Fall 2026

Directed Studies in Molecular Biology

MOLBIOL 699 is a directed study course where students conduct individual research projects under professorial supervision.

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

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

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

Historical instructors & teaching patterns

ADAM KONOPKA is recorded teaching in Fall 2023. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

ANDRE MOURA DA COSTA E SOUSA is recorded teaching in Spring 2022, Fall 2022. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

AUDREY GASCH is recorded teaching in Spring 2023, Fall 2023. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

BARAK BLUM is recorded teaching in Spring 2023, Fall 2023, Spring 2024. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

BRIAN PFLEGER is recorded teaching in Fall 2017, Spring 2018, Fall 2022, Spring 2023, Fall 2023. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

COLLEEN MCDOWELL is recorded teaching in Fall 2023, Spring 2024, Fall 2024. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

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

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

DUDLEY LAMMING is recorded teaching in Spring 2023, Fall 2023. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

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

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

JASON MATTHEW PETERS is recorded teaching in Fall 2022. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

JEREMY NANCE is recorded teaching in Fall 2025. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

JOHANNA ELFENBEIN is recorded teaching in Fall 2022, Fall 2023, Spring 2024. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

JOSEPH DILLARD is recorded teaching in Fall 2006, Spring 2007, Fall 2007, Spring 2023, Fall 2023, Spring 2024. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

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

JUNSU KANG is recorded teaching in Fall 2022. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

KRISHANU SAHA is recorded teaching in Spring 2019, Fall 2023, Spring 2024. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

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

MARK MANDEL is recorded teaching in Fall 2022, Spring 2024. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

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

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

NED KALIN is recorded teaching in Spring 2023, Fall 2023. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

NIHAL AHMAD is recorded teaching in Fall 2006, Spring 2007, Fall 2012, Spring 2022, Fall 2022, Spring 2023. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

OWEN TAMPLIN is recorded teaching in Fall 2023. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

PHILLIP NEWMARK is recorded teaching in Fall 2023. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

PIPPA COSPER is recorded teaching in Fall 2022, Spring 2023, Fall 2023, Spring 2024. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

RANDAL TIBBETTS is recorded teaching in Fall 2023. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

ROBERT KIRCHDOERFER is recorded teaching in Fall 2023. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

ROBERT NICKELLS is recorded teaching in Spring 2022, Fall 2022. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

SHELBY O'CONNOR is recorded teaching in Fall 2022. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

SILVIA CAVAGNERO is recorded teaching in Fall 2023, Spring 2024. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

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

VINCENT CRYNS is recorded teaching in Fall 2023. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

WILLIAM BEMENT is recorded teaching in Spring 2007, Fall 2007, Spring 2009, Fall 2010, Spring 2011, Spring 2023, Fall 2023, Fall 2024, Spring 2025, Fall 2025, Spring 2026. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

WILLIAM RICKE is recorded teaching in Fall 2023, Spring 2024. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

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Recent recorded grades — Spring 2022: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=14 letter grades).

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Topics

  • Molecular biology

Skills

  • Conducting individual research projects

Grades

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MOLBIOL 699 · Fall 2026

Directed Studies in Molecular Biology

Recorded 2026-09-07
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nvidia/Qwen3.6-35B-A3B-NVFP4
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