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Prompt course · 9 lessons · 25 prompts · 1 hour · Beginner

AI for Biologists

This prompt course teaches biologists to use AI for literature reviews, lab protocols, fieldwork notes, data analysis, and scientific writing. Each lesson gives you prompts you can adapt to your own research.

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What you'll learn

  • Find papers fast: Use AI to search, summarize, and compare scientific papers for your topic.
  • Draft protocols: Create and adapt lab protocols, including reagent calculations, with clear steps.
  • Plan fieldwork: Build sampling plans and turn rough field notes into organized records.
  • Choose analyses: Ask AI to suggest statistical tests and write analysis code for your data.
  • Write reports: Draft papers, reports, and reviewer responses with a structure you control.
  • Make figures: Prepare posters, slides, and figures that show your results clearly.
  • Stay safe: Generate safety documents and compliance checklists for lab work.
  • Fix equipment: Troubleshoot instrument problems and plan maintenance from descriptions.

What's inside

9 lessons · 25 prompts
  1. Before you start · framework course RACE Prompt Framework: Role, Action, Context, ExpectationRACE helps biologists define their role, action, context, and expected quality when analyzing gene expression data for a lab report.
  2. Start here Rosa's Thursday, two waysA day in the life of a Biologist, before and after these prompts.
  3. 01 Lesson 1 · 4 prompts Literature Review Basics
  4. 02 Lesson 2 · 4 prompts Lab Protocol Drafting
  5. 03 Lesson 3 · 2 prompts Fieldwork Planning & Notes
  6. 04 Lesson 4 · 3 prompts Data Analysis & Statistics
  7. 05 Lesson 5 · 3 prompts Scientific Writing & Reports
  8. 06 Lesson 6 · 2 prompts Figures, Posters & Talks
  9. 07 Lesson 7 · 2 prompts Lab Safety & Compliance
  10. 08 Lesson 8 · 2 prompts Equipment & Troubleshooting
  11. 09 Lesson 9 · 3 prompts Grants, Admin & Collaboration

About this course

7 topics

Prompts for biologists: from field notes to papers

This course gives you prompts for the daily work of a biologist. You will practice with literature, protocols, fieldwork, data, writing, figures, safety, and equipment.

Each lesson is short and practical. You bring a real task, try the prompt, and leave with an output you can use or improve.

  1. The lessons
    1. Literature Review Basics: Use AI to find, summarize, and compare scientific papers faster for your research topic.
    2. Lab Protocol Drafting: Draft, adapt, and organize laboratory protocols and reagent calculations with AI.
    3. Fieldwork Planning & Notes: Plan sampling trips and turn messy field observations into organized records.
    4. Data Analysis & Statistics: Choose analyses, write analysis code, and interpret statistical results for biological data.
    5. Scientific Writing & Reports: Draft and polish research reports, papers, and reviewer responses.
    6. Figures, Posters & Talks: Prepare clear visual and spoken presentations of biological results.
    7. Lab Safety & Compliance: Create safety documentation and compliance checklists for biological lab work.
    8. Equipment & Troubleshooting: Troubleshoot instrument problems from descriptions and plan maintenance routines.
    9. Grants, Admin & Collaboration: Use AI for grant drafts, budgets, and lab communication that supports research.
  2. What the course covers

    The lessons follow a biologist's workflow: literature review, lab protocols, fieldwork, data analysis, scientific writing, figures and talks, safety, equipment, and grants.

    You get prompts for each step, plus guidance on what to check before you trust the output.

  3. How the lessons connect

    Each lesson builds on the last. A literature review feeds your protocol, fieldwork notes feed your analysis, and your analysis feeds your report.

    By the end, you have a full set of prompts that work together across a research project.

  4. How to use the prompts well

    Give the AI context: your organism, your method, your audience, and the format you need. Ask for a short answer first, then expand.

    Always verify facts, calculations, and citations. The prompts are starting points, not final answers.

  5. Who it is for

    This course is for biologists in labs, field stations, agencies, and universities who want to save time on writing and data work.

    You do not need coding or AI experience. If you can write an email, you can use these prompts.

  6. Safety and privacy for this job

    Biology work can involve sensitive data, unpublished results, and regulated materials. The course shows you how to keep that information out of public AI tools.

    You will also learn to check AI output for safety and compliance issues before using it in a lab or a report.

  7. Your next step

    Pick one lesson that matches a task you have this week. Try the prompt, adjust it, and notice what changes.

    Then move to the next lesson. Small, repeated practice is how the prompts become part of your routine.