Humanities
intermediate
MIT OCW
free
Special Topics in Brain and Cognitive Sciences
Prof. Anthony Wagner
Memory is not a unitary faculty, but rather consists of multiple forms of learning that differ in their operating...
Biology Cognitive Science Science & Math
advanced
MIT OCW
free
Investigating the Neural Substrates of Remote Memory using fMRI
Prof. Suzanne Corkin
This course is an investigation to distinguish episodic memory, which is memory of personal events, from semantic...
Biology Cognitive Science Science & Math
intermediate
MIT OCW
free
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 Pathology and Pathophysiology Biomedical Technologies
advanced
MIT OCW
free
Brain Mechanisms for Hearing and Speech
Dr. Bertrand Delgutte
An advanced course covering anatomical, physiological, behavioral, and computational studies of the central nervous...
Biology Pathology and Pathophysiology Biomedical Technologies
advanced
MIT OCW
free
Computational Evolutionary Biology
Prof. Robert Berwick
Why has it been easier to develop a vaccine to eliminate polio than to control influenza or AIDS? Has there been...
Biology Biological Engineering Engineering
advanced
MIT OCW
free
The Peripheral Auditory System
Prof. Charlie Liberman
In this course, experimental approaches to the study of hearing and deafness are presented through lectures,...
Biology Pathology and Pathophysiology Biomedical Technologies
advanced
MIT OCW
free
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 Pathology and Pathophysiology Biomedical Technologies
advanced
MIT OCW
free
Dynamics of Complex Systems: Biological and Environmental Coevolution Preceding the Cambrian Explosion
Prof. Daniel Rothman
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Prof. Nancy Kanwisher
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Perspectives in Biological Engineering
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Since the discovery of the structure of the DNA double helix in 1953 by Watson and Crick, the information on...
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Life as an emergent property of networks of chemical reactions involving proteins and nucleic acids. Mathematical...
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Global Enterprise for Micro-Mechanics and Molecular Medicine (GEM4)
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Experimental Methods of Adjustable Tetrode Array Neurophysiology
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