This class will show you what life scientists really do in their lab-caves all day! We will delve into the technologies that support big scientific questions. Every class will have an overarching scientific question. From looking at the methods that scientists have developed to visualize cells to how scientists are modifying cell behavior, we hope to introduce students to the wonderful world of science! Class sessions will cover the fundamentals of methods, followed by contemporary developments in biotechnology, and will occasionally incorporate hands-on activities and demos.

Immunotherapies can have applications in responding to sudden, unknown outbreaks, to cancer, and to a variety of disease models. How does all of that work? How do immune cells even work? Why is personalized immunotherapy often considered the future of treatment plans? Come find out and learn about cool research happening at MIT, too!