Teaching

BIO-311: Neuroscience

In this course, Bachelor students learn fundamentals about the cellular- and circuit bases of sensory and motor functions of the brain and spinal cord.

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Offered: Fall 2024


BIOENG-456: Controlling Behavior in Animals and Robots

In this course, Master students in Bioengineering and Robotics acquire an integrative view on biological and artificial algorithms for controlling autonomous behavior in animals and robots. Students synthesize and apply this knowledge in oral presentations, computational modeling exercises, and a hands-on scientific study.

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Next offered: Spring 2025


BIOENG-601: Python Bootcamp

This course is an intensive, hands-on, pragmatic introduction to Python computer programming for Doctoral students. They learn basic concepts like data types, control structures, string processing, functions, input/output. They perform simulations, write scripts, and analyze and plot biological data.

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Next offered: TBD


BIO-652: Planning your scientific journey

Being successful as a scientist requires more than acquiring knowledge and developing experimental skills. It also requires learning how to ask good scientific questions, establish a clear plan of action, and seeking advice along the way. In this course, a small group of students watch on-line videos made by scientists, perform written exercises related to their own PhD projects, and discuss these exercises and videos together with the course instructor.

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Offered: TBD