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PETER LIPTON

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Raw average: 4.80/5 from 5 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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NTP629 · course not matched
Quality 5/5Difficulty 1/5
Professor Lipton is a gem of the UW-Madison neuro faculty. 629 is a blast, learning about all of the molecular factors contributing to LTP and LTD. The paper improvement presentations aren't hard if you can wrap your brain around the experiments, which usually aren't too outlandish, and they allow you to be creative with the course content.
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NTP679 · course not matched
Quality 4/5Difficulty 3/5
His lectures are good, but once a week in discussion you either have to present a new experiment based off an assigned scientific paper or ask a question of one person. The presentation part is hard because the papers are more complex that many of our knowledge so it is difficult to present, and he is there to give feedback and he is particular
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NEURO630 · course not matched
Quality 5/5Difficulty 2/5
The material is interesting and well-connected. He loves teaching and communicating with students. And he is really good at what he does.
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NEURO630 · course not matched
Quality 5/5Difficulty 2/5
Rocks you with all the cool memory examples. Also the unpracticed choreagraphy of the scratch dance was the best! =)
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Classes with PETER LIPTON

NEURODPT 629

Molecular and Cellular Mechanisms of Memory

3 credits

Examines cell signaling and synaptic structural changes during memory formation to understand underlying mechanisms.

No offering record · Fall 2018

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Peter LiptonErik Dent+5 more

historical GPA · grades

Fall 2014–Fall 2018
NEURODPT 699

Directed Study

1–4 credits

NEURODPT 699 is a directed study course focused on independent work.

No offering record · Fall 2018

with this instructor · course overall, matching historical terms

Peter LiptonErik Dent+14 more

historical GPA · grades

Fall 2014–Fall 2018

Recorded teaching history

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TermCourseTitle
Fall 2018NEURODPT 629Molecular and Cellular Mechanisms of Memory
Fall 2018NEURODPT 699Directed Study
Spring 2018NEURODPT 699Directed Study
Fall 2017NEURODPT 699Directed Study
Spring 2017NEURODPT 699Directed Study
Fall 2016NEURODPT 629Molecular and Cellular Mechanisms of Memory
Fall 2016NEURODPT 699Directed Study
Spring 2016NEURODPT 699Directed Study
Fall 2015NEURODPT 699Directed Study
Spring 2015NEURODPT 699Directed Study
Spring 2015NTP 675Special Topics
Spring 2015PHYSIOL 699Independent Work
Spring 2015ZOOLOGY 400Topics in Biology
Fall 2014NEURODPT 629Molecular and Cellular Mechanisms of Memory
Fall 2014NEURODPT 699Directed Study
Spring 2014PHYSIOL 699Independent Work
Spring 2013PHYSIOL 699Independent Work
Fall 2012CHEM 699Directed Study
Fall 2012NEURODPT 629Molecular and Cellular Mechanisms of Memory
Spring 2011PHYSIOL 699Independent Work
Spring 2011PHYSIOL 901Seminar
Fall 2010NEURODPT 629Molecular and Cellular Mechanisms of Memory
Spring 2009PHYSIOL 699Independent Work
Fall 2008NEURODPT 629Molecular and Cellular Mechanisms of Memory
Fall 2008PHYSIOL 699Independent Work
Spring 2008PHYSIOL 699Independent Work
Fall 2007PHYSIOL 699Independent Work
Spring 2007BIOLOGY 399Internship/field Experience
Fall 2006BIOLOGY 699Directed Studies
Fall 2006NEURODPT 629Molecular and Cellular Mechanisms of Memory
Fall 2006NTP 990Research and Thesis

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