Honors virology course designed to permit an in-depth consideration of selected aspects of the mechanisms of action of cytokines, with emphasis on the antiviral properties of interferons and their roles in host to viral infection and viral pathogenesis.
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CollegeGot solid Bs and As in his courses and seminars and dude screwed me on a recommendation to get a job at Scripps
Worst lecturer I've ever had. In complete monotone he reads the slides which are basically paragraphs that he reads word for word. Tests aren't terrible but quizzes were COMPLETELY unpredictable and honestly all they accomplished was giving me extreme anxiety and burnout. He's a pleasant person to talk to but I do not think he should be teaching.
Listen, if you're here to take a basic bio upper div this class is NOT for you. This class requires daily participation and constant work but so worth it. Case studies from the textbook were useless and never tested on really, the information in the slides is enough. DEF take this if you're going to medical school!Sears is also a really sweet guy:)
I absolutely loved this class. Dr. Sears is extremely intelligent and really knows and loves what he is talking about. The class consists mostly of watching his online lectures and taking quizzes/exams. The exams are pretty hard, but everything is open note so it is definitely doable. I would highly recommend taking this class.
Really great professor, I love that he doesn't use powerpoints, but that means you HAVE to go to class. He doesnt try to trick you on tests, and gives a practice test that is really similar in style to the actual test. He is reasonable in that he tests you on big concepts and thus I was able to really learn the material not just for the test.
Writes a lot and very quickly on the board and sometimes says things that show up on tests but doesn't write them down so that means you still have to! If you transcribe everything and study, the tests are straight from the notes and shouldn't be bad at all. Doesn't test super specific, a lot of comparison between the different viruses you learn.