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BIOENG-518: Methods: from disease models to therapy

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MICRO-562: Biomicroscopy II

Introduction to the different contrast enhancing methods in optical microscopy. Basic hands-on experience with optical microscopes at EPFL's BioImaging and Optics Facility. How to investigate biologic

MICRO-561: Biomicroscopy I

Introduction to geometrical and wave optics for understanding the principles of optical microscopes, their advantages and limitations. Describing the basic microscopy components and the commonly used

PHYS-405: Experimental methods in physics

The course's objectivs are: Learning several advenced methods in experimental physics, and critical reading of experimental papers.

CH-633: Advanced Solid State and Surface Characterization

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MSE-637(b): Transmission electron microscopy and diffraction (b)

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MSE-450: Electron microscopy: advanced methods

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BIO-212: Biological chemistry I

Biochemistry is a key discipline for the Life Sciences. Biological Chemistry I and II are two tightly interconnected courses that aim to describe and understand in molecular terms the processes that m

CH-417: Optical methods in chemistry

Introduction and application of photon based tools for chemical sciences: from basic concepts to optical and x-ray lasers

CH-410: Physical and chemical analyses of materials

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BIOENG-320: Synthetic biology

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BIOENG-399: Immunoengineering

Immunoengineering is an emerging field where engineering principles are grounded in immunology. This course provides students a broad overview of how engineering approaches can be utilized to study im

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PHYS-631: Fundamentals of superresolution optical microscopy and Scanning Probe Microscopy

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MICRO-428: Metrology

The course deals with the concept of measuring in different domains, particularly in the electrical, optical, and microscale domains. The course will end with a perspective on quantum measurements, wh

BIO-221: Cell and developmental biology for engineers

Students will learn essentials of cell and developmental biology with an engineering mind set, with an emphasis on animal systems and quantitative approaches.

PHYS-468: Physics of life

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BIO-369: Randomness and information in biological data

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BIO-315: Structural biology

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