Ianina Altshuler

Teaching & PhD PhD Students Haohua He, Anna Dukat, Laureen Sarah Ahlers, Anastasiia Kosolapova, Grace Emma Marsh Courses Biology ENV-103 This course will cover the fundamental principles governing life and the living world. Topics will include the diversity of living organisms, cellular biology, genetics, evolution, and ecology. This course provides a foundation in biology, fostering critical thinking & analytical skills. EESS - CESS Seminar Course - option 1 (FALL) ENV-630(a) Seminar course which allows students to attend, critically examine, and review civil/environmental seminar. - Practice transferable skills, including active listening and broad scientific critical thinking - Presentation and communication skills EESS - CESS Seminar Course - option 1 (SPRING) ENV-630(c) Seminar course which allows students to attend, critically examine, and review civil/environmental seminar. - Practice transferable skills, including active listening and broad scientific critical thinking - Presentation and communication skills EESS - CESS Seminar Course - option 2 (FALL) ENV-630(b) Seminar course which allows students to attend, critically examine, and review civil/environmental seminar. - Practice transferable skills, including active listening and broad scientific critical thinking - Presentation and communication skills EESS - CESS Seminar Course - option 2 (SPRING) ENV-630(d) Seminar course which allows students to attend, critically examine, and review civil/environmental seminar. - Practice transferable skills, including active listening and broad scientific critical thinking - Presentation and communication skills Hands-on bioinformatics for microbial meta-omics ENV-621 This course will train doctoral students to use bioinformatic tools to analyse amplicon and metagenomic sequences. In addition, we will also touch upon meta-transcriptomics and meta-proteomics. Microbial ecology ENV-412 The course will focus on fundamental concepts of microbial ecology and environmental microbiology, with emphasis on bacteria and archaea, although fungi, algae, and protists will also be covered.