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MCD BIO 196A

Research Apprenticeship I in Molecular, Cell, and Developmental Biology

4 units

Sections & times

Tutorial.

Fall 2026: 15 sections. Nothing here is open. The oldest of these readings was 3 hours ago.

Grades

No grade history for this course: the data runs Fall 2021 to Fall 2025. Sections for Fall 2026 are below.

Grade records describe outcomes. For what a course is like to take, read student reviews written on dibs below or follow the separate external review link.

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Workload and assignments

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What comes first

The chain dibs can see is 4 courses long before MCD BIO 196A. This is a floor, not a deadline: dibs has not read a class page for CHEM 20B and LIFESCI 23L, so the real chain can only be longer than this, never shorter.

Counted in courses rather than quarters: dibs does not know which of them a department lets you take together.

From the registrar's catalog

Tutorial, 12 hours. Requisites: Life Sciences 3 and 4, or 7A, 7B, 7C, 23L, and 107, 3.0 premajor and/or major grade-point average, and at least one term of prior experience in same laboratory in which 196A research is to be conducted. Corequisite: course 180A. Course 196A is requisite to 196B. Designed for undergraduate students who are interested in pursuing inquiry-based and hypothesis-driven research experience in laboratory of departmental or preapproved faculty mentor. Guided research course to be taken in conjunction with course 180A, followed by continuation research course 196B. Technical aspects vary depending on specific laboratory; however, all students learn how to apply scientific method: propose hypothesis, identify experiments to address hypothesis, perform experiments, and analyze results. How to record information from experimental activities into laboratory notebooks and to write research proposals. Letter grading.

Sections in Fall 2026

Seat counts as of : the oldest of these 15 readings. Seat readings are snapshots, not live availability. Their timestamps show when dibs last checked.

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Seats over time in Fall 2026

How each lecture has filled since dibs first saw it. This course runs 15 lectures; the legend under the chart picks one.

A dot is a reading where something moved: the seat count, the status, or the waitlist.

What a flat run means, and where a line starts

Flat between dots means it did not drift, it held and then jumped, and a line starts when dibs first saw that lecture rather than reaching back before it existed. A lecture that has never moved draws a flat line across the whole window, and one with two or three readings draws a line joining them, which is too few to read a trend from.

Tut 1 · Jacobsen, S.E. · 2 enrolled

Nothing read since 1 Oct, 3 hours ago. Over about 1 month before that, filled by 2.

18 Aug 20:409 Sep 18:261 Oct 16:12 · 3 hours ago
dibs read 168 of the 540 hours its hourly record covers, 31%, and did not look in 372. dibs had no hourly record before 9 Sep, which is the other 513 of 1053 plotted.Seats from 18 Aug 20:40 to 1 Oct 16:12, 0 to 2. dibs read 168 of the 540 hours its hourly record here covers, 31%. An hour marked as read confirms a check, not continuous monitoring. That check recorded no change; changes between checks may be missed. For 372 hours dibs was keeping a record and did not reach this section. Nothing before 9 September at 05:00, where this section's record starts, has a read either way, which is 513 hours of this window. Where the drawing is faint or broken, that never means the readings are doubtful. It means the stretch between them is unaccounted for.

Tut 2 · Erbay, E. · 1 enrolled

Nothing read since 1 Oct, 3 hours ago. Over about 1 month before that, filled by 1.

0 to 1 enrolled across 3 readings, +1.

18 Aug 20:409 Sep 18:261 Oct 16:12 · 3 hours ago
dibs read 168 of the 540 hours its hourly record covers, 31%, and did not look in 372. dibs had no hourly record before 9 Sep, which is the other 513 of 1053 plotted.Seats from 18 Aug 20:40 to 1 Oct 16:12, 0 to 1. The line joins two or three readings, which is too few to read a trend from. dibs read 168 of the 540 hours its hourly record here covers, 31%. An hour marked as read confirms a check, not continuous monitoring. That check recorded no change; changes between checks may be missed. For 372 hours dibs was keeping a record and did not reach this section. Nothing before 9 September at 05:00, where this section's record starts, has a read either way, which is 513 hours of this window. Where the drawing is faint or broken, that never means the readings are doubtful. It means the stretch between them is unaccounted for.

Tut 3 · Radu, R. · 1 enrolled

Nothing read since 1 Oct, 3 hours ago. Over about 1 month before that, filled by 1.

0 to 1 enrolled across 3 readings, +1.

18 Aug 20:409 Sep 18:261 Oct 16:12 · 3 hours ago
dibs read 168 of the 540 hours its hourly record covers, 31%, and did not look in 372. dibs had no hourly record before 9 Sep, which is the other 513 of 1053 plotted.Seats from 18 Aug 20:40 to 1 Oct 16:12, 0 to 1. The line joins two or three readings, which is too few to read a trend from. dibs read 168 of the 540 hours its hourly record here covers, 31%. An hour marked as read confirms a check, not continuous monitoring. That check recorded no change; changes between checks may be missed. For 372 hours dibs was keeping a record and did not reach this section. Nothing before 9 September at 05:00, where this section's record starts, has a read either way, which is 513 hours of this window. Where the drawing is faint or broken, that never means the readings are doubtful. It means the stretch between them is unaccounted for.

Tut 4 · Singh, R. · 1 enrolled

Nothing read since 1 Oct, 3 hours ago. Over about 1 month before that, filled by 1.

0 to 1 enrolled across 3 readings, +1.

18 Aug 20:409 Sep 18:261 Oct 16:12 · 3 hours ago
dibs read 168 of the 540 hours its hourly record covers, 31%, and did not look in 372. dibs had no hourly record before 9 Sep, which is the other 513 of 1053 plotted.Seats from 18 Aug 20:40 to 1 Oct 16:12, 0 to 1. The line joins two or three readings, which is too few to read a trend from. dibs read 168 of the 540 hours its hourly record here covers, 31%. An hour marked as read confirms a check, not continuous monitoring. That check recorded no change; changes between checks may be missed. For 372 hours dibs was keeping a record and did not reach this section. Nothing before 9 September at 05:00, where this section's record starts, has a read either way, which is 513 hours of this window. Where the drawing is faint or broken, that never means the readings are doubtful. It means the stretch between them is unaccounted for.

Tut 5 · Tompkins, J.D. · 1 enrolled

Nothing read since 1 Oct, 3 hours ago. Over about 1 month before that, filled by 1.

0 to 1 enrolled across 3 readings, +1.

18 Aug 20:409 Sep 18:261 Oct 16:12 · 3 hours ago
dibs read 168 of the 540 hours its hourly record covers, 31%, and did not look in 372. dibs had no hourly record before 9 Sep, which is the other 513 of 1053 plotted.Seats from 18 Aug 20:40 to 1 Oct 16:12, 0 to 1. The line joins two or three readings, which is too few to read a trend from. dibs read 168 of the 540 hours its hourly record here covers, 31%. An hour marked as read confirms a check, not continuous monitoring. That check recorded no change; changes between checks may be missed. For 372 hours dibs was keeping a record and did not reach this section. Nothing before 9 September at 05:00, where this section's record starts, has a read either way, which is 513 hours of this window. Where the drawing is faint or broken, that never means the readings are doubtful. It means the stretch between them is unaccounted for.

Tut 6 · Coller, H.A. · 1 enrolled

Nothing read since 1 Oct, 3 hours ago. Over about 1 month before that, filled by 1.

0 to 1 enrolled across 3 readings, +1.

18 Aug 20:409 Sep 18:261 Oct 16:12 · 3 hours ago
dibs read 168 of the 540 hours its hourly record covers, 31%, and did not look in 372. dibs had no hourly record before 9 Sep, which is the other 513 of 1053 plotted.Seats from 18 Aug 20:40 to 1 Oct 16:12, 0 to 1. The line joins two or three readings, which is too few to read a trend from. dibs read 168 of the 540 hours its hourly record here covers, 31%. An hour marked as read confirms a check, not continuous monitoring. That check recorded no change; changes between checks may be missed. For 372 hours dibs was keeping a record and did not reach this section. Nothing before 9 September at 05:00, where this section's record starts, has a read either way, which is 513 hours of this window. Where the drawing is faint or broken, that never means the readings are doubtful. It means the stretch between them is unaccounted for.

Tut 7 · Konopka, G. · 1 enrolled

Nothing read since 1 Oct, 3 hours ago. Over about 1 month before that, filled by 1.

0 to 1 enrolled across 3 readings, +1.

18 Aug 20:409 Sep 18:261 Oct 16:12 · 3 hours ago
dibs read 168 of the 540 hours its hourly record covers, 31%, and did not look in 372. dibs had no hourly record before 9 Sep, which is the other 513 of 1053 plotted.Seats from 18 Aug 20:40 to 1 Oct 16:12, 0 to 1. The line joins two or three readings, which is too few to read a trend from. dibs read 168 of the 540 hours its hourly record here covers, 31%. An hour marked as read confirms a check, not continuous monitoring. That check recorded no change; changes between checks may be missed. For 372 hours dibs was keeping a record and did not reach this section. Nothing before 9 September at 05:00, where this section's record starts, has a read either way, which is 513 hours of this window. Where the drawing is faint or broken, that never means the readings are doubtful. It means the stretch between them is unaccounted for.

Tut 8 · Gilhooley, M. · 1 enrolled

Nothing read since 1 Oct, 3 hours ago. Over about 1 month before that, filled by 1.

0 to 1 enrolled across 3 readings, +1.

18 Aug 20:409 Sep 18:261 Oct 16:12 · 3 hours ago
dibs read 168 of the 540 hours its hourly record covers, 31%, and did not look in 372. dibs had no hourly record before 9 Sep, which is the other 513 of 1053 plotted.Seats from 18 Aug 20:40 to 1 Oct 16:12, 0 to 1. The line joins two or three readings, which is too few to read a trend from. dibs read 168 of the 540 hours its hourly record here covers, 31%. An hour marked as read confirms a check, not continuous monitoring. That check recorded no change; changes between checks may be missed. For 372 hours dibs was keeping a record and did not reach this section. Nothing before 9 September at 05:00, where this section's record starts, has a read either way, which is 513 hours of this window. Where the drawing is faint or broken, that never means the readings are doubtful. It means the stretch between them is unaccounted for.

Tut 9 · Kohn, D.B. · 1 enrolled

Nothing read since 1 Oct, 3 hours ago. Over about 1 month before that, filled by 1.

0 to 1 enrolled across 3 readings, +1.

18 Aug 20:409 Sep 18:261 Oct 16:12 · 3 hours ago
dibs read 168 of the 540 hours its hourly record covers, 31%, and did not look in 372. dibs had no hourly record before 9 Sep, which is the other 513 of 1053 plotted.Seats from 18 Aug 20:40 to 1 Oct 16:12, 0 to 1. The line joins two or three readings, which is too few to read a trend from. dibs read 168 of the 540 hours its hourly record here covers, 31%. An hour marked as read confirms a check, not continuous monitoring. That check recorded no change; changes between checks may be missed. For 372 hours dibs was keeping a record and did not reach this section. Nothing before 9 September at 05:00, where this section's record starts, has a read either way, which is 513 hours of this window. Where the drawing is faint or broken, that never means the readings are doubtful. It means the stretch between them is unaccounted for.

Tut 10 · Zhang, J. · 1 enrolled

Nothing read since 1 Oct, 3 hours ago. Over about 1 month before that, filled by 1.

18 Aug 20:409 Sep 18:261 Oct 16:12 · 3 hours ago
dibs read 168 of the 540 hours its hourly record covers, 31%, and did not look in 372. dibs had no hourly record before 9 Sep, which is the other 513 of 1053 plotted.Seats from 18 Aug 20:40 to 1 Oct 16:12, 0 to 1. dibs read 168 of the 540 hours its hourly record here covers, 31%. An hour marked as read confirms a check, not continuous monitoring. That check recorded no change; changes between checks may be missed. For 372 hours dibs was keeping a record and did not reach this section. Nothing before 9 September at 05:00, where this section's record starts, has a read either way, which is 513 hours of this window. Where the drawing is faint or broken, that never means the readings are doubtful. It means the stretch between them is unaccounted for.

Tut 11 · Wells, M. · 1 enrolled

Nothing read since 1 Oct, 3 hours ago. Over about 1 month before that, filled by 1.

18 Aug 20:409 Sep 18:261 Oct 16:12 · 3 hours ago
dibs read 168 of the 540 hours its hourly record covers, 31%, and did not look in 372. dibs had no hourly record before 9 Sep, which is the other 513 of 1053 plotted.Seats from 18 Aug 20:40 to 1 Oct 16:12, 0 to 1. dibs read 168 of the 540 hours its hourly record here covers, 31%. An hour marked as read confirms a check, not continuous monitoring. That check recorded no change; changes between checks may be missed. For 372 hours dibs was keeping a record and did not reach this section. Nothing before 9 September at 05:00, where this section's record starts, has a read either way, which is 513 hours of this window. Where the drawing is faint or broken, that never means the readings are doubtful. It means the stretch between them is unaccounted for.

Tut 12 · Van Norman, J. · 1 enrolled

Nothing read since 1 Oct, 3 hours ago. Over about 1 month before that, filled by 1.

18 Aug 20:409 Sep 18:261 Oct 16:12 · 3 hours ago
dibs read 168 of the 540 hours its hourly record covers, 31%, and did not look in 372. dibs had no hourly record before 9 Sep, which is the other 513 of 1053 plotted.Seats from 18 Aug 20:40 to 1 Oct 16:12, 0 to 1. dibs read 168 of the 540 hours its hourly record here covers, 31%. An hour marked as read confirms a check, not continuous monitoring. That check recorded no change; changes between checks may be missed. For 372 hours dibs was keeping a record and did not reach this section. Nothing before 9 September at 05:00, where this section's record starts, has a read either way, which is 513 hours of this window. Where the drawing is faint or broken, that never means the readings are doubtful. It means the stretch between them is unaccounted for.

Tut 13 · Siekhaus, D. · 1 enrolled

Nothing read since 1 Oct, 3 hours ago. Over about 1 month before that, filled by 1.

18 Aug 20:409 Sep 18:261 Oct 16:12 · 3 hours ago
dibs read 168 of the 540 hours its hourly record covers, 31%, and did not look in 372. dibs had no hourly record before 9 Sep, which is the other 513 of 1053 plotted.Seats from 18 Aug 20:40 to 1 Oct 16:12, 0 to 1. dibs read 168 of the 540 hours its hourly record here covers, 31%. An hour marked as read confirms a check, not continuous monitoring. That check recorded no change; changes between checks may be missed. For 372 hours dibs was keeping a record and did not reach this section. Nothing before 9 September at 05:00, where this section's record starts, has a read either way, which is 513 hours of this window. Where the drawing is faint or broken, that never means the readings are doubtful. It means the stretch between them is unaccounted for.

Tut 14 · Rao, D.S. · 1 enrolled

Nothing read since 1 Oct, 3 hours ago. Over about 1 month before that, filled by 1.

18 Aug 20:409 Sep 18:261 Oct 16:12 · 3 hours ago
dibs read 168 of the 540 hours its hourly record covers, 31%, and did not look in 372. dibs had no hourly record before 9 Sep, which is the other 513 of 1053 plotted.Seats from 18 Aug 20:40 to 1 Oct 16:12, 0 to 1. dibs read 168 of the 540 hours its hourly record here covers, 31%. An hour marked as read confirms a check, not continuous monitoring. That check recorded no change; changes between checks may be missed. For 372 hours dibs was keeping a record and did not reach this section. Nothing before 9 September at 05:00, where this section's record starts, has a read either way, which is 513 hours of this window. Where the drawing is faint or broken, that never means the readings are doubtful. It means the stretch between them is unaccounted for.

Tut 15 · Shin, B. · 1 enrolled

Nothing read since 1 Oct, 3 hours ago. Over about 1 month before that, filled by 1.

0 to 1 enrolled across 3 readings, +1.

18 Aug 20:409 Sep 18:261 Oct 16:12 · 3 hours ago
dibs read 168 of the 540 hours its hourly record covers, 31%, and did not look in 372. dibs had no hourly record before 9 Sep, which is the other 513 of 1053 plotted.Seats from 18 Aug 20:40 to 1 Oct 16:12, 0 to 1. The line joins two or three readings, which is too few to read a trend from. dibs read 168 of the 540 hours its hourly record here covers, 31%. An hour marked as read confirms a check, not continuous monitoring. That check recorded no change; changes between checks may be missed. For 372 hours dibs was keeping a record and did not reach this section. Nothing before 9 September at 05:00, where this section's record starts, has a read either way, which is 513 hours of this window. Where the drawing is faint or broken, that never means the readings are doubtful. It means the stretch between them is unaccounted for.
How readings and alerts work

A reading and an hourly record are different things, and most charts here hold more of the second missing than present. dibs has taken readings of a section since long before it began keeping an hour-by-hour log of when it looked, so the empty stretches are dibs saying it was not keeping that log yet, not that it looked and found nothing. That is the age of the record and not a fault.

Seat counts show the last successful read, not live availability. Refreshes can be delayed by request limits or upstream interruptions. Watched sections receive priority, but an hourly update for every section is not guaranteed.

The registrar can change a seat count between our checks. Alerts depend on dibs detecting an opening and completing delivery; a quiet watch does not prove that no seat opened. Check the registrar before enrolling.