Division of Biology and Medicine
Biology Undergraduate Education

Course Offerings

From Antibiotics to Zoology, a comprehensive look at all the course offerings in the biology program.

Biology Course Offerings

*FYS (First-Year Seminar); SOPH (Sophomore Seminar); LAB (Lab or Field Trip Course); WRIT (designated-course offering considered to fulfill the writing requirement); CONF (discussion group in addition to primary course section); COEX (engages students in addressing a research question or knowledge gap of interest to scholarly communities).

Courses that are unavailable in the current academic year but offered in alternate years have been italicized and noted. 

BANNER NUMBERCOURSE TITLEPRIMARY INSTRUCTOR*FYS/SOPH SEM/LAB/ WRIT/CONF/COEXONLINE/HYBRID/REMOTE ACCESSABLE
0800Principles of PhysiologySmith, AndreaLABOnline
1000Quality Improvement Science and ApplicationMonteiro, Kristina Online
1455Planetary Health: Global Environmental Change and Emerging Infectious DiseaseSmith, Katherine Online
**Inactive Summer 2025
1855Tropical Medicine & Neglected Tropical DiseasesMartin, Kyle Online
BANNER NUMBERCOURSE TITLEPRIMARY INSTRUCTOR*FYS/SOPH SEM/LAB/ WRIT/CONF/COEXONLINE/HYBRID/REMOTE ACCESSIBLE
BIOL XLIST: NEUR 1530Communication In the Brain: What We Know and How We Know ItO'Connor-Giles, Kate **Inactive Fall 2025
0170Biotechnology in MedicineAchilli, Toni Marie CONF 
0190Foundations: Phage HuntersZhou, Yang FYS/LAB/COEX 
0190FFoundations: Darwinian Medicine  Tatar, MarcFYS 
0190PPride & Prejudice in the Development of Scientific TheoriesHelfand, StephenFYS 
0200The Foundations of Living SystemsHolmes, Will/Stein, JohnLAB 
0210Diversity of LifeKellner, James  
0220Discovering Novel Protein Folding Phenotypes of Wild YeastHolmes, WillCOEX/LAB 
0380The Ecology and Evolution of Infectious DiseaseTBDCONF 
0410Invertebrate ZoologyEwanchuk, PatrickLAB 
0470Genetics Johnson, Mark/Larschan, Erica/Reenan, Robert/Hall, JodyLAB 
0480Evolutionary BiologyTBDCONFS02-Online
0530Principles of ImmunologyDugan, AislingCONF 
0940A Viral Epidemics Atwood, WalterSOPH SEM/WRIT 
0940DRhode Island Flora: Understanding and Documenting Local Plant DiversityKartzinel, RebeccaSOPH SEM/LAB 
0946Research Design + Quantitative Methods for the Health SciencesMonteiro, Kristina  
0960Independent Study in Science WritingFaculty Advisors  
1050, 2050Biology of the Eukaryotic Cell  (Grad students register for 2050)Toth, ChuckCONF/WRIT 
1070 Biotechnology and Global HealthSchell, Jacquelyn  
1090Polymer Science for BiomaterialsMathiowitz, EdithLABOffered every other year 
1100Cell Physiology and BiophysicsZimmerman, Anita  
1110, 2220Signal TransductionOancea, Elena  
1140Tissue EngineeringHoffman-Kim, Diane **Inactive Fall 2025
1160Principles of Exercise PhysiologySmith, Andrea  
1222A/2222BCurrent Topics in Functional GenomicsLarschan, Erica/Silva-Garcia, Carolos Giovanni  
1260, 2260Physiological Pharmacology (Grad students register for 2260)Marshall, John S02-Online
1270, 2270Advanced Biochemistry (Grad students register for 2270)Salomon, Arthur/Alfonzo, Juan  
1290Cancer BiologyZhitkovich, Anatoly **Inactive Fall 2025
1300, 2300Biomolecular Interactions (Grad students register for 2300)Fawzi, NicolasWRIT 
1310, 2310Developmental Biology (Grad students register for 2310)Wharton, KristiLAB (undergrad level only)**Inactive Fall 2025
1430Population BiologyWeinreich, Daniel Offered every other year
1465Human Population GenomicsHuerta-Sanchez, EmiliaWRITOffered every other year
1470Conservation BiologySax, Dov  
1515, 2015Conservation in the Genomics AgeKartzinel, TylerLAB/COEX/WRIT

*Offered every other year

**Inactive Fall 2025

1520Innate ImmunityBrossay, Laurent  
1535, 2535Survey of Biomedical InformaticsSarker, Neil  
1560, 2560Virology (Grad students register for 2560 Advanced Virology)Jamieson, Amanda  
1575, 2075Evaluation of Health Information SystemsFraser, HamishWRIT 
1630/NEUR 1630Big Data Neuroscience LabFleischmann, AlexanderLAB**Inactive Fall 2025
1650/NEUR 1650Structure of the Nervous SystemBerson, DavidLAB 
1945Outbreaks and Infections: Harnessing History and Preventing Future EpidemicsDugan, Aisling  
1950Directed Research/Independent Study - See ResearchFaculty AdvisorsLAB 
1970AStem Cell BiologyFreiman, Richard  
2010AIntroduction to Molecular Research in the Life SciencesAccornero, Federica  
2020Biotechnology Science and IndustryHuang, Eric  
2024Gene and RNA Theraputic DevelopmentTBD  
2025Foundations in Statistics for Biology and MedicineTBD  
2030Foundations for Advanced Study in the Life SciencesJogl, Gerwald/Lizarraga, Sofia  
2089Biotechnology IPHolmander, Daniel/Morgan, Jeff  
2110Drug and Gene DeliveryMathiowitz, Edith *Offered every other year 
**Inactive Fall 2025
2150Scientific CommunicationS01: Reenan, Robert; S02: Ramachandran, Sohini  
2180Experiential Learning Industry (ELI)Schell, Jacquelyn  
2230Biomedical Engineering and Biotechnology SeminarDarling, Eric  
2250Survey of Modern TherapeuticsTBD  
2430 Topics in EEBGreen, Patrick  
2520Acculturation to HealthLeviss, Jonathan/Wisco, Oliver  
2860Molecular Mechanisms of Human DiseaseBartnikas, Thomas  
BANNER NUMBERCOURSE TITLEPRIMARY INSTRUCTOR*FYS/SOPH SEM/LAB/ WRIT/CONF/COEXONLINE/HYBRID/REMOTE ACCESSABLE
0940GAntibiotic Drug Discovery: Identifying Novel Soil Microbes to Combat Antibiotic ResistanceAchilli, Toni-MarieCOEX/LABHybrid
1000Quality Improvement Science and ApplicationMonteiro, Kristina Online
1445Medicine in Austere SettingsMartin, Kyle Denison Online
1455Planetary Health: Global Environmental Change and Emerging Infectious DiseaseSmith, Katherine Online
BANNER NUMBERCOURSE TITLEPRIMARY INSTRUCTOR*FYS/SOPH SEM/LAB/ WRIT/CONF/COEXONLINE/HYBRID/REMOTE ACCESSABLE
BIOL XLIST: ENVS 0490Environmental Science in a Changing WorldKartzinel, Tyler **Inactive Spring 2026
0080Biotechnology ManagementBready, Barrett  
0100Living Biology at Brown & BeyondMonteiro, Kristina/Hall, JodyFYS/LAB 
0280BiochemistryHolmes, William/Jogl, Gerwald/Lisi, GeorgeCONF 
0285Inquiry in Biochemistry: From Gene to Protein FunctionHolmes, William/Cleveland, KellyLAB/CONF/COEX/WRIT 
0420Principles of EcologyCaves, EleanorCONF 
0430Evolution of Plant DiversityKartzinel, RebeccaLAB*L03 - Online
 **Inactive Spring 2026
0440Inquiry in Plant Biology: Analysis of Plant Growth, Reproduction and Adaptive ResponsesDelong, Alison/Johnson, MarkLAB*Offered every other year
 **Inactive Spring 2026
0450Evolutionary Behavioral EcologyCaves, Eleanor *Offered every other year
 **Inactive Spring 2026
0495Statistical Analysis of Biological DataRamachandran, SohiniCONF 
0500Cell and Molecular BiologyMowry, Kimberly/Silva-Garcia, Carlos Giovanni/Lizarraga, Sofia  
0510Introductory MicrobiologyDugan, AislingLAB 
0610Modeling Human Disease Using Stem CellsToth, ChuckCOEX/LAB 
0620Fermentation to publication: Experimental food microbiologyBelenky, PeterCOEX/LAB 
0800Principles of PhysiologyStein, John/Smith, AndreaLABS02 - Hybrid; S03 - Online
0960Independent Study in Science WritingFaculty Advisors  
1040, 2040Ultrastructure/BioimagingWilliams, GeoffreyLAB 
1120BiomaterialsTBD **Inactive Spring 2026
1150Stem Cell EngineeringDarling, EricLAB/WRIT 
1155Hormones and BehaviorFuxjager, Matt Offered every other year 
1222A/2222BCurrent Topics in Functional GenomicsFairbrother, William **Inactive Spring 2026
1250Host-microbiome Interactions in Health and DiseaseBelenky, Peter/Vaishnava, Shipra  
1295Fundamentals of Cancer ImmunotherapyLawler, Sean  
1330Biology of ReproductionWessel, Gary  
1435Computational Methods for Studying Demographic History with Molecular DataHuerta-Sanchez, Emilia  
1505Environmental PhysiologyFuxjager, Matthew  **Inactive Spring 2026
1525, 2525Pathogenomics: Analysis, interpretation and applications of microbial genomes (Grad students register for 2525)Cuomo, Christina/Siddle, KatherineCONF 
1530Emergency Medical Systems: An Anatomy of Critical PerformanceBecker, Bruce/Pulvino, Christa  
1540, 2540Molecular Genetics (Grad students register for 2540)Huang, Yu-Wen Alvin  
1545, 2545Human Genetics and Genomics (Grad students register for 2545)Morrow, Eric **Inactive Spring 2026
1550Parasitism: Biology and DiseasedeGraffenried, Chris  
1555, 2555Methods in Biomedical Informatics (Grad students register for 2555)Sarker, Neil/Chen, ElizabethCOEX 
1580Metabolism Across Biological Scales: Integrative Physiology and PathobiologyChellappa, Karthikeyani  
1600Development of Vaccines to Infectious DiseasesVaishnava, Shipra/Beura, Lalit  
1610/NEUR 1600Experimental NeurobiologyStein, JohnLAB 
181021st Century Applications in Cell and Molecular BiologyDawson, MichelleWRIT 
1820Environmental Health and DiseasePlavicki, Jessica  
1840Epigenetics in Health and DiseaseMartinez Moreno, Margot  
1865, 2865Toxicology (Grad students register for 2865)Spade, Daniel  
1885Human Anatomy and BiomechanicsSwartz, Sharon/Brainerd, BethLAB 
1960Directed Research/Independent Study - See ResearchFaculty Advisors  
2000CMolecular Recognition and Signaling in Self and Non-self InteractionsDelong, Alison/Johnson, Mark Offered every other year
2010BIntroduction to Data Science in Molecular BiologyNeretti, Nicola  
2018Management Strategies in BiotechnologyJong, Yong  
2078Regulatory Affairs in Pharma, Med Device and Digital HealthDiNardo, Robin  
2135Pharmacokinetics and Drug DesignChristian, Donald  
2145Molecular Targets of Drug DiscoveryHorrigan, Diana  
2167In Vitro Models for DiseaseSchell, Jacquelyn  
2170Molecular Pharmacology and Physiology Horrigan, Diana  
2180Experiential Learning Industry (ELI)Schell, Jacquelyn  
2240Biomedical Engineering and Biotechnology SeminarMorgan, Jeffrey/Mathiowitz, Edith  
2350The Biology of AgingTatar, Marc/Neretti, Nicola  
2440Topics in Ecology, Evolution and Organismal BiologyFuxjager, Matthew  
2528Innovation and Commercialization in Medical Devices, Diagnostics, and WearablesAnaloui, Mostafa  
2610Trends in Health InformaticsTBD  
2660Practicum in Health InformaticsChen, Elizabeth  

Prior Course Offerings