Current instructor

Nihal Ahmad

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Raw average: 3.50/5 from 12 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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BIO151 · course not matched
Quality 5/5Difficulty 1/5
Excellent notes, very helpful. Some accent.
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BIO151 · course not matched
Quality 5/5Difficulty 1/5
Excellent notes, very accessible and helping professor - always ready and eager to help
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ZOO151 · course not matched
Quality 3/5Difficulty 4/5
He's hard to understand and goes through lecture slides really fast. I found it best to look at slides before class, take notes, and then take more in class. Exam is difficult, but if you go to his review session and study A LOT, you can get an A
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BIO151 · course not matched
Quality 5/5Difficulty 1/5
Excellent teacher; knows his subject. Only problem is accent (sometimes).
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BIO151 · course not matched
Quality 3/5Difficulty 2/5
Lectures are straight out of the book, he reads off the slides, no point in going, just study the slides and memorize them to get an A
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Classes with Nihal Ahmad

MEDICINE 699

Independent Study

1–5 credits

Independent Study involves self-directed work under instructor supervision, often with a graduate student, postdoc, or faculty mentor, participating in ongoing research.

Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources

Recent recorded grades — Spring 2025: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=10 letter grades); Fall 2025: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=9 letter grades); Spring 2026: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=9 letter grades).

Rich HalbergNihal Ahmad+92 more

historical GPA · grades

Fall 2022–Spring 2026
PATH-BIO 990

Research

1–12 credits

Independent research course where students exhibit a broad understanding of general pathobiological science principles and conduct research using a variety of approaches.

Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources

Lyric BartholomayMatt Reynolds+32 more

No recorded grade history

Recorded teaching history

Distinct courses recorded per term

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TermCourseTitle
Spring 2027MEDICINE 699Independent Study
Spring 2027MEDICINE 990Research
Spring 2027PATH-BIO 990Research
Fall 2026BIOLOGY 299Directed Studies
Fall 2026DERM 601Skin Biology and Skin Diseases
Fall 2026MEDICINE 699Independent Study
Fall 2026MEDICINE 990Research
Fall 2026MOLBIOL 699Directed Studies in Molecular Biology
Fall 2026PATH-BIO 990Research

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

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