Current instructor

Nancy Keller

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Raw average: 3.50/5 from 2 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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What students say

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BOT655 · course not matched
Quality 2/5Difficulty 2/5
She gave out a mock grant proposal, and critiques and presentation to follow up with the proposal. But failed to give out instructions on how to do any of it, and when she finally gave them out it was less than a week before the due date. She gets frustrated if you don't understand something in her class, even when you ask her questions directly.
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BOT123 · course not matched
Quality 5/5Difficulty 2/5
A great botany class. You can tell she's really passionate about what she's teaching. The lectures are interesting and the labs are really fun. I'd definitely recommend this class. But don't bother buying the textbook, all the information you need to know is on the powerpoints, and she puts those up online.
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Classes with Nancy Keller

GENETICS 699

Special Problems

1–3 credits

Special Problems course for individual advanced work in Genetics under faculty guidance.

Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources

Francisco PelegriAhna Skop+55 more

historical GPA · grades

Fall 2022–Spring 2026
GENETICS 990

Research

1–12 credits

Independent laboratory research in preparation of a graduate thesis under supervision of a faculty member.

Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources

David BaumJeff Hardin+71 more

No recorded grade history

MICROBIO 699

Special Problems

1–4 credits

Individual advanced work in Microbiology under faculty guidance, involving identifying research problems, conducting experiments, analyzing data, and communicating results.

Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources

Michael ThomasPaul Friesen+25 more

historical GPA · grades

Fall 2022–Spring 2026 · limited sample
MICROBIO 990

Research

1–9 credits

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

Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources

Michael ThomasPaul Friesen+34 more

No recorded grade history

MM&I 699

Directed Study

1–3 credits

Directed Study: Independent research in medical microbiology and immunology for undergraduates involving literature reviews, lab work, and poster presentations.

Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources

Recent recorded grades — Fall 2013: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=7 letter grades); Fall 2015: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=6 letter grades); Spring 2022: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=2 letter grades).

Christina HullJenny Gumperz+23 more

historical GPA · grades

Spring 2026–Spring 2026 · limited sample

Recorded teaching history

Distinct courses recorded per term

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TermCourseTitle
Spring 2027GENETICS 699Special Problems
Spring 2027GENETICS 990Research
Spring 2027MICROBIO 681Senior Honors Thesis
Spring 2027MICROBIO 682Senior Honors Thesis
Spring 2027MICROBIO 691Senior Thesis
Spring 2027MICROBIO 692Senior Thesis
Spring 2027MICROBIO 699Special Problems
Spring 2027MICROBIO 899Independent Study
Spring 2027MICROBIO 990Research
Spring 2027MM&I 699Directed Study
Spring 2027MM&I 990Research and Thesis
Spring 2027PLPATH 590Capstone in Plant Pathology
Spring 2027PLPATH 699Special Problems
Spring 2027PLPATH 990Research
Fall 2026BOTANY/GENETICS/MM&I/PLPATH 655Biology and Genetics of Fungi
Fall 2026GENETICS 699Special Problems
Fall 2026GENETICS 990Research
Fall 2026MICROBIO 691Senior Thesis
Fall 2026MICROBIO 699Special Problems
Fall 2026MICROBIO 875Special Topics
Fall 2026MICROBIO 899Independent Study
Fall 2026MICROBIO 990Research
Fall 2026MM&I 699Directed Study
Fall 2026MM&I 990Research and Thesis
Fall 2026PLPATH 299Independent Study
Fall 2026PLPATH 590Capstone in Plant Pathology
Fall 2026PLPATH 699Special Problems
Fall 2026PLPATH 990Research

Teaching history may be incomplete. Course pages contain course-specific feedback and citations.

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