Mini-Courses Overview
These intensive 1-3 week courses allow students to tailor their education across disciplines without requiring a full quarter's commitment. Students and postdocs explore new directions for current research, potential postdoctoral avenues, or topics of interest. Stanford Biosciences students and postdocs have highlighted these offerings as among the most exciting parts of their education, for the way in which they catalyze their research and open new paths.
As a reminder, more than 10 units will result in additional tuition charges. If you don't have units available (3 units max for TGR students, 10 units max for non-TGR students) please attempt to adjust your units when you enroll in a mini-course as soon as possible. It is possible to adjust your research units to accommodate mini-courses. If this is the case, please discuss with your PI and see your Student Services Administrator (SSA) for help registering. For other eligibility and tuition questions please contact your SSA.
Mini-course registration instructions
- Students: Register via Axess; normal registration deadlines apply
- Postdocs: Postdocs may apply to Winter 2016 mini-courses using this link. Please note application deadlines below. The Spring 2016 mini-course application will be available in February 2016.
Winter 2016 Postdoc Application Timeline
- Sunday, December 13, 11:59pm: Priority postdoc application deadline for winter 2016 mini-courses
- Sunday, January 31, 11:59pm: Final postdoc application deadline for winter 2016 mini-courses
- Mid-February: Postdocs who have been admitted to winter 2016 mini-courses notified via email
- Monday, February 29: First day of winter mini-courses
Spring 2016 Mini-Courses Timeline
- Sunday, February 7: Mini-course application available (postdocs); online enrollment opens in Axess (students)
- Sunday, March 13 at 11:59pm: Priority postdoc application deadline for spring 2016 mini-courses
- Sunday, April 17 at 11:59pm: Final application deadline for postdocs interested in winter mini-courses
- Mid-May: Postdocs who have been admitted to spring 2016 mini-courses notified via email
- Monday, May 23: First day of spring mini-courses
Mini-courses — Winter 2016
| Course | Title |
|---|---|
| Bios 201 | Next Generation Sequencing and Applications |
| Bios 205 | Introduction to R for Data Analysis |
| Bios 223 | Introduction to Quantitative Reasoning in Biology |
| Bios 232 | Two-Photon Imaging of Neural Circuits |
| Bios 245 | The Immune Response to Infectious Diseases |
| Bios 249 | Interactive Microbiology |
Mini-courses — Spring 2016
| Course | Title |
|---|---|
| Bios 204 | Modeling Signal Transduction Motifs |
| Bios 205 | Introduction to R for Data Analysis |
| Bios 210 | Axonal Transport and Neurodegenerative Diseases |
| Bios 211 | Histology for Biosciences |
| Bios 234 | Personalized Genomic Medicine |
| Bios 244 | Computer Applications in Pharmaceutical Research and Development |
| Bios 246 | Introduction to Meta-analysis |
Note for postdocs regarding mini-courses: To request enrollment in any one of these mini-courses please visit the forthcoming postdoc registration link to apply. Applying does not guarantee enrollment. You will receive a separate confirmation email once the selection process has been completed. Selection is based on availability and interest in each course. If admitted, you must attend all days of the course. There are no fees to take these courses.
