Starting today through December 8, 2020, folks around the country will be able to partake in a free online class led by MIT professors Richard Young and Facundo Batista focusing on the science of the pandemic. Dr. Anthony Fauci is listed among the special guest speakers.
You won't have to register for the course but will simply be able to live stream the weekly affair every Tuesday at 11:30am EST by clicking on this link. To access the video, use password mit-covid. A note: although the lecture will be accessible by all, only registered students will be allowed to ask questions during the Q&A portion of the class.
Check out the syllabus in its entirety right here.
According to the official description of the course, attendees can expect to learn more about the fundamentals of COVID-19, plus lessons on clinical disease, vaccine and therapeutic development, immunology, cell biology and more.
Dr. Fauci is scheduled to appear on camera on September 22 to deliver "insights from the COVID-19 pandemic." Other guest speakers include Harvard's Michael Mina, who will discuss all things epidemiology on October 27, Yale's Akiko Iwasaki, who will dive into immunology and antibodies on November 17, and the Broad Institute's Eric Lander, set to discuss rapid research response in a pandemic on December 8.
Remember: information is power and there's nothing like the present. This is the perfect time to learn a bit more about a virus that has literally taken us all by storm and upended lifestyles all across the globe. The best part? The course is completely free.
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