REU Sites
REU Sites: Biological Sciences
APPLICATIONS: Students must contact the individual site or program to apply. NSF does not have application materials and does not select student participants.
ELIGIBILITY: Individual sites may have additional eligibility requirements (e.g., number of undergraduate years completed). Undergraduate student participants supported with NSF funds must be citizens or permanent residents of the United States or its possessions. High school graduates who have not yet enrolled, and students who have already received their bachelor's degrees, are not eligible.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Click on the Title of the Site in the "Site Information" column to go to the homepage (if available) for that Site. Sites are ordered alphabetically by host institution. All Sites provide stipends, housing and meals, in addition to travel to and from the Site. This listing will change as new REU Site awards are made. Sites are added or deleted as decisions are made on awards, and the list is updated periodically. Clicking on a highlighted site title should direct you to the web page for more information on that program.
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Site Information | Site Location | Contact Information | Additional Information |
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University of Florida REU Site: Marine Biodiversity: lessons from molecules, development and behavior Whitney Laboratory for Marine Bioscience |
Saint Augustine, Florida |
Primary: Joseph Ryan (904) 201-8426 joseph.ryan@whitney.ufl.edu Secondary: Elaine Seaver (904) 201-8449 seaver@whitney.ufl.edu |
Research Topics/Keywords: biology, biosciences, evolution, marine biology, neurobiology, embryology, genomics, coastal ecology, biomechanics, locomotion, molecular biology, biogeochemistry Comments: Coordinator: Brenda Cannaliato (brenda@whitney.ufl.edu) REU Site: Marine Biodiversity: lessons from molecules, development and behaviorAbstract of Award |
Florida Atlantic University REU Site: proposed Summer Integrated Neuroscience Experience (SINE) in Jupiter Department of Biological Sciences |
Jupiter, Florida |
Research Topics/Keywords: biosciences, neuroscience, neurobiology, behavior, physiologic, genetics, plasticity REU Site: proposed Summer Integrated Neuroscience Experience (SINE) in JupiterAbstract of Award | |
Zoo Miami Foundation, Florida International University REU Site: Research Experience for Undergraduates in Conservation Science at Zoo Miami |
Florida |
Primary: Steven Whitfield (305) 251-0400 steven.whitfield@miamidade.gov Secondary: Elizabeth Anderson (305) 348-0146 epanders@fiu.edu |
Research Topics/Keywords: Conservation Biology, Ecology, Environmental Education REU Site: Research Experience for Undergraduates in Conservation Science at Zoo MiamiAbstract of Award |
University of Florida REU Site: SURFing the Interface between Chemistry and Biology The Herbert Wertheim UF Scripps Institute for Biomedical Innovation & Technology |
Jupiter, Florida |
Research Topics/Keywords: Biochemistry, Chemical Biology, Genetics, Neuroscience, Immunology Comments: Rosie Albarran-Zeckler, albarranzecklerr@ufl.edu REU Site: SURFing the Interface between Chemistry and BiologyAbstract of Award | |
Florida A&M University REU Site: Undergraduate Research Experience in Genomics, Proteomics, Metabolomics, and Data Science Department of Biological Sciences |
Tallahassee, Florida |
Primary: Ramesh Katam (850) 561-2750 ramesh.katam@famu.edu Secondary: Virginia Gottschalk (850) 561-2750 virginia.gottschalk@famu.edu |
Research Topics/Keywords: Biosciences: Genomics, Proteomics, Bioinformatics Comments: Ramesh Katam at ramesh.katam@famu.edu REU Site: Undergraduate Research Experience in Genomics, Proteomics, Metabolomics, and Data ScienceAbstract of Award |
Florida International University REU Site: Understanding Coastal Ecosystems – From the Everglades to the Coral Reefs |
Miami, Florida |
Primary: Todd Crowl (305) 348-1666 tcrowl@fiu.edu Secondary: Rita Teutonico (305) 348-2719 rteutoni@fiu.edu |
Research Topics/Keywords: biosciences, ecosystem, ecology, water quality, environment, Everglades, coral reef, aquatic chemistry, coastal, biogoechemistry, CREST, LTER Comments: CoastalREU@fiu.edu REU Site: Understanding Coastal Ecosystems – From the Everglades to the Coral ReefsAbstract of Award |
Athens, Georgia |
Primary: Jonathan Arnold (706) 542-1449 arnold@uga.edu Secondary: Sharifeh Mehrabi (404) 880-6304 smehrabi@cau.edu |
Research Topics/Keywords: genomics, metabolomics, computational biology, bioinformatics, systems biology, proteomics Comments: contact arnold@uga.edu for questions REU site: Genomics and Computational BiologyAbstract of Award | |
Georgia Southern University REU Site: Interdisciplinary Research Experiences in Coastal Plain Science Institute for Coastal Plain Science |
Statesboro, Georgia |
Primary: Jose C. Colon-Gaud (912) 478-0053 jccolongaud@georgiasouthern.edu Secondary: Daniel F. Gleason (912) 478-5957 dgleason@georgiasouthern.edu |
Research Topics/Keywords: Biology, Bioscience, Coastal Plain Science, Geology and Geography, Ecology, Evolution, Physiology, Genetics, Systematics, Microbiology, Parasitology, Environmental Science REU Site: Interdisciplinary Research Experiences in Coastal Plain ScienceAbstract of Award |
Athens, Georgia |
Primary: Vincent Starai (706) 542-5755 vjstarai@uga.edu Secondary: Timothy Hoover (706) 542-2675 trhoover@uga.edu |
Research Topics/Keywords: biosciences, microbiology, genomics, biochemistry, marine biology, ecology Comments: Coordinator: Kimberly Brown; reumibo@uga.edu; 706-542-2045 REU Site: Molecular and Synthetic MicrobiologyAbstract of Award | |
Athens, Georgia |
Primary: John Drake (706) 583-5539 jdrake@uga.edu Secondary: Michael Strand (706) 583-8237 mrstrand@uga.edu |
Research Topics/Keywords: biology, biosciences, infectious disease, mathematics, ecology, modeling, biostatistics, epidemiology, evolutionary biology, vector biology, parasitology REU Site: Population Biology of Infectious DiseasesAbstract of Award | |
University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa REU Site: DNA-Based Discoveries in Hawaii's Biodiversity Microbiology, Biology |
Honolulu, Hawaii |
Primary: Stephanie Kraft-Terry (808) 956-0735 kraft2@hawaii.edu Secondary: Peter Marko (808) 956-6146 pmarko@hawaii.edu |
Research Topics/Keywords: biosciences, DNA, biodiversity, barcoding, metabarcoding, endemism, environmental DNA, speciation, genomics, bioinformatics, phylogenetics, coral reefs, climate change, invasive species REU Site: DNA-Based Discoveries in Hawaii's BiodiversityAbstract of Award |
University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa REU Site: Environmental Biology for Pacific Islanders Pacific Biosciences Research Center |
Honolulu, Hawaii |
Primary: Matthew Medeiros (808) 956-8187 mcmedeir@hawaii.edu Secondary: Kiana Frank (808) 539-7312 klfrank@hawaii.edu |
Research Topics/Keywords: Biosciences, Sustainability Science, Microbiome Science, Molecular Ecology, Marine Biology, Natural Resource Management, Community Ecology, Evolutionary Biology, Coral Reef Ecology, Fisheries Sciences REU Site: Environmental Biology for Pacific IslandersAbstract of Award Cofunded: Ocean Sciences |
Hilo, Hawaii |
Primary: Rebecca Ostertag (808) 932-7573 ostertag@hawaii.edu Secondary: Noelani Puniwai (808) 284-2844 npuniwai@hawaii.edu |
Research Topics/Keywords: Biosciences, biocultural, conservation, resource management, biology, ecology Comments: Program Director: Sharon Ziegler-Chong, ziegler@hawaii.edu REU Site: Kaʻao: Telling the Stories of Hawaiian EcosystemsAbstract of Award | |
University of Hawaii REU Site: Undergraduate Research Experiences in DNA-based discoveries in Hawaii's Biodiversity Microbiology, Biology |
Honolulu, Hawaii |
Primary: Stuart Donachie (808) 956-5336 donachie@hawaii.edu Secondary: Stephanie Kraft-Terry (808) 956-0735 kraft2@hawaii.edu |
Research Topics/Keywords: biology, biosciences, microbiology, genomics, bioinformatics REU Site: Undergraduate Research Experiences in DNA-based discoveries in Hawaii's BiodiversityAbstract of Award |
Boise, Idaho |
Research Topics/Keywords: Biosciences, ecology, behavior, population biology, community ecology, wildlife management, anthropogenic impacts, parasitology, conservation, predator-prey dynamics. REU Site: Raptor ResearchAbstract of Award | ||
The Morton Arboretum REU site at the Morton Arboretum: Integrated tree science in the Anthropocene Center for Tree Science |
Lisle, Illinois |
Primary: Charles Cannon (630) 725-2071 ccannon@mortonarb.org Secondary: Christine Rollinson (630) 719-2422 crollinson@mortonarb.org |
Research Topics/Keywords: Biosciences, botany, trees, ecology, evolution, genetics, arboriculture, soils, roots, biodiversity REU site at the Morton Arboretum: Integrated tree science in the AnthropoceneAbstract of Award |
University of Chicago REU Site in Molecular Genetics and Cell Biology at the University of Chicago Molecular Genetics and Cell Biology |
Chicago, Illinois |
Primary: Aaron Turkewitz (773) 702-4374 apturkew@uchicago.edu Secondary: Lucia B Rothman-Denes (773) 702-1083 lbrd@uchicago.edu |
Research Topics/Keywords: Biosciences, cell biology, developmental biology, molecular biology, plant biology, host-parasite, prokaryotic biology, computational biology, systems biology Comments: coordinator: Catherine Will (cwill@bsd.uchicago.edu) REU Site in Molecular Genetics and Cell Biology at the University of ChicagoAbstract of Award |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign REU Site: Collaborative Research: MICRO-CCS: Microbial Interactions Create Research Opportunities for Community College Students |
Urbana, Illinois |
Primary: Sarah Hind (217) 300-5981 srhind@illinois.edu Secondary: Nathan Schroeder (217) 244-6128 nes@illinois.edu |
Research Topics/Keywords: Microbiology; Food Sciences; Agricultural Sciences; Environmental Sciences; Animal Sciences; Molecular Biology; Cellular Biology REU Site: Collaborative Research: MICRO-CCS: Microbial Interactions Create Research Opportunities for Community College StudentsAbstract of Award |
Parkland College REU Site: Collaborative Research: MICRO-CCS: Microbial Interactions Create Research Opportunities for Community College Students Natural Sciences |
Champaign, Illinois |
Research Topics/Keywords: Microbiology; Food Sciences; Agricultural Sciences; Environmental Sciences; Animal Sciences; Molecular Biology; Cellular Biology Comments: The primary institution of this project is University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign REU Site: Collaborative Research: MICRO-CCS: Microbial Interactions Create Research Opportunities for Community College StudentsAbstract of Award | |
Chicago Botanic Garden REU Site: Plant Biology and Conservation Research Experiences for Undergraduates – From Genes to Ecosystems Plant Science and Conservation |
Glencoe, Illinois |
Primary: Rebecca Barak (847) 835-8397 rbarak@chicagobotanic.org Secondary: Jeremie Fant (847) 835-5969 jfant@chicagobotanic.org |
Research Topics/Keywords: biosciences; biodiversity; bioinformatics; botany; climate change; conservation; ecology; evolution; fungi; genetics; genomics; life sciences; paleobotany; plant biology; soil Comments: coordinator: Hilary Noble - hnoble@chicagobotanic.org REU Site: Plant Biology and Conservation Research Experiences for Undergraduates – From Genes to EcosystemsAbstract of Award |
Northwestern University REU Site: Synthetic Biology at Northwestern: From Molecules to Society (SynBREU2.0) Center for Synthetic Biology |
Evanston, Illinois |
Primary: Danielle Tullman-Ercek (847) 491-7043 ercek@northwestern.edu Secondary: Gabriel Rocklin (312) 503-4226 grocklin@gmail.com |
Research Topics/Keywords: biosciences, synthetic biology, bioengineering, microbiology, biochemistry, metabolic engineering, applied mathematics Comments: Contact synbreu@northwestern.edu for information REU Site: Synthetic Biology at Northwestern: From Molecules to Society (SynBREU2.0)Abstract of Award Cofunded: Engineering |
Alton, Illinois |
Primary: Anthony Dell (618) 468-2837 adell@lc.edu Secondary: Jason Knouft (314) 977-7654 jason.knouft@slu.edu |
Research Topics/Keywords: Wetlands, freshwater, ecology, fish, invertebrates, plants Comments: Sarah Fischer is NGRREC's Director of Environmental Education and will be helping coordinate the REU site program. Sarah can be contacted at saafisher@lc.edu or 618-468-2783 REU Site: Wetland science in the modern worldAbstract of Award | |
West Lafayette, Indiana |
Research Topics/Keywords: biosciences, biochemistry, biotechnology, protein function, molecular biology, genetics, epigenetics, plant science Comments: coordinator: Jennifer Wilson (wils1135@purdue.edu) REU Site: Genetic and Biochemical Analysis of ProteinsAbstract of Award | ||
Indiana University REU Site: Animal Behavior in Context Center for the Integrative Study of Animal Behavior |
Bloomington, Indiana |
Primary: Laura Hurley (812) 856-1991 lhurley@indiana.edu Secondary: Cara Wellman (812) 855-4922 wellmanc@indiana.edu |
Research Topics/Keywords: biosciences, behavior, neuroscience, ecology. endocrinology, genomics Comments: Coordinator: Linda Summers/812.855.9663 REU Site: Animal Behavior in ContextAbstract of Award Cofunded: Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences, Ethics and Values Studies |
Notre Dame, Indiana |
Primary: Xuemin Lu (574) 631-0883 xlu1@nd.edu Secondary: Michelle Whaley (574) 631-9343 Michelle.A.Whaley.3@nd.edu |
Research Topics/Keywords: genetics, cell biology, physiology, neuroscience, evolution, ecology, biochemistry, biosciences REU Site: Integrative Cell and Molecular BiologyAbstract of Award | |
Purdue University REU Site: Purdue Undergraduate Research Experiences for Plant Biology and Data Science (PURE-PD) Center for Plant Biology |
West Lafayette, Indiana |
Primary: Chao Cai (765) 494-8684 caic@purdue.edu Secondary: Natalia Dudareva (765) 494-1325 dudareva@purdue.edu |
Research Topics/Keywords: biosciences, plant biology, biochemistry, genetics, molecular biology, cell biology, plant physiology, bioinformatics, plant metabolism, chemical ecology, evolution, developmental biology REU Site: Purdue Undergraduate Research Experiences for Plant Biology and Data Science (PURE-PD)Abstract of Award |
University of Iowa REU Site: Engaging Undergraduates in Interdisciplinary Evolutionary Science Biology |
Iowa City, Iowa |
Primary: Andrew Forbes (319) 335-3006 andrew-forbes@uiowa.edu Secondary: Maurine Neiman (319) 384-1814 maurine-neiman@uiowa.edu |
Research Topics/Keywords: biosciences, evolution, ecology, anthropology, disease, behavior, paleontology, bacteria, entomology, viruses, geography REU Site: Engaging Undergraduates in Interdisciplinary Evolutionary ScienceAbstract of Award |
Iowa City, Iowa |
Primary: David Weiss (319) 335-7785 david-weiss@uiowa.edu Secondary: Regina McGrane (319) 467-4290 regina-mcgrane@uiowa.edu |
Research Topics/Keywords: Biosciences, microbiology, virology, immunology, parasitology, molecular biology, genetics, pathogenesis, antibiotic resistance Comments: Contact via email: undergrad-micro-info@uiowa.edu REU Site: Microbiology at the host-pathogen interfaceAbstract of Award | |
Lawrence, Kansas |
Research Topics/Keywords: biosciences, cell biology, microbiology, genetics, developmental biology, virology, computational biology, biochemistry Comments: John Connolly REU Site: The Stressed Life of CellsAbstract of Award | ||
Eastern Kentucky University REU Site: Disturbance Ecology in Central Appalachia Department of Biological Sciences |
Richmond, Kentucky |
Primary: David Brown (859) 622-2283 david.brown@eku.edu Secondary: Kelly Watson (859) 622-1419 kelly.watson@eku.edu |
Research Topics/Keywords: biosciences, ecology, climate change, Appalachia, restoration, conservation REU Site: Disturbance Ecology in Central AppalachiaAbstract of Award |