Spring 2027

Research

Research course focusing on comparative bioscience principles and independent research methods.

offering recorded1–12 credits

Recorded instructors · Spring 2027 Chad Vezina Fei Zhao Joan Jorgensen +11 more

Summary

What you’ll be able to do

Exhibit a broad understanding of general comparative bioscience principles
Conduct independent research using a variety of approaches
Think critically to address research challenges
Exhibit and foster professional and ethical conduct in their research
Collaborate with other investigators within or outside the thesis lab

Source: UW Guide

Grade history

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Professors

Spring 2027

Troy Hornberger

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Historical instructors & teaching patterns

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

JOAN JORGENSEN is recorded teaching in Fall 2014, Spring 2015, Fall 2015, Spring 2016, Fall 2016, Spring 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 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. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

KAVI MEHTA is recorded teaching in Fall 2024, Spring 2025, 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 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.

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, Spring 2026. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

MASATOSHI SUZUKI is recorded teaching in 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. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

MICHAEL CAHILL is recorded teaching in 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.

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

ROBERT LIPINSKI is recorded teaching in Fall 2015, Spring 2016. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

SATHISH KUMAR 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.

TROY HORNBERGER is recorded teaching in 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.

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

Calendar & sections

Spring 2027

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Section	Mode	Enrolled / capacity
IND 007	Classroom Instruction	0 / 5
IND 012	Classroom Instruction	0 / 5
IND 013	Classroom Instruction	0 / 5
IND 024	Classroom Instruction	0 / 5
IND 025	Classroom Instruction	0 / 5
IND 010	Classroom Instruction	0 / 5
IND 018	Classroom Instruction	0 / 5
IND 020	Classroom Instruction	0 / 5
IND 005	Classroom Instruction	0 / 5
IND 011	Classroom Instruction	0 / 5
IND 036	Classroom Instruction	0 / 5
IND 002	Classroom Instruction	0 / 5
IND 040	Classroom Instruction	0 / 5
IND 041	Classroom Instruction	0 / 5

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Student experience

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Research.

difficulty & workload

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Topics

General comparative bioscience principles
Independent research methodologies
Professional and ethical conduct in research
Collaboration with investigators

Skills

Conducting independent research using a variety of approaches
Thinking critically to address research challenges
Exhibiting and fostering professional and ethical conduct in research
Collaborating with other investigators within or outside the thesis lab

Sources & history

UW–Madison

Catalog & offerings

Descriptions, prerequisites, and recorded course offerings.

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Selected offering source records

COMPBIO 990 · Spring 2027

Research

Recorded 2026-10-14

Raw records

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Model outputs & technical records

Qwen/Qwen3.8-27B

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Model & dataset provenance

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Research

Summary

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Professors

Chad Vezina

Fei Zhao

Joan Jorgensen

John Svaren

Kavi Mehta

Kimberly Stietz

Lisa Arendt

Masatoshi Suzuki

Michael Cahill

Nick Burgraff

Robert Lipinski

Samantha Weaver

Sathish Kumar

Troy Hornberger

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