lite biology is a study aid for AP Biology exams. It’s the explanations you missed in class, the notes you forgot to take and a simplified (more interactive) version of your textbook. I also have AP lab guides to help you plan, carry out and write your labs.
If you’re taking the IB or A-level Biology exam, you’ll find the stuff here just as useful! I try to take all syllabi into account while writing the posts. If there’s something missing that you want to know, just shout.
I want to make biology simple, but not just hand you bullet point notes like other websites — those are useful for memorizing for your exams, but it won’t be enough to help you understand your classes. I want to provide readable, understandable bits of information, that I hope will be easier to digest than your textbook.
I’m hoping this website will help you make the connections and remember biology concepts better. If you think there is something I can add, or if you have any good news about how reading litebiology helped you in a recent assignment, quiz, exam, do drop me a line!
About me
In high school, Biology was not one of my favorite subjects. Bio class was the time for doodling, and lab reports were “joint efforts” with classmates. I hated the exams. There was always so much to remember, so much to write.
And then I did my A-levels. I still remember munching on popcorn and candy in a darkened lab, watching a black and white film of how Watson and Crick discovered/stole the structure of DNA. Biology started to look more interesting — and I didn’t drop the class as I had originally planned!
8 years later, after majoring in Chemical Engineering (Bachelors) and Biomedical Engineering (Masters) I started my PhD in Biology at ETH Zurich, Switzerland. Working with live cells is just a lot more fascinating than calculating the size of distillation columns. For my PhD, I am studying the process of mitosis in human cells. I may not be finding a cure for cancer directly, but the work I (and my colleagues) do will hopefully help other scientists understand cell division better, and eventually, find new ways to treat cancer effectively.
At my university, I help run practical laboratory courses and give classes on enzyme kinetics. In addition, I give one-on-one tutoring in AP and IB Biology (along with Math, Chemistry and Physics) to students in International schools and top Swiss schools in Zurich. If you need private tutoring in Switzerland, don’t hesitate to contact me!