Herb is a super nice guy and is very accessible outside of class/ excited to talk to his students about protein biochemistry. Very hard take-home midterm and final that take up most of your grade but curves generously so no one fails. The TA Rae will teach this in the future and theyre awesome too! Genuinely challenged me to think outside the box.

Dr. Waite has one of the most incredible perspectives on what it means to be a scientist and it shows in his lectures. Incredibly captivating if you're passionate about protein biochemistry. Take-home midterm and final took > 20hrs over a weekend, but it's well worth it because I earned the ability to THINK like a real scientist. Hard, but worth it

Great prof. if you're not soft and actually want to learn some biochemistry. Pay attention in class. Understand the homeworks. A great chance to free yourself from the reigns and rigidity unconsciously developed through years of cookie-cutter courses. A deeply satisfying course with the right mentality despite its frustrating idiosyncrasies.

take home exams take 20-30 hours to complete, unclear instructions. he seems like a good person but can sometimes come off as condescending when answering questions. passionate and knowledgeable about the subject but not great at explaining it, lectures are confusing and hw + exams are significantly harder than expected :(

Herb seems like an okay guy, but his class is brutal. His lectures suck, no rhythm and overly complex. If this class is not required DO NOT TAKE. I was lost for most of the lectures, but understood homework thanks to the TA. His take home exams are 40+ hours each, and he grades pretty difficult too. On the upside there's a fat curve.

Initially, I was nervous about taking this as a biochemistry major as I assumed it would be heavily focused on engineering or topics I may not have been familiar with. However, Dr. Waite's teaching approach is honestly very unique as it incorporates important BMSE aspects. While challenging, every student will definitely grow through the process.