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    Stanford University

    Antibiotic Stewardship

    Skills you'll gain: Pharmacology, Infection Control, Pharmacotherapy, Medical Prescription, Hospital Medicine, Microbiology, Infectious Diseases, Clinical Practices, Public Health, Long Term Care

    4.7
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    Advanced · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Stanford University

    Stories of Infection

    Skills you'll gain: Infectious Diseases, Social Determinants Of Health, Public Health, Epidemiology, Patient-centered Care, Microbiology, Pathology, Infection Control, Immunology, Preventative Care, Clinical Assessment

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    Rice University

    Fundamentals of Immunology

    Skills you'll gain: Immunology, Public Health, Infectious Diseases, Anatomy, Preventative Care, Molecular Biology, Chronic Diseases, Physiology, Hematology, Medical Terminology, Oncology, Microbiology, Cell Biology, Biochemistry, Pathology, Drug Development, Diagnostic Tests, Pharmacology, Biology

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    Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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    Imperial College London

    Immunology: Immune System and Infectious Diseases

    Skills you'll gain: Infectious Diseases, Immunology, Epidemiology, Microbiology, Biology, Public Health, Molecular Biology

    4.8
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    86 reviews

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Rice University

    Introduction to Biology: Ecology, Evolution, & Biodiversity

    Skills you'll gain: Biology, Environment, Microbiology, Environmental Science, Life Sciences, Environmental Issue, Sustainable Development, Natural Resource Management, Physiology, Molecular Biology, Taxonomy, Cell Biology, Anatomy, Climate Change Adaptation, Estimation, Mathematical Modeling, Scientific Methods, Climate Change Mitigation, Experimentation, Case Studies

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    242 reviews

    Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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    Rice University

    Fundamentals of Immunology: Complement, MHC I and II, T Cells, and Cytokines

    Skills you'll gain: Immunology, Molecular Biology, Physiology, Cell Biology, Biology, Biochemistry

    4.8
    Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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    496 reviews

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    University of Colorado Boulder

    Biology Everywhere

    Skills you'll gain: Molecular Biology, Biochemistry, Human Development, Biology, Environment, Chemistry, Cell Biology, Environmental Issue, Child Development, Environmental Science, Life Sciences, Environmental Resource Management, Music, Biotechnology, General Science and Research, Decision Making, Natural Resource Management, Liberal Arts, Oncology, Sustainable Development

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    Rating, 4.5 out of 5 stars
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    Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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    Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

    Systems Biology and Biotechnology

    Skills you'll gain: Matlab, Bioinformatics, Quantitative Research, Unsupervised Learning, Data Synthesis, Research, Mathematical Modeling, Molecular Biology, Pharmacology, Science and Research, Cell Biology, Biotechnology, Biomedical Technology, Scientific Methods, Physiology, Differential Equations, Computational Logic, Biochemistry, Network Analysis, Biology

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    980 reviews

    Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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    Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

    Introduction to Systems Biology

    Skills you'll gain: Molecular Biology, Pharmacology, Cell Biology, Physiology, Biochemistry, Biology, Bioinformatics, Mathematical Modeling, Electrophysiology, Systems Analysis, Simulations, Statistical Modeling

    4.3
    Rating, 4.3 out of 5 stars
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    575 reviews

    Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    University of North Texas

    Contemporary Biology

    Skills you'll gain: Life Sciences, Biology, Cell Biology, Molecular Biology, Biochemistry, Environment, Environmental Science, General Science and Research, Chemistry, Experimentation

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    Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    University of California San Diego

    Genome Sequencing (Bioinformatics II)

    Skills you'll gain: Bioinformatics, Molecular Biology, Pharmacology, Infectious Diseases, Biotechnology, Computational Thinking, Algorithms, Python Programming

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    Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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    Imperial College London

    Infectious Disease Modelling

    Skills you'll gain: Epidemiology, Mathematical Modeling, Statistical Modeling, Simulations, Risk Modeling, Infectious Diseases, Public Health, R Programming, Differential Equations, Data Modeling, Statistical Methods, Probability & Statistics

    4.8
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    Intermediate · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

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In summary, here are 10 of our most popular microbiology courses

  • Antibiotic Stewardship : Stanford University
  • Stories of Infection: Stanford University
  • Fundamentals of Immunology: Rice University
  • Immunology: Immune System and Infectious Diseases: Imperial College London
  • Introduction to Biology: Ecology, Evolution, & Biodiversity: Rice University
  • Fundamentals of Immunology: Complement, MHC I and II, T Cells, and Cytokines: Rice University
  • Biology Everywhere: University of Colorado Boulder
  • Systems Biology and Biotechnology: Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
  • Introduction to Systems Biology: Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
  • Contemporary Biology : University of North Texas

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