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MELISSA HARRISON

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Raw average: 2.50/5 from 4 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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BIOCHEM314 · course not matched
Quality 1/5Difficulty 4/5
I am sorry but that comment about one 19 year old's opinion was very rude. I work very hard and I thought that Melissa was hard to understand and agree with the comments above , also everyone who attends this university has the right to give their opinion and they have worked hard to get here so be careful in your comments.
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BCHEM314 · course not matched
Quality 3/5Difficulty 3/5
Meh, definitely somewhere between "awesome" and "terrible". Speaks too quickly and asks oddly-phrased questions on quizzes and in homework, but documents everything very thoroughly in PowerPoints, which are posted online. The most frustrating thing about her was that she took over halfway through a very easy course and turned it into Orgo Lite.
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BMCHM314 · course not matched
Quality 4/5Difficulty 3/5
Melissa is fantastic as a lecturer. Not everybody in the class is going to medical school, and knowing structures is important to those going on in the subject. Don't let one 19-year-old's opinion after feeling snubbed cause you to miss out on this instructor. If you do the work, you'll do well.
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BMC314 · course not matched
Quality 2/5Difficulty 3/5
This class was awesome and interesting. Melissa makes you know structure of things that are not even on the MCAT. She doesn't know the answer to any questions that students ask in class and she was rude when I asked her a question.
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Classes with MELISSA HARRISON

BMOLCHEM 699

Special Research Problems

1–5 credits

BMOLCHEM 699 is a special research problems course involving self-directed work and participation in ongoing research projects under faculty and graduate mentorship.

No offering record · Spring 2026

with this instructor · course overall, matching historical terms

Christina HullJames Keck+6 more

historical GPA · grades

Spring 2022–Fall 2024 · limited sample
BMOLCHEM 720

Experimental Design and Paradigms in Cellular Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Credits unavailable

BMOLCHEM 720 covers the biochemistry of post-translational modification, transcriptional switches, chromosome replication, and RNA regulation in model organisms.

No offering record · Spring 2026

with this instructor · course overall, matching historical terms

John DenuMelissa Harrison+2 more

historical GPA · grades

Spring 2023–Spring 2026 · limited sample
GENETICS 699

Special Problems

1–3 credits

GENETICS 699 is a special problems course allowing students to conduct individual advanced work in a specific area of Genetics under faculty guidance.

No offering record · Spring 2026

Francisco PelegriAhna Skop+21 more

historical GPA · grades

Fall 2021–Spring 2026
GENETICS 990

Research

1–12 credits

GENETICS 990 is a research course where students conduct independent laboratory research under faculty supervision to prepare a graduate thesis.

No offering record · Spring 2026

Francisco PelegriAhna Skop+41 more

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TermCourseTitle
Spring 2026BMOLCHEM 699Special Research Problems
Spring 2026BMOLCHEM 720Experimental Design and Paradigms in Cellular Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Spring 2026BMOLCHEM 990Advanced Biomolecular Chemistry and Research
Spring 2026GENETICS 699Special Problems
Spring 2026GENETICS 990Research
Fall 2025BMOLCHEM 699Special Research Problems
Fall 2025BMOLCHEM 990Advanced Biomolecular Chemistry and Research
Fall 2025GENETICS 699Special Problems
Fall 2025GENETICS 990Research
Spring 2025BMOLCHEM 699Special Research Problems
Spring 2025BMOLCHEM 720Experimental Design and Paradigms in Cellular Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Spring 2025BMOLCHEM 990Advanced Biomolecular Chemistry and Research
Spring 2025GENETICS 699Special Problems
Spring 2025GENETICS 990Research
Fall 2024BMOLCHEM 699Special Research Problems
Fall 2024BMOLCHEM 990Advanced Biomolecular Chemistry and Research
Fall 2024GENETICS 990Research
Spring 2024BMOLCHEM 990Advanced Biomolecular Chemistry and Research
Spring 2024GENETICS 990Research
Fall 2023BMOLCHEM 699Special Research Problems
Fall 2023BMOLCHEM 990Advanced Biomolecular Chemistry and Research
Fall 2023GENETICS 990Research
Spring 2023BMOLCHEM 699Special Research Problems
Spring 2023BMOLCHEM 720Experimental Design and Paradigms in Cellular Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Spring 2023BMOLCHEM 990Advanced Biomolecular Chemistry and Research
Spring 2023GENETICS 990Research
Fall 2022BMOLCHEM 699Special Research Problems
Fall 2022BMOLCHEM 990Advanced Biomolecular Chemistry and Research
Fall 2022GENETICS 990Research
Spring 2022BMOLCHEM 699Special Research Problems
Spring 2022BMOLCHEM 990Advanced Biomolecular Chemistry and Research
Spring 2022GENETICS 990Research
Fall 2021BMOLCHEM 699Special Research Problems
Fall 2021BMOLCHEM 990Advanced Biomolecular Chemistry and Research
Fall 2021GENETICS 990Research
Fall 2020BMOLCHEM 699Special Research Problems
Fall 2020BMOLCHEM 990Advanced Biomolecular Chemistry and Research
Fall 2020GENETICS 990Research
Spring 2020BIOCHEM 729Advanced Topics
Spring 2020BMOLCHEM 699Special Research Problems
Spring 2020BMOLCHEM 990Advanced Biomolecular Chemistry and Research
Spring 2020GENETICS 990Research
Fall 2019BIOCHEM 729Advanced Topics
Fall 2019BMOLCHEM 699Special Research Problems
Fall 2019BMOLCHEM 901Biomolecular Chemistry Seminar
Fall 2019BMOLCHEM 990Advanced Biomolecular Chemistry and Research
Fall 2019GENETICS 990Research
Spring 2019BMOLCHEM 699Special Research Problems
Spring 2019BMOLCHEM 990Advanced Biomolecular Chemistry and Research
Spring 2019GENETICS 682Senior Honors Thesis
Spring 2019GENETICS 990Research
Fall 2018BMOLCHEM 699Special Research Problems
Fall 2018BMOLCHEM 990Advanced Biomolecular Chemistry and Research
Fall 2018GENETICS 681Senior Honors Thesis
Spring 2018BIOCHEM 729Advanced Topics
Spring 2018BMOLCHEM 699Special Research Problems
Spring 2018BMOLCHEM 720Experimental Design and Paradigms in Cellular Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Spring 2018BMOLCHEM 901Biomolecular Chemistry Seminar
Spring 2018BMOLCHEM 990Advanced Biomolecular Chemistry and Research
Spring 2018GENETICS 699Special Problems
Fall 2017BIOCHEM 729Advanced Topics
Fall 2017BMOLCHEM 699Special Research Problems
Fall 2017BMOLCHEM 901Biomolecular Chemistry Seminar
Fall 2017BMOLCHEM 990Advanced Biomolecular Chemistry and Research
Fall 2017GENETICS 699Special Problems
Spring 2017BMOLCHEM 720Experimental Design and Paradigms in Cellular Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Spring 2017BMOLCHEM 901Biomolecular Chemistry Seminar
Spring 2017BMOLCHEM 990Advanced Biomolecular Chemistry and Research
Spring 2017GENETICS 699Special Problems
Fall 2016BMOLCHEM 990Advanced Biomolecular Chemistry and Research
Fall 2016GENETICS 299Independent Study
Fall 2016GENETICS 699Special Problems
Spring 2016BIOCHEM 729Advanced Topics
Spring 2016BMOLCHEM 720Experimental Design and Paradigms in Cellular Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Spring 2016BMOLCHEM 901Biomolecular Chemistry Seminar
Spring 2016BMOLCHEM 990Advanced Biomolecular Chemistry and Research
Spring 2016GENETICS 299Independent Study
Fall 2015BIOCHEM 729Advanced Topics
Fall 2015BMOLCHEM 990Advanced Biomolecular Chemistry and Research
Spring 2015BMOLCHEM 675Advanced or Special Topics in Biomolecular Chemistry
Spring 2015BMOLCHEM 699Special Research Problems
Spring 2015BMOLCHEM 990Advanced Biomolecular Chemistry and Research
Fall 2014BMOLCHEM 699Special Research Problems
Fall 2014BMOLCHEM 990Advanced Biomolecular Chemistry and Research
Spring 2014BMOLCHEM 990Advanced Biomolecular Chemistry and Research
Spring 2013BMOLCHEM 699Special Research Problems
Spring 2013BMOLCHEM 990Advanced Biomolecular Chemistry and Research
Fall 2012BMOLCHEM 699Special Research Problems

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