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Kirsten Turlo

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Easiness 4.0 / 5 How easy the class is, 1 being extremely difficult and 5 being easy peasy.
Workload 4.0 / 5 How light the workload is, 1 being extremely heavy and 5 being extremely light.
Clarity 4.1 / 5 How clear the professor is, 1 being extremely unclear and 5 being very clear.
Helpfulness 4.5 / 5 How helpful the professor is, 1 being not helpful at all and 5 being extremely helpful.

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BMD RES 1A
COVID-19 This review was submitted during the COVID-19 pandemic. Your experience may vary.
March 28, 2022
Quarter: Winter 2022
Grade: B+

Dr. Turlo is clearly passionate about this course, and is a compassionate and kind person. I learned something new everyday, and I learned useful skills on analyzing research and learning to interpret things myself. I liked how we learned about relevant things, like COVID-19, vaccines, and the media surrounding it. It was also helpful to hear from guest speakers about their experiences in the field of biomedical research. Lectures on the grant and publishing process helped me solidify that I don't want to be a biomedical researcher, but I still benefited from taking this course.
I LOVED that Dr. Turlo made lecture so accessible, having recordings, live zoom lectures, and live in person lectures. This was a pretty easy GE, I only got a B+ because I turned in my last problem set late and I don't think my TA graded it lol but if you turn in your assignments in on time you'll be fine.

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Oct. 20, 2024
Quarter: Winter 2024
Grade: A+

I only signed up for this class because most of the other GEs were full, but it did end up being interesting. I learned how to read and understand a research paper which was a very useful skill as a life science major. However, I don't think many people outside of the sciences would find this class particularly interesting or maybe even struggle a bit since some background in biology is needed and it definitely could seem a little overwhelming.
However, if you are interested in the biomedical research minor or learning about life science research in general, I think this class is a great low-stress way to gauge your interest. Dr. Turlo is very passionate about talking about research and you can learn a lot about research from her. Additionally, taking this class prior to taking LS23L (I think its LS7L now though) really gave me a leg up on writing the practice research papers since that was a skill that I honed in this class. Finally, If you are interested in the biomedical research minor, I would really recommend taking this class prior to 5HA (which I am taking now) since it really gave me a strong foundation in understanding research methodology.

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June 19, 2024
Quarter: Spring 2024
Grade: A+

As a north campus major, I was scared before taking this class because I was not confident in science whatsoever. However, I absolutely loved this class! Dr. Turlo has a clear passion for what she does and was a super accommodating and lovely instructor. Lecture attendance is required since you fill out and turn in worksheets after every class. As another review mentioned, you can skip up to 2 lectures since there are 2 extra credit points. Worksheets were easy to fill out as she essentially guided you through them on the whiteboard. There are two problem sets, a midterm, and a final paper, which all should be relatively simple if you spread the work out AND follow the rubric checklist very closely. Don't be intimidated by the name of this class. I highly recommend taking this class as a Life Science GE and if you're interested in biomedical research in general.

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BMD RES 1A
COVID-19 This review was submitted during the COVID-19 pandemic. Your experience may vary.
Quarter: Winter 2022
Grade: B+
March 28, 2022

Dr. Turlo is clearly passionate about this course, and is a compassionate and kind person. I learned something new everyday, and I learned useful skills on analyzing research and learning to interpret things myself. I liked how we learned about relevant things, like COVID-19, vaccines, and the media surrounding it. It was also helpful to hear from guest speakers about their experiences in the field of biomedical research. Lectures on the grant and publishing process helped me solidify that I don't want to be a biomedical researcher, but I still benefited from taking this course.
I LOVED that Dr. Turlo made lecture so accessible, having recordings, live zoom lectures, and live in person lectures. This was a pretty easy GE, I only got a B+ because I turned in my last problem set late and I don't think my TA graded it lol but if you turn in your assignments in on time you'll be fine.

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BMD RES 1A
Quarter: Winter 2024
Grade: A+
Oct. 20, 2024

I only signed up for this class because most of the other GEs were full, but it did end up being interesting. I learned how to read and understand a research paper which was a very useful skill as a life science major. However, I don't think many people outside of the sciences would find this class particularly interesting or maybe even struggle a bit since some background in biology is needed and it definitely could seem a little overwhelming.
However, if you are interested in the biomedical research minor or learning about life science research in general, I think this class is a great low-stress way to gauge your interest. Dr. Turlo is very passionate about talking about research and you can learn a lot about research from her. Additionally, taking this class prior to taking LS23L (I think its LS7L now though) really gave me a leg up on writing the practice research papers since that was a skill that I honed in this class. Finally, If you are interested in the biomedical research minor, I would really recommend taking this class prior to 5HA (which I am taking now) since it really gave me a strong foundation in understanding research methodology.

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BMD RES 1A
Quarter: Spring 2024
Grade: A+
June 19, 2024

As a north campus major, I was scared before taking this class because I was not confident in science whatsoever. However, I absolutely loved this class! Dr. Turlo has a clear passion for what she does and was a super accommodating and lovely instructor. Lecture attendance is required since you fill out and turn in worksheets after every class. As another review mentioned, you can skip up to 2 lectures since there are 2 extra credit points. Worksheets were easy to fill out as she essentially guided you through them on the whiteboard. There are two problem sets, a midterm, and a final paper, which all should be relatively simple if you spread the work out AND follow the rubric checklist very closely. Don't be intimidated by the name of this class. I highly recommend taking this class as a Life Science GE and if you're interested in biomedical research in general.

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