Courses

Cross-disciplinary course at ETH Zürich examining high-throughput genome sequence analysis, read mapping algorithms, graph genomes, and hardware acceleration for bioinformatics.

Quantitative study of chemical equilibria and biological cycling in the oceans, analyzing carbonate chemistry, trace metal biogeochemistry, isotopic tracers, and the global carbon cycle.

Nancy Kanwisher charts functional organization of the human cortex through lesion neuropsychology, fMRI, diffusion tractography, visual object recognition, navigation, number, language, and theory of mind.

Neurobiological and psychophysical investigation of sensory processing, covering retinal circuitry, primary visual cortex, spatial frequency channels, color constancy, auditory localization, and attention.

Interdisciplinary exploration of the biological underpinnings of behavior—integrating evolutionary game theory, kin selection, molecular genetics, behavioral genetics, endocrinology, and neurobiology.

Grounds organic chemistry in quantum mechanics and experimental history—from force laws, wavefunctions, and X-ray diffraction to stereochemistry, conformational strain, and reaction mechanisms.

Natural selection, neutral evolution, phylogenetic reconstruction, speciation, life-history optimization, evolutionary medicine, coevolution, behavioral ecology, and ecosystem dynamics.

Paul Bloom's comprehensive Yale survey of mind and behavior: neural foundations, perception, language acquisition, cognitive development, emotion, morality, and social psychology.

Atomic orbitals, molecular orbital theory, VSEPR geometry, thermodynamics, chemical equilibrium, acid-base titration, electrochemistry, transition metals, and reaction kinetics.

Chemical building blocks of life, protein folding, enzymatic catalysis, DNA replication, transcription, translation, Mendelian and molecular genetics, cell signaling, and developmental biology.