Covers epigenetic processes and molecular mechanisms in bacteria, fungi, plants, mammals, imprinting, gene regulation, repeat-induced point mutation (RIP), X- chromosome inactivation, epigenetic mechanisms including DNA methylation, histone modification, chromatin remodeling, RNA silencing, and epigentically based therapeutics and pharmaco-epigenetics.
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UnitsOptional
Grading1, 2, 3
PasstimeUpper division only
Level LimitLetters and science
CollegeA vile human being and professor. It speaks to how desperate UCSB is for biochem teachers that he is somehow still employed there. Don't come to UCSB for a biochem degree- because apparently this is the best they can provide. Rude to everyone and goes out of his way to harass young women.
I cant stand Norbert. If you can avoid taking his class please do. He has an attitude and is not patient at all with his students. It is graded so strictly. The class average was a 32%. The curve bumped me down to a 26. Please find someone else if you can.
A horrid professor, someone who cares little about you. If you're a women be cautious around him as he's known to make sexualizing remarks towards his students.
Avoid him at any cost! He brings the disgrace to this university.
This was the worst professor I have ever had at my time at UCSB. He does not specify what the requirements are and grades based off of his personal mood/productivity. I didn't recieve any feedback on an exam as he claimed that he was "busy with research" and that I should ask other people. He has made several racist and misogynistic remarks.
my experience with him is as an undergraduate trying to work in his lab. when i was interviewing with him, he constantly degraded me and only talked about himself. he is horrible to everyone in his and which really sucked cuz what his lab is like my dream career. stay away from him because there is literally an entire subreddit about his abuses.