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!Rate My Professors ↗
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DANIEL AMADOR-NOGUEZ
What students say
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Quality 5/5Difficulty 4/5
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. 10/10Rate My Professors ↗
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!Rate My Professors ↗
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.Rate My Professors ↗
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.Rate My Professors ↗
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Classes with DANIEL AMADOR-NOGUEZ
Covers the biochemistry and physiology of microbial processes.
No offering record · Spring 2026
with this instructor · course overall, matching historical terms
historical GPA · grades
Fall 2021–Spring 2026MICROBIO 990
Research
1–9 creditsMICROBIO 990 is a research course involving full lab and literature review of a microbiology problem, leading to thesis preparation and publication.
No offering record · Spring 2026
No recorded grade history
Recorded teaching history
Distinct courses recorded per term
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| Term | Course | Title |
|---|---|---|
| Spring 2026 | MICROBIO 526 | Physiology of Microorganisms |
| Spring 2026 | MICROBIO 990 | Research |
| Fall 2025 | MICROBIO 626 | Microbial and Cellular Metabolomics |
| Fall 2025 | MICROBIO 899 | Independent Study |
| Fall 2025 | MICROBIO 990 | Research |
| Spring 2025 | MICROBIO 990 | Research |
| Fall 2024 | MICROBIO 626 | Microbial and Cellular Metabolomics |
| Fall 2024 | MICROBIO 990 | Research |
| Spring 2024 | MICROBIO 699 | Special Problems |
| Spring 2024 | MICROBIO 899 | Independent Study |
| Spring 2024 | MICROBIO 990 | Research |
| Fall 2023 | MICROBIO 626 | Microbial and Cellular Metabolomics |
| Fall 2023 | MICROBIO 699 | Special Problems |
| Fall 2023 | MICROBIO 990 | Research |
| Spring 2023 | MICROBIO 699 | Special Problems |
| Spring 2023 | MICROBIO 990 | Research |
| Fall 2022 | MICROBIO 990 | Research |
| Spring 2022 | MICROBIO 699 | Special Problems |
| Spring 2022 | MICROBIO 990 | Research |
| Fall 2021 | MICROBIO 526 | Physiology of Microorganisms |
| Fall 2021 | MICROBIO 699 | Special Problems |
| Fall 2021 | MICROBIO 990 | Research |
| Fall 2020 | MICROBIO 526 | Physiology of Microorganisms |
| Fall 2020 | MICROBIO 699 | Special Problems |
| Fall 2020 | MICROBIO 990 | Research |
| Spring 2020 | MICROBIO 682 | Senior Honors Thesis |
| Spring 2020 | MICROBIO 699 | Special Problems |
| Spring 2020 | MICROBIO 990 | Research |
| Fall 2019 | MICROBIO 526 | Physiology of Microorganisms |
| Fall 2019 | MICROBIO 681 | Senior Honors Thesis |
| Fall 2019 | MICROBIO 699 | Special Problems |
| Fall 2019 | MICROBIO 990 | Research |
| Spring 2019 | MICROBIO 299 | Independent Study |
| Spring 2019 | MICROBIO 699 | Special Problems |
| Spring 2019 | MICROBIO 990 | Research |
| Fall 2018 | MICROBIO 299 | Independent Study |
| Fall 2018 | MICROBIO 526 | Physiology of Microorganisms |
| Fall 2018 | MICROBIO 699 | Special Problems |
| Fall 2018 | MICROBIO 990 | Research |
| Spring 2018 | MICROBIO 299 | Independent Study |
| Spring 2018 | MICROBIO 990 | Research |
| Fall 2017 | MICROBIO 299 | Independent Study |
| Fall 2017 | MICROBIO 526 | Physiology of Microorganisms |
| Fall 2017 | MICROBIO 990 | Research |
| Spring 2017 | MICROBIO 682 | Senior Honors Thesis |
| Spring 2017 | MICROBIO 699 | Special Problems |
| Spring 2017 | MICROBIO 990 | Research |
| Fall 2016 | MICROBIO 299 | Independent Study |
| Fall 2016 | MICROBIO 526 | Physiology of Microorganisms |
| Fall 2016 | MICROBIO 681 | Senior Honors Thesis |
| Fall 2016 | MICROBIO 699 | Special Problems |
| Fall 2016 | MICROBIO 990 | Research |
| Spring 2016 | MICROBIO 699 | Special Problems |
| Spring 2016 | MICROBIO 990 | Research |
| Fall 2015 | MICROBIO 299 | Independent Study |
| Fall 2015 | MICROBIO 526 | Physiology of Microorganisms |
| Fall 2015 | MICROBIO 699 | Special Problems |
| Fall 2015 | MICROBIO 990 | Research |
| Spring 2015 | MICROBIO 299 | Independent Study |
| Spring 2015 | MICROBIO 699 | Special Problems |
| Spring 2015 | MICROBIO 990 | Research |
| Fall 2014 | MICROBIO 526 | Physiology of Microorganisms |
| Fall 2014 | MICROBIO 699 | Special Problems |
| Fall 2014 | MICROBIO 990 | Research |
| Spring 2014 | MICROBIO 299 | Independent Study |
| Spring 2014 | MICROBIO 990 | Research |
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