BIOG 1500

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BIOG 1500
Investigative Biology Laboratory

Course information provided by the 2026-2027 Catalog.

This course is designed to provide lab experience with an emphasis on the processes of scientific investigation and to promote collaboration, communication, and literacy in science. This lab course aims to teach skills, especially critical thinking and problem solving, that students can apply in research laboratories at Cornell and after graduation. These skills go far beyond learning how to use laboratory equipment. The course introduces students to a laboratory research environment, teamwork, hypothesis formation, experimental design, statistics, and research ethics. Students gain information and science literacy skills and practice many forms of science communication, from presentations to proposal writing and scientific poster preparation. Students first fill their scientific toolbox and then develop the capacity to solve increasingly challenging problems more independently.


Distribution Requirements (BIO-AG, OPHLS-AG)

Last 4 Terms Offered 2026FA, 2026SU, 2026SP, 2025FA

Learning Outcomes

  • Design hypothesis-based experiments, choose appropriate statistical test(s), analyze data, and interpret results.
  • Demonstrate mastery of lab techniques and scientific methods that can be applied across biological systems and scales.
  • Find and evaluate relevant scientific information using appropriate library tools.
  • Effectively contribute to work within their research groups and reflect on the ethics, benefits, and challenges of collaborative work.
  • Use discovery science to explore patterns in nature and apply accuracy and precision to the scientific process.
  • Apply fundamental biological information to increasingly novel and complex situations.
  • Author and produce scientific content using digital, oral, visual, audio, and written communication formats.

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Syllabi:

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one lecture and one laboratory.

  • 2 Credits GradeNoAud

  •  2027 BIOG 1500   LEC 001

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    • Jan 25 - May 11, 2027

    • Sarvary, M

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

    Please contact biolabs@cornell.edu with questions.
    Lab Add deadline: 11:59 PM, February 1, 2027. Students are required to obtain department permission to add a lab after February 1, 2027.

  •  2028 BIOG 1500   LAB 401

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    • Jan 25 - May 11, 2027

    • Sarvary, M

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

    Add deadline: 11:59 PM, February 1, 2027. Students are required to obtain department permission to add after February 1, 2027.

  •  2029 BIOG 1500   LAB 402

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    • Jan 25 - May 11, 2027

    • Sarvary, M

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

    Add deadline: 11:59 PM, February 1, 2027. Students are required to obtain department permission to add after February 1, 2027.

  •  2030 BIOG 1500   LAB 403

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    • Jan 25 - May 11, 2027

    • Sarvary, M

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

    Add deadline: 11:59 PM, February 1, 2027. Students are required to obtain department permission to add after February 1, 2027.

  •  2031 BIOG 1500   LAB 404

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    • Jan 25 - May 11, 2027

    • Sarvary, M

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

    Add deadline: 11:59 PM, February 1, 2027. Students are required to obtain department permission to add after February 1, 2027.

  •  2032 BIOG 1500   LAB 405

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    • Jan 25 - May 11, 2027

    • Sarvary, M

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

    Add deadline: 11:59 PM, February 1, 2027. Students are required to obtain department permission to add after February 1, 2027.

  •  2033 BIOG 1500   LAB 406

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    • Jan 25 - May 11, 2027

    • Sarvary, M

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

    Add deadline: 11:59 PM, February 1, 2027. Students are required to obtain department permission to add after February 1, 2027.

  •  2034 BIOG 1500   LAB 407

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    • Jan 25 - May 11, 2027

    • Sarvary, M

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

    Add deadline: 11:59 PM, February 1, 2027. Students are required to obtain department permission to add after February 1, 2027.

  •  2035 BIOG 1500   LAB 408

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    • Jan 25 - May 11, 2027

    • Sarvary, M

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

    Add deadline: 11:59 PM, February 1, 2027. Students are required to obtain department permission to add after February 1, 2027.

  •  2036 BIOG 1500   LAB 409

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    • Jan 25 - May 11, 2027

    • Sarvary, M

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

    Add deadline: 11:59 PM, February 1, 2027. Students are required to obtain department permission to add after February 1, 2027.

  •  2037 BIOG 1500   LAB 410

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    • Jan 25 - May 11, 2027

    • Sarvary, M

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

    Add deadline: 11:59 PM, February 1, 2027. Students are required to obtain department permission to add after February 1, 2027.

  •  2038 BIOG 1500   LAB 411

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    • Jan 25 - May 11, 2027

    • Sarvary, M

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

    Add deadline: 11:59 PM, February 1, 2027. Students are required to obtain department permission to add after February 1, 2027.

  •  2039 BIOG 1500   LAB 412

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    • Jan 25 - May 11, 2027

    • Sarvary, M

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

    Add deadline: 11:59 PM, February 1, 2027. Students are required to obtain department permission to add after February 1, 2027.

  •  2040 BIOG 1500   LAB 413

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    • Jan 25 - May 11, 2027

    • Sarvary, M

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

    Add deadline: 11:59 PM, February 1, 2027. Students are required to obtain department permission to add after February 1, 2027.

  •  2041 BIOG 1500   LAB 414

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    • Jan 25 - May 11, 2027

    • Sarvary, M

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

    Add deadline: 11:59 PM, February 1, 2027. Students are required to obtain department permission to add after February 1, 2027.

  •  2042 BIOG 1500   LAB 415

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    • Jan 25 - May 11, 2027

    • Sarvary, M

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

    Add deadline: 11:59 PM, February 1, 2027. Students are required to obtain department permission to add after February 1, 2027.

  •  2043 BIOG 1500   LAB 416

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    • Jan 25 - May 11, 2027

    • Sarvary, M

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

    Add deadline: 11:59 PM, February 1, 2027. Students are required to obtain department permission to add after February 1, 2027.

  •  2044 BIOG 1500   LAB 417

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    • Jan 25 - May 11, 2027

    • Sarvary, M

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

    Add deadline: 11:59 PM, February 1, 2027. Students are required to obtain department permission to add after February 1, 2027.

  •  2045 BIOG 1500   LAB 418

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    • Jan 25 - May 11, 2027

    • Sarvary, M

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

    Add deadline: 11:59 PM, February 1, 2027. Students are required to obtain department permission to add after February 1, 2027.

  •  2046 BIOG 1500   LAB 419

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    • Jan 25 - May 11, 2027

    • Sarvary, M

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

    Add deadline: 11:59 PM, February 1, 2027. Students are required to obtain department permission to add after February 1, 2027.

  •  2047 BIOG 1500   LAB 420

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    • Jan 25 - May 11, 2027

    • Sarvary, M

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

    Add deadline: 11:59 PM, February 1, 2027. Students are required to obtain department permission to add after February 1, 2027.

  •  2048 BIOG 1500   LAB 421

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    • Jan 25 - May 11, 2027

    • Sarvary, M

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

    Add deadline: 11:59 PM, February 1, 2027. Students are required to obtain department permission to add after February 1, 2027.

  •  2049 BIOG 1500   LAB 422

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    • Jan 25 - May 11, 2027

    • Sarvary, M

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

    Add deadline: 11:59 PM, February 1, 2027. Students are required to obtain department permission to add after February 1, 2027.