BIOL 2309 — Biology Project Lab
4 semester hoursUndergraduateLabNUpath ADNUpath EINUpath WIusually offered: fall, spring, summertypical days: M/T/W/ThBostonOakland, CATraditional
Offers an inquiry-based, intensive laboratory experience in which students have an opportunity to design and conduct independent research projects, applying approaches and techniques used in cell and molecular biology. Offers students an opportunity to present their results in professional formats.
Prerequisites
- BIOL 2301 (min D-)
Offering history
| Term | Sections | Enrolled | Capacity | Full | Open seats/section |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Summer B 2023 | 2 | 32 | 32 | 100% | 0.0 |
| Fall 2023 | 14 | 221 | 224 | 99% | 0.2 |
| Spring 2024 | 13 | 204 | 192 | 106% | 0.0 |
| Summer A 2024 | 4 | 62 | 64 | 97% | 0.5 |
| Summer B 2024 | 2 | 29 | 32 | 91% | 1.5 |
| Fall 2024 | 12 | 191 | 192 | 99% | 0.1 |
| Spring 2025 | 14 | 223 | 224 | 100% | 0.1 |
| Summer A 2025 | 5 | 65 | 80 | 81% | 3.0 |
| Summer B 2025 | 2 | 30 | 32 | 94% | 1.0 |
| Fall 2025 | 13 | 205 | 208 | 99% | 0.2 |
| Spring 2026 | 12 | 191 | 192 | 99% | 0.1 |
Snapshots from scheduled scrapes — not live seat availability. "Full" can exceed 100% when sections over-enroll.
Meeting times
Share of recent sections by weekday: M 62% · T 53% · W 62% · Th 50% · F 0%
Common patterns: MW (47% of sections), TR (35% of sections), MTWR (15% of sections), T (3% of sections) — in patterns, R means Thursday
Professors
Fall
- Meredith Sweeney (21% of students) · reviews
- Matthias Schlichting (20% of students) · reviews
- Lindsay Mehrmanesh (18% of students) · reviews
- Desislava Raytcheva (16% of students) · reviews
Spring
- Matthias Schlichting (21% of students) · reviews
- Erica Frank (16% of students) · reviews
- Lindsay Mehrmanesh (16% of students) · reviews
- Meredith Sweeney (15% of students) · reviews
Summer A
- Johanna Farkas (50% of students) · reviews
- Desislava Raytcheva (25% of students) · reviews
- Madeline Balman (12% of students) · reviews
- Silvia Libro (11% of students) · reviews
Summer B
- Johanna Farkas (51% of students) · reviews
- Matthias Schlichting (49% of students) · reviews
Percentages are each professor's average share of the season's enrolled students in recent terms.
Links
Official catalog (BIOL course descriptions) · Student reviews on RateMyHusky · All BIOL courses · Plan it at numap.app