Fall 2026

Becoming a Scientist: Doing Biology Research

Orientation to biology research involving team investigation of novel questions and development of experimental and communication skills.

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Recorded instructors · Fall 2026 Anna KowalkowskiDaniel Parrell

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Recent recorded grades — Spring 2024: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=11 letter grades); Fall 2024: 3.83 GPA, 95.0% A/AB (n=20 letter grades); Fall 2025: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=19 letter grades).

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BIOCORE 181

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Professors

Fall 2026

Recent recorded grades — Fall 2023: 3.97 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=19 letter grades); Fall 2024: 3.83 GPA, 95.0% A/AB (n=20 letter grades); Fall 2025: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=19 letter grades). Includes jointly taught sections.

Historical instructors & teaching patterns

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

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Calendar & sections

Fall 2026

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LAB 001Classroom Instruction20 / 200

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Student experience

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Recent recorded grades — Spring 2024: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=11 letter grades); Fall 2024: 3.83 GPA, 95.0% A/AB (n=20 letter grades); Fall 2025: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=19 letter grades).

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Topics

  • Ecology, physiology, and cell biology research topics
  • Novel research question investigation

Skills

  • Designing and conducting experiments
  • Analyzing and interpreting data
  • Oral and written communication of findings

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BIOCORE 181 · Fall 2026

Becoming a Scientist: Doing Biology Research

Recorded 2026-09-07
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Dataset & model

Recorded 2026-09-07

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nvidia/Qwen3.6-35B-A3B-NVFP4
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Model & dataset provenance 
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