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Natalie Betz

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Classes with Natalie Betz

Survey of principles, techniques, and societal applications in biotechnology, covering classical and emerging methods.

Offering recorded · Fall 2026

Recent recorded grades — Spring 2024: 3.81 GPA, 90.5% A/AB (n=21 letter grades); Fall 2024: 3.75 GPA, 86.4% A/AB (n=22 letter grades); Spring 2025: 3.88 GPA, 91.7% A/AB (n=12 letter grades).

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Spring 2022–Spring 2025

Examines ethical, safety, and regulatory issues in biotechnology development and application.

Offering recorded · Fall 2026

Recent recorded grades — Spring 2024: 3.63 GPA, 80.0% A/AB (n=15 letter grades); Fall 2024: 3.58 GPA, 83.3% A/AB (n=24 letter grades); Spring 2025: 3.79 GPA, 83.3% A/AB (n=12 letter grades).

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Spring 2022–Spring 2025 · limited sample

ABT 710 teaches professional and technical communication in biotechnology through written and oral genres.

Offering recorded · Fall 2026

Recent recorded grades — Spring 2024: 3.94 GPA, 93.8% A/AB (n=16 letter grades); Fall 2024: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=11 letter grades); Spring 2025: 3.88 GPA, 94.1% A/AB (n=17 letter grades).

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Spring 2022–Spring 2025 · limited sample

ABT 715 teaches techniques for biotechnological product development, quality analysis, and the full product pipeline.

Offering recorded · Fall 2026

Recent recorded grades — Spring 2025: 3.26 GPA, 73.7% A/AB (n=19 letter grades); Fall 2025: 3.67 GPA, 66.7% A/AB (n=6 letter grades); Spring 2026: 3.92 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=6 letter grades).

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Spring 2022–Spring 2026

ABT 720 teaches principles of descriptive and inferential statistics applied to biotechnology, covering experimental design and bioinformatic data analysis.

Offering recorded · Fall 2026

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Spring 2022–Spring 2025 · limited sample

ABT 725 teaches leadership strategies and tools for maximizing employee contribution and creating organizational excellence in biotechnology contexts.

Offering recorded · Fall 2026

Recent recorded grades — Spring 2025: 3.79 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=7 letter grades); Fall 2025: 3.86 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=7 letter grades); Spring 2026: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=9 letter grades).

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Spring 2022–Spring 2026 · limited sample

ABT 735 covers quality control and validation in biotechnology product design, development, and manufacturing, including ccGMP practices and qualification methods.

Offering recorded · Fall 2026

Recent recorded grades — Fall 2023: 3.50 GPA, 70.0% A/AB (n=10 letter grades); Fall 2024: 3.62 GPA, 87.5% A/AB (n=8 letter grades); Fall 2025: 3.58 GPA, 75.0% A/AB (n=12 letter grades).

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Fall 2023–Fall 2025 · limited sample

Examines key regulatory agencies and practices governing the biotechnology industry, focusing on FDA and ICH regulations for product development.

Offering recorded · Fall 2026

Recent recorded grades — Fall 2023: 3.93 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=7 letter grades); Fall 2024: 3.93 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=7 letter grades); Fall 2025: 3.92 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=12 letter grades).

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Fall 2023–Fall 2025 · limited sample

Examines marketing case studies in biotechnology, covering strategy, ethics, and startup planning.

Offering recorded · Fall 2026

Recent recorded grades — Fall 2023: 3.91 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=11 letter grades); Fall 2024: 3.92 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=6 letter grades); Fall 2025: 3.80 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=10 letter grades).

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Fall 2022–Fall 2025 · limited sample

ABT 765 surveys biotechnology assessments in regenerative medicine, agriculture, and bioremediation, linking scientific discovery with market and legal strategies.

Offering recorded · Fall 2026

Recent recorded grades — Fall 2023: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=9 letter grades); Fall 2024: 3.93 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=15 letter grades); Fall 2025: 3.85 GPA, 95.8% A/AB (n=24 letter grades).

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Fall 2022–Fall 2025 · limited sample

ABT 770 explores strategies for evaluating and implementing new technologies in bioindustries.

Offering recorded · Fall 2026

Recent recorded grades — Fall 2023: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=6 letter grades); Fall 2024: 3.94 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=16 letter grades); Fall 2025: 3.85 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=20 letter grades).

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Fall 2022–Fall 2025 · limited sample

Application of bioinformatics tools to solve data acquisition, analysis, and modeling problems through a multi-system workflow project.

Offering recorded · Fall 2026

No recorded grade history

Prepares students for a self-directed capstone through problem identification, research, and proposal formulation.

Offering recorded · Fall 2026

Recent recorded grades — Spring 2025: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=13 letter grades); Fall 2025: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=15 letter grades); Spring 2026: 3.86 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=11 letter grades).

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Spring 2022–Spring 2026 · limited sample

ABT 790 is a capstone course where students complete a substantive project in quality assurance, compliance, business, management, or R&D, culminating in a professional body of work and reflection.

Offering recorded · Fall 2026

Recent recorded grades — Spring 2025: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=8 letter grades); Fall 2025: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=10 letter grades); Spring 2026: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=19 letter grades).

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Spring 2022–Spring 2026 · limited sample

Explores core intellectual property, patent law, and licensing concepts specific to biotechnology.

Offering recorded · Fall 2026

Recent recorded grades — Fall 2025: 3.72 GPA, 95.7% A/AB (n=23 letter grades). Includes jointly taught sections.

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Fall 2025–Fall 2025 · limited sample

BIOTECHNOLOGY REGULATION AND ETHICS explores political, legal, and ethical issues driving biotech product development and regulation.

Offering recorded · Fall 2026

Recent recorded grades — Fall 2025: 3.43 GPA, 68.2% A/AB (n=22 letter grades). Includes jointly taught sections.

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Fall 2025–Fall 2025 · limited sample

BIOMDSCI 802 teaches how to translate scientific discoveries into successful businesses by applying fundamental business principles to biotechnology operations.

Offering recorded · Fall 2026

Recent recorded grades — Fall 2025: 3.67 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=23 letter grades). Includes jointly taught sections.

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Fall 2025–Fall 2025 · limited sample

MOLECULAR TECHNOLOGIES I: DIAGNOSTIC TESTING assesses biotechnology techniques for product development and critiques applications in corporate and academic settings.

Offering recorded · Fall 2026

Recent recorded grades — Fall 2025: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=23 letter grades).

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Fall 2025–Fall 2025 · limited sample

BIOMDSCI 820 examines the early drug discovery process, covering target identification, chemical library generation, screening, and lead optimization.

Offering recorded · Fall 2026

No recorded grade history

CRB 699 is an independent study course where undergraduates work one-on-one with a faculty adviser to develop research projects and skills.

Offering recorded · Fall 2026

historical GPA · grades

Spring 2022–Spring 2026 · limited sample

Recorded teaching history

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TermCourseTitle
Fall 2026ABT 700Principles of Biotechnology
Fall 2026ABT 705Ethics, Safety, and Regulatory Environments in Biotechnology
Fall 2026ABT 710Professional and Technical Communication in Biotechnology
Fall 2026ABT 715Techniques in Biotechnology
Fall 2026ABT 720Experimental Design and Analysis in Biotechnology
Fall 2026ABT 725Leadership in Organizations
Fall 2026ABT 730Python for Bioinformatics
Fall 2026ABT 735Quality Control and Validation
Fall 2026ABT 740Regulatory Practice and Compliance
Fall 2026ABT 750Biotechnology Marketing and Entrepreneurship
Fall 2026ABT 765Assessing Innovation in Biotechnology
Fall 2026ABT 770Product Development
Fall 2026ABT 785Application of Bioinformatics
Fall 2026ABT 789Pre-capstone
Fall 2026ABT 790Capstone
Fall 2026BIOMDSCI 720Survey of Quality Assurance and Regulatory Affairs in Biotechnology
Fall 2026BIOMDSCI 800Intellectual Property, Patents and Licensing
Fall 2026BIOMDSCI 801Biotechnology Regulation and Ethics
Fall 2026BIOMDSCI 802Business of Biotechnology: Business Fundamentals
Fall 2026BIOMDSCI 803Molecular Technologies I: Diagnostic Testing
Fall 2026BIOMDSCI 820Early Drug Discovery
Fall 2026BIOMDSCI 822Business of Biotechnology: Commercialization Pathways
Fall 2026BIOMDSCI 823Molecular Technologies Iii: Assay Development
Fall 2026CRB 699Independent Study
Fall 2026CRB 990Research and Thesis

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