23 Short courses in Biology in United States

This Plant Bioinformatic Methods Specialization offered by Coursera in partnership with University of Toronto is useful to any modern plant molecular biologist wanting to get a feeling for the incredible scope of data available to researchers. 

The Biomanufacturing programme from Kansas City Kansas Community College provides the necessary knowledge and skills to enter the biomanufacturing industry, life science organizations and research institutions.

Learn essential skills in cancer biology, cancer metastasis, and prostate cancer, that will enable you to develop a deeper understanding of the impact of cancer on the human body. This Cancer Biology Specialization is offered by Coursera in partnership with Johns Hopkins University.

This Bioinformatics Capstone - Big Data in Biology course offered by Coursera in partnership with UC San Diego is part of the Bioinformatics Specialization.

This Comparing Genes, Proteins, and Genomes (Bioinformatics III) offered by Coursera in partnership with UC San Diego is part of the Bioinformatics Specialization.

EdX is an online learning platform trusted by over 12 million users offering the Animal Breeding and Genetics in collaboration with Wageningen University and Research - WageningenX. Learn to design, execute and optimize animal breeding.

EdX is an online learning platform trusted by over 12 million users offering the Catalytic Conversions for Biobased Chemicals and Products Certificate in collaboration with Wageningen University and Research - WageningenX. Design new (bio)catalytic conversion routes that allow you to use biobased feedstocks to their highest potential as building blocks for chemicals, materials and fuels.

The Biology Everywhere Specialization offered by Coursera in partnership with University of Colorado Boulder is intended to bridge the gap between traditional biology classes and the practical biology knowledge needed in the real world.

Boston University offers the Biology of Stem Cells programme.

A limited number of competitive research grants are available that can provide up to $1,000 per student for independent lab or field research. New York City-based institutions offer research opportunities in affiliation with the E3B program.Columbia University offers the Ecology, Evolution, and Environmental Biology programme.

In the Bugs 101 - Insect-Human Interactions course offered by Coursera in partnership with University of Alberta, you will be plunged into the diverse (and sometimes alien) world of arthropods to learn how they work, what they do, and how insects and humans interact every day.

The Systems Biology and Biotechnology Specialization offered by Coursera in partnership with Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai covers the concepts and methodologies used in systems-level analysis of biomedical systems. 

The Introduction to the Biology of Cancer course offered by Coursera in partnership with Johns Hopkins University introduces the molecular biology of cancer (oncogenes and tumor suppressor genes) as well as the biologic hallmarks of cancer. 

Boston University offers the Biology 2 programme.

Boston University offers the Biology 1 programme.

This Introduction to Biology - Biodiversity course offered by Coursera in partnership with Rice University is part of Introduction to Biology: Ecology, Evolution, & Biodiversity Specialization .

This Finding Hidden Messages in DNA (Bioinformatics I) offered by Coursera in partnership with UC San Diego is part of the Bioinformatics Specialization.

EdX is an online learning platform trusted by over 12 million users offering the Evaluating Animal Breeding Programmes in collaboration with Wageningen University and Research - WageningenX. Learn how to evaluate an ongoing breeding programme in terms of both genetic progress and genetic diversity, and how to translate that genetic progress from the breeding programme to the farmer’s work.

Boston University offers the Human Anatomy programme.

Columbia University offers the Bioethics programme.