Course Description
Please join the FAES Academic Programs team on March 11, 2026 from 12 to 12:30PM ET for a Virtual Information Session to learn more about our spring courses, workshops, and our scholarship program!
The Teams link for the Information Session will be sent to you via email on March 11, 2026..
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Join FAES for the Following Upcoming Events:
Organoids and Organotypic Slice Cultures: A New Way to Tackle Human-Specific Pathology in AD/ADRD?
February 24, 2026 from 11:45 – 1:00 pm ET (must arrive by 12PM)
Location: FAES Learning Labs Classrooms
Speaker: Elise Marsan, Ph.D., Investigator, Center for Alzheimer's and Related Dementias, NIA; Ph.D. from Sorbonne Universities; Neuroscientist
This talk presents human iPSC-derived multicellular organoids and organotypic slice cultures from primate brain as innovative models to study neurodegeneration in Alzheimer’s and related dementias. These systems enable investigation of primate-specific neurons and circuits, revealing cellular and molecular mechanisms underlying selective neuronal vulnerability in AD/ADRD-affected brain regions.
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FAES Science Insight Series: Leukocytes on the Move: The Chemokine System Directs Traffic
March 12, 2026 from 11:45 – 1:00 pm ET (must arrive by 12PM)
Location: FAES Learning Labs Classrooms
Speaker: Joshua Farber M.D. Chief, Inflammation Biology Section, NIAID
The immune system must be ubiquitous and mobile. The chemokine family consists of a family of more than 40 chemotactic proteins that regulate leukocyte trafficking. My talk will include an overview of this family and present some of my laboratory’s recent data on chemokines in human T cell trafficking and cancer.
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FAES Educational Webinar Series: Principles and Applications of CRISPR
March 18, 2026, 12PM – 12:30PM ET
Location: Live-Online
Speaker: Helena Fabryova + Supriya Vartak, Scientific Program Manager, Visiting Postdoctoral Fellow - NIAMS (BIOL 425)
CRISPR-Cas9, a revolutionary gene-editing technology that has transformed biological research and holds immense potential for therapeutic applications. CRISPR-Cas9 uses a programmable RNA guide to direct the Cas9 nuclease to a specific DNA sequencing, allowing for precise cleavage and modification of the target DNA. This info session will touch upon principles of the CRISPR, discuss the possibility of genome-wide CRISPR screens, and the potential ethical issues associated with utilizing CRISPR technologies.
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FAES Science Insight Series: Trust Through Knowledge Grounding: AI Agents in Biomedicine
April 2, 2026 from 11:45 – 1:00 pm ET (must arrive by 12PM)
Location: FAES Learning Labs Classrooms
Speaker: Zhiyong Lu, PhD FACMI, FIAHSI, Senior Investigator, NIH, Professor of Computer Science (Adjunct), UIUC
Recent advances in large language models (LLMs) have enabled powerful AI agents for biomedical research, yet their adoption in high-stakes settings remains limited by concerns about hallucination, opacity, and reliability. In this talk, I discuss how expert-curated domain knowledge can be used to help mitigate these challenges in general-purpose LLMs. Drawing on real-world systems and case studies such as GeneAgent (Nature Methods 2025), I will highlight design principles for building AI agents that are scientifically sound, interpretable, and suitable for biomedical research and clinical applications.
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FAES Educational Webinar Series: Redefining Education: Microcredentials and the Rise of Skill-Based Learning
April 15, 2026, 12PM – 12:30PM ET
Location: Live-Online
Speaker: Angela Consani, Bioscience Core Skills Institute (BCSI) (BIOL 002)
Skill-based microcredentials are reshaping education and workforce development. In this session, the Bioscience Core Skills Institute explores how verified competencies provide clearer signals of learner readiness, support industry-aligned training, and better meet the needs of biomedical and biotechnology employers. Learn how microcredentials transform career pathways and help educators adapt curricula for emerging workforce demands.
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The Foundation for Advanced Education in the Sciences (FAES) at NIH seeks to foster education and research in the biomedical sciences by providing instruction at the cutting edge of biological science and its evolving applications. Our goals also include responding to the educational and cultural needs of the NIH community and projecting FAES educational assets globally. All courses and workshops are open to the public. NOTICE OF NONDISCRIMINATORY POLICY AS TO STUDENTS FAES admits students of any race, color, national and ethnic origin to all the rights, privileges, programs, and activities generally accorded or made available to students at the school. It does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national and ethnic origin, sex, disability, or age in administration of its educational policies, admissions policies, scholarship programs, and other school-administered programs.
