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Do not take Biochem 508 with Simcox. Her exams are extremely unfair and the practice exams do not represent her exams. She also will give you a specific time of when she will post the grades and then not post them for hours.Rate My Professors ↗
Amazing lectures with interesting material that she explains very well, using real-life examples and keeping you engaged through the whole class. Very caring, hard-working, and overall outstanding faculty member!Rate My Professors ↗
Dr. Simcox is great at teaching and an even more amazing person. She cares a lot about students' learning as well as individual goals. Her knowledge of metabolism is expansive and extremely impressive, and she is a fantastic analytical scientist on top of that. Can't recommend her enough!Rate My Professors ↗
Dr. Simcox i extremely passionate about her content but also explains well, points out clearly what to know for the exam and her practice exams are same structure as her real exams. It is a lot of memorization so give enough time to study, but she is great. If you go to lecture she will give you extra info on the exam but lectures are recorded.Rate My Professors ↗
One of the best professors I have ever had; teaches a difficult class but tests fairly. She is a passionate lecturer and throws in anecdotes and hints to help you remember the content. You have to understand AND memorize pathways to do well on her exams. Super helpful and accessible outside of class and took the time to learn everyone's name.Rate My Professors ↗
Incredibly difficult exams, and lectures were very confusing. Her second unit of teaching is a bit better from the first once she starts summarizing what she goes over, but it's still incredibly dense content. Definitely make condensed tables of the reactions/pathways or you won't finish the exams.Rate My Professors ↗
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BIOCHEM 299 is an independent study course where students conduct research under the direct guidance of a Biochemistry faculty member.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
historical GPA · grades
Spring 2022–Spring 2026GENERAL BIOCHEMISTRY II covers biosynthesis, signal transduction, nucleic acid metabolism, and protein synthesis.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
Judith Simcox is praised for her passion, clear explanations, and accessibility, with students noting her helpful anecdotes and fair testing. Conversely, some reviewers found her lectures confusing and exams difficult, while others criticized her exams as unfair and practice tests as unrepresentative.
historical GPA · grades
Spring 2022–Spring 2026BIOCHEM 681 is a senior honors thesis course for Biochemistry undergraduates in an Honors program, involving individual study arranged with a faculty member.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
No recorded grade history
BIOCHEM 682 is the second semester of an individual study senior honors thesis in Biochemistry.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
historical GPA · grades
Spring 2022–Spring 2022 · limited sampleBIOCHEM 691 is a course for undergraduate students to complete a Biochemistry thesis under faculty arrangement.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
No recorded grade history
BIOCHEM 692 is a second-semester individual study course for undergraduates completing a biochemistry thesis.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
historical GPA · grades
Spring 2022–Spring 2022 · limited sampleBIOCHEM 699 offers academic credit for research, library, or laboratory work conducted under faculty guidance.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
Recent recorded grades — Spring 2022: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=3 letter grades).
historical GPA · grades
Spring 2022–Spring 2026BIOCHEM 990 is a research course for graduate students to conduct independent laboratory work under faculty supervision in preparation for a thesis or dissertation.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
No recorded grade history
Advanced graduate seminar focusing on the presentation of original research and discussion of recent articles in animal metabolism and nutrition.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
Recent recorded grades — Fall 2021: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=14 letter grades); Fall 2023: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=7 letter grades); Fall 2024: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=11 letter grades). Includes jointly taught sections.
historical GPA · grades
Fall 2023–Fall 2024 · limited sampleCHEM 980 is a graduate-level seminar where students engage in research discussions facilitated by faculty within their research group.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
historical GPA · grades
Fall 2022–Spring 2026CHEM 990 is a research course where students conduct supervised research projects with individual faculty members.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
No recorded grade history
NUTRSCI 991 is an independent research course in nutrition where students conduct projects agreed upon with an instructor.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
No recorded grade history
| Term | Course | Title |
|---|---|---|
| Fall 2026 | BIOCHEM 299 | Independent Study |
| Fall 2026 | BIOCHEM 508 | General Biochemistry II |
| Fall 2026 | BIOCHEM 681 | Senior Honors Thesis |
| Fall 2026 | BIOCHEM 682 | Senior Honors Thesis |
| Fall 2026 | BIOCHEM 691 | Senior Thesis |
| Fall 2026 | BIOCHEM 692 | Senior Thesis |
| Fall 2026 | BIOCHEM 699 | Special Problems |
| Fall 2026 | BIOCHEM 990 | Research |
| Fall 2026 | BIOCHEM/NUTRSCI 901 | Seminar-nutrition and Metabolism (advanced) |
| Fall 2026 | CHEM 980 | Seminar: Review of Current Research |
| Fall 2026 | CHEM 990 | Research |
| Fall 2026 | NUTRSCI 991 | Research Nutrition |
Teaching history may be incomplete. Course pages contain course-specific feedback and citations.
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