Brown University courses

...The foundation of the microbiome field lies in the ability to accurately describe the microbial community in every part of our body. You can discover firsthand...

...case studies, review of popular media, discussions, and problem sets. Since the course is interdisciplinary, students will spend time each lecture learning...

...products that help improve our lives, our society, and our planet. Students will learn about DNA, RNA, and proteins and apply this knowledge to laboratory... Learn about: Molecular Biology...

...two days in advance of the Wednesday course start date to give you time to get to become familiar with Canvas (Brown's learning management system)...

...diseases are treated on a physiological level and how drugs are discovered and created. Students will gain an understanding of how the pharmaceutical industry... Learn about: Drug Discovery...

...class attendance and ensure completion of readings, there will be periodic unannounced in-class assignments. Homework: Addiction in the News Students...

...Enhance student ability to work in diverse groups Prerequisites: Prior general chemistry courses will allow for easier assimilation of course material... Learn about: English Language...

...By the end of the course, students will be able to follow the proper protocol for assessing, documenting, collecting, and analyzing various types of evidence at a crime scene...

...all organisms are on a mission to spread their genes from one generation to the next. To understand reproduction, we use model organisms such as...

...of the virus life cycle and the immunology of viral infection. Students will also have a broader understanding of how viruses affect humans in our every day lives...

...Prerequisites: A year of biology is strongly recommended...

...tropical diseases, and hospital infections. Class will consist of lectures, hands-on laboratory assignments, class discussions, assigned readings...

...answer that question by letting you see the practice of medicine in the United States firsthand, giving you a taste of what an American medical school would be... Learn about: Medical School, Medical training...

...Have you ever wondered about the work that goes on behind the scenes in Medicine? Do you want to find out what it is like to work in a laboratory and be a... Learn about: Biomedical research...

...Prerequisites: Completion of a high school biology course is required...

...poverty as a means of curbing the spread of disease and improving lives. Building on this growing momentum, this course will focus on the important... Learn about: Public Health...

...students will identify and catalog their species (identification, description, and drawings of the animal) into a personal field notebook. In addition...

...Understand multiple biological concepts and processes - Develop robust moral arguments, by stating clear positions and providing compelling justification...

...to present scientific evidence. Lab experiments will give exposure to human exercise data collection. Prerequisites: High School Biology with a strong...

...you-the bacteria that make up your microbiome! In your body, there are about 10 times as many bacterial cells as human cells. These trillions of gut microbes...