Alabama A&M University
REU Site: Research Experience in Environmental and Natural Resource Sciences
Center for Forest Ecosystems Assessment
Normal, AL 35762

Primary: Yong Wang
256-372-4229
yong.wang@aamu.edu

Research Topics/Keywords: biology, ecology, wildlife, habitat relationship, conservation
Abstract of Award

American Museum Natural History
REU Site: 25 years of Undergraduate Research in Evolution and Systematics at the American Museum of Natural History
Invertebrate Zoology
New York, NY 10024

Primary: Mark Siddall
212-769-5638
siddall@amnh.org

Research Topics/Keywords: biology, evolution, systematics, phylogeny
Comments: Point of contact: Mark Siddall 212-769-5638 siddall@amnh.org
Abstract of Award

Arkansas State University Main Campus
REU Site: Research Internships in Science of the Environment (RISE)
Chemistry
State University, AR 72467

Primary: Carolyn Dowling
870.972.3215
cdowling@astate.edu

Research Topics/Keywords: biology, environmental science
Comments: Former PI: Robyn Hannigan
Abstract of Award

Auburn University
REU Site: Interdisciplinary Studies for Sensor and Biosensor Development
Chemistry and Biology
Auburn University, AL 36849

Primary: Omar A. Oyarzabal
334-844-2608
oyarzoa@auburn.edu

Research Topics/Keywords: Biology, Chemistry, engineering, biosensor
Abstract of Award

Avila University
REU Site: Natural History of a West Indian Herpetofauna
Biology
Kansas City, MO 64145

Primary: Robert Powell
816-501-2440
robert.powell@avila.edu

Research Topics/Keywords: biology, ecology, natural history, herpetofauna, West Indies
Comments: Point of contact: Robert Powell 816-501-2440 robert.powell@avila.edu
Abstract of Award

Boston University
REU Site: Expanding Minority Research Opportunities in Cross-Disciplinary Biology
Biology
Boston, MA 021155130

Primary: Thomas D. Gilmore
617-353-5444
gilmore@bu.edu

Research Topics/Keywords: biology, chemistry, physics, computer science, biomedical engineering, psychology
Abstract of Award

Boyce Thompson Institute for Plant Research
REU Site: Plant Genome Research
Ithaca, NY 14853

Primary: Georg Jander
607-254-6732
gi32@@cornell.edu

Research Topics/Keywords: biology, plant, genetics, genomics, biochemistry, bioinformatics
Comments: Tiffany Fleming, Outreach Coordinator 217 Boyce Thompson Institute Tower Road Ithaca, NY 14853 email: pgrp-outreach@cornell.edu phone: 607.254.6732
Abstract of Award

Bradley University
REU Site: Undergraduate Research in Integrated Ecology: from Molecules to Ecosystems
Biology Department
Peoria, IL 61625

Primary: Kelly McConnaughay
309-677-3018
kdm@bradley.edu
Secondary: Erich K. Stabenau
309-677-3012
eks@bradley.edu

Research Topics/Keywords: biology, ecology, integrative, molecular, ecosystems
Abstract of Award

California Academy of Sciences
REU Site: The Summer Systematics Institute at the California Academy of Sciences
Invertebrate Zoology & Geology
San Francisco, CA 94118

Primary: Rich Mooi
415-750-7086
rmooi@calacademy.org

Research Topics/Keywords: biology, systematic biology, molecular
Abstract of Award

California State L A University Auxiliary Services Inc.
REU Site: Research Experience for Undergraduates in Chemistry & Biochemistry
Los Angeles, CA 90032

Primary: Scott Nickolaisen
323-343-2382
snickol@calstatela.edu

Research Topics/Keywords: biology, analytical biochemistry, inorganic biochemistry, organic biochemistry, physical biochemistry, environmental biochemistry
Abstract of Award

California State L.A. University Auxillary Services, Inc.
REU Site: Research Experience for Undergraduates in Chemistry & Biochemistry
Chemistry & Biochemistry
Los Angeles, CA 90032

Primary: Scott Nickolaisen
(323) 343-2382
snickol@calstatela.edu

Research Topics/Keywords: Analytical Chemistry, Inorganic Chemistry, Organic Chemistry, Physical Chemistry, Environmental Chemistry, & Biochemistry
Abstract of Award
Cofunded: Biological Sciences

Carnegie Mellon University
Undergraduate Research Experiences in Cellular and Molecular Biosciences
Biological Sciences
Pittsburgh, PA 15213

Primary: David Hackney
412-268-3244
ddh@andrew.cmu.edu
Secondary: Emily Stark
412-268-6181
vestark@andrew.cmu.edu

Research Topics/Keywords: biology, genetics, molecular biology, developmental biology, cell biology, neurobiology, biochemistry, biophysics, computational biology, bioinformatics
Comments: Point of contact: Emily Stark 412-268-6181 vestark@andrew.cmu.edu
Abstract of Award

Chicago Botanic Garden
REU Site: Plant Science and Conservation Biology Research Experiences for Undergraduates
Glencoe, IL 60022

Primary: Louise Egerton-Warburton
847-835-6915
lwarburton@chicagobotanic.org

Research Topics/Keywords: biology, conservation biology, plant biology
Abstract of Award
Cofunded: Biological Sciences

Clemson University
REU Site in Molecular Genetics and Biochemistry
Genetics & Biochemistry
Clemson, SC 29634

Primary: William Marcotte, Jr.
864-656-0119
marcotw@clemson.edu

Research Topics/Keywords: biology, biochemistry, molecular, genetics
Abstract of Award

Cleveland State University
REU Site: Urbanization Impacts on Stream Ecosystems
Center for Env. Sci., Tech., & Pol.
Cleveland, OH 44115

Primary: Michael Walton
216-687-3979
b.walton@csuohio.edu

Research Topics/Keywords: biology, ecology, environmental conservation, biodiversity
Abstract of Award

Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
CSHL NSF-REU Bioinformatics and Computational Biology Summer Undergraduate Program
Cold Spring Harbor, NY 11724

Primary: David P. Jackson
516-367-8467
jacksond@cshl.org
Secondary: Dawn Meehan
(516) 367-6911
urpadmin@cshl.edu

Research Topics/Keywords: biology, bioinformatics, computational biology
Comments: Point of Contact: Dawn Meehan 516-367-6911 urpadmin@cshl.edu
Abstract of Award

College of Charleston
REU Site: Research Experience in Experimental Marine Biology
Biology
Charleston, SC 294240001

Primary: Louis Burnett
843-953-9200
BurnettL@cofc.edu

Research Topics/Keywords: Biology, cell, molecular, ecology, environmental, conservation, marine biology
Abstract of Award
Cofunded: Department of Defense (DoD)

Colorado State University
REU SITE: Program in Molecular Biosciences
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Fort Collins, CO 80523

Primary: Paul Laybourn
970-491-5100
Paul.Laybourn@ColoState.edu

Research Topics/Keywords: biology, biochemistry, molecular biology
Comments: Point of contact: Paul Laybourn 970-491-5100 Paul.Laybourn@ColoState.edu
Abstract of Award

Dartmouth College
REU Site in Molecular and Cellular Biology
Department of Microbiology
Hanover, NH 037551404

Primary: George O’'Toole
603-650-1248
georgeo@dartmouth.edu

Research Topics/Keywords: biology, cellular, molecular
Abstract of Award
Cofunded: Department of Defense (DoD)

Delaware State University
REU Site: Undergraduate Research in Molecular Genetics and Genomics
Department of Agriculture Natural Resour
Dover, DE 19901

Primary: Venugopal Kalavacharla
302-857-6492
vkalavacharla@desu.edu

Research Topics/Keywords: biology, DSU, Delaware Technical & Community College (DTCC), Wesley College, molecular biology, genomics, lab techniques, bioinformatics, ethics, communications skills
Comments: please check out http://cars.desu.edu/reu or contact vkalavacharla@desu.edu
Abstract of Award

Donald Danforth Plant Science Center
REU Site: Research Experiences in Plant Science at the Danforth Center
Education Outreach
St. Louis, MO 63132

Primary: Mark Running
314-587-1641
mrunning@danforthcenter.org
Secondary: Cathy Kromer
(314) 587-1424
ckromer@danforthcenter.org

Research Topics/Keywords: biology, plant biology, biochemistry, cell biology, molecular biology, microbiology, structural biology, computational biology, bioinformatics, developmental biology, genetics, genomics, plant physiol
Comments: Point of contact: Cathy Kromer (314) 587-1424 ckromer@danforthcenter.org
Abstract of Award

Duke University
REU Site: Explorations in the Genome Sciences
Durham, NC 277080077

Primary: Huntington Willard
hunt.willard@duke.edu
Secondary: Gregory Wray
gwray@duke.edu

Research Topics/Keywords: biology, genome, biology, cell, biochemistry, molecular, genetics, microbiology, biomedical engineering, statistics, biostatistics, bioinformatics
Abstract of Award

Duke University
REU Site: Research Experiences for Undergraduates in Tropical Biology in Costa Rica
Organization for Tropical Studies
Durham, NC 27705

Primary: Elizabeth Losos
919-684-5774
elosos@duke.edu
Secondary: Vivian Méndez
(919) 684-5774
vmendez@ots.ac.cr

Research Topics/Keywords: biology, ecology, environmental, conservation, tropical, Costa Rica, OISE
Comments: Point of contact: Vivian Méndez (919) 684-5774 vmendez@ots.ac.cr
Abstract of Award
Cofunded: Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences, International Science and Engineering

Duke University
REU Site: Research Program in Mechanisms of Behavior
Psychology and Brain Sciences
Durham, NC 27705

Primary: Warren Meck
919-660-5765
meck@psych.duke.edu

Research Topics/Keywords: biology, neuroscience, systems and integrative neuroscience
Comments: Point of contact: Warren Meck 919-660-5765 meck@psych.duke.edu
Abstract of Award

Field Museum of Natural History
REU Site: Networked Access to Systematic Resources for Undergraduates in Chicagoland
Division of Insects
Chicago, IL 60605

Primary: Petra Sierwald
312-665-7744
sierwald@fieldmuseum.org

Research Topics/Keywords: biology, biodiversity, evolutionary biology, systematics, biogeography
Comments: Point of contact: Petra Sierwald 312-665-7744 sierwald@fieldmuseum.org
Abstract of Award

Fordham University
REU Site: The Calder Center Summer Undergraduate Research Program in Ecology and Field Biology
Bronx, NY 104589993

Primary: John Wehr
914-273-3078
REUatCalder@fordham.edu
Secondary: Jim Lewis
914-273-3078
REUatCalder@fordham.edu

Research Topics/Keywords: biology, field biology, ecology, disease, arthropods, purple sulfur bacteria, hypoxic lakes, ecology, symbiotic fungi, oak, forests,genes, weevils, exotic plants, bees
Abstract of Award

George Washington University
REU Site: Molecular Biology, Bioinformatics and Biomaterials
Biological Sciences
Washington, DC 20052

Primary: Robert Donaldson
202-994-6094
robdon@gwu.edu

Research Topics/Keywords: biology, computer science, anthropology, materials physics, materials chemistry
Comments: Cofunded Mathematics, and Physical Sciences,
Abstract of Award
Cofunded: Computer and Information Science and Engineering, Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences, Department of Defense (DoD)

Georgia Southern University
REU Site in Chemistry and Biology at Georgia Southern University: Focus on Underrepresented Minorities
Chemistry and Biology
Statesboro, GA 30460

Primary: Mary Boyd
912-681-5681
mboyd@georgiasouthern.edu

Research Topics/Keywords: Biology, chemistry, entomology
Abstract of Award
Cofunded: Biological Sciences, Chemistry

Harvard University
REU Site in Cellular and Molecular Biology
Division of Medical Sciences
Boston, MA 02115

Primary: Jocelyn Spragg
617-432-4980
SHURP@hms.harvard.edu

Research Topics/Keywords: Biology, molecular biology, cellular biology, microbiology
Abstract of Award

Harvard University
REU Site: Harvard Forest Program in Forest Ecology: Multi-Scale Investigations of a Forested Ecosystem in a Changing World
Harvard Forest
Petersham, MA 01366

Primary: Aaron Ellison
978-724-3302
aellison@fas.harvard.edu

Research Topics/Keywords: biology, ecology, environmental, conservation
Comments: For general information and questions about the program, please email hfapps@fas.harvard.edu.
Abstract of Award

Heritage College
REU Site in Molecular Biology and Plant Genomics at Heritage University
Toppenish, WA 98948

Primary: Nina Barcenas
509-865-2244
barcenas_n@heritage.edu

Research Topics/Keywords: Biology, molecular biology,
Comments: Dr. James Falco - Former PI
Abstract of Award

Hope College
REU Site: Environmental Impacts on Biological Systems: From Molecules to Ecosystems
Holland, MI

Primary: Chris Barney
616-395-7710
barney@hope.edu

Research Topics/Keywords: biology, environmental sciences, systems biology, biological systems
Abstract of Award

Humboldt State University
REU Site in Ecological & Evolutionary Research at
Biological Sciences and Wildlife Biology
Arcata, CA 95521

Primary: Sean Craig
(707) 826-3656
sfc4@humboldt.edu

Research Topics/Keywords: ecology, evolution, biology, wildlife, conservation
Abstract of Award

Indiana University
REU Site in Animal Behavior
Department of Biology
Bloomington, IN 47402

Primary: Emilia P. Martins
812-856-5840
emartins@indiana.edu
Secondary: CISAB
(812) 855-9663
cisab@indiana.edu

Research Topics/Keywords: biology, animal behavior, psychology, anthropology, genetics, neuroscience
Comments: Point of contact: CISAB (812) 855-9663 cisab@indiana.edu
Abstract of Award

Indiana University
REU Site: Research Experience for Undergraduates in Molecular Biology and Genetics
Department of Biology
Bloomington, IN 474021847

Primary: Justin P. Kumar
jkumar@indiana.edu

Research Topics/Keywords: biology, genes, genetics, genomics, molecular biology, plants, animals, fungi, bacteria, host-parasite interaction, disease resistance plants, molecular evolution, signal transduction, DNA repair, cel
Comments: REU coordinator at iusummer@bio.indiana.edu 812-856-5522
Abstract of Award

Institute of Ecosystem Studies
Ecology in Context: Research Strategies and Applications for Undergraduates
Millbrook, NY 12545

Primary: Alan Berkowitz
845-677-7600
berkowitza@ecostudies.org

Research Topics/Keywords: biology, ecology, environmental, conservation, plant, soils
Comments: Heather Dahl 845-677-9150 dahlh@ecostudies.org
Abstract of Award

Iowa State University
REU Site in Molecular Biotechnology and Genomics
Ames, IA 500112207

Primary: Max Rothschild
515-294-6202
reu@iastate.edu
Secondary: David Oliver
515-294-6202
reu@iastate.edu

Research Topics/Keywords: biology, molecular biology, biotechnology, genomics of animals, microbes, plants
Comments: Phone: (515) 294-6202 Fax: (515) 294-2401 reu@iastate.edu
Abstract of Award

Jackson Laboratory
REU Site: Functional Genomics Research Projects for Undergraduates
Institute for Molecular Biophysics
Bar Harbor, ME 04609

Primary: Dr. Jon Geiger
207-288-6749
summerstudents@jax.org
Secondary: Barbara B. Knowles
bbk@jax.org

Research Topics/Keywords: biology, genetics, genomics, molecular, functional genomics
Comments: Point of Contact - Dr. Jon Geiger PI: Barbara B. Knowles
Abstract of Award

James Madison University
REU Site: Shenandoah Valley Partnership in Molecular Biology
Biology
Harrisonburg, VA 22807

Primary: Terrie Rife
540-568-3343
rifetk@jmu.edu

Research Topics/Keywords: biology, James Madison University, Eastern Mennonite University, Bridgewater College, molecular biology, gene, cell, tissue, systems
Comments: Questions about the program can be addressed to Dr. Terrie Rife at rifetk@jmu.edu, Robyn Puffenbarger at rpuffenb@bridgewater.edu or Stephen Cessna at cessnas@emu.edu
Abstract of Award

Kansas State University
REU Site: Ecology, Evolution, and Genomics of Grassland Organisms
Division of Biology
Manhattan, KS 66506

Primary: Brett K. Sandercock
785-532-0120
bsanderc@ksu.edu
Secondary: Ari Jumpponen
(785) 532-6751
ari@ksu.edu

Research Topics/Keywords: biology, ecology, evolutionary biology, genomics, behavioral ecology, community ecology, conservation biology, ecological genomics, ecophysiology, ecosystem science, functional genomics, population bi
Comments: Point of contact: Ari Jumpponen (785) 532-6751 ari@ksu.edu
Abstract of Award

Los Angeles County Museum of Natural History
REU Site: Undergraduate Research in a Dynamic Museum Setting
Anthropology
Los Angeles, CA 90007

Primary: Scott Van Keuren
213-763-3475
scottv@nhm.org
Secondary: Angel Valdes
213-763-3380
avaldes@nhm.org

Research Topics/Keywords: biology, museum, systematics
Abstract of Award

Loyola University of Chicago
REU Site: Integrated Cross-disciplinary Summer Program in Bioinformatics
Chicago, IL 606112103

Primary: Howard Laten
773-508-3640
hlaten@luc.edu

Research Topics/Keywords: Biology, bioinformatics, biology, biochemistry, computer scienc, statistics, National Center for Biotechnology Information
Abstract of Award

Marquette University
REU Site: Undergraduate Summer Research in Cellular and Molecular Biology
Biology Department
Milwaukee, WI 53201

Primary: Dr. Gail L. Waring
414-288-7518
gail.waring@marquette.edu

Research Topics/Keywords: biology, cellular biology, molecular biology,
Abstract of Award

Massachusetts Institute of Technology
REU Site: Biological Engineering Research Experience for Undergraduates - BE REU

Primary: Linda Griffith
617-253-0013
griff@mit.edu

Research Topics/Keywords: biology, biological engineering, chemistry, engineering
Abstract of Award

Miami University
REU Site: Ecology in Human-Dominated Landscapes
Department of Zoology
Oxford, OH 45056

Primary: David Berg
513-529-3174
bergdj@muohio.edu

Research Topics/Keywords: terrestrial and aquatic ecology
Abstract of Award

Millersville University
REU Site At The Millersville University Center For Environmental Sciences: Watersheds, From River To Estuary
Department of Biology
Millersville, PA 17551

Primary: Dominique Dagit
717-872-3420
ddagit@millersville.edu

Research Topics/Keywords: biology, meteorology, geography and chemistry, environmental, MUCES
Comments: More information is available by contacting the REU Coordinator at reucoordinator@millersville.edu
Abstract of Award

Montana State University
REU Site in Cell Biology and Neuroscience
Cell Biology and Neuroscience
Bozeman, MT 59717

Primary: Anneke Metz
406-994-7519
anneke@montana.edu

Research Topics/Keywords: biology, cell, neuroscience
Abstract of Award

Montana State University
REU Site: Mountains and Minds: A Program in Chemical Biology
Chemical Biology
Bozeman, MT 59717

Primary: Mary J. Cloninger
406-994-3051
mcloninger@chemistry.montana.edu

Research Topics/Keywords: Biology, biochemistry, chemistry
Abstract of Award
Cofunded: Biological Sciences, Chemistry

Mt Desert Island Biological Lab
REU Site: Research Experiences in Marine Comparative Functional Genomics
Biology
Salisbury Cove, ME 04672

Primary: James Claiborne
207-288-3605
jb@georgiasouthern.edu

Research Topics/Keywords: biology, genetics, marine, genomics
Comments: Michael McKernan 207-288-3605 mmckernan@mdibl.org
Abstract of Award
Cofunded: Ocean Sciences

New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology
Interdisciplinary Science for the Environment: Research Experiences for Undergraduates at New Mexico Tech
Chemistry
Socorro, NM 87801

Primary: Michael Pullin
575.835.6185
mpullin@nmt.edu
Secondary: Lisa Majkowski
505.835.6168
lisamt@nmt.edu

Research Topics/Keywords: environmental science, atmospheric chemistry, biogeochemistry, environmental chemistry
Abstract of Award
Cofunded: Biological Sciences, Atmospheric and Geospace Sciences

New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology
REU Site: Interdisciplinary Science for the Environment: A Research Experience at New Mexico Tech
Socorro, NM 87801

Primary: Lisa Majkowski Taylor
505-835-6168
lisamt@nmt.edu

Research Topics/Keywords: biology, environmental science, chemistry, biology, earth sciences
Comments: PI: Michael J. Pullin
Abstract of Award

New Mexico State University
REU Site: Agricultural Science Summer Undergraduate Research Education & Development (ASSURED) Program
Las Cruces, NM 880038001

Primary: Paul Bosland
505-646-3028
hotchile@nmsu.edu
Secondary: Danise Coon
505-646-3028
hotchile@nmsu.edu

Research Topics/Keywords: Biology, plant, genomics, agriculture science
Comments: Danise Coon 505-646-3028 hotchile@nmsu.edu
Abstract of Award

New York University
REU Site in Neural Science
Center for Neural Science
New York, NY 10003

Primary: Chiye Aoki
212-998-3929
chiye@cns.nyu.edu

Research Topics/Keywords: biology, neuroscience
Abstract of Award

North Carolina State University
Synthetic Biology Undergraduate Research Experience
Raleigh, NC 27695

Primary: Susan Carson
919-513-0330
sue_carson@ncsu.edu

Research Topics/Keywords: biology, synthetic biology, biotechnology, molecular biology, plant biology, chemical engineering, biomolecular engineering, biochemistry, genomics
Abstract of Award

Northern Arizona University
REU Site: Research Program in Behavioral and Conservation Sciences
Department of Biological Sciences
Flagstaff, AZ 860114130

Primary: Stephen Shuster
928-523-9302
stephen.shuster@nau.edu
Secondary: Tina Ayers
928-523-9482
Tina.Ayers@nau.edu

Research Topics/Keywords: biology, behavioral, conservation research, sexual expression, mating strategies, marine isopods, functional morphology, feeding behavior, teleost fish, amphibians, birds, prairie dogs. systematics, p
Abstract of Award

Northern Arizona University
REU Site: Shima' nahasdza'a'n bee 'iina (Mother Earth Gives Life)
Merriam-Powell Center for Environmental
Flagstaff, AZ 86011

Primary: Dr. Amy Whipple
928-523-8727
Amy.Whipple@nau.edu
Secondary: Dr. Diana E. Anderson
928-523-1276

Research Topics/Keywords: Environmental Science, Biology, Chemistry, Geology, Environmental Engineering
Abstract of Award
Cofunded: Biological Sciences

Northern Arizona University
REU site: Shima' nahasdza'a'n bee 'iina' (Mother Earth Gives Life)
Flagstaff, AZ 85721

Primary: Diana Anderson
928-523-8727
amy.whipple@nau.edu

Research Topics/Keywords: biology, environmental science, chemistry, geology, forestry, environmental engineering
Abstract of Award

Northern New Mexico Community College Espanola
REU Site: Pipeline for Undergraduate Student Horizons (PUSH)
Math, Science, & Engineering
Espanola, NM 87532

Primary: Anthony Sena
505-747-2230
asena@nnmcc.edu
Secondary: Tracy Ruscetti
ruscetti@lanl.gov

Research Topics/Keywords: biotechnology, technology development
Abstract of Award

Northwest Indian College
REU Site at NWIC: Phase II
Bellingham, WA 98226

Primary: Roberto Gonzalez-Plaza
3603924307
rgonzalez@nwic.edu

Research Topics/Keywords: tribal students, environmental science natural resources, Lummi Nation, Pacific Northwest Tribes
Abstract of Award

Ohio State University
REU Site: Interdisciplinary Research at the Chemistry/Biology Interface for Undergraduates.
Department of Chemistry
Columbus, OH 43210

Primary: Jonathan Parquette
(614) 292-5886
parquett@chemistry.ohio-state.edu

Research Topics/Keywords: biology, chemistry
Abstract of Award
Cofunded: Chemistry

Ohio State University
REU Site: Undergraduate Research in Molecular Genetics
Molecular Genetics
Colombus, OH 43201

Primary: Amanda Simcox
614-292-8857
simcox.1@osu.edu

Research Topics/Keywords: biology, genetics, molecular
Comments: Deborah Dotter 614-292-8084 dotter.4@osu.edu
Abstract of Award

Oregon State University
REU Site: Pollination Biology Research Experiences for Undergraduates
Corvallis, OR 97331

Primary: Sujaya Rao
541-737-9038
sujaya@oregonstate.edu

Research Topics/Keywords: biology, entomology, botany, ecology, evolution
Abstract of Award

Peninsula College
REU-Undergraduate Research on the Olympic Peninsula and in the Northern Zone of Costa Rica
Instructional Services
Port Angeles, WA 98362

Primary: William Eaton
360-417-6246
bille@pcadmin.ctc.edu
Secondary: J. Brian Hauge
(360) 417-5319
brianh@pcadmin.ctc.edu

Research Topics/Keywords: biology, ecology, microbial ecology, tropical ecology, ecosystem restoration
Comments: Point of contact: J. Brian Hauge (360) 417-5319 brianh@pcadmin.ctc.edu
Abstract of Award

Pennsylvania State University
REU Site: Exploring the Possibilities for Life in the Universe through Astrobiology
Deparment of Biology
University Park, PA 16802

Primary: Stephen B. Hedges
814-865-9991
sbh1@psu.edu

Research Topics/Keywords: biology, astrobiology
Abstract of Award
Cofunded: Biological Sciences

Pepperdine University
REU Site: Undergraduate Research in Biology: Cellular Stress Physiology
Natural Science
Malibu, CA 90263

Primary: Stephen Davis
310-506-4324
davis@pepperdine.edu

Research Topics/Keywords: biology, cellular, physiology
Abstract of Award

Plymouth State University
REU Site at Hubbard Brook Experimental Forest: Investigating and Communicating Ecosystems Change
Plymouth, NH 03264

Primary: Kevin McGuire
603-535-3250
kmcguire1@plymouth.edu

Research Topics/Keywords: biology, ecosystem, animal ecology, biogeochemistry, hydrology, soils, forest, land use history
Abstract of Award

Rocky Mountain Biological Laboratory
REU-Site: Undergraduate Research in Field Biology at the Rocky Mountain Biological Laboratory
Crested Butte, CO 81224

Primary: Ian Billick
970-349-7231
director@rmbl.org

Research Topics/Keywords: biology, ecology, environmental, conservation, evolution
Abstract of Award

Rutgers University Camden
INTERDISCIPLINARY UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH PROJECTS BASED ON STUDIES IN THE NEW JERSEY PINELANDS 
Chemistry
Camden, NJ 08102

Primary: Heike Bucking
856.225.6590
bucking@camden.rutgers.edu

Research Topics/Keywords: Ecology, botany, neuroscience, zoology,biochemistry, and analytical chemistry 
Abstract of Award
Cofunded: Biological Sciences

Rutgers University Camden
REU Site: Interdisciplinary undergraduate research projects based in the New Jersey Pinelands
Department of Biology, Chemistry, Physics
Camden, NJ

Primary: John Dighton
609-894-8849
dighton@camden.rutgers.edu

Research Topics/Keywords: biology, ecology, neuroscience, zoology, biochemistry, analytical chemistry
Abstract of Award

Sam Houston State University
REU Site: Research Experiences for Undergraduates in Experimental Field Biology at Sam Houston State University
Biological Sciences
Huntsville, TX 77341

Primary: Diane Neudorf
936-294-1548
Neudorf@shsu.edu

Research Topics/Keywords: biology, ecology, taxonomy, animal behavior, and environmental microbiology
Abstract of Award

San Francisco State University
REU Site:Biological Research in Ecological and Evolutionary Developmental Biology
Biology
San Francisco, CA 94132

Primary: Carmen Domingo
415-338-6995
cdomingo@sfsu.edu

Research Topics/Keywords: biology, ecology, evolutionary biology, developmental biology
Comments: Point of contact: Carmen Domingo 415-338-6995 cdomingo@sfsu.edu
Abstract of Award

San Jose State University Foundation
REU Site: Research By Undergraduates Using Molecular Biology Applications (RUMBA)
Biology
San Jose, CA 951720130

Primary: Julio Soto
408-924-4925
jsoto3@email.sjsu.edu

Research Topics/Keywords: biology, genetics, molecular evolution, developmental biology, environmental microbiology, cell & molecular biology and biodoversity
Abstract of Award

SETI Institute
REU Site: Astrobiology at the SETI Institute
Mountain View, CA 94043

Primary: Dr. Cynthia B. Phillips
650-810-0230
phillips@seti.org

Research Topics/Keywords: Astrobiology, microbiology, planetary geology, observational astronomy
Abstract of Award
Cofunded: Astronomical Sciences, Biological Sciences

Sitting Bull College
REU Site: Engaging Tribal College Students in Undergraduate Ecological Research
Sciences and Mathematics
Fort Yates, ND 58538

Primary: Jeremy Guinn
701-854-8037
jeremyg@sbci.edu

Research Topics/Keywords: biology, ecology
Comments: Point of contact: Jeremy Guinn 701-854-8037 jeremyg@sbci.edu
Abstract of Award

Smithsonian Institution
Research Experiences for Undergraduates at the Smithsonian Environmental Research Center: The Student as Colleague
Smithsonian Environmental Research Ctr
Arlington, VA 22202

Primary: John Parker
202-633-7110
parkerj@si.edu
Secondary: Daniel Gustafson
443-482-2217
gustafsond@si.edu

Research Topics/Keywords: biology, environmental biology, biogeochemistry, ecology, marine ecology, terrestrial ecology, population ecology, community ecology, ecosystem ecology, landscape ecology, microbiology, science educat
Comments: Point of contact: Daniel Gustafson 443-482-2217 gustafsond@si.edu
Abstract of Award

Smithsonian Institution-Smithsonian Environmental Research Center
REU Site at the Smithsonian Environmental Research Center
Edgewater, MD 21037

Primary: Daniel Coats
443-482-2271
coatsw@si.edu

Research Topics/Keywords: Biology, environmental science, ecology
Comments: Kimberly Sproat 443-482-2217 sproatk@si.edu
Abstract of Award

Texas A&M University Corpus Christi
REU Site - Summer Undergraduate Research Focus: Anthropogenic Impacts on the Environment
Physical & Life Sciences
Corpus Christi, TX 78412

Primary: Suzzette Chopin
361-825-6022
schopin@falcon.tamucc.edu
Secondary: Eugene Billiot
361 825-2680
Email:ebilliot@falcon.tamucc.edu

Research Topics/Keywords: biology, ecology, environmental, conservation, plant
Comments: Please contact: Eugene Billiot, Ph.D
Abstract of Award
Cofunded: Department of Defense (DoD)

Texas Agricultural Experiment Station
REU Site: Expanding Scientific Investigation Through Entomology
College Station, TX 77845

Primary: Kevin M. Heinz
979.845.2510
KMHeinz@tamu.edu
Secondary: Rebecca Hapes
979-845-9733
rhapes@tamu.edu

Research Topics/Keywords: biology, ecology, molecular biology, genomics, forensics, physiology, systematics, taxonomy, genetics, vector biology, agriculture, entomology
Abstract of Award
Cofunded: Biological Sciences

Texas Agricultural Experiment Station
REU Site: Mechanobiology of the Bat Wing Microvasculature
College Sation, TX 778434466

Primary: Christopher Quick
979-845-8460
cquick@tamu.edu

Research Topics/Keywords: biology, bats, cardiovascular, microvascular, machanobiology, computer
Abstract of Award

Texas Agricultural Experiment Station
REU Site: Mechanobiology of the Bat Wing Microvasculature
Veterinary Physiology & Pharmacology
College Station, TX 77843

Primary: Dr. Christopher Quick
979-845-2645
cquick@tamu.edu
Secondary: Dr. Randolph H. Stewart
979-845-4761
rstewart@cvm.tamu.edu

Research Topics/Keywords: Biology and Vascular Mechanobiology
Abstract of Award
Cofunded: Biological Sciences

Texas Agricultural Experimental Station
REU Site: Summer Undergraduate Research Program in Biochemistry
Texas AgriLife Research
College Station, TX 77845

Primary: Gary Kunkel
979-845-6257
g-kunkel@tamu.edu
Secondary: Mary Bryk
979-862-2294
bryk@tamu.edu

Research Topics/Keywords: biology, biochemistry, molecular biology, structural biology, genomics, proteomics
Comments: Point of contact: Mary Bryk 979-862-2294 bryk@tamu.edu
Abstract of Award

Texas Engineering Station
REU Site: Ecology and Environment of the Southern High Plains
Life Earth and Environmental Sciences
Canyon, TX 79016

Primary: Raymond Matlack
806-651-2983
rmatlack@mail.wtamu.edu

Research Topics/Keywords: shortgrass prairie, ecological, environmental, vertebrate, prairie ecology, microbiology, disease ecology, ecological risk assessment and toxicology
Abstract of Award

Towson University
REU Site: Research Experience in Urban Environmental Biogeochemistry at Towson University
Chemistry
Towson, MD 21252

Primary: Ryan Casey
410.704.3051
racasey@towson.edu

Research Topics/Keywords: Chemistry, Biology, Geology, Environmental Science, Environmental Chemistry
Abstract of Award
Cofunded: Biological Sciences, Earth Sciences, Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences

Towson University
REU Site: Undergraduate Training in Molecular Ecology
Towson, MD 212520001

Primary: Don Forester
dforester@towson.edu

Research Topics/Keywords: Biology, ecology, molecular biology, genetics, plants
Abstract of Award

Tufts University
REU Site: Integrative Approaches to Studying Recognition Systems in Cells, Organisms and Populations.
Department of Biology
Medford, MA 02155

Primary: Philip Starks
6176274849
philip.starks@tufts.edu

Research Topics/Keywords: cells, organisms,populations, development, endocrinology, genetics, neurobiology, animal behavior, plant ecology, conservation biology, engineering
Abstract of Award

Tuskegee University
Tuskegee University Integrative Biosciences Research Experience for Undergraduates (IBS REU) Site
Agricultural and Environmental Sciences
Tuskegee Institute, AL 36088

Primary: Olga Bolden-Tiller
334-727-8403
obtiller@tuskegee.edu
Secondary: Sharee Small
(334)727-8295
smalls@tuskegee.edu

Research Topics/Keywords: biology, integrative biosciences, plant genomics, biocomplexity in the environment, computational biology, bioinformatics, animals sciences, cell biology, molecular biology
Comments: Point of contact: Sharee Small (334)727-8295 smalls@tuskegee.edu
Abstract of Award

U of South Alabama
REU Site on Structure and Function of Proteins
Biomedical Sciences
Mobile, AL 36688

Primary: Julio Turrens
251-380-2785
jturrens@usouthal.edu

Research Topics/Keywords: biology, computational, protein
Abstract of Award
Cofunded: Chemistry

University of Akron
REU Site: Ecology at the Urban-Rural Interface
Department of Biology
Akron, OH 44325

Primary: Randall J. Mitchell
330-972-5122
rjm2@uakron.edu

Research Topics/Keywords: biology, ecology, evolutionary biology, aquatic ecology, behavioral ecology, community ecology, conservation biology, ecosystem ecology, population biology, interspecific interactions
Comments: Point of contact: Randall J. Mitchell 330-972-5122 rjm2@uakron.edu
Abstract of Award

University of Alabama at Birmingham
REU Site: Neuroscience Research for Undergraduates at UAB
Neuroscience
Birmingham, AL 35294

Primary: Lynn Dobrunz
dobrunz@nrc.uab.edu

Research Topics/Keywords: biology, neuroscience
Comments: Please contact Ms. Cindy Urthaler, 205-934-1550 (voice); Email: urthaler@nrc.uab.edu
Abstract of Award

University of Alaska Anchorage Campus
REU Site: Research Experiences in Ecology and Physiological Ecology in Alaska
Biological Sciences
Anchorage, AK 99508

Primary: David Pfeiffer
9077867762
afdcp@uaa.alaska.edu

Research Topics/Keywords: Ecology, Physiological Ecology, Alaska,
Comments: Please contact Dr. David Pfeiffer or Khrystyne Duddleston at afkd1@uaa.alaska.edu
Abstract of Award

University of Alaska Southeast Juneau Campus
REU in Marine and Coastal Ecology in Alaska, 2009-2011
Department of Natural Sciences
Juneau, AK 99801

Primary: Elizabeth A. Mathews
907-796-6027
EAMathews@uas.alaska.edu

Research Topics/Keywords: Biology, behavioral ecology, physiology and marine biology
Comments: Point of contact: Elizabeth Mathews 907-796-6027 EAMathews@uas.alaska.edu
Abstract of Award

University of Arizona
Research Experiences for Undergraduates in Molecular Biosciences
Biochemistry
Tucson, AZ 857210001

Primary: Carol Bender
520-621-9348
bender@email.arizona.edu

Research Topics/Keywords: biology, biochemical, molecular, genomic, biological, molecular, bioscience, bacterial genomics, gene, cellular, biochemistry, molecular biophysics, plant, ecology, evolutionary biology
Abstract of Award

University of Arkansas
REU Site: Assessment and Sustainable Management of Ecosystem Services
Department of Biological Engineering
Fayetteville, AR 72701

Primary: Marty Matlock
479-575-2849
mmatlock@uark.edu

Research Topics/Keywords: biology, ecology, engineering, earth sciences
Abstract of Award

University of California - Merced
REU Site: Summer Yosemite Research Training in Environmental Science
School of Natural Sciences
Merced, CA 95344

Primary: Benoit Dayrat
209-205-8582
bdayrat@ucmerced.edu

Research Topics/Keywords: biology, environmental science, ecology, geosciences, biodiversity, conservation, restoration, hydrology, engineering
Abstract of Award
Cofunded: Biological Sciences

University of California Davis
REU Site: Marine Science Investigations at Bodega Marine Laboratory
Bodega Marine Laboratory
Bodega Bay, CA 94923

Primary: Susan Williams
707-875-2211
slwilliams@ucdavis.edu

Research Topics/Keywords: biology, marine
Abstract of Award

University of California Riverside
REU Site: Research Experiences for Undergraduate Students in Plant Cell Biology
Botany & Plant Sciences
Riverside, CA 92521

Primary: Patricia Springer
951-827-5785
patricia.springer@ucr.edu
Secondary: Julia Bailey-Serres
951-827-3738
serres@ucr.edu

Research Topics/Keywords: biology, plant, cell
Abstract of Award

University of California-Berkeley
An NSF REU Site at Berkeley: Cell, Developmental and Evolutionary Biology
Department of Molecular and Cell Biology
Berkeley, CA 94143

Primary: David Weisblat
510-642-8309
weisblat@berkeley.edu

Research Topics/Keywords: biology, cell biology, developmental biology, evolutionary biology
Comments: Point of contact: David Weisblat 510-642-8309 weisblat@berkeley.edu
Abstract of Award

University of California-San Francisco
NSF REU in Molecular Biosciences
Microbiology and Immunology
San Francisco, CA 94143

Primary: Carol Gross
415-476-4161
cgross@cgl.ucsf.edu
Secondary: Donald Woodson
415-514-0840
donald.woodson@ucsf.edu

Research Topics/Keywords: biology, molecular biosciences, biochemistry, cell biology, genetics, genomics
Comments: Point of contact: Donald Woodson 415-514-0840 donald.woodson@ucsf.edu
Abstract of Award

University of Central Oklahoma
REU Site: Ecology and Behavior of Honey Bees and Solitary Bees
College of Mathematics and Science
Edmond, OK 73034

Primary: John Barthell
405-974-2958
jbarthell@ucok.edu

Research Topics/Keywords: biology, population dynamics, life history, psychology, honeybees
Comments: Point of contact: John Barthell 405-974-2958 jbarthell@ucok.edu
Abstract of Award
Cofunded: International Science and Engineering

University of Colorado at Boulder
REU Site: Undergraduate Research in Behavior, Ecology and Evolution
Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
Boulder, CO 80309

Primary: William Bowman
303-492-2557
william.bowman@colorado.edu

Research Topics/Keywords: biology, behavior, ecology, evolution
Comments: For further information and application materials, please contact Bill Bowman at reuebio@colorado.edu
Abstract of Award

University of Connecticut
REU Site: Research Experiences in Physiology & Neurobiology at UCONN
Physiology and Neurobiology Department
Storrs, CT 06269

Primary: J. Larry Renfro
860-486-4119
larry.renfro@uconn.edu

Research Topics/Keywords: biology, renal, cardiac, muscle physiology, developmental neurobiology, synaptic plasticity, neural, circuits, physical sciences, engineering, physiology, neurobiology
Abstract of Award

University of Florida
REU Site: Ecological, environmental and conservation biology studies in Ghana, West Africa
Office of the Provost
Gainesville, FL 32611

Primary: Dan Wubah
(352) 846-1761
dawubah@ufl.edu

Research Topics/Keywords: Biology, ecological biology, environmental biology, conservation biology, Ghana, West Africa,
Abstract of Award

University of Florida
REU Site: Fueling a Microbiology Research Training Network from the University of Florida
Dept. of Microbiology & Cell Science
Gainesville, FL 32611

Primary: Nemat Keyhani
352-392-2488
keyhani@ufl.edu
Secondary: William Gurley
352-392-1568
wgurley@ufl.edu

Research Topics/Keywords: biology, metabolic, microorganisms, NASA Kennedy Space Life Sciences Laboratory, prokaryotic metabolism, genetics and biochemistry, parasitology, mycology, immunology, host-microbe interactions, micro
Abstract of Award

University of Florida
REU Site: Undergraduate Research Training Program in Marine Biosciences at the Whitney Laboratory
Whitney Laboratory
Gainesville, FL 32611

Primary: Barbara-Anne Battelle
904-461-4022
battelle@whitney.ufl.edu

Research Topics/Keywords: biology, neurobiology, biochemistry, marine biology, molecular, cellular
Comments: Education Coordinator: Brenda Cannaliato Email: brenda@whitney.ufl.edu Phone: 904-461-4014 904-461-4011
Abstract of Award

University of Georgia
REU Site: Effects of Energy Technologies on Environmental Systems
Savannah River Ecology Lab
Aiken, SC 29802

Primary: J. Vaun McArthur
mcarthur@srel.edu

Research Topics/Keywords: biology, ecology, environmental, conservation
Comments: Lindy Steadman, Program Coordinator (803) 725-0156 • Steadman@srel.edu SREL • Drawer E • Aiken, SC 29802
Abstract of Award

University of Georgia
REU Site: Genomics and Computational Biology
Genetics
Athens, GA 30602

Primary: Jonathan Arnold
706-542-1449
arnold@uga.edu

Research Topics/Keywords: biology, computational, genomics, bioinformatics
Abstract of Award
Cofunded: Department of Defense (DoD)

University of Georgia Research Foundation, Inc
REU Site: Research in Prokaryotic Biology
Athens, GA 30602

Primary: Eric Stabb
706-542-2414
estabb@uga.edu

Research Topics/Keywords: biology, prokaryotic biology, genetics, biochemistry, physiology, molecular biology, cellular biology, ecology, genomics, bioinformatics
Abstract of Award

University of Hawaii at Hilo
REU Site: Tropical Conservation Biology, Ecology, Evolution, and Environmental Science
Biology
Hilo, HI 96720

Primary: Donald Price
808-974-7365
donaldp@hawaii.edu

Research Topics/Keywords: biology, ecology, environmental science, conservation, tropical
Comments: Please contact: Sharon Ziegler-Chong 808-933-0759 ziegler@hawaii.edu
Abstract of Award

University of Idaho
REU Site in Ecology of Invasive Species and Small Populations
Fish and Wildlife Resources
Moscow, ID 83844

Primary: Janet L. Rachlow
208-885-9328
jrachlow@uidaho.edu
Secondary: Christopher A. Peery
208-885-2259
cpeery@uidaho.edu

Research Topics/Keywords: biology, ecology, invasive species, plant population ecology, genetics, wildlife conservation, molecular evolution, mycology, insect ecology, fish pathology, environmental law, soil science, phylogene
Abstract of Award

University of Iowa
REU Site in Microbiology at The University of Iowa
Microbiology
Iowa City, IA 52242

Primary: David Weiss
319-335-7785
david-weiss@uiowa.edu

Research Topics/Keywords: biology, microbiology, genes, genetic, genomics
Abstract of Award

University of Kentucky Research Foundation
REU Site: Summer Program in the Biochemical Sciences
Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry
Lexington, KY 40506

Primary: Trevor Creamer
859-323-6037
Trevor.Creamer@uky.edu

Research Topics/Keywords: biology, biochemical, Appalachia, structural biology, biophysics, proteomics, protein, nucleic acid chemistry, membrane biochemistry, molecular biology
Abstract of Award

University of Maryland
University of Maryland, Undergraduate Research Experiences in Estuarine Processes
Maryland Sea Grant College
College Park, MD 20740

Primary: Dr. Fredrika Moser
301-405-6373
moser@mdsg.umd.edu
Secondary: Jeannette Connors
301-405-6376
connors@mdsg.umd.edu

Research Topics/Keywords: Oceanography, marine science, estuary, Chesapeake Bay, coastal studies, biology, geology, chemistry, physics, ecology, environmental studies
Cofunded: Biological Sciences

University of Maryland Baltimore County
REU Site: Structure and Function of Biological Molecules
Biological Sciences
Baltimore, MD 21250

Primary: Janice Zengel
410-455-2876
zengel@umbc.edu

Research Topics/Keywords: biology, cell, molecular
Abstract of Award

University of Maryland Eastern Shore
University of Maryland Eastern Shore REU in Marine and Estuarine Science
Department of Natural Sciences
Princess Anne, MD 21853

Primary: Paulinus Chigbu
410-621-3034
pchigbu@umes.edu
Secondary: Joseph Love
(410) 621-2270
jlove@umes.edu

Research Topics/Keywords: biology, marine ecology, estuarine ecology, marine microbiology, parasitology, molecular biology, genetics, marine botany, environmental chemistry, ecotoxicology
Comments: Point of contact: Joseph Love (410) 621-2270 jlove@umes.edu
Abstract of Award

University of Massachusetts
REU Site: Research Experiences in Integrative and Evolutionary Biology
Department of Biology
Boston, MA 02125

Primary: Rachel C. Skvirsky
617-287-6617
rachel.skvirsky@umb.edu

Research Topics/Keywords: biology, integrative biology, evolutionary biology, cell, molecular biology, ecology, conservation biology
Abstract of Award
Cofunded: Biological Sciences

University of Michigan Ann Arbor
REU Site: Interdisciplinary Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) Program in the Structure and Function of Proteins
College of Pharmacy
Ann Arbor, MI 48109

Primary: Cherie Dotson
734-615-6562
crdotson@umich.edu

Research Topics/Keywords: biology, biochemistry, chemical biology, medicinal chemistry, biophysics, molecular biology, computational chemistry
Abstract of Award

University of Minnesota - St. Paul
Global Change Issues in Ecology
Ecology
St. Paul, MN 55108

Primary: Jim Cotner
612-625-1706
cotne002@umn.edu

Research Topics/Keywords: biology, global change, ecology, aquatic systems, microbial habitats
Abstract of Award
Cofunded: Biological Sciences, Ocean Sciences

University of Minnesota - Twin Cities
REU Site: Undergraduate Research in Molecular Genetics and Proteomics
Department of Biochemistry, Molecular Biology, and Biophysics
Twin Cities, MN 55455

Primary: Janet L. Schottel
612-624-6275
schot002@tc.umn.edu

Research Topics/Keywords: Gene expression, microbiology
Abstract of Award
Cofunded: Biological Sciences

University of Minnesota-Twin Cities
REU Site: Microbiology- From Atoms to Ecosystems at the University of Minnesota
Department of Microbiology
Minneapolis, MN 55455

Primary: Leslie Schiff
612-624-9933
schif002@umn.edu
Secondary: Christian D. Mohr
612-625-7104
mohrx005@umn.edu

Research Topics/Keywords: biology, ecology, ecosystems, genomics, pathogenesis, physiology, mycology, virology, microbiology
Comments: Point of Contact: Christian D. Mohr 612-625-7104 mohrx005@umn.edu
Abstract of Award

University of Missouri - Columbia
REU Site: Cellular, Molecular and Genetic Approaches to Biological Problems
Biological Sciences
Columbia, MO 65211

Primary: John David
573-882-0120
DavidJ@missouri.edu
Secondary: Linda Blockus
573-884-1767
BlockusL@missouri.edu

Research Topics/Keywords: biology, biochemistry, cell biology, genetics, molecular biology
Comments: Point of Contact: Linda Blockus 573-884-1767 BlockusL@missouri.edu
Abstract of Award

University of Montana
REU Site: Ecological Research in the Northern Rockies, the Crown-of-the-Continent REU Program
Flathead Lake Biological Station
Polson, MT 59860

Primary: Jack Stanford
406-982-3301
jack.stanford@umontana.edu

Research Topics/Keywords: population, community, and landscape ecology, limnology, population genetics, Biology, conservation biology, physiological ecology, microbial ecology, geomorphology, remote sensing, biodiversity, and
Abstract of Award

University of Montana
REU Site: IM-SURE - Introductory Multicultural Undergraduate Research Experience in Environmental Biology
Division of Biological Sciences
Missoula, MT 59812

Primary: William E. Holben
406-243-5670
im-sure@mso.umt.edu
Secondary: Penelope Kukuk
406-243-5896
penny.kukuk@mso.umt.edu

Research Topics/Keywords: biology, environmental biology, microbial ecology, ecology of invasive species, wildlife management, threatened and endangered species, plant ecology, evolutionary and ecological genetics
Abstract of Award

University of Nebraska - Lincoln
REU Site: Integrated Development of Bioenergy Systems
School of Biological Sciences & Microbiology Initiative
Lincoln, NE 68588

Primary: Paul H. Blum
402-472-2769
pblum1@unl.edu
Secondary: Laurie Einspahr
402-472-1106
leinspahr2@unl.edu

Research Topics/Keywords: biology, biological systems for sustainable energy production, lipid biology, bioenergy, microbiology, plant sciences, microbial biology
Comments: Point of contact: Laurie Einspahr 402-472-1106 leinspahr2@unl.edu
Abstract of Award

University of Nebraska-Lincoln
REU SITE: Training in Redox Biology
Redox Biology Center
Lincoln, NE 685880430

Primary: Donald Becker
402-472-9652
dbecker3@unl.edu
Secondary: Joyce Ore
402-472-3173
jore1@unl.edu

Research Topics/Keywords: Biology, redox biology, oxidation-reduction biological reactions, redox signaling and regulation, cellular defense, prokaryotes, fungi, plants, and mammals mechanisms, biotechnology environment
Abstract of Award

University of Nevada Las Vegas
REU Site: A Broad View on Environmental Microbiology at UNLV
Biological Sciences
Las Vegas, NV 89154

Primary: Kurt Regner
702-895-1357
kurt.regner@unlv.edu

Research Topics/Keywords: environmental microbiology, microorganisms, hot springs,deep terrestrial subsurface, hypersaline lakes, arid soils, ephemeral water, magnetotaxis, microbial adaptation, stressful, nonhost environments
Abstract of Award

University of New Mexico
REU Site: New Mexico Sevilleta LTER REU Site Program
Department of Biology
Albuquerque, NM 87131

Primary: Scott L. Collins
505-277-6303
scollins@sevilleta.unm.edu
Secondary: Jennifer Johnson
575-838-3015
jjohnson@sevilleta.unm.edu

Research Topics/Keywords: biology, earth and planetary sciences, ecology, geosciences, meteorology
Comments: Student Point of Contact: Jennifer Johnson, 575-838-3015, jjohnson@sevilleta.unm.edu
Abstract of Award

University of North Carolina at Wilmington
REU Site: Research Experiences for Undergraduates in Biodiversity Conservation
Wilmington, NC 28403

Primary: Patricia H. Kelley
910-962-7406
kelleyp@uncw.edu

Research Topics/Keywords: biology, geology, paleontology, ecology, environmental studies, archeology
Abstract of Award

University of North Carolina at Wilmington
REU Site: Research Experiences for Undergraduates in Biodiversity Conservation
Department of Geography and Geology
Wilmington, NC 28403

Primary: Dr. Patricia H. Kelley
910-962-7406
kelleyp@uncw.edu

Research Topics/Keywords: Geology (paleontology); Biology (ecology); Environmental Studies; Archeology
Abstract of Award
Cofunded: Biological Sciences, Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences

University of North Carolina Chapel Hill
REU Site in Biomolecular Sciences at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Cell & Developmental Biology
Chapel Hill, NC 27599

Primary: Gwen Sancar
919.966.2077
Gwendolyn_Sancar@med.unc.edu

Research Topics/Keywords: biology, cell, molecular
Comments: Contact us: send email to reu@med.unc.edu or phone 919-843-4142
Abstract of Award

University of North Dakota Main Campus
Research Experiences in Neuroscience for Students from Rural and Tribal Colleges
Biology
Grand Forks, ND 58202

Primary: Sally Pyle
701-777-3699
sally.pyle@und.nodak.edu
Secondary: Van Doze
701-777-6222
vdoze@medicine.nodak.edu

Research Topics/Keywords: biology, cell biology, physiology, developmental biology
Comments: Point of contact: Van Doze 701-777-6222 vdoze@medicine.nodak.edu
Abstract of Award

University of Notre Dame
REU Site in Integrative Cellular and Molecular Biology
Biological Sciences
Notre Dame, IN 46556

Primary: Michelle Whaley
574-631-9343
michelle.a.whaley.3@nd.edu

Research Topics/Keywords: biology, genes, genetic, genomics, cell, molecular, computer science
Abstract of Award
Cofunded: Computer and Information Science and Engineering

University of Oregon Eugene
REU Site: Molecular Biosciences at the University of Oregon
Eugene, OR 97403

Primary: Peter M. O'Day
541-346-4518
oday@uoregon.edu

Research Topics/Keywords: biology, molecular biosciences, molecular biology, cellular biology, developmental biology, evolutionary biology
Abstract of Award

University of Puerto Rico - Rio Piedras
REU Site: Tropical Ecology and Evolution at El Verde Field Station
Institute for Tropical Ecosystem Studies
San Juan, PR 009311790

Primary: Alonso Ramirez
787-764-0000, ext. 7781
reu@ites.upr.edu

Research Topics/Keywords: biology, ecology and evolution such as plant population biology, community dynamics, forest ecology, arthropod biology, soil ecology, plant reproductive ecology, population genetics, tropical ecology
Comments: reu@ites.upr.edu (preferred)
Abstract of Award

University of Rochester Medical Center
REU Site Program in Cellular and Molecular Biology at Rochester
Biochemistry and Biophysics
Rochester, NY 14642

Primary: David Pearce
David_Pearce@URMC.Rochester.edu

Research Topics/Keywords: Cellular biology, molecular biology
Abstract of Award
Cofunded: Biological Sciences

University of South Carolina
REU Site: Undergraduate Research in Integrative Environmental Biology
Biological Sciences
Columbia, SC 29208

Primary: Bert Ely
803-777-2768
ely@sc.edu

Research Topics/Keywords: biology, genomics, evolution
Abstract of Award

University of Texas - Pan American
REU Site: Research in Subtropical Biology At a Hispanic Gateway Institution
Biology
Edingburg, TX 78541

Primary: Zen Faulkes
956-381-2614
zfaulkes@utpa.edu

Research Topics/Keywords: biology, subtropical biology, Hispanic
Abstract of Award

University of Texas at El Paso
The UTEP Summer REU Site in Molecular and Cellular Biology
Biology
El Paso, TX 799680519

Primary: Kristine Garza
915-747-6562
kgarza@utep.edu

Research Topics/Keywords: biology, molecular biology, cellular biology
Abstract of Award

University of Virginia
REU Site: Ecology, Evolution, and Behavior Field Research at Mountain Lake Biological Station
Biology
Charlottesville, VA 22904

Primary: Eric Nagy
434-982-5486
enagy@virginia.edu
Secondary: Same
mlbs-reu@virginia.edu

Research Topics/Keywords: biology, ecology, environmental conservation, evolution
Comments: Program information are available by contacting the REU Coordinator at mlbs-reu@virginia.edu.
Abstract of Award

University of Virginia
REU Site: Field Ecology at the University of Virginia's Blandy Experimental Farm
Environmental Sciences
Boyce, VA

Primary: T'ai Roulston
540-837-1758
tai.roulston@virginia.edu

Research Topics/Keywords: biology, ecology, environmental, conservation, evolution
Abstract of Award

University of Wisconsin Oshkosh
REU Site in Proteomics and Functional Genomics at the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh
Biology and Microbiology
Oshkosh, WI 54901

Primary: Lisa Dorn
(920) 424-3064
dorn@uwosh.edu

Research Topics/Keywords: biology, proteomics, genomics
Abstract of Award

University of Wisconsin-La Crosse
REU Site: Summer Undergraduate Research Program in Biomolecular Sciences
Department of Biology
La Crosse, WI 54601

Primary: David Howard
6087856455
howard.davi@uwlax.edu
Secondary: Anne Galbraith
608-785-8246
galbrait.anne@uwlax.edu

Research Topics/Keywords: biology, chemistry and microbiology, biochemistry, bioinformatics, cell biology, classical and molecular genetics, advanced microscopy, molecular modeling, and synthetic organic chemistry
Abstract of Award
Cofunded: Chemistry

University of Wisconsin-Madison
Research Experience for Undergraduates-Microbiology
Department of Bacteriology
Madison, WI 53715

Primary: Robin Kurtz
608-263-1781
rskurtz@wisc.edu

Research Topics/Keywords: biology, microbiology, cell biology, molecular biology, genetics, biochemistry
Comments: Point of contact: Robin Kurtz 608-263-1781 rskurtz@wisc.edu
Abstract of Award

University of Wisconsin-Madison
REU Site: Integrated Biological Sciences Summer Research Program for Undergraduates
Genetics
Madison, WI 53706-1411

Primary: Janet Branchaw
608-262-1182
branchaw@wisc.edu

Research Topics/Keywords: biology, genes, genetic, genomics, cell, molecular
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Ursinus College
REU Site: Terrestrial and Aquatic Environmental Research at Ursinus College
Collegeville, PA 194261000

Primary: Kate Goddard
610-489-4111 x2327
kgoddard-doms@ursinus.edu

Research Topics/Keywords: Biology, environmental science, microbiology, climate change, ecology of mammals,watershed management
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Vanderbilt University
Research Experience for Undergraduates in Chemical Biology
Chemistry
Nashville, TN 37235

Primary: Michelle Sulikowski
615.343.4106
Michelle.m.sulikowski@vanderbilt.edu
Secondary: Sandra Ford
615.322.8695
sandra.e.ford@vanderbilt.edu

Research Topics/Keywords: Chemistry, Chemical Biology, Biochemistry
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Cofunded: Biological Sciences

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
REU Site: Microbiology in the Post Genome Era
Virginia Bioinformatics Institute
Blacksburg, VA 24060

Primary: Biswarup Mukhopadhyay
540-231-8015
biswarup@vt.edu

Research Topics/Keywords: biology, microbiology
Comments: Point of contact: Biswarup Mukhopadhyay 540-231-8015 biswarup@vt.edu
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Wadsworth Center
Summer Program for Undergraduate Research in Molecular and Cellular Biosciences
Div. of Genetic Disorders
Albany, NY 12201

Primary: Randall Morse
518-486-3116
randall.morse@wadsworth.org
Secondary: Caitlin Reid
518-473-7553
reid@wadsworth.org

Research Topics/Keywords: biology, cell, molecular, genes, genetic, genomics
Comments: Phone: (518) 473-7553 e-mail: reu@wadsworth.org .
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Washington University
REU SITE: Cellular and Developmental Biology Research Apprenticeship Program at Washington University in St. Louis (CD-BioRAP)
Department of Biology
St. Louis, MO 63130

Primary: Kathryn G. Miller
314-935-7305
miller@biology.wustl.edu
Secondary: Rochelle D. Smith
314-362-7963
rsmith@wustl.edu

Research Topics/Keywords: biology, cellular biology, molecular biology
Comments: Point of contact: Rochelle D. Smith 314-362-7963 rsmith@wustl.edu
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West Virginia University
REU Site: Biological Responses to the Environment from Genes to the Ecosystem
Biology
Morgantown, WV 26506

Primary: Richard B. Thomas
304-293-5201
rthomas@wvu.edu

Research Topics/Keywords: biology, genomics, molecular biology, physiology, ecology/environmental biology
Comments: Point of contact: Richard B. Thomas 304-293-5201 rthomas@wvu.edu
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Western Michigan University
REU Site: Interdisciplinary Research in Environmental Signal Transduction
Chemistry
Kalamazoo, MI 490085200

Primary: Susan Stapleton
269-387-2853
susan.stapleton@wmich.edu

Research Topics/Keywords: biology, ecology, environmental, conservation
Comments: coas_reu@wmich.edu
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William Marsh Rice University
REU Site: Rice University Summer Undergraduate Research Program in Cellular Engineering
Inst of Biosciences & Bioengineering
Houston, TX 77005

Primary: Jennifer West
7133485955
jwest@rice.edu

Research Topics/Keywords: biology, cellular engineering, environmental engineering, chemical production, metabolic, tissue
Comments: Please contact Kimberly M'Carver (Program Coordinator) at 713-348-6034 or Kimberly@rice.edu
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