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MalariaX: Defeating Malaria from the Genes to the Globe

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Overview

How can we eradicate malaria? Explore cutting-edge science and technology, and examine policies needed to control and eliminate malaria.

What you'll learn

  • Gain insights on the biology of the malaria parasite, the mosquito vector, and the human host
  • Understand how new genomic tools and molecular epidemiology approaches can improve decision-making to inform local and national malaria policymaking
  • Explore the impact of drug and insecticide resistance on malaria control and eradication programs and advances in vaccine and drug development
  • Apply modern data science strategies to measure how well different malaria interventions work in different settings
  • Maximize the impact of available resources through enhanced targeting and improved efficiency of malaria interventions
  • Incorporate core principles of adaptive surveillance systems to monitor and respond to malaria for the purpose of disease elimination and attainment of malaria…
  • Understand the historical, political, behavioral, and socio-economic contexts of malaria control, elimination, and eradication efforts

Skills you'll practise

EpidemiologyCase StudyProblem SolvingReal World DataEcologyTarget AudienceAnalytical SkillsDecision MakingLeadershipBiologyData Science

Advantages and disadvantages

Advantages

  • One of the best-taught programming courses in the world, by David J. Malan and his team.
  • Problem sets are real projects that stay on your GitHub.
  • Free certificate from CS50 when you finish on cs50.harvard.edu (the edX certificate is paid).
  • Active community on Discord, Reddit and Ed for help at any hour.
  • University courses you can audit for free, with lectures, readings and practice quizzes.
  • A verified certificate from the university if you pay for it.
  • Taught by Harvard University, one of the strongest names in its field.
  • Self-paced: start any time.

Disadvantages

  • Problem sets are hard and take far longer than the videos; plan 10–20 hours a week.
  • Lectures are long (about 2 hours each).
  • Graded assignments and the certificate need the paid track.
  • Audit access can expire a few weeks after the course ends.
  • Learning is free, but the certificate costs money.
  • Some parts (graded work, certificate) are paid.

Some points apply to every course of this kind; see how we rank.

Free to audit

  • Free: Choose "Audit this course" when you enrol: lectures, readings and practice are free.
  • Paid: Graded assignments and the verified certificate. Audit access may end after the course closes.

Before you start

Undergraduate-level biology and quantitative methods

Taught by

  • Marcia CastroAndelot Professor of Demography and Chair of the Department of Global Health and Population
  • Flaminia CatterucciaProfessor, Department of Immunology and Infectious Diseases
  • Michael R. ReichTaro Takemi Professor of International Health Policy Emeritus, Department of Global Health and Population
  • Marcel TannerProfessor of Epidemiology and Medical Parasitology
  • Sarah VolkmanPrincipal Research Scientist, Department of Immunology and Infectious Diseases
  • Dyann F. WirthRichard Pearson Strong Professor of Infectious Diseases, Department of Immunology and Infectious Diseases
  • Abdisalan NoorHead of Unit, Strategic Information for Response, Global Malaria Programme
  • Melissa PennyAssistant Professor and Head, Disease Modelling Research Unit

Harvard University is in Tier 1: world-leading universities and India's top institutes of our institution ranking (98/100). CS50 and HarvardX are among the best-taught courses anywhere.

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