Caitlin Friend

Caitlin Friend is a Digital Learning Lab Fellow postdoctoral associate for the Department of Biology and former Learning Technologist. She completed her PhD with her project entitled “The Roles of the Helicase Double-Hexamer Complex and the ssDNA-Binding Protein RPA During Eukaryotic DNA Replication" in Steve Bell’s lab at MIT. Since January 2020, Caitlin has been a core member of the MITx Biology course development team.

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Genetics: Population Genetics and Human Traits (edX)

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Genetics: Population Genetics and Human Traits (edX)
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How do we know what we know about heredity? Enhance your scientific thinking and experimental design skills with this in-depth adventure through genetics. This is the third genetics course in a three-part series. Building upon the concepts from biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology from our 7.00x Introductory Biology MOOC, [...]

Genetics: Analysis and Applications (edX)

How do we know what we know about heredity? Enhance your scientific thinking and experimental design skills with this in-depth adventure through genetics. This is the second genetics course in a three-part series. Building upon the concepts from biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology from our 7.00x Introductory Biology MOOC, [...]

Genetics: The Fundamentals (edX)

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Genetics: The Fundamentals (edX)
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How do we know what we know about heredity? Enhance your scientific thinking and experimental design skills with this in-depth adventure through genetics. How do we study the inheritance of different traits? How does that information help us understand heritable diseases? Professors Michael Hemann and Peter Reddien will challenge [...]

Cell Biology: Transport and Signaling (edX)

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Cell Biology: Transport and Signaling (edX)
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How do we know what we know about cells? Enhance your scientific thinking and data analysis skills with this in-depth adventure through cell biology.

Cell Biology: The Cytoskeleton and Cell Cycle (edX)

How do we know what we know about cells? Enhance your scientific thinking and data analysis skills with this in-depth adventure through cell biology. Do you think you know how cells grow and divide? Professor Iain Cheeseman will challenge you to see the cytoskeleton in new and beautiful ways. [...]