Molecular Foundations of Medicine (Stanford Online)

Offered by Stanford University,

This course contains selected topics that will help participants understand applications of molecular biology in medicine. Topics include reading the primary literature, molecular techniques, DNA recombination, and genome expression.

The materials consist of short videos linked to questions that help participants evaluate their understanding of the material.

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