MCD BIO 146
Metabolism and Disease
Description: Lecture, three hours; discussion, one hour. Requisites: Life Sciences 7A, 7B, 7C, 23L, 107. Contribution of cellular metabolism to biology of human diseases including cancer and diabetes. Exploration of major alterations of cellular metabolism in disease; tools and technologies that enable detailed characterization of metabolic alterations; therapeutic targeting of metabolic vulnerabilities; and utility of altered cellular metabolism as diagnostic and predictive biomarkers. Letter grading.
Units: 5.0
Units: 5.0
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Fall 2024 - I noticed all the reviews were from years ago, and it seems that he changes up his class structure quite often (though he did tell my class that this quarter would be his last time teaching this class for awhile). This class required in-person attendance where a clipboard would be passed around to sign in, and there is encouraged in-class discussion which I personally really enjoyed. There were multiple opportunities to discuss content with classmates and with the whole class, and Goldstein did an amazing job with commenting on each student's answer, further encouraging me to speak up more. Discussions were also mandatory. The two types of assignments in this class were module assessments (~10 questions long at the end of each unit, all FRQ) and writing assignments (research proposals). The module assessments were initially graded harshly (logic in the experiments we designed was a key part of the rubric) but grading lightened up towards the end of the quarter. The writing assignments were horrible to work on though, especially for someone with a non-research background. The basic outline of these proposals were provided but it was hard to think of experiments creatively that met the TAs standards, but like the module assessments, they lightened up on grading towards the end of the quarter (probably because they were super behind on grading since most assignments had not been graded until Weeks 8/9). The lowest score on the module assessment and the writing assignment were both dropped, which helped at the end of the quarter since I could skip these assignments and focus on other finals. Overall, I LOVED the content of this class because everything we talked about was so nicely broken down yet so relatable to our lives. Lecture was always engaging, and I grew a bit in the class in terms of research proposal writing and experiment design. I HIGHLY recommend this class!
Fall 2024 - I noticed all the reviews were from years ago, and it seems that he changes up his class structure quite often (though he did tell my class that this quarter would be his last time teaching this class for awhile). This class required in-person attendance where a clipboard would be passed around to sign in, and there is encouraged in-class discussion which I personally really enjoyed. There were multiple opportunities to discuss content with classmates and with the whole class, and Goldstein did an amazing job with commenting on each student's answer, further encouraging me to speak up more. Discussions were also mandatory. The two types of assignments in this class were module assessments (~10 questions long at the end of each unit, all FRQ) and writing assignments (research proposals). The module assessments were initially graded harshly (logic in the experiments we designed was a key part of the rubric) but grading lightened up towards the end of the quarter. The writing assignments were horrible to work on though, especially for someone with a non-research background. The basic outline of these proposals were provided but it was hard to think of experiments creatively that met the TAs standards, but like the module assessments, they lightened up on grading towards the end of the quarter (probably because they were super behind on grading since most assignments had not been graded until Weeks 8/9). The lowest score on the module assessment and the writing assignment were both dropped, which helped at the end of the quarter since I could skip these assignments and focus on other finals. Overall, I LOVED the content of this class because everything we talked about was so nicely broken down yet so relatable to our lives. Lecture was always engaging, and I grew a bit in the class in terms of research proposal writing and experiment design. I HIGHLY recommend this class!
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