Fall 2026

Special Problems

BIOCHEM 699 offers academic credit for research, library, or laboratory work conducted under faculty guidance.

offering recorded1–4 credits
Recorded instructors · Fall 2026 Scott Coyle4.4/5Paul Friesen4.0/5Aaron Hoskins3.8/5 +28 more

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Aaron Hoskins receives a single negative review citing poor communication and judgment, which the reviewer claims negatively impacts student career prospects.

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Professors

Fall 2026

Scott Coyle

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Raw average: 4.88/5 from 33 quality ratings. The adjusted rating blends this with the UW review average (3.66/5), weighted as 20 additional ratings. Smaller samples stay closer to that average. Each captured review is counted once in the prior; this does not correct who chooses to leave a review.

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Paul Friesen

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Raw average: 4.80/5 from 10 quality ratings. The adjusted rating blends this with the UW review average (3.66/5), weighted as 20 additional ratings. Smaller samples stay closer to that average. Each captured review is counted once in the prior; this does not correct who chooses to leave a review.

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Aaron Hoskins

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Raw average: 4.00/5 from 12 quality ratings. The adjusted rating blends this with the UW review average (3.66/5), weighted as 20 additional ratings. Smaller samples stay closer to that average. Each captured review is counted once in the prior; this does not correct who chooses to leave a review.

For this course: 1.0/5 raw quality · 5.0/5 difficulty · 1 reviews

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Aaron Hoskins receives a single review citing poor communication skills and judgmental attitudes toward students. The reviewer associates his teaching with negative career outcomes for graduates, describing him as lacking in communication and making unfounded assumptions about students.

Recent recorded grades — Spring 2022: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=1 letter grades); Fall 2025: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=6 letter grades); Spring 2026: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=6 letter grades).

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Raw average: 5.00/5 from 1 quality ratings. The adjusted rating blends this with the UW review average (3.66/5), weighted as 20 additional ratings. Smaller samples stay closer to that average. Each captured review is counted once in the prior; this does not correct who chooses to leave a review.

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Raw average: 5.00/5 from 1 quality ratings. The adjusted rating blends this with the UW review average (3.66/5), weighted as 20 additional ratings. Smaller samples stay closer to that average. Each captured review is counted once in the prior; this does not correct who chooses to leave a review.

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Recent recorded grades — Spring 2022: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=2 letter grades).

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Raw average: 3.83/5 from 6 quality ratings. The adjusted rating blends this with the UW review average (3.66/5), weighted as 20 additional ratings. Smaller samples stay closer to that average. Each captured review is counted once in the prior; this does not correct who chooses to leave a review.

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Recent recorded grades — Spring 2022: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=3 letter grades).

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Raw average: 3.64/5 from 14 quality ratings. The adjusted rating blends this with the UW review average (3.66/5), weighted as 20 additional ratings. Smaller samples stay closer to that average. Each captured review is counted once in the prior; this does not correct who chooses to leave a review.

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Recent recorded grades — Fall 2007: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=6 letter grades); Spring 2008: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=7 letter grades); Spring 2015: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=17 letter grades).

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Raw average: 3.14/5 from 7 quality ratings. The adjusted rating blends this with the UW review average (3.66/5), weighted as 20 additional ratings. Smaller samples stay closer to that average. Each captured review is counted once in the prior; this does not correct who chooses to leave a review.

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Recent recorded grades — Fall 2015: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=6 letter grades); Spring 2022: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=3 letter grades); Fall 2023: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=6 letter grades).

Recent recorded grades — Spring 2022: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=2 letter grades).

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Recent recorded grades — Spring 2022: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=1 letter grades).

Recent recorded grades — Spring 2022: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=2 letter grades).

Recent recorded grades — Spring 2022: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=4 letter grades).

Duo Xu

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Recent recorded grades — Spring 2011: 3.92 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=6 letter grades).

Recent recorded grades — Spring 2022: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=2 letter grades).

Recent recorded grades — Spring 2022: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=1 letter grades).

Recent recorded grades — Spring 2022: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=1 letter grades).

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Historical instructors & teaching patterns

AARON HOSKINS is recorded teaching in Spring 2012, Fall 2012, Spring 2013, Fall 2013, Spring 2014, Fall 2014, Spring 2015, Fall 2015, Spring 2016, Fall 2016, Spring 2017, Fall 2017, Spring 2018, Fall 2018, Spring 2019, Fall 2019, Spring 2020, Fall 2020, Fall 2021, Spring 2022, Fall 2022, Spring 2023, Fall 2023, Spring 2024, Fall 2024, Spring 2025, Fall 2025, Spring 2026. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

ALAN ATTIE is recorded teaching in Fall 2007, Spring 2008, Fall 2008, Fall 2010, Spring 2011, Fall 2011, Spring 2012, Fall 2012, Spring 2013, Spring 2015, Fall 2015, Spring 2016, Fall 2016, Spring 2017, Fall 2017, Fall 2019, Spring 2020, Fall 2020, Fall 2021, Spring 2022, Spring 2024, Spring 2025, Fall 2025, Spring 2026. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

ALESSANDRO SENES is recorded teaching in Spring 2010, Fall 2011, Spring 2012, Fall 2012, Spring 2013, Fall 2013, Spring 2014, Spring 2015, Fall 2015, Spring 2016, Fall 2016, Spring 2017, Fall 2017, Spring 2018, Fall 2018, Fall 2023, Spring 2024, Fall 2024, Spring 2025, Fall 2025. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

AMY WEEKS is recorded teaching in Spring 2020, Fall 2023, Spring 2024, Fall 2024, Spring 2025, Spring 2026. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

BRIAN G FOX is recorded teaching in Spring 2007, Fall 2007, Spring 2008, Fall 2008, Spring 2009, Fall 2009, Spring 2010, Fall 2010, Spring 2011, Fall 2011, Spring 2012, Fall 2012, Spring 2013, Fall 2013, Spring 2014, Fall 2014, Spring 2015, Fall 2015, Fall 2019, Spring 2020, Spring 2022, Fall 2022, Spring 2023, Spring 2024, Fall 2024, Spring 2025, Fall 2025, Spring 2026. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

BRYCE LAFOYA is recorded teaching in Spring 2026. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

CHAD RIENSTRA is recorded teaching in Fall 2020, Spring 2022, Fall 2022, Spring 2023, Fall 2023, Fall 2024, Spring 2025. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

CHRIS GISRIEL is recorded teaching in Fall 2024, Spring 2025, Fall 2025, Spring 2026. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

CI JI LIM is recorded teaching in Fall 2021, Spring 2022, Fall 2022, Spring 2023, Fall 2024, Spring 2025, Fall 2025, Spring 2026. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

DUO XU is recorded teaching in Fall 2024, Spring 2025, Spring 2026. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

ELIZABETH WRIGHT is recorded teaching in Spring 2020, Fall 2021, Fall 2024. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

HANNAH WAYMENT-STEELE is recorded teaching in Fall 2025, Spring 2026. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

HECTOR DELUCA is recorded teaching in Fall 2006, Spring 2007, Fall 2007, Fall 2008, Spring 2009, Fall 2009, Spring 2010, Fall 2010, Spring 2011, Fall 2011, Spring 2012, Fall 2012, Fall 2013, Fall 2014, Spring 2019, Fall 2019, Fall 2022. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

JAMES NTAMBI is recorded teaching in Fall 2006, Spring 2007, Spring 2008, Fall 2008, Spring 2009, Fall 2009, Spring 2010, Fall 2010, Spring 2011, Fall 2011, Spring 2012, Fall 2012, Spring 2013, Fall 2013, Spring 2014, Fall 2014, Spring 2015, Fall 2015, Spring 2016, Fall 2016, Spring 2017, Fall 2017, Spring 2018, Fall 2018, Spring 2019, Fall 2019, Spring 2020, Fall 2020, Fall 2021, Spring 2022, Fall 2022, Spring 2023, Fall 2023, Spring 2024, Fall 2024, Spring 2025, Fall 2025. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

JASON CANTOR is recorded teaching in Spring 2019, Fall 2019, Spring 2020, Fall 2020, Fall 2021, Spring 2022, Fall 2022, Spring 2023, Fall 2023, Spring 2024, Fall 2024, Spring 2025. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

JUDITH SIMCOX is recorded teaching in Fall 2019, Spring 2020, Fall 2020, Spring 2022, Fall 2022, Spring 2023, Fall 2023, Fall 2025, Spring 2026. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

MICHAEL R. SUSSMAN is recorded teaching in Spring 2008, Fall 2008, Spring 2009, Spring 2010, Fall 2010, Spring 2011, Fall 2016, Spring 2017, Fall 2020, Fall 2021, Spring 2022, Spring 2026. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

PAUL FRIESEN is recorded teaching in Fall 2015. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

RICHARD AMASINO is recorded teaching in Fall 2006, Spring 2007, Fall 2007, Spring 2008, Fall 2008, Spring 2009, Fall 2009, Spring 2010, Fall 2010, Spring 2011, Fall 2011, Spring 2012, Fall 2012, Spring 2013, Fall 2013, Spring 2014, Fall 2014, Spring 2015, Fall 2016, Spring 2017, Fall 2022, Spring 2025. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

ROBERT KIRCHDOERFER is recorded teaching in Spring 2020, Fall 2020, Fall 2021, Spring 2022, Fall 2022, Spring 2023, Fall 2023, Spring 2024, Fall 2024, Spring 2025, Fall 2025, Spring 2026. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

ROBERT LANDICK is recorded teaching in Fall 2010, Spring 2011, Fall 2011, Spring 2012, Fall 2012, Spring 2013, Fall 2013, Spring 2014, Fall 2014, Spring 2015, Fall 2015, Spring 2016, Fall 2017, Spring 2018, Fall 2018, Spring 2019, Fall 2019, Spring 2020, Fall 2020, Fall 2021, Spring 2022, Spring 2025, Fall 2025, Spring 2026. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

SAMUEL BUTCHER is recorded teaching in Fall 2006, Spring 2007, Fall 2007, Spring 2008, Fall 2008, Spring 2009, Fall 2009, Spring 2010, Fall 2010, Spring 2014, Fall 2014, Fall 2015, Spring 2016, Fall 2016, Spring 2017, Fall 2017, Spring 2018, Fall 2018, Spring 2019, Spring 2020, Fall 2020, Fall 2021, Fall 2024, Spring 2025, Fall 2025, Spring 2026. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

SCOTT COYLE is recorded teaching in Fall 2020, Fall 2021, Fall 2022, Spring 2023, Spring 2024. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

SEBASTIAN BEDNAREK is recorded teaching in Fall 2006, Spring 2007, Spring 2008, Fall 2008, Spring 2009, Fall 2009, Spring 2010, Fall 2010, Spring 2011, Fall 2011, Spring 2012, Fall 2012, Spring 2013, Fall 2013, Fall 2014, Spring 2015, Fall 2015, Fall 2016, Spring 2017, Fall 2017, Spring 2018, Fall 2018, Spring 2019, Fall 2019, Spring 2020, Fall 2020, Fall 2021, Spring 2022, Fall 2022, Spring 2025, Fall 2025, Spring 2026. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

SNEHAL CHAUDHARI is recorded teaching in Fall 2024, Fall 2025. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

SRIVATSAN RAMAN is recorded teaching in Spring 2016, Fall 2017, Fall 2018, Spring 2019, Fall 2019, Spring 2020, Fall 2021, Fall 2022, Spring 2023, Fall 2024, Spring 2025, Fall 2025, Spring 2026. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

THOMAS MARTIN is recorded teaching in Fall 2006, Spring 2007, Fall 2008, Spring 2009, Spring 2010, Spring 2011, Spring 2012, Spring 2016, Spring 2017, Fall 2018, Spring 2019, Fall 2019, Spring 2020, Fall 2024. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

WEI WEI is recorded teaching in Fall 2025, Spring 2026. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

Calendar & sections

Fall 2026

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IND 078Classroom Instruction2 / 200
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IND 081Classroom Instruction0 / 100
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IND 096Classroom Instruction0 / 100
IND 010Classroom Instruction0 / 00
IND 097Classroom Instruction2 / 00
IND 100Classroom Instruction1 / 00
IND 101Classroom Instruction1 / 00

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Aaron Hoskins receives a single negative review citing poor communication and judgment, which the reviewer claims negatively impacts student career prospects.

Recent recorded grades — Fall 2023: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=12 letter grades); Fall 2025: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=6 letter grades); Spring 2026: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=6 letter grades).

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BIOCHEM 699 · Fall 2026

Special Problems

Recorded 2026-09-07
Raw records
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    "title": "Special Problems",
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Recorded 2026-09-07

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Model & dataset provenance
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  "model_revision": "1355db6a052410cfd62085d94b58866fd0f2c3c5",
  "task_version": "14",
  "output_id": "30c3d15dc84a08b8fa1d63663a29923a90ef33a6152ebf685b3f5ecb1254a213",
  "requirements_status": "valid",
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