Michael is great. He is good at lecturing and cares about the material and students. He can talk fast but is always happy to slow down if you ask him to. Go to his office hours and ask him about his research and get clarity on class concepts.

Very fair professor. The second half of class has a lot more material but it is very doable if you put in the effort. I didn't do very well on the midterm but did really well on the final with A LOT of studying and he curved my grade (and other peoples too) due to the improvement in scores between midterm and final. Offered some extra credit too.

Very smart and knowledgable guy! Lectures go fast but the slides provide a basic guideline as to what he is looking for you to know. If you miss something in the lecture, you will find the information in the book. Homework is based on the readings and you are allowed to work with others. Stay on top of the readings and homework and you will do fine

Worst professor ever, I don't understand how someone can cram so much information and concepts in short lectures and expect so much knowledge yet have tests on broad ideas overall. Rude in office hours, pretentious we get it youve done research on flies. Final had mistake, and didn't even notice, Very unprofessional

Michael is super knowledgeable and can answer any question you throw at him. Like other reviews, super heavy lectures that could be a bit more balanced but he obviously has a lot of information to cover in a short quarter. He sometimes does use language and terminology that's not super accessible to non-bio majors, so it can be hard to understand.

this class was difficult because we expected it to be like MCDB 6 w Lowe where she asked us specific details from the book that were irrelevant. The ?s on his test were from the book only if they were also from the slides. The final was great just a ton of info. Hw was good kept me on my toes. I dont like his pretentiousness tho.