BIO 8S:
Introduction to Human Physiology
Normal functioning and pathophysiology of major organ systems: nervous, respiratory, cardiovascular, renal, digestive, and endocrine. Additional topics include integrative physiology, clinical case studies, and applications in genomics-based personalized medicine.
Terms: Sum
| Units: 4
| UG Reqs: GER: DB-NatSci
BIO 11S:
Microbiology: Human Health & Society
This course covers the fundamentals of microbiology and encompasses the tiny world of microbes (bacteria, archaea, fungi, viruses, and more). How have microbes impacted human health and society? It turns out that we cannot live without microbes, but we also have first-hand experience over the last few years of just how deadly and life-altering microbes can be! In exploring microbiology, we will take a multi-disciplinary approach combining molecular genetics (how gene expression is regulated in both prokaryotes and eukaryotes), biochemistry, and immunology. We will also explore key advances in biotechnology that have been made possible through our discovery of microbes and how they work including cloning, PCR, and CRISPR. This course will offer a laboratory component to allow students hands-on experience observing and working with bacteria and small eukaryotes and experimental design.
Terms: Sum
| Units: 5
| UG Reqs: WAY-SMA
BIO 15S:
Biology in the News
Biology is increasingly making its way into various aspects of our lives and will continue to do so throughout the 21st century. Thus, understanding the concepts underlying the headlines and their implications is very important and can help us engage meaningfully with the changing world around us. This course will begin by teaching skills like data interpretation and critical evaluation of logical arguments. With that foundation in place, we will then use specific, real-world events such as the FDA approval of GMO salmon, the development of the COVID-19 vaccines, and the fight against MRSA to explore the concepts in biology that underlie them (e.g. genetic modification, mRNA and vaccine development, and antibiotic resistance). Each week, students will be assigned to read news articles and informational materials giving background knowledge about the subject at hand. Each class will consist of a mini-lecture and in-class learning activities. The class will build towards a final project consisting of a podcast-style audio report on a biological process studied in the course. This course requires no prior background knowledge in biology and is intended for anyone interested in better understanding recent developments in the world of biology. By taking this course, students will learn basic concepts in biology and develop the skills necessary to critically evaluate arguments and the scientific data underlying those arguments.
Terms: Sum
| Units: 3
BIO 30S:
The Molecular Basis of Disease
What are the molecular underpinnings of human disease? This course will introduce students to core elements of biological sciences, offering an introduction to topics like biological macromolecules, genetics, and evolution, and their relevance to human disease. Focusing on three categories of disease: infectious diseases, cancer, and inherited diseases, students will uncover our current molecular understanding of the causes of each and explore the groundbreaking biomedical research aimed at curing and preventing them.
Terms: Sum
| Units: 3
BIO 32S:
Introduction to Biotechnology: Detecting and Treating Disease
This course will examine the basic concepts of biotechnology and the instrumentation and techniques used in the manipulation of nucleic acids (DNA and RNA). Students will learn how biotechnology's tools and techniques are being used to help identify and fight disease, with a special emphasis on tools that help detect viral infections such as COVID-19. This course will also examine the ethical and privacy issues associated with biotechnology such as genetic testing, vaccine distribution, and gene therapy. Please only enroll in the lecture section (section 01) on Axess. Discussion section enrollment will be handled on Canvas. As long as you sign up for the lecture section on Axess, you will receive an e-mail a week before classes begin to guide you on how to sign up for a section on Canvas. Students are required to attend their assigned discussion section each week.
Terms: Sum
| Units: 3
BIO 50S:
Introduction to Cancer Biology
This course will examine the biological processes that are disrupted in cancer, such as DNA repair, cell cycle control, and signaling pathways. Students will learn the molecular mechanisms by which tumors gain and maintain a growth advantage and potential therapeutic targets. This course will also explore the science behind cancer prevention, diagnosis, and treatments as well as emerging topics in the field such as cancer stem cells. Please only enroll in the lecture section (section 01) on Axess. Discussion section enrollment will be handled on Canvas. As long as you sign up for the lecture section on Axess, you will receive an e-mail a week before classes begin to guide you on how to sign up for a section on Canvas. Students are required to attend their assigned discussion section each week.
Terms: Sum
| Units: 3
| UG Reqs: WAY-SMA
BIO 109A:
The Emergence of Digital Biology and Precision Health
Advances in life sciences and technology now enable us to measure biological processes at unprecedented scales, analyze vast amounts of data, and engineer biological systems to more precisely treat and prevent diseases. This course will explore how these advances are converging to revolutionize our understanding and management of health and disease. We will examine: (1) the biology of pervasive and chronic diseases, (2) recent innovations in life sciences and technology, and (3) their real-world applications. We will also address the policy, regulatory, business, and ethical considerations surrounding these innovations. Guest speakers may include leaders from academia, industry, and policy.
Terms: Aut, Sum
| Units: 3
| UG Reqs: GER: DB-NatSci, WAY-SMA
BIO 141:
Introduction to Statistics for Biology (STATS 141)
Statistical methods for biological and medical applications. Collecting data (random sampling, randomized experiments); describing data (numerical and graphical summaries); probability models; statistical inference (hypothesis tests and confidence intervals). Use of software to conduct probability simulations and data analysis. This is an introductory course; students with previous experience in statistics should consider taking STATS 191 instead.
Terms: Win, Sum
| Units: 5
| UG Reqs: GER:DB-Math, WAY-AQR
BIO 198:
Directed Reading in Biology
Individually arranged under the supervision of members of the faculty.
Terms: Aut, Win, Spr, Sum
| Units: 1-15
| Repeatable
10 times
(up to 60 units total)
Instructors: ;
Barnes, C. (PI);
Barone, V. (PI);
Bergmann, D. (PI);
Block, B. (PI);
Chen, X. (PI);
Cremer, J. (PI);
Cyert, M. (PI);
Daily, G. (PI);
Daru, B. (PI);
Dinneny, J. (PI);
Dirzo, R. (PI);
Dixon, S. (PI);
Feldman, J. (PI);
Feldman, M. (PI);
Field, C. (PI);
Fraser, H. (PI);
Frydman, J. (PI);
Fukami, T. (PI);
Gordon, D. (PI);
Gozani, O. (PI);
Guzman, A. (PI);
Hadly, E. (PI);
Heller, H. (PI);
Hynes, M. (PI);
Jacobs-Wagner, C. (PI);
Klein, R. (PI);
Kopito, R. (PI);
Long, S. (PI);
Lowe, C. (PI);
Luo, L. (PI);
Mordecai, E. (PI);
Morrison, A. (PI);
Mudgett, M. (PI);
O'Connell, L. (PI);
Palumbi, S. (PI);
Peay, K. (PI);
Petrov, D. (PI);
Pritchard, J. (PI);
Red-Horse, K. (PI);
Rosenberg, N. (PI);
Schnitzer, M. (PI);
Schumer, M. (PI);
Sharaf, N. (PI);
Shatz, C. (PI);
Shen, K. (PI);
Skotheim, J. (PI);
Tessier-Lavigne, M. (PI);
Thompson, S. (PI);
Ting, A. (PI);
Tuljapurkar, S. (PI);
Voskoboynik, A. (PI);
Yan, S. (PI)
BIO 198X:
Out-of-Department Directed Reading
Individually arranged under the supervision of members of the faculty. Credit for work arranged with out-of-department faculty is restricted to Biology majors and requires department approval. See https://biology.stanford.edu/academics/undergraduate-research/directed-reading for information and petitions. May be repeated for credit.
Terms: Aut, Win, Spr, Sum
| Units: 1-15
| Repeatable
10 times
(up to 60 units total)
BIO 199:
Undergraduate Research
Individual research taken by arrangement with in-department instructors. See http://biohonors.stanford.edu for information on research sponsors, units, and credit for summer research. May be repeated for credit.
Terms: Aut, Win, Spr, Sum
| Units: 1-15
| Repeatable
15 times
(up to 60 units total)
Instructors: ;
Barnes, C. (PI);
Barone, V. (PI);
Bergmann, D. (PI);
Block, B. (PI);
Chen, X. (PI);
Cremer, J. (PI);
Cyert, M. (PI);
Daily, G. (PI);
Daru, B. (PI);
Dinneny, J. (PI);
Dirzo, R. (PI);
Dixon, S. (PI);
Feldman, J. (PI);
Feldman, M. (PI);
Field, C. (PI);
Fraser, H. (PI);
Frydman, J. (PI);
Fukami, T. (PI);
Gordon, D. (PI);
Gozani, O. (PI);
Guzman, A. (PI);
Hadly, E. (PI);
Heller, H. (PI);
Hynes, M. (PI);
Jacobs-Wagner, C. (PI);
Klein, R. (PI);
Kopito, R. (PI);
Long, S. (PI);
Lowe, C. (PI);
Luo, L. (PI);
Mordecai, E. (PI);
Morrison, A. (PI);
Mudgett, M. (PI);
O'Connell, L. (PI);
Palumbi, S. (PI);
Peay, K. (PI);
Petrov, D. (PI);
Pritchard, J. (PI);
Red-Horse, K. (PI);
Rosenberg, N. (PI);
Schnitzer, M. (PI);
Schumer, M. (PI);
Sharaf, N. (PI);
Shatz, C. (PI);
Shen, K. (PI);
Skotheim, J. (PI);
Tessier-Lavigne, M. (PI);
Thompson, S. (PI);
Ting, A. (PI);
Tuljapurkar, S. (PI);
Voskoboynik, A. (PI);
Yan, S. (PI)
BIO 199X:
Out-of-Department Undergraduate Research
Individual research by arrangement with out-of-department instructors. Credit for 199X is restricted to declared Biology majors and requires department approval. See https://biology.stanford.edu/academics/undergraduate-research/research for information on research sponsors, units, petitions, deadlines, credit for summer research, and out-of-Stanford research. May be repeated for credit.
Terms: Aut, Win, Spr, Sum
| Units: 1-15
| Repeatable
15 times
(up to 60 units total)
Instructors: ;
Airan, R. (PI);
Andreasson, K. (PI);
Artandi, S. (PI);
Attardi, L. (PI);
Barna, M. (PI);
Bertozzi, C. (PI);
Blau, H. (PI);
Bollyky, P. (PI);
Chen, X. (PI);
Clandinin, T. (PI);
Covert, M. (PI);
Cui, B. (PI);
Dassama, L. (PI);
Deisseroth, K. (PI);
Dionne, J. (PI);
Feldman, J. (PI);
Felsher, D. (PI);
Fendorf, S. (PI);
Fire, A. (PI);
Frydman, J. (PI);
Giardino, W. (PI);
Gibson, E. (PI);
Gifford, C. (PI);
Gitler, A. (PI);
Goldberg, J. (PI);
Goldbogen, J. (PI);
Goldstein-Piekarski, A. (PI);
Gotlib, I. (PI);
Gozani, O. (PI);
Gross, E. (PI);
Grusky, D. (PI);
Heller, H. (PI);
Helms, J. (PI);
Huang, K. (PI);
Huttenhain, R. (PI);
Jackson, P. (PI);
Knowles, J. (PI);
Kopito, R. (PI);
Krams, S. (PI);
Long, J. (PI);
Luo, L. (PI);
Mackall, C. (PI);
Maduke, M. (PI);
Majeti, R. (PI);
Mercola, M. (PI);
Monje-Deisseroth, M. (PI);
Negrin, R. (PI);
Nguyen, M. (PI);
Norcia, A. (PI);
O'Connell, L. (PI);
Payne, J. (PI);
Petrov, D. (PI);
Pitteri, S. (PI);
Pringle, J. (PI);
Rankin, E. (PI);
Raymond, J. (PI);
Red-Horse, K. (PI);
Sage, J. (PI);
Satpathy, A. (PI);
Sebastiano, V. (PI);
Shen, K. (PI);
Skotheim, J. (PI);
Snyder, M. (PI);
Soltesz, I. (PI);
Sudhof, T. (PI);
Svensson, K. (PI);
Tan, L. (PI);
Weigel, B. (PI);
Weissman, I. (PI);
Wender, P. (PI);
White, E. (PI);
Winslow, M. (PI);
Wu, S. (PI);
Wyss-Coray, T. (PI);
Yang, F. (PI);
Yang, Y. (PI);
van Rechem, C. (PI);
Mayerle, M. (GP)
BIO 292:
Curricular Practical Training
This course is required for international students who are participating in professional internships in organizations (e.g. research institutes, education, medicine, business, policy) with a focus in the biological sciences. Students will be engaged in on-the-job training under the guidance of experienced, on-site supervisors. This course meets the requirements for curricular practical training (CPT) for students with F-1D/S status. Prior to the internship, students are required to submit a concise report detailing the proposed project and work activities. After the internship, students are required to submit a summary of the work completed, skills learned, and reflection of the professional growth gained as a result of the internship. This course may be repeated for credit. Prerequisite: Qualified offer of employment and consent of advisor.
Terms: Aut, Win, Spr, Sum
| Units: 1-10
| Repeatable
3 times
(up to 10 units total)
BIO 300:
Graduate Research
For graduate students only. Individual research by arrangement with in-department instructors.
Terms: Aut, Win, Spr, Sum
| Units: 1-10
| Repeatable
for credit
Instructors: ;
Barnes, C. (PI);
Barone, V. (PI);
Bergmann, D. (PI);
Block, B. (PI);
Chen, X. (PI);
Cremer, J. (PI);
Cyert, M. (PI);
Daily, G. (PI);
Daru, B. (PI);
Dinneny, J. (PI);
Dirzo, R. (PI);
Dixon, S. (PI);
Feldman, J. (PI);
Feldman, M. (PI);
Field, C. (PI);
Fraser, H. (PI);
Frydman, J. (PI);
Fukami, T. (PI);
Gordon, D. (PI);
Gozani, O. (PI);
Guzman, A. (PI);
Hadly, E. (PI);
Heller, H. (PI);
Jacobs-Wagner, C. (PI);
Kopito, R. (PI);
Long, S. (PI);
Lowe, C. (PI);
Luo, L. (PI);
Mordecai, E. (PI);
Morrison, A. (PI);
Mudgett, M. (PI);
O'Connell, L. (PI);
Palumbi, S. (PI);
Peay, K. (PI);
Petrov, D. (PI);
Pritchard, J. (PI);
Red-Horse, K. (PI);
Rosenberg, N. (PI);
Schnitzer, M. (PI);
Schumer, M. (PI);
Sharaf, N. (PI);
Shatz, C. (PI);
Shen, K. (PI);
Skotheim, J. (PI);
Tessier-Lavigne, M. (PI);
Thompson, S. (PI);
Ting, A. (PI);
Tuljapurkar, S. (PI);
Yan, S. (PI)
BIO 300X:
Out-of-Department Graduate Research
Individual research by arrangement with out-of-department instructors. Master's students: credit for work arranged with out-of-department instructors is restricted to Biology students and requires approved department petition. See http://biohonors.stanford.edu for more information. May be repeated for credit.
Terms: Aut, Win, Spr, Sum
| Units: 1-10
| Repeatable
for credit
Instructors: ;
Abu-Remaileh, M. (PI);
Altemose, N. (PI);
Appel, E. (PI);
Bando, J. (PI);
Bertozzi, C. (PI);
Bhatt, A. (PI);
Bintu, L. (PI);
Bollyky, P. (PI);
Brandman, O. (PI);
Brooks, J. (PI);
Brophy, J. (PI);
Brunet, A. (PI);
Cegelski, L. (PI);
Chaudhuri, O. (PI);
Clandinin, T. (PI);
Curtis, C. (PI);
Diehn, M. (PI);
Dror, R. (PI);
Endy, D. (PI);
Eshel, N. (PI);
Feldman, J. (PI);
Giardino, W. (PI);
Giocomo, L. (PI);
Gordon, D. (PI);
Helms, J. (PI);
Hernandez-Lopez, R. (PI);
Hill-Maini, V. (PI);
Ioannidis, A. (PI);
Jackson, P. (PI);
Jagannathan, P. (PI);
Jarosz, D. (PI);
Khavari, P. (PI);
Kirkegaard, K. (PI);
Knowles, J. (PI);
Krasnow, M. (PI);
Kuo, C. (PI);
Levy, M. (PI);
Lin, M. (PI);
Liu, W. (PI);
Long, J. (PI);
Long, S. (PI);
Martinez, N. (PI);
Mochly-Rosen, D. (PI);
Monje-Deisseroth, M. (PI);
Oro, A. (PI);
Pitteri, S. (PI);
Prakash, M. (PI);
Pringle, J. (PI);
Relman, D. (PI);
Reticker-Flynn, N. (PI);
Roncarolo, M. (PI);
Rutaganira, F. (PI);
Sage, J. (PI);
Sebastiano, V. (PI);
Shinozaki, G. (PI);
Snyder, M. (PI);
Sobel, R. (PI);
Soltesz, I. (PI);
Straight, A. (PI);
Sudhof, T. (PI);
Tang, S. (PI);
Tessier-Lavigne, M. (PI);
Wang, B. (PI);
Weissman, I. (PI);
Wernig, M. (PI);
Wu, J. (PI);
Wysocka, J. (PI);
Wyss-Coray, T. (PI);
Arzate, M. (GP);
Ramalho, D. (GP);
Stauffer, N. (GP)
BIO 802:
TGR Dissertation
Terms: Aut, Win, Spr, Sum
| Units: 0
| Repeatable
for credit
Instructors: ;
Bergmann, D. (PI);
Block, B. (PI);
Chen, X. (PI);
Cremer, J. (PI);
Cyert, M. (PI);
Daily, G. (PI);
Dinneny, J. (PI);
Dirzo, R. (PI);
Dixon, S. (PI);
Dukes, J. (PI);
Exposito-Alonso, M. (PI);
Feldman, J. (PI);
Feldman, M. (PI);
Field, C. (PI);
Fraser, H. (PI);
Frydman, J. (PI);
Fukami, T. (PI);
Gordon, D. (PI);
Gozani, O. (PI);
Hadly, E. (PI);
Heller, H. (PI);
Jacobs-Wagner, C. (PI);
Klein, R. (PI);
Kopito, R. (PI);
Long, S. (PI);
Lowe, C. (PI);
Luo, L. (PI);
McConnell, S. (PI);
Micheli, F. (PI);
Mordecai, E. (PI);
Morrison, A. (PI);
Mudgett, M. (PI);
O'Connell, L. (PI);
Palumbi, S. (PI);
Peay, K. (PI);
Petrov, D. (PI);
Pritchard, J. (PI);
Red-Horse, K. (PI);
Rhee, S. (PI);
Rosenberg, N. (PI);
Sapolsky, R. (PI);
Schnitzer, M. (PI);
Schumer, M. (PI);
Shatz, C. (PI);
Shen, K. (PI);
Simon, M. (PI);
Skotheim, J. (PI);
Stearns, T. (PI);
Tessier-Lavigne, M. (PI);
Ting, A. (PI);
Tuljapurkar, S. (PI);
Vitousek, P. (PI);
Wong, W. (PI)
