Pros: Great lecturer...Tells a lot of jokes^^ .Fairly straightforward midterms. To do well on the midterms, you MUST GO TO EVERY LECTURE and TAKE GOOD NOTES because some of the stuff on the midterms weren't from the notes or the book. Also, going to his office hours is a must. His TA Mat has helped me a lot in understanding many of the difficult concepts that were hard to understand at the beginning.
Cons: Very hard final. Some of the questions were being taken out of nowhere. Also he seemed to get irritated easily if you have a lot of questions during his office hours.
Overall: I didn't do so well on the final but I still managed to get an A. Overall, I would highly recommend this professor to anyone because I have learned a lot.

Gober is a really nice guy. His midterms are basically based off lecture.
What I did was record his lectures and then listen to them about a week before the test.
I aced both his midterms. The final was very difficult. He changes how he writes his questions
on the final. For instance, on the midterm he will ask you how glucose transporters work and on the final
he will ask how exercise is related to glucose transporters and AMP kinase are used to treat type II diabetes.
I didn't think I did well at all on the final but I still got an A.

Probably the coolest Professor...EVER. I got an A+ in his class and i didnt even need to touch the practice problems(they just confuse the hell outta you). Go to his lectures, and if you miss em, go to his office hours and he'll tell you exactly what you need to know. The book is helpful if you miss lecture, but definately not necessary (he hates voet and voet). Go to discussion section because Cy and the other guy (forgot his name) are really good TAs. You'll have fun in this class!

First, let's get one thing straight: there's no 153C without having a lot to memorize. However, with Gober, he knows that and he tries to simplify things so you will have less memorizing and more critical thinking. No need to touch the book (literally). His handouts and practice problems are your friends. Going to lecture is a MUST (for your grade and also for good laughs). Half of the test is similar to the practice problems, the other half is on lecture notes and applications. There are lots of unnecessary slides and pathways in his handouts, so going to lecture also means less to memorize and less work outside.
Goods: very funny (he will get you to laugh with his jokes and you can't fall asleep during lecture even when you don't know sh*t about biochem), very good lecturer
Bads: same old thing: good professor means tough exams (1st mdt is hard, 2nd is easier, and final is CRAZY). Not an easy A, but it would be one of the best class you have ever taken at UCLA.

Dr. Gober is a pretty good professor. He tells you everything you need to know, so there's no need to read the book. 153C is just a hard class so you have to study your butt off regardless of who's teaching. This class is hard but very possible to do well.