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Summer, 2026

Learning to mentor AND get the mentoring you need
Semester: Summer
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Year offered: 2026
Course description The goal of this nanocourse is to introduce early-career scientists to skills for mentoring and mentoring up (getting the mentorship you need). You will develop skills for engaging in productive, culturally responsive, research mentoring relationships –...

Writing Research Proposals for Grants and Fellowships (Part 2)
Semester: Summer
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Year offered: 2026
Course Structure This Nanocourse is Part 2 of a two-part series. After the completion Part 2, students will have produced a workable Specific Aims page (a one-page summary of the project) that they can expand into a full research proposal for grants and fellowships...

Writing Research Proposals for Grants and Fellowships (Part 1)
Semester: Summer
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Year offered: 2026
Course Structure This Nanocourse is Part 1 of a two-part series. Students may take Part 1 on its own or continue with Part 2, which focuses on developing these ideas into a Specific Aims page (a one-page summary of the project) for a grant or fellowship proposal. Course...

Spring, 2026

Multiplexing in fluorescence light microscopy
Semester: Spring
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Year offered: 2026
Course description This 7-hours long (over 2 days) nanocourse introduces the principles and applications of multiplexing in light microscopy, a powerful approach to visualize multiple molecular targets within the same sample. Through lectures (day 1) and hands-on activities...

Introduction to Cancer Immunotherapy
Semester: Spring
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Year offered: 2026
Course Description: Immunotherapy has revolutionized cancer treatment, leading to complete and durable responses in several malignancies, including advanced melanoma, non-small cell lung cancer, and various blood cancers. However, patient responses remain heterogeneous. This...

Science of Happiness
Semester: Spring
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Year offered: 2026
Course Description The scientific understanding of happiness has increased exponentially in recent decades across various disciplines. This nanocourse will provide an overview of the science of happiness, including academic and practical applications and perspectives from...

Introduction to Anaerobe Physiology
Semester: Spring
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Year offered: 2026
Course description Purpose: Provide a structured course on anaerobe physiology. Students will learn about prokaryotic systems and physiologic adaptations in bacterial anaerobes. They will then apply information from lectures in hands-on exercises in which they investigate...

Spatial Transcriptomic Technologies and Data Analysis
Semester: Spring
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Year offered: 2026
Course Description & Assignments This course provides an introduction to the core concepts of spatial transcriptomics and various spatial technologies. Students will learn how to choose the most suitable methods for their research questions, engage with practical...

Electronics and Signal Processing for Experimental Rigs
Semester: Spring
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Year offered: 2026
Course Description & Objectives Biomedical researchers often build and use experimental rigs consisting of several interconnected electronic instruments. These rigs are typically used to make high-quality recordings of weak biological signals. The goal of this course is to...

Electronics and Signal Processing for Experimental Rigs
Semester: Spring
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Year offered: 2026
Course Description & Objectives Biomedical researchers often build and use experimental rigs consisting of several interconnected electronic instruments. These rigs are typically used to make high-quality recordings of weak biological signals. The goal of this course is to...