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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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REU Sites
Site Information Site Location Contact Information Additional Information
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
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
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
West Lafayette, Illinois
Primary: Nicholas Noinaj
(765) 496-0061
nnoinaj@purdue.edu
Research Topics/Keywords: biosciences; structural biology; X-ray crystallography; cryo-EM; biophysics; membrane proteins; viruses; drug discovery; infectious diseases
Comments: Becky Harding, rharding@purdue.edu, 765-494-4493; Nicholas Noinaj, nnoinaj@purdue.edu, 765-496-006
REU Site: A Summer Research Experience in Structural and Computational Biology and BiophysicsAbstract of Award
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
Champaign, Illinois
Primary: Chelsea Lloyd
(217) 351-2469
clloyd@parkland.edu
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
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
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
Lewis and Clark Community College
REU Site: Wetland science in the modern world
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
Primary: James Forney
(765) 494-1632
forney@purdue.edu
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
University of Notre Dame
REU Site: Integrative Cell and Molecular Biology
Biological Sciences
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
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
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
University of Iowa
REU Site: Microbiology at the host-pathogen interface
Microbiology & Immunulogy
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
The University of Kansas
REU Site: The Stressed Life of Cells
Molecular Biosciences
Lawrence, Kansas
Primary: Lisa Timmons
(785) 864-7363
mb-reu@ku.edu
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
New Orleans, Louisiana
Primary: Fern Tsien
(504) 568-2080
fmille@lsuhsc.edu
Secondary: Kelly Jean Sherman
(504) 568-6524
ksherm@lsuhsc.edu
Research Topics/Keywords: Genomics, Neuroscience, Biosciences
Comments: Lusekero Mwangwewo
REU Site: Research Experience for Undergraduates in Genomics and NeuroscienceAbstract of Award
Bar Harbor, Maine
Primary: Jane Disney
(207) 288-9880
jdisney@mdibl.org
Secondary: Dustin Updike
(207) 288-9880
dupdike@mdibl.org
Research Topics/Keywords: biosciences; regenerative biology; aging biology; bioinformatics; developmental biology; animal models; zebrafish, C.elegans, axolotl
Comments: Primary contact - Jane Disney, jdisney@mdibl.org, (207) 288-9880 ext. 125
REU Site: Exploring 21st Century Careers in the Biological Sciences: A Comparative Regenerative Biology ApproachAbstract of Award
Bar Harbor, Maine
Primary: Charles Wray
(207) 288-6237
charles.wray@jax.org
Secondary: Laura Muller
(207) 288-6000
laura.muller@jax.org
Research Topics/Keywords: biosciences, genetics, genomics, bioinformatics, computational biology
REU Site: Funtional Genomics Research for UndergraduatesAbstract of Award
Johns Hopkins University
REU Site: A Cyberlinked Program in Computational Biomolecular Structure & Design
Institute for NanoBioTechnology
Baltimore, Maryland
Primary: Jeffrey Gray
(410) 516-5313
jgray@jhu.edu
Research Topics/Keywords: computational, biology, chemistry, chemical engineering, engineering, biomedical engineering, molecular, protein design, protein, enzyme, protein folding, antibodies, modeling, computational biology
Comments: Coordinator: Camille Mathis, cmathis@jhu.edu
REU Site: A Cyberlinked Program in Computational Biomolecular Structure & DesignAbstract of Award
Baltimore, Maryland
Primary: Kirsten Bohn
(410) 516-8876
kbohn1@jhu.edu
Research Topics/Keywords: Animal Behavior, Neurobiology, Neuroethology, Behavioral Endocrinology, Biosciences
REU Site: Biological Basis of Social BehaviorAbstract of Award
Johns Hopkins University
REU Site: Imaging and Molecular Approaches to Biological Problems
Department of Biology
Baltimore, Maryland
Primary: Vincent Hilser
(410) 516-6072
hilser@jhu.edu
Research Topics/Keywords: Biosciences, biophysics, cellular biology, developmental biology, molecular biology
Comments: Program Administrator-Alecia Flynn
REU Site: Imaging and Molecular Approaches to Biological ProblemsAbstract of Award
Johns Hopkins University
REU Site: Program in Nanotechnology for Biology and Bioengineering
Institute for NanoBioTechnology
Baltimore, Maryland
Primary: Denis Wirtz
(410) 516-7006
wirtz@jhu.edu
Secondary: Efrosini Kokkoli
(410) 516-1302
kokkoli@jhu.edu
Research Topics/Keywords: Engineering, Biosciences, Cancer, Drug Delivery, Stem Cells, Regenerative Engineering, Diagnostic Tools, Nanotechnology, Nanobiotechnology, Computational, Immunotherapy, Tissue Repair, Biomedical
Comments: Contact: Sulaiman Jenkins, sjenki48@jhu.edu , (410) 516-5010
REU Site: Program in Nanotechnology for Biology and BioengineeringAbstract of Award
Cofunded: Chemistry, Engineering
Princess Anne, Maryland
Primary: Paulinus Chigbu
(410) 621-3034
pchigbu@umes.edu
Secondary: Margaret Sexton
(410) 621-1049
masexton@umes.edu
Research Topics/Keywords: Biosciences; marine science; estuaries; fish; shellfish; invertebrates
Comments: Margaret A. Sexton (masexton@umes.edu)
REU Site: University of Maryland Eastern Shore Research Experience for Undergraduates in Marine and Estuarine ScienceAbstract of Award
Cofunded: Ocean Sciences
Bowie, Maryland
Primary: Anne Osano
(301) 860-3368
aosano@bowiestate.edu
Research Topics/Keywords: Biosciences; Agriculture/Plant Biology/ Biological Sciences/ Food security Subfields: genetic, physiological, and ecological mechanisms, biochemistry, cell biology,
REU: Training Globally Engaged Undergraduates in Food Security Research at Egerton University in Kenya: A focus on Emerging/Unforgotten Tropical Food Crops, the key to Feeding the Future.Abstract of Award
Edgewater, Maryland
Primary: Alison Cawood
(443) 482-2271
cawooda@si.edu
Secondary: John Parker
(443) 482-2221
parkerj@si.edu
Research Topics/Keywords: biosciences, ecosystems, ecology, marine, terrestrial, population, community, landscape, climate change, environmental science
Comments: Mr. Daniel Gustafson, 443-482-2217, gustafsond@si.edu
Title: REU Site: Global Change Ecology at the Smithsonian Environmental Research CenterAbstract of Award
Simmons University
REU Site: A multisite REU in Synthetic Biology
Chemistry and Biology
Boston, Massachusetts
Primary: Jennifer Roecklein-Canfield
(617) 521-2731
jennifer.canfield@simmons.edu
Secondary: Mariam Ismail
(617) 521-2775
mariam.ismail@simmons.edu
Research Topics/Keywords: Biosciences, Synthetic Biology, Biology, Molecular Biology, Computational Biology
REU Site: A multisite REU in Synthetic BiologyAbstract of Award
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