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Daniel Amador-Noguez

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Raw average: 4.80/5 from 5 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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MICRO526 · course not matched
Quality 5/5Difficulty 4/5
Daniel is a great and accessible professor. I took his Micro 526 class for fall 2021 and even though I received an A, I had to work VERY HARD for that grade. There are no homework assignments; only 3 take-home exams. He gives you a whole week to work on 12-15 hard questions. As long as you attend the lectures you're good! Lectures are recorded!
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MICRO526 · course not matched
Quality 5/5Difficulty 4/5
One of the most amazing professor at UW-Madison. He makes complicated concepts sound simple and didn't try to complicate the class material. Had problem sets before every exam, other than that, not high maintenance. My final exam was optional. lecture video were recorded too. 10/10
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MICROBIOLOGY526 · course not matched
Quality 5/5Difficulty 4/5
He is a really nice guy, he does care about his students and is always available to help! Micro 526 is a hard course, but he makes it clear and interesting:) you need to study hard and in details, but you'll learn a lot! He is one of the best professors I've ever had!
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MICRO526 · course not matched
Quality 5/5Difficulty 4/5
Amazing lecturer. Nice guy, always smiling. He even prints out copies of the lecture slides for free for all the students. He's a hidden gem among the more well-known professors at the UW. He doesn't give practice exams, but he makes it very, very clear what you need to know for the exams. Just come to lecture.
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MICRO526 · course not matched
Quality 4/5Difficulty 3/5
Good professor, but loads all the grading on his TA which puts a real delay on test/assignment feedback - like weeks until you hear back. Leaves time for questions on most subjects and answers them during lectures. Probably wouldn't hurt to be familiar with organic chemistry before this course.
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Classes with Daniel Amador-Noguez

CHEM 980

Seminar: Review of Current Research

1 credits

CHEM 980 is a graduate-level seminar where students engage in research discussions facilitated by faculty within their research group.

Offering recorded · Fall 2026

Tehshik YoonAJ Boydston+45 more

historical GPA · grades

Fall 2022–Spring 2026
CHEM 990

Research

1–15 credits

CHEM 990 is a research course where students conduct supervised research projects with individual faculty members.

Offering recorded · Fall 2026

Tehshik YoonPupa Gilbert+81 more

No recorded grade history

MICROBIO 299

Independent Study

1–3 credits

MICROBIO 299 is an independent study course allowing students to conduct research in microbiology under faculty guidance.

Offering recorded · Fall 2026

Michael ThomasDaniel Amador-Noguez+26 more

historical GPA · grades

Spring 2022–Fall 2025 · limited sample
MICROBIO 626

Microbial and Cellular Metabolomics

3 credits

Explores mass spectrometry-based metabolomic approaches for investigating microbial and mammalian cellular metabolic processes.

Offering recorded · Fall 2026

Recent recorded grades — Fall 2023: 3.94 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=16 letter grades); Fall 2024: 3.88 GPA, 95.0% A/AB (n=20 letter grades); Fall 2025: 3.87 GPA, 96.8% A/AB (n=31 letter grades).

Daniel Amador-Noguez

historical GPA · grades

Fall 2023–Fall 2025 · limited sample
MICROBIO 682

Senior Honors Thesis

2–4 credits

MICROBIO 682 is the second semester of individual study for majors completing theses for Honors degrees, arranged with a faculty member.

Offering recorded · Fall 2026

Michael ThomasDaniel Amador-Noguez+21 more

historical GPA · grades

Spring 2022–Spring 2022 · limited sample
MICROBIO 692

Senior Thesis

2 credits

MICROBIO 692 is a second-semester individual study course for microbiology majors completing their senior theses under faculty supervision.

Offering recorded · Fall 2026

Michael ThomasDaniel Amador-Noguez+20 more

historical GPA · grades

Spring 2022–Spring 2022 · limited sample
MICROBIO 699

Special Problems

1–4 credits

MICROBIO 699 is an independent study course allowing students to conduct advanced microbiology research under faculty guidance.

Offering recorded · Fall 2026

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

Michael ThomasPaul Friesen+31 more

historical GPA · grades

Spring 2022–Spring 2026 · limited sample
MICROBIO 899

Independent Study

1–9 credits

MICROBIO 899 is an independent study course allowing students to conduct research in biological science under faculty direction.

Offering recorded · Fall 2026

Michael ThomasPaul Friesen+32 more

No recorded grade history

MICROBIO 990

Research

1–9 credits

MICROBIO 990 is a research course involving full lab and literature review of a microbiology problem, leading to thesis preparation and publication.

Offering recorded · Fall 2026

Michael ThomasPaul Friesen+33 more

No recorded grade history

Recorded teaching history

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TermCourseTitle
Fall 2026CHEM 980Seminar: Review of Current Research
Fall 2026CHEM 990Research
Fall 2026MICROBIO 299Independent Study
Fall 2026MICROBIO 626Microbial and Cellular Metabolomics
Fall 2026MICROBIO 681Senior Honors Thesis
Fall 2026MICROBIO 682Senior Honors Thesis
Fall 2026MICROBIO 691Senior Thesis
Fall 2026MICROBIO 692Senior Thesis
Fall 2026MICROBIO 699Special Problems
Fall 2026MICROBIO 899Independent Study
Fall 2026MICROBIO 990Research

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