LS110: A Microbial World

Next Course: Spring 2010

* Click here for Harvard Catalog Listings for LS110

* Click here for a Spr 10 course announcement poster (coming soon)

Catalog Number: 5701
Instructors: Roberto Kolter (Medical School) and Jon Clardy (Medical School and Chemical and Chemical Biology)
Half course (spring term). Tu., Th., 10-11:30AM. EXAM GROUP: 12, 13.

Location: (TBD)

This course will cover the broad spectrum of microbial sciences from biodiversity to the crucial impact of microorganisms on geological history, the environment, climate, and world health. The course will be taught by an academically diverse team of three Microbial Sciences Initiative (MSI) faculty at a rigorous and fast-paced level appropriate for upper-level undergraduates. Topics include the origins and molecules of life, biogeochemical cycles, microbial diversity, and ecology.

Prerequisite: Ordinarily completion of Life Sciences 1a or higher, or Physical Sciences 1 or higher, or permission of the instructor.

If you have any questions about this course, please contact:

MSI Head Tutor
Prof. Ann Pearson
Thomas D. Cabot Associate Professor
Dept. of Earth and Planetary Sciences at Harvard University
617-384-8392
pearson@eps.harvard.edu
http://www.eps.harvard.edu/people/faculty/pearsonlab

MSI Manager of Educational Programs:
Dr. Christy Herren
herren@fas.harvard.edu
617-495-8643