COVID-19 is a worldwide pandemic. (Image courtesy MIT Department of Biology.)
Instructor(s)
MIT Department of Biology
MIT Course Number
7.00
As Taught In
Fall 2020
Level
Undergraduate
Course Description
Course Features
Course Description
During Fall 2020, all MIT students and the general public are welcome to join Professors Richard Young and Facundo Batista as they discuss the science of the pandemic during this new class. The livestream of the lectures will be available to the public, but only registered students may ask questions during the Q&A. Video recordings of the lectures will be available a few days after each live lecture.
Special guest speakers include: Drs. Anthony Fauci, David Baltimore, James Bradner, Victoria Clark, Kizzmekia Corbett, Britt Glaunsinger, Akiko Iwasaki, Eric Lander, Michael Mina, Michel Nussenzweig, Shiv Pillai, Arlene Sharpe, Skip Virgin, and Bruce Walker.
The class will run from September 1, 2020 through December 8, 2020 and begin each Tuesday at 11:30 a.m. ET.