Amasino is passionate but not super good at lectures like the other 3 professors. He doesn't try as hard as other professors to engage with the class, and this might be also due to a more difficult Catabolism unit. The class is exam heavy with 4 exams but they are noncumulative and easy as long as you draw out pathways and do the practice exams.Rate My Professors ↗
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RICHARD AMASINO
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The degree of boredom I experienced during this section defied the limits of possibility. Slides were dense and badly written- at least 20 lines of text per slide that I condensed into 6 words. 30% of material is untested and "FYI", giving much-needed time during lecture for you to go back and figure out what happened in the previous slides.Rate My Professors ↗
Personally, I found his lectures pretty hard to follow. There was a lot of information and I felt like his lectures jumped from one topic to another with no order. There was also a lot of information on the lectures slides that you didn't need to know which made it pretty difficult to study for the exams since there was just so much information.Rate My Professors ↗
Professor Amasino's lectures were always very interesting. Outside of class he was also very friendly and showed he cared about the students.Rate My Professors ↗
Professor Amasino's lecture slides were very dense and had lots of material to take in but he does his best to break them down. The slides are also old but he does make clear what you need to know.Rate My Professors ↗
Had a lot of material in his lectures, but a lot of it was just "historical context." Kind of a boring guy to listen to, but his exam was just like the practice exams. I wouldn't mind taking a class from him again, but I wouldn't jump at the opportunity to either.Rate My Professors ↗
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Classes with RICHARD AMASINO
BIOCHEM 104 introduces molecular life and evolution, exploring current biotechnology and genetic topics to foster scientific literacy.
No offering record · Spring 2026
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Fall 2021–Spring 2026Survey of Biochemistry
Credits unavailableA survey of biochemistry covering biomolecule properties, metabolism, and genetic mechanisms for non-specialists.
No offering record · Spring 2026
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Spring 2022–Spring 2026Covers the chemistry, nutrition, and metabolism of biological systems.
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Fall 2021–Spring 2026Recorded teaching history
Distinct courses recorded per term
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| Term | Course | Title |
|---|---|---|
| Spring 2026 | BIOCHEM 104 | Molecules to Life and the Nature of Science |
| Spring 2026 | BIOCHEM 301 | Survey of Biochemistry |
| Spring 2026 | BIOCHEM 501 | Introduction to Biochemistry |
| Fall 2025 | BIOCHEM 104 | Molecules to Life and the Nature of Science |
| Fall 2025 | BIOCHEM 501 | Introduction to Biochemistry |
| Spring 2025 | BIOCHEM 104 | Molecules to Life and the Nature of Science |
| Spring 2025 | BIOCHEM 299 | Independent Study |
| Spring 2025 | BIOCHEM 501 | Introduction to Biochemistry |
| Spring 2025 | BIOCHEM 699 | Special Problems |
| Fall 2024 | BIOCHEM 104 | Molecules to Life and the Nature of Science |
| Fall 2024 | BIOCHEM 299 | Independent Study |
| Fall 2024 | BIOCHEM 501 | Introduction to Biochemistry |
| Spring 2024 | BIOCHEM 104 | Molecules to Life and the Nature of Science |
| Spring 2024 | BIOCHEM 299 | Independent Study |
| Spring 2024 | BIOCHEM 501 | Introduction to Biochemistry |
| Fall 2023 | BIOCHEM 104 | Molecules to Life and the Nature of Science |
| Fall 2023 | BIOCHEM 299 | Independent Study |
| Fall 2023 | BIOCHEM 501 | Introduction to Biochemistry |
| Spring 2023 | BIOCHEM 104 | Molecules to Life and the Nature of Science |
| Spring 2023 | BIOCHEM 299 | Independent Study |
| Spring 2023 | BIOCHEM 501 | Introduction to Biochemistry |
| Fall 2022 | BIOCHEM 104 | Molecules to Life and the Nature of Science |
| Fall 2022 | BIOCHEM 299 | Independent Study |
| Fall 2022 | BIOCHEM 501 | Introduction to Biochemistry |
| Fall 2022 | BIOCHEM 699 | Special Problems |
| Fall 2022 | BIOCHEM/GENETICS 631 | Plant Genetics and Development |
| Spring 2022 | BIOCHEM 104 | Molecules to Life and the Nature of Science |
| Spring 2022 | BIOCHEM 299 | Independent Study |
| Spring 2022 | BIOCHEM 501 | Introduction to Biochemistry |
| Fall 2021 | BIOCHEM 104 | Molecules to Life and the Nature of Science |
| Fall 2021 | BIOCHEM 299 | Independent Study |
| Fall 2021 | BIOCHEM 501 | Introduction to Biochemistry |
| Fall 2021 | GENETICS 990 | Research |
| Fall 2020 | BIOCHEM 104 | Molecules to Life and the Nature of Science |
| Fall 2020 | BIOCHEM 299 | Independent Study |
| Fall 2020 | BIOCHEM 501 | Introduction to Biochemistry |
| Fall 2020 | BIOCHEM/BOTANY/GENETICS 840 | Regulatory Mechanisms in Plant Development |
| Fall 2020 | GENETICS 990 | Research |
| Spring 2020 | BIOCHEM 299 | Independent Study |
| Spring 2020 | BIOCHEM 399 | Coordinative Internship/cooperative Education |
| Spring 2020 | BIOCHEM 501 | Introduction to Biochemistry |
| Spring 2020 | GENETICS 990 | Research |
| Fall 2019 | BIOCHEM 104 | Molecules to Life and the Nature of Science |
| Fall 2019 | BIOCHEM 299 | Independent Study |
| Fall 2019 | BIOCHEM 399 | Coordinative Internship/cooperative Education |
| Fall 2019 | BIOCHEM 501 | Introduction to Biochemistry |
| Fall 2019 | GENETICS 990 | Research |
| Spring 2019 | BIOCHEM 104 | Molecules to Life and the Nature of Science |
| Spring 2019 | BIOCHEM 299 | Independent Study |
| Spring 2019 | BIOCHEM 501 | Introduction to Biochemistry |
| Spring 2019 | GENETICS 990 | Research |
| Fall 2018 | BIOCHEM 104 | Molecules to Life and the Nature of Science |
| Fall 2018 | BIOCHEM 299 | Independent Study |
| Fall 2018 | BIOCHEM 399 | Coordinative Internship/cooperative Education |
| Fall 2018 | BIOCHEM 501 | Introduction to Biochemistry |
| Fall 2018 | BIOCHEM/BOTANY/GENETICS 840 | Regulatory Mechanisms in Plant Development |
| Fall 2018 | GENETICS 990 | Research |
| Spring 2018 | BIOCHEM 104 | Molecules to Life and the Nature of Science |
| Spring 2018 | BIOCHEM 299 | Independent Study |
| Spring 2018 | BIOCHEM 501 | Introduction to Biochemistry |
| Fall 2017 | BIOCHEM 299 | Independent Study |
| Fall 2017 | BIOCHEM 501 | Introduction to Biochemistry |
| Spring 2017 | BIOCHEM 299 | Independent Study |
| Spring 2017 | BIOCHEM 501 | Introduction to Biochemistry |
| Spring 2017 | BIOCHEM 699 | Special Problems |
| Spring 2017 | GENETICS 990 | Research |
| Fall 2016 | BIOCHEM 299 | Independent Study |
| Fall 2016 | BIOCHEM 501 | Introduction to Biochemistry |
| Fall 2016 | BIOCHEM 699 | Special Problems |
| Fall 2016 | BIOCHEM/BOTANY/GENETICS 840 | Regulatory Mechanisms in Plant Development |
| Fall 2016 | GENETICS 990 | Research |
| Spring 2016 | BIOCHEM 104 | Molecules to Life and the Nature of Science |
| Spring 2016 | BIOCHEM 299 | Independent Study |
| Spring 2016 | BIOCHEM 501 | Introduction to Biochemistry |
| Spring 2016 | GENETICS 299 | Independent Study |
| Spring 2016 | GENETICS 990 | Research |
| Fall 2015 | BIOCHEM 299 | Independent Study |
| Fall 2015 | BIOCHEM 501 | Introduction to Biochemistry |
| Fall 2015 | GENETICS 299 | Independent Study |
| Fall 2015 | GENETICS 990 | Research |
| Spring 2015 | BIOCHEM 100 | Biochemistry First-year Seminar |
| Spring 2015 | BIOCHEM 104 | Molecules to Life and the Nature of Science |
| Spring 2015 | BIOCHEM 501 | Introduction to Biochemistry |
| Spring 2015 | BIOCHEM 699 | Special Problems |
| Spring 2015 | BIOCHEM 990 | Research |
| Spring 2015 | GENETICS 990 | Research |
| Fall 2014 | BIOCHEM 100 | Biochemistry First-year Seminar |
| Fall 2014 | BIOCHEM 501 | Introduction to Biochemistry |
| Fall 2014 | BIOCHEM 699 | Special Problems |
| Fall 2014 | BIOCHEM 990 | Research |
| Fall 2014 | BIOCHEM/BOTANY/GENETICS 840 | Regulatory Mechanisms in Plant Development |
| Fall 2014 | GENETICS 990 | Research |
| Spring 2014 | BIOCHEM 299 | Independent Study |
| Spring 2014 | BIOCHEM 501 | Introduction to Biochemistry |
| Spring 2014 | BIOCHEM 699 | Special Problems |
| Spring 2014 | BIOCHEM 990 | Research |
| Spring 2014 | GENETICS 990 | Research |
| Fall 2013 | BIOCHEM 299 | Independent Study |
| Fall 2013 | BIOCHEM 501 | Introduction to Biochemistry |
| Fall 2013 | BIOCHEM 699 | Special Problems |
Teaching history may be incomplete. Course pages contain course-specific feedback and citations.
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