Fall 2026

Directed Study

COMPBIO 699 is a directed study course allowing students to conduct laboratory or library research projects in a specific subject area under faculty guidance.

offering recorded1–5 credits

Recorded instructors · Fall 2026 Chad Vezina Fei Zhao Joan Jorgensen +17 more

Summary

Recent recorded grades — Fall 2013: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=6 letter grades); Spring 2020: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=6 letter grades); Spring 2022: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=24 letter grades).

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COMPBIO 699

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Professors

Fall 2026

Chad Vezina

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

Fei Zhao

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

Joan Jorgensen

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

Jyoti Watters

Recent recorded grades — Spring 2020: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=6 letter grades); Spring 2022: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=1 letter grades).

Lisa Arendt

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

Masatoshi Suzuki

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

Michael Cahill

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

Stephen Johnson

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

Troy Hornberger

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Historical instructors & teaching patterns

CHAD VEZINA is recorded teaching in Spring 2010, Fall 2010, Spring 2011, Fall 2011, Spring 2012, 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 2024, Spring 2025, Fall 2025, Spring 2026. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

FEI ZHAO is recorded teaching in Fall 2021, Spring 2022, Fall 2022, Spring 2023. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

JOAN JORGENSEN is recorded teaching in Fall 2008, Spring 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, Spring 2026. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

JOHN SVAREN is recorded teaching in Fall 2006, Fall 2014, Fall 2015, Spring 2016, Spring 2019, Fall 2019, Spring 2020, Fall 2020, Fall 2025. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

JYOTI WATTERS is recorded teaching in Spring 2008, Fall 2009, Spring 2010, Fall 2010, Spring 2012, Fall 2012, 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. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

KAREN HERSHBERGER-BRAKER is recorded teaching in Spring 2022, Spring 2024. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

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

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

LISA ARENDT is recorded teaching in 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.

MASATOSHI SUZUKI is recorded teaching in Fall 2010, Spring 2011, Fall 2012, Spring 2013, Fall 2013, Spring 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, Spring 2026. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

MICHAEL CAHILL is recorded teaching in Fall 2018, Spring 2019, Fall 2019, Spring 2020, Spring 2022, Fall 2022, Spring 2023, Fall 2025. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

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

ROBERT LIPINSKI is recorded teaching in Spring 2014, Fall 2014, Spring 2015, Spring 2016, Fall 2016, Spring 2017, Fall 2017, Spring 2018, Fall 2018, Spring 2019, Fall 2019, Spring 2020, Fall 2020, Spring 2023, Fall 2023, Spring 2024, Fall 2025, Spring 2026. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

SATHISH KUMAR is recorded teaching in Fall 2018, Spring 2019, Fall 2019, Spring 2020, Spring 2024. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

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

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

TRACY HAGEMANN is recorded teaching in 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.

TROY HORNBERGER is recorded teaching in 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 2017, Spring 2018, Fall 2018, Spring 2019, Fall 2019, Spring 2020, Fall 2020, 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.

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

Calendar & sections

Fall 2026

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Section	Mode	Enrolled / capacity
IND 009	Classroom Instruction	0 / 5
IND 022	Classroom Instruction	0 / 0
IND 013	Classroom Instruction	0 / 5
IND 024	Classroom Instruction	4 / 5
IND 012	Classroom Instruction	1 / 10
IND 034	Classroom Instruction	0 / 5
IND 007	Classroom Instruction	2 / 5
IND 025	Classroom Instruction	3 / 5
IND 010	Classroom Instruction	0 / 5
IND 018	Classroom Instruction	1 / 5
IND 011	Classroom Instruction	0 / 5
IND 020	Classroom Instruction	0 / 5
IND 005	Classroom Instruction	1 / 5
IND 030	Classroom Instruction	0 / 5
IND 038	Classroom Instruction	0 / 5
IND 036	Classroom Instruction	2 / 5
IND 134	Classroom Instruction	0 / 5
IND 125	Classroom Instruction	0 / 5
IND 112	Classroom Instruction	0 / 5
IND 039	Classroom Instruction	0 / 5
IND 026	Classroom Instruction	0 / 1
IND 040	Classroom Instruction	1 / 5
IND 041	Classroom Instruction	3 / 5
IND 002	Classroom Instruction	1 / 5

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Student experience

the class

Recent recorded grades — Fall 2013: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=6 letter grades); Spring 2020: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=6 letter grades); Spring 2022: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=24 letter grades).

difficulty & workload

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Topics

Specialized biological subject areas
Laboratory research methods
Library-based research and information gathering

Skills

Conducting independent research projects in a laboratory setting
Performing library-based research and literature review
Collaborating with faculty on specialized subject area projects

Grades

Latest available · Spring 2022— not enough history to project Fall 2026.

Grade distribution · % of letter grades

Grades over time

Through Spring 2022

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Sources & history

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Catalog & offerings

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Selected offering source records

COMPBIO 699 · Fall 2026

Directed Study

Recorded 2026-09-07

Raw records

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Model outputs & technical records

nvidia/Qwen3.6-35B-A3B-NVFP4

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Model & dataset provenance

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  "output_id": "86f1d67c5c209749a57715582b029aa60607a788228f375f8444f2cfe462ace9",
  "requirements_status": "valid",
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Directed Study

Summary

Grade history

Prerequisites

Professors

Chad Vezina

Fei Zhao

Joan Jorgensen

John Svaren

Jyoti Watters

Karen Hershberger-Braker

Kavi Mehta

Kimberly Stietz

Lisa Arendt

Liz Jacka

Masatoshi Suzuki

Michael Cahill

Nick Burgraff

Robert Lipinski

Samantha Weaver

Sathish Kumar

Stephen Johnson

Tracy Baker

Tracy Hagemann

Troy Hornberger

Calendar & sections

Student experience

the class

difficulty & workload

Topics

Skills

Grades

Grade distribution · % of letter grades

Grades over time

Sources & history

Catalog & offerings

Student reviews

Grade history