Hosted by the Harvard Microbial Sciences Initiative and co-hosted by the Harvard Infectious Diseases Consortium and Massachusetts Host-Microbiome Center

Course Overview:

Life on planet earth has been dominated by anaerobes, from the earliest forms of life to the complex microbial communities that comprise your internal gut microbiota. This nanocourse will introduce unique aspects of anaerobe physiology, including adaptions to thrive in anaerobic environments.

Course schedule:

Session 1 (Wed Jan 19, 2...

Course Description & Assignments
Pediatric cancers are the leading cause of disease related death in childhood. Children that do survive are frequently left with devastating and life-long morbidity from the treatments required to cure them. The last two decades have shed tremendous insights into the drivers of these cancers, providing optimism that precision medicine approaches may lead to more effective treatments. 

In this course, we will review the genetic drivers of childhood cancers and the mechanisms through which they drive tumor formation,...

SESSION DATES:

• Session 1 | Oct 31, 1-3pm | Assay Automation and Quantification - From Benchtop to High Throughput Screening
• Session 2 | Nov 8, 1-3pm | Optimized Experimental and Analytical Tools for Reproducible Drug-Response Studies
• Session 3 | Nov 14, 1-3pm | Robust Methods for Drug Combination Studies

LOCATION: TMEC 106 Learning Studio
*There is no remote option for this course.

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Course Description
The field of cancer metabolism has grown tremendously in the past decade, contributing major advancements in our understanding of how to diagnose and treat tumors. Despite this, some of the tools required to study cancer metabolism remain out of reach for many labs. This is particularly true for metabolomics, as it...

Course description

This nanocourse provides an introduction to the skills and frameworks necessary for success as a graduate student teaching fellow (TF). After completing this 6 hour introduction, students will be able to:

• Describe core pedagogy concepts including backwards design, formative assessment, active learning, alignment, and inclusive teaching
• Identify ways these core concepts may influence their work as graduate student TFs
• Demonstrate...

Instructors: Ofer Mazor, Pavel Gorelik, Brett Graham

Course description:

The Arduino is a powerful and inexpensive digital microcontrollers that can be used to develop custom lab instruments. Many tasks that used to require a PC or expensive hardware can be put together with an Arduino and tens of dollars worth of parts. Developing microcontroller-based tools allows researchers to automate and scale up aspects of their research that were previously unfeasible.

This nanocourse will cover the basics of programming an Arduino microcontroller and...

Course Description
Translational research has many definitions. Broadly, it is considered any investigation that can lead...