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Tropical Parasitology: Protozoans, Worms, Vectors and Human Diseases
by John A. Bartlett, M.D. , Franklin Mosha, Ph.D. , Mramba Nyindo, Ph.D.- 4.7
Approx. 19 hours to complete
This course provides students an understanding of important human parasitic diseases, including their life cycles, vectors of transmission, distribution and epidemiology, pathophysiology and clinical manifestations, treatment, and prevention and control. Tropical Parasitology is taught by faculty from an area highly impacted by tropical parasites- the Kilimanjaro Christian Medical University College in Moshi, Tanzania....
Biochemical Principles of Energy Metabolism
by Seyun Kim- 4.8
Approx. 11 hours to complete
Everyone knows that energy is essential for sustaining life. How can you define energy in life? Have ever thought about ways of how carbohydrates like glucose from your diet can be used for extracting energy? A scientific field that focuses on energy production and flow though living cells and organisms is called bioenergetics....
Basics of Extracellular Vesicles
by Cecilia Lasser- 4.8
Approx. 10 hours to complete
This course aims to provide the basic knowledge about extracellular vesicles (EV) a generic term including exosomes, microvesicles, microparticles, ectosomes, oncosomes, prostasomes, and many others. It covers areas such as EV history, nomenclature, biogenesis, EV cargo as well as the release and uptake mechanisms, collection and processing prior to isolation, different isolation methods, characterization and quantification techniques....
Thoracic Oncology
by Dr. Leslie Eisenbud Quint , Dr. Rishindra Reddy , Dr. Gregory Kalemkerian , Thoracic Oncology team at the University of Michigan- 4.9
Approx. 21 hours to complete
Thoracic malignancies are major, global health problems. Lung cancer is the most common cancer and cause of cancer death in the world, with more than 1. 5 million deaths per year. More Americans will die from lung cancer each year (approximately 159,480) than from colon, breast, pancreatic, and prostate cancer combined (approximately 158,630), the next most common causes of cancer death....
Evidence-based Toxicology
by Thomas Hartung , Lena Smirnova- 4.7
Approx. 20 hours to complete
Welcome to the Evidence-based Toxicology (EBT) course. In medicine and healthcare, evidence-based medicine has revolutionized the way that information is evaluated transparently and objectively. Over the past ten years, a movement in North America and Europe has attempted to translate this revolution to the field of toxicology. Regulatory safety sciences have undergone remarkably little change in the past fifty years....
Chimpanzee Behavior and Conservation
by Emily Boehm , Anne Pusey , Kara Walker- 4.9
Approx. 15 hours to complete
Chimpanzees are one of our closest living relatives, yet almost nothing was known about their behavior in the wild until Jane Goodall started her groundbreaking study of the chimpanzees of Gombe, Tanzania in 1960. This study continues today, following the same chimpanzee families that Jane Goodall first encountered over 55 years ago....
Introduction to Translational Science
by Martin S. Zand, MD, PhD- 4.5
Approx. 11 hours to complete
Translational science seeks to speed up the process of moving research discoveries from the laboratory into healthcare practices. Numerous scientific and organizational roadblocks can act as obstacles along the path of translation and ultimately hinder the speed of progress in medical research. The field of Translational Science aims to bridge these gaps by:...
Toxicology 21: Scientific Applications
by Lena Smirnova , Thomas Hartung- 4.7
Approx. 96 hours to complete
This course familiarizes students with the novel concepts being used to revamp regulatory toxicology in response to a breakthrough National Research Council Report “Toxicity Testing in the 21st Century: A Vision and a Strategy. ” We present the latest developments in the field of toxicology—the shift from animal testing toward human relevant, high content, high-throughput integrative testing strategies....
The Brain and Space
by Dr. Jennifer M. Groh, Ph.D.- 4.7
Approx. 10 hours to complete
This course is about how the brain creates our sense of spatial location from a variety of sensory and motor sources, and how this spatial sense in turn shapes our cognitive abilities. Knowing where things are is effortless. The material in this course is based on a book I've written for a general audience....
Fundamentals of Immunology: Death by Friendly Fire
by Alma Moon Novotny, Ph.D.- 4.8
Approx. 27 hours to complete
Course 3 of a three course specialization called Fundamentals of Immunology. Each course in the specialization presents material that builds on the previous course's material. This is the third leg of the journey through the defenses your body uses to keep you healthy. In the first course we learned about innate immunity and B cell function....