Spring 2027

Special Research Problems

Special Research Problems in Oncology involves directed study projects arranged with the instructor.

offering recorded1–3 credits
Recorded instructors · Spring 2027 Rich Halberg3.9/5Elaine Alarid3.6/5Aussie Suzuki +25 more

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Recent recorded grades — Spring 2022: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=17 letter grades); Spring 2025: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=6 letter grades).

What you’ll be able to do

  • Apply concepts learned in coursework to real life situations.

  • Read and effectively search scientific literature.

  • Develop critical, analytical, and independent thinking skills.

Source: UW Guide

Grade history

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Prerequisites

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  • Consent of instructor
ONCOLOGY 699

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Professors

Spring 2027
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Raw average: 5.00/5 from 4 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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About this rating

Raw average: 3.50/5 from 2 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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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=1 letter grades).

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

Wei Xu

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Historical instructors & teaching patterns

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

ELAINE ALARID is recorded teaching in Spring 2008, Fall 2008, Fall 2009, Spring 2010, Fall 2010, Spring 2011, Fall 2011, Spring 2012, Fall 2012, Fall 2013, Spring 2014, Fall 2014, Spring 2015, Fall 2016, Spring 2017, Fall 2017, Spring 2018, Fall 2018, Spring 2019, Fall 2019, Spring 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.

ERIC JOHANNSEN is recorded teaching in Fall 2012, Spring 2013, Fall 2013, Spring 2014, Fall 2014, Fall 2016, Spring 2017, Fall 2017, Spring 2018, 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.

HUY DINH is recorded teaching in 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.

JANE CHURPEK is recorded teaching in Fall 2021, Spring 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.

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

JING ZHANG is recorded teaching in Fall 2008, Spring 2010, Fall 2010, Spring 2011, 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, Spring 2019, Fall 2019, Spring 2020, Fall 2021, Spring 2022, Spring 2024, Fall 2024, Spring 2025, Fall 2025, Spring 2026. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

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

MARK BURKARD is recorded teaching in Spring 2016, Fall 2016, Spring 2017, Fall 2017, Spring 2018. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

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

NATHAN SHERER 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, 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.

PAUL AHLQUIST is recorded teaching in Spring 2007, Fall 2009, Spring 2010, Fall 2010, Spring 2011, Fall 2011, Fall 2012, Spring 2013, Fall 2013, Fall 2014, Spring 2015, Fall 2016, Spring 2017, Fall 2017, Spring 2018, Spring 2023, Fall 2023, Spring 2024, Fall 2024. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

PAUL LAMBERT is recorded teaching in Fall 2006, Spring 2008, Fall 2013, Spring 2014, Spring 2015, 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. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

RICH HALBERG is recorded teaching in Spring 2017. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

RICHARD R. BURGESS is recorded teaching in Spring 2007, Spring 2008, Fall 2012, Spring 2013. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

SHANNON C KENNEY is recorded teaching in Fall 2006, Fall 2007, Spring 2008, Fall 2008, Spring 2009, Spring 2010, Fall 2010, Spring 2011, Fall 2011, Spring 2012, Fall 2014, Spring 2015, Fall 2016, Spring 2017, Spring 2025, Fall 2025, Spring 2026. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

SHIGEKI MIYAMOTO is recorded teaching in Fall 2012, Spring 2013, Fall 2013, Spring 2014, Fall 2014, Spring 2015, 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.

WEI XU is recorded teaching in Fall 2006, Spring 2007, Fall 2007, Spring 2008, Fall 2008, Spring 2010, Fall 2010, Spring 2011, Fall 2011, Spring 2012, Fall 2012, Spring 2013, Fall 2015, Fall 2016, Fall 2018, Spring 2019, Fall 2019, Spring 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.

WILLIAM RICKE is recorded teaching in Spring 2016. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

YONGNA XING is recorded teaching in Fall 2008, Spring 2009, Spring 2011, Spring 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, Spring 2023, Fall 2023, Spring 2024, Fall 2024, 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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IND 045Classroom Instruction0 / 100
IND 006Classroom Instruction0 / 100
IND 087Classroom Instruction0 / 50
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IND 096Classroom Instruction0 / 120
IND 082Classroom Instruction0 / 100
IND 117Classroom Instruction0 / 100
IND 129Classroom Instruction0 / 100
IND 132Classroom Instruction0 / 100
IND 142Classroom Instruction0 / 100
IND 143Classroom Instruction0 / 100

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Student experience

the class

Recent recorded grades — Spring 2022: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=17 letter grades); Spring 2025: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=6 letter grades).

difficulty & workload

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Topics

  • Directed study projects
  • Scientific literature search

Skills

  • Applying concepts from coursework to real-life situations
  • Reading and effectively searching scientific literature
  • Developing critical, analytical, and independent thinking skills

Grades

Latest available · Spring 2025— not enough history to project Spring 2027.

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Grades over time

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Sources & history

UW–Madison

Catalog & offerings

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Catalog observation history

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Selected offering source records
ONCOLOGY 699 · Spring 2027

Special Research Problems

Recorded 2026-10-14
Raw records 
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Dataset & model

Recorded 2026-10-14

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Model outputs & technical records
Qwen/Qwen3.8-27B
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Model & dataset provenance 
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