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JOSEPH DILLARD

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Raw average: 3.80/5 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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MMI301 · course not matched
Quality 3/5Difficulty 5/5
Professor is very knowledgeable, but I cannot recommend this class. Does NOT reflect 2 credit course at all, it should be 3 credits. Grade depends on 4 very challenging exam, not taken in class, 2 hours long, after school hours. Tested on very specific details, many short essays, T/F, and labeling structures. I advise immunology course prior.
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MMI301 · course not matched
Quality 2/5Difficulty 4/5
Graded based solely on the 4 exams, and the exams are not multiple choice. They consist of drawing random structures, many free response questions on incredibly detailed topics, and a couple T/F or matching problems. Exams expect you to remember even the tiniest details talked about in class, and the class jam packed of material, terms and details.
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MMI301 · course not matched
Quality 5/5Difficulty 3/5
I took MMI301 online but I really enjoyed it! Dr. Dillard is amazing and I highly recommend taking his course. Genuinely a super nice guy teaching an awesome topic.
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MMI301 · course not matched
Quality 5/5Difficulty 4/5
I took this class a few semesters ago. It was difficult, but I learned a lot and it really pushed me to be a better student. A lot of the material we covered was incredibly useful in other classes, and overall this course was taught very well. Great class and certainly one of the most impressionable ones I've had at UW. Would definitely recommend!
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MMI301 · course not matched
Quality 4/5Difficulty 5/5
Class itself was very interesting, but the tests were incredibly difficult and focused on the specifics of content learned in lecture. Also, the TA for this class is not very helpful, as she speeds through her lectures and leaves no time for questions. Overall, interesting class, almost impossible to do well in it though.
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Classes with JOSEPH DILLARD

Directed study offering independent research in medical microbiology and immunology for undergraduates under faculty supervision.

No offering record · Spring 2026

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Spring 2022–Spring 2026 · limited sample

MM&I 990 is a research and thesis course where students conduct independent novel science research under faculty guidance, measured by first-authored peer-reviewed publication.

No offering record · Spring 2026

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TermCourseTitle
Spring 2026MM&I 699Directed Study
Spring 2026MM&I 990Research and Thesis
Fall 2025MM&I 699Directed Study
Fall 2025MM&I 990Research and Thesis
Spring 2025MM&I 699Directed Study
Fall 2024MM&I 699Directed Study
Spring 2024MM&I 699Directed Study
Spring 2024MOLBIOL 699Directed Studies in Molecular Biology
Fall 2023MM&I 699Directed Study
Fall 2023MOLBIOL 699Directed Studies in Molecular Biology
Spring 2023MM&I 699Directed Study
Spring 2023MM&I 990Research and Thesis
Spring 2023MOLBIOL 699Directed Studies in Molecular Biology
Fall 2022MM&I 301Pathogenic Bacteriology
Fall 2022MM&I 699Directed Study
Fall 2022MM&I 990Research and Thesis
Spring 2022MM&I 699Directed Study
Spring 2022MM&I 990Research and Thesis
Fall 2021MM&I 301Pathogenic Bacteriology
Fall 2021MM&I 699Directed Study
Fall 2021MM&I 990Research and Thesis
Fall 2020MM&I 301Pathogenic Bacteriology
Fall 2020MM&I 699Directed Study
Fall 2020MM&I 990Research and Thesis
Spring 2020MM&I 699Directed Study
Spring 2020MM&I 990Research and Thesis
Fall 2019MM&I 301Pathogenic Bacteriology
Fall 2019MM&I 699Directed Study
Fall 2019MM&I 990Research and Thesis
Spring 2019MM&I 699Directed Study
Spring 2019MM&I 990Research and Thesis
Fall 2018MM&I 301Pathogenic Bacteriology
Fall 2018MM&I 699Directed Study
Fall 2018MM&I 990Research and Thesis
Spring 2018MM&I 699Directed Study
Spring 2018MM&I 990Research and Thesis
Fall 2017MM&I 301Pathogenic Bacteriology
Fall 2017MM&I 699Directed Study
Fall 2017MM&I 990Research and Thesis
Spring 2017MM&I 699Directed Study
Spring 2017MM&I 990Research and Thesis
Fall 2016MM&I 301Pathogenic Bacteriology
Fall 2016MM&I 699Directed Study
Fall 2016MM&I 990Research and Thesis
Spring 2016MM&I 699Directed Study
Spring 2016MM&I 990Research and Thesis
Fall 2015MM&I 301Pathogenic Bacteriology
Fall 2015MM&I 699Directed Study
Fall 2015MM&I 990Research and Thesis
Spring 2015MM&I 699Directed Study
Spring 2015MM&I 990Research and Thesis
Fall 2014MM&I 301Pathogenic Bacteriology
Fall 2014MM&I 699Directed Study
Fall 2014MM&I 990Research and Thesis
Spring 2014MM&I 699Directed Study
Spring 2014MM&I 990Research and Thesis
Fall 2013MM&I 301Pathogenic Bacteriology
Fall 2013MM&I 699Directed Study
Fall 2013MM&I 990Research and Thesis
Spring 2013MM&I 699Directed Study
Spring 2013MM&I 990Research and Thesis
Fall 2012MM&I 301Pathogenic Bacteriology
Fall 2012MM&I 699Directed Study
Fall 2012MM&I 990Research and Thesis
Spring 2012MICROBIO 811Advanced Problems in Microbiology
Spring 2012MM&I 699Directed Study
Spring 2012MM&I 990Research and Thesis
Fall 2011MM&I 699Directed Study
Fall 2011MM&I 990Research and Thesis
Spring 2011MM&I 699Directed Study
Spring 2011MM&I 990Research and Thesis
Fall 2010MM&I 699Directed Study
Fall 2010MM&I 740Mechanisms of Microbial Pathogenesis
Fall 2010MM&I 990Research and Thesis
Spring 2010MM&I 699Directed Study
Spring 2010MM&I 990Research and Thesis
Fall 2009MM&I 699Directed Study
Fall 2009MM&I 990Research and Thesis
Spring 2009MM&I 699Directed Study
Spring 2009MM&I 990Research and Thesis
Fall 2008MM&I 699Directed Study
Fall 2008MM&I 740Mechanisms of Microbial Pathogenesis
Fall 2008MM&I 990Research and Thesis
Spring 2008MM&I 699Directed Study
Spring 2008MM&I 990Research and Thesis
Fall 2007MM&I 699Directed Study
Fall 2007MM&I 740Mechanisms of Microbial Pathogenesis
Fall 2007MM&I 990Research and Thesis
Fall 2007MOLBIOL 699Directed Studies in Molecular Biology
Spring 2007MM&I 699Directed Study
Spring 2007MM&I 990Research and Thesis
Spring 2007MOLBIOL 699Directed Studies in Molecular Biology
Fall 2006MM&I 699Directed Study
Fall 2006MM&I 740Mechanisms of Microbial Pathogenesis
Fall 2006MM&I 990Research and Thesis
Fall 2006MOLBIOL 699Directed Studies in Molecular Biology

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Instructor identity & provenance
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