Spring 2027

Cell Biology

Comprehensive course on modern aspects of cell biology covering the molecular basis of life and interactions between biological macromolecules.

no offering record for this termCredits unavailable
Recorded instructors · Spring 2027 No instructors listed

Summary

1 / 7

Past student reviews · Kurt Amann

Exams covered nearly everything spoken in class, including anecdotal topics, with minimal reliance on readings. Students noted the syllabus stated 90% of content came from lectures.

What you’ll be able to do

  • Describe the molecular basis of life with a comprehensive understanding of the intricate interactions between biological macromolecules.

  • Analyze and explain the relationship between the structure and function of biological macromolecules, including proteins, nucleic acids, lipids, and carbohydrates.

  • Explain the process of gene expression and its regulation, including the roles of transcription factors, enhancers, and silencers.

  • Interpret the flow of genetic information from the DNA code to the synthesis of functional proteins.

  • Describe the purpose and use of laboratory techniques in modern biology, including a wide variety of biochemical preparation and microscopy techniques.

  • Integrate the principles of molecular biology with cultural and historical factors shaping the scientific enterprise, demonstrating an understanding of the ethical, social, and economic implications of biomedical research.

  • Critically assess primary scientific literature in cell biology, including experimental design, data interpretation, and the formulation of conclusions and utilize effective written communication skills to communicate analysis of the primary literature.

  • Explain the centrality of cell biology to human disease.

Source: UW Guide

Grade history

↗
average GPA
letter grades
A
AB
B
BC
C
D
F

All recorded terms · compare terms & instructors

Prerequisites

Course map

ZOOLOGY/​BIOLOGY 101,ZOOLOGY/​BIOLOGY/​BOTANY 151, or BIOCORE 383

ZOOLOGY 570 used by

“Used by” includes alternatives; linked courses may have other requirements. This is a best-effort interpretation; check the catalog requirements above.

Prerequisite text tree

Professors

Spring 2027

No instructors recorded for this selection.

Historical instructors & teaching patterns

KURT AMANN is recorded teaching in Fall 2006, Fall 2007, Fall 2008, Fall 2009, Fall 2010, Fall 2011, Fall 2012, Fall 2013, Fall 2014, Fall 2015, Fall 2016, Fall 2017, Fall 2018, Fall 2019, Fall 2020, Fall 2021, Fall 2022, Fall 2023, Fall 2024, Fall 2025. 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

Schedule loads here as you scroll.

SectionModeEnrolled / capacityWaitlist

Times are Central. Select a meeting for details; export includes recorded dates for the selected sections.

Meeting source records
Download part 1

Student experience

the class

Past student reviews · Kurt Amann

Students describe Professor Amann as knowledgeable and funny, with lectures that require consistent attendance because no recordings are provided.

Recent recorded grades — Fall 2023: 2.82 GPA, 30.6% A/AB (n=108 letter grades); Fall 2024: 2.82 GPA, 30.2% A/AB (n=116 letter grades); Fall 2025: 2.83 GPA, 30.3% A/AB (n=119 letter grades).

difficulty & workload

Past student reviews · Kurt Amann

Exams covered nearly everything spoken in class, including anecdotal topics, with minimal reliance on readings. Students noted the syllabus stated 90% of content came from lectures.

Past student reviews · Kurt Amann

Some students found the chalkboard-only format with poor handwriting difficult to follow, noting that missing a single class made it hard to keep up with the material.

Topics

  • Molecular basis of life and biological macromolecule interactions
  • Gene expression and regulation
  • Biochemical preparation and microscopy techniques
  • Cell biology relevance to human disease

Skills

  • Analyze structure-function relationships of biological macromolecules
  • Explain gene expression and regulation mechanisms
  • Interpret the central dogma of molecular biology
  • Describe biochemical preparation and microscopy techniques
  • Critically assess and write about primary scientific literature

Grades

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

average GPA
A / AB grades
letter grades
Instructor

Grade distribution · % of letter grades

A
AB
B
BC
C
D
F

Grades over time

Through Fall 2025

More grade details Grade mix, volume & source data

Where this course fits relative to

Latest available grades · Fall 2025 · all course levels

GPA

Higher than % of other courses in this group.

Course GPAs · red marks this course’s range

letter grades

More recorded grades than % of other courses in this group.

Typical course in this group: letter grades.

About this comparison

1316 courses over the same term, each with at least 30 recorded letter grades. Cross-listed courses count once. GPA is not a measure of difficulty or teaching quality. The typical course is the median by recorded grade count; tied values are not counted as lower. Grade counts describe course scale, not unique students or typical section size.

Descriptions compare GPA with this group’s average: at least 0.20 higher or lower; otherwise close to average. Section size uses median recorded enrollment: small up to 30, mid-sized 31–99, large 100+. Lectures and discussion/lab sections are described separately.

Sources & history

UW–Madison

Catalog & offerings

Descriptions, prerequisites, and recorded course offerings.

Catalog observation history

Observations at scan time; dates do not imply when a catalog change took effect.

Download part 1
Selected offering source records

No offering records for the selected term.

Raw records 
[]
Rate My Professors

Student reviews

Original comments behind the course and instructor summaries.

Read original reviews
Download part 1
Madgrades

Grade history

Recorded grade distributions by term, section, and instructor.

Explore recorded grades
Dataset & model

Recorded 2026-10-14

View the dataset on Hugging Face
Model outputs & technical records
Qwen/Qwen3.8-27B
LLM outputs across runs
Download part 1
Full model traces

Recorded model configuration, reasoning, and tool conversations.

Download part 1
Model & dataset provenance 
{
  "model": "Qwen/Qwen3.8-27B",
  "model_revision": "1d4bf0f2ff6012fd82039f2fa52739d0dd7c60c0",
  "task_version": "17",
  "output_id": "d25be5e1552368a1e013b3f925c5cdf4b3e37e38afec68d1433fb16f88ba8898",
  "requirements_status": "valid",
  "dataset_revision": "fc1811fa52e581ea57a35c0cf3343f8740a8ffbf",
  "observed_at": "2026-10-14 17:50:09.728220+00:00"
}