MCD BIO 199A
Directed Research in Molecular, Cell, and Developmental Biology
Description: Tutorial, 12 hours. Preparation: minimum 3.0 grade-point average in major. Requisites: Life Sciences 3 and 4, or 7A, 7B, 7C, 23L, and 107. Course 199A is requisite to 199B, which is requisite to 199C, which is requisite to 199D. Limited to juniors/seniors. Department majors may enroll with sponsorship from department faculty members or preapproved outside faculty members. Other junior/senior life sciences majors may enroll only for research projects in laboratories with department faculty sponsors. Supervised individual research under guidance of faculty mentor. Culminating research project designed to broaden and deepen students' knowledge of some phase of molecular, cell, and developmental biology. Must be taken for at least two terms and for total of at least 8 units. Individual contract required. In Progress grading (credit to be given only on completion of course 199B). Students may elect to enroll in additional research through courses 199C and 199D (letter grading). Report on progress must be presented to department each term 199A through 199D course is taken.
Units: 4.0
Units: 4.0
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Fall 2016 - If you are an undergrad looking to do research, you may want to look elsewhere. I worked in Dr. Yeh's lab for a few quarters and would like to share my experience... Especially for undergrads, this is a toxic workplace. Your value is quantified in the free labor hours you provide. Firstly, she expects all undergrads to commit 20 hours/week for 6 units of credit (5 graded units, 1 pass/no pass). This is already a bit unreasonable. When I first met with her after getting an offer for a position, she told me very clearly that I should be appreciative of the opportunity to do research with her since she gets "hundreds of emails every week" from undergrads who want to do research. Also, the turnover is really high. If after a few weeks, you aren't performing how she wants, you get replaced by a different undergrad. She doesn't value the students who work for her. I was there for two quarters until she interviewed a different undergrad who she thought could replace me and do better work. I was not invited to continue in her lab. For those who do end up with her, be weary of the fact that she has no qualms with getting rid of you with zero notice or warning.
Fall 2016 - If you are an undergrad looking to do research, you may want to look elsewhere. I worked in Dr. Yeh's lab for a few quarters and would like to share my experience... Especially for undergrads, this is a toxic workplace. Your value is quantified in the free labor hours you provide. Firstly, she expects all undergrads to commit 20 hours/week for 6 units of credit (5 graded units, 1 pass/no pass). This is already a bit unreasonable. When I first met with her after getting an offer for a position, she told me very clearly that I should be appreciative of the opportunity to do research with her since she gets "hundreds of emails every week" from undergrads who want to do research. Also, the turnover is really high. If after a few weeks, you aren't performing how she wants, you get replaced by a different undergrad. She doesn't value the students who work for her. I was there for two quarters until she interviewed a different undergrad who she thought could replace me and do better work. I was not invited to continue in her lab. For those who do end up with her, be weary of the fact that she has no qualms with getting rid of you with zero notice or warning.
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