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    • Gene Therapy . CHEM 259MM

    The field of gene therapy is inherently interdisciplinary, drawing on concepts and tools from molecular biology, biochemistry, materials science, chemical engineering, and synthetic biology. This course will delve into a wide array of topics at the intersection of the aforementioned disciplines, including gene delivery, reporter gene imaging, viral and non-viral vectors, genetic editing, metabolic disease, clinical trial design, FDA-approved gene therapies, and the social/ethical considerations surrounding gene therapy.

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    1 - 4

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    1, 2, 3

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    Graduate students only

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    Letters and science

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    MUKHERJEE ARN
    Arnab Mukherjee
    3.0
    7 reviews
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    ELLSN2816
    M W F
    13:00 PM - 13:50 PM
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    Winter 2026 . Mukherjee Arn
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    11:00 AM - 11:50 AM
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    CHEM 259MM Mukherjee Arn Winter 2026 Total: 12
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    ChE132C . Mukherjee Arn 1 Year, 7 Months Ago

    I quite liked Mukherjee's teaching style, but this class is incredibly slow and can be very uninteresting at times. He switched to a different lecturer after the midterm and I really did not like that at all. If he remained the lecturer the entire quarter I would have enjoyed the class significantly more.

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    ChE132C . Mukherjee Arn 2 Years Ago

    To be honest Professor Mukherjee cares WAY more about his research and conferences than the class. He lectures like a ted talker but it's really easy to lose focus because he paces and stares at the floor. The only reason this class was chill is because of the teaching TA that taught most of the course, and ours was super helpful.

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    ChE132C . Mukherjee Arn 2 Years Ago

    We did not receive a syllabus until week 6 of the quarter. Although Professor Mukherjee is clearly a talented academic with passion for the subject, lectures were disjointed and long winding. The TAs were goated with the sauce for this one.

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    CHE174 . Mukherjee Arn 3 Years Ago

    Professor Mukherjee comes to 174 to lecture, regardless of whether there are students present. This is a technical elective so I am not worried about my performance in this class but it is a genuinely interesting subject matter so I would recommend it especially if you plan on going into biotech/biochem.

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    ChE132C . Mukherjee Arn 3 Years Ago

    Lectures are very loose and example based. He goes on many tangents that derail the lecture for periods of time. That said, he is extremely fair and only assigns/tests on things discussed in lecture. I could kind of tell that this wasn't a class he was super fond of teaching but found ways to make it interesting and incorporate his own interests.

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    CHE132B . Mukherjee Arn 4 Years Ago

    Go to lecture and take notes and put in effort and you'll do well. Loose structure compared to other Engr courses but he cares about your interest in the subjects. There's no textbook used so going to class is what you need to do well on the final.

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