Hands down best class I've ever taken at UCSB. He presents the subject in a way that makes students feel like they themselves are at the forefront of research. The material can be complicated but he teaches so intuitively that I barely found myself having to memorize anything and you really can't help but leave deeply appreciative of the system.

I would highly recommend taking a class with Mahan. His tests are really hard but he actually cares about the students doing well so if you go to his office hours it helps a lot. If he stars something on the board, 98% chance it will be on the midterm or final.

Great guy, great professor. Tests are really hard and require you to think outside the box which makes it very tricky, especially if you only have 50minutes. Large part of grade for 132L is also for an exam which isn't too related to the actual lab which is dumb. Should have been more based on lab performance and results in lab instead.

Amazing professor. So much charisma and his enthusiasm is infectious. He loves what he teaches and his lectures are perfect. Always available to answer questions and is a really cool guy to talk to. He knows so much about immunology and if he doesn't know something it's because it hasn't been discovered yet! Tough material but best class in MCDB.

Tomaso teaches in an intuitive style that differs from most of the other professors in the MCDB field. He explains things with the big picture first and then fills in the details and almost completely devalues memorization as a form of learning. He uses real research examples and focuses on cutting edge and relevant material. Tests are long beware.

This has been my favorite MCDB course so far. You have to go to class, but you'll love going. Mahan is a hilarious goofball with a passion for pathology. The tests are tough, but come purely from the notes he gives you. When he shows a video at the end, trust me, you should stay.

The best teacher I've had in MCDB so far. The class challenges you to think beyond memorizing facts and figures.

mahan is my favorite professor at ucsb! he is hilarious and super helpful. if you're into microbio and corny jokes like i am you'll love the class.. it's not easy, a lot of facts to memorize, but it's pretty straight forward. overall, great prof, great class!

Mahan is one of the top professors in MCDB dept. Extremely helpful during office hours. I highly recommend taking this class. Also he is really funny in lecture. The class is tough, but put in the time and go to OH and you'll do great.

awesome professor. has passion for what he teaches and amazingly can make a class about bacteria interesting. his awkward and stupid jokes keep me laughing for days. i always look foward to coming to his class.

He is hilarious! This class could be really boring but he teaches it well and is genuinely interesting. His corny jokes keep the class fun and upbeat!

Very fun! Very helpful! Great prof. Classes are hard, but no one ever said science was supposed to be easy. Taking his class was a great experience!

Hilarious guy

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