Slava Epstein is a Biology professor at Northeastern University rated 3.83/5 by 75 students, with 2.88/5 difficulty and 100.0% who would take them again (TRACE + RateMyProfessors + Reddit, updated July 2026).
Slava Epstein professor reviews and ratings: 3.83/5 from 75 student reviews at Northeastern (100.0% would take again). TRACE + RateMyProfessor + Reddit.
great guy. really coolBIOL3413 2026-02-18 17:22:44 +0000 UTC
Epstein is a cool teacher. His stories about traveling and his research is always great to hear. Lectures themselves can get monotonous at times, but you can't expect every little thing about microbes to be super exciting. His research is amazing(look it up) He could be teaching anyone, but he chose to teach freshman. And I think that says a lot.BIOL2299 2015-04-23 22:07:00 +0000 UTC
Amazing professor who genuinely cares about his students. Such a cool teacher and funny a lot of the time. He's enthusiastic about the course he teaches and is very knowledgeable. It's almost impossible to go wrong in his class (or get a bad grade) unless you aren't doing anything or putting in the effort. He actually wants students to have a life.BIOL3413 2025-06-17 21:21:29 +0000 UTC
Really interesting guy. The lectures are really cool when he starts talking about his own work and experiences... he's lived with uncontacted tribes in the Amazon and invented cutting edge biotechnologies. The grading was clear. Pretty much you had to memorize the powerpoints to get a decent grade. He's a little confusing, but it works in the end.BIOL2299 2015-04-23 00:18:48 +0000 UTC
I took this class asynchronously and thoroughly enjoyed both him and the lecture material. He recorded his lectures and I'd watch them weekly, taking notes. Then, at the end of each week or so there were quizzes on the lecture material for that week, which were very straight forward if you paid attention to & took notes during the lectures. Loved!BIOL3413 2023-11-28 20:24:46 +0000 UTC
Slava is an amazing biologist and has amazing experience in the field. There was not a lot of room to mess up in this class, and there wasn't any extra credit aside from one question on both the midterm and final. His lectures can be dense and difficult but overall he really knows what he's talking about and posts the slides online to review.BIOL2299 2015-04-22 17:47:22 +0000 UTC
Slava Epstein has an average rating of 3.83/5 from 75 student reviews. 100.0% of students said they would take them again.
Slava Epstein's classes have a difficulty rating of 2.88/5 based on student reviews.
Slava Epstein has taught BIOL3413, BIOL5585, BIOL3409, BIOL2299, BIOL6399 at Northeastern.
Data updated July 2026.