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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Louisiana State University REU Site: Research Experience for Undergraduates in Genomics and Neuroscience Department of Genetics |
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 |
University of Maine REU Site: Accelerating New Environmental Workskills (ANEW) School of Food and Agriculture |
Orono, Maine |
Primary: Anne Lichtenwalner (207) 581-2789 anne.lichtenwalner@maine.edu Secondary: Kristina Cammen (207) 581-2820 kristina.cammen@maine.edu |
Research Topics/Keywords: biosciences; environmental health; animal health; disease ecology; resource management and economics; environmental policy REU Site: Accelerating New Environmental Workskills (ANEW)Abstract of Award |
Mount Desert Island Biological Laboratory REU Site: Exploring 21st Century Careers in the Biological Sciences: A Comparative Regenerative Biology Approach Biology |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
University of Maryland Eastern Shore REU Site: University of Maryland Eastern Shore Research Experience for Undergraduates in Marine and Estuarine Science Natural Sciences |
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 State University 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. Department of Natural Sciences |
Bowie, Maryland |
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 | |
Smithsonian Institution Title: REU Site: Global Change Ecology at the Smithsonian Environmental Research Center Environmental Research Center |
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 |
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 | |
Boston University REU Site: Bioinformatics Research and Interdisciplinary Training Experience in Analysis and Interpretation of Information-Rich Biological Data Sets (REU-BRITE) Program in Bioinformatics |
Boston, Massachusetts |
Research Topics/Keywords: biosciences, biology, bioinformatics, computational biology, mathematical sciences Comments: Coordinator: Caroline Lyman, 617-358-2036, clyman@bu.edu REU Site: Bioinformatics Research and Interdisciplinary Training Experience in Analysis and Interpretation of Information-Rich Biological Data Sets (REU-BRITE)Abstract of Award | |
Woods Hole, Massachusetts |
Primary: Allen Mensinger (218) 726-7259 amensing@d.umn.edu Secondary: Veronica Acosta (210) 829-3149 vgmartin@uiwtx.edu |
Research Topics/Keywords: biosciences, neurobiology, cell biology, physiology, animal behavior Comments: Additional inquiries may be directed to Miss Jean Enright at jenright@mbl.edu REU Site: Biological Discovery in Woods HoleAbstract of Award Cofunded: Ocean Sciences | |
Boston, Massachusetts |
Research Topics/Keywords: biology, biosciences, molecular biology, gene expression, transcriptional control Comments: program email: surf@bu.edu REU Site: Control of Gene Expression for Biological EffectAbstract of Award Cofunded: Department of Defense (DoD) | ||
Cambridge, Massachusetts |
Primary: Elena Kramer (617) 496-3460 ekramer@oeb.harvard.edu Secondary: Sheila Thomas (617) 495-5315 sthomas@fas.harvard.edu |
Research Topics/Keywords: biosciences, evolution, ecology, genetics, physiology, genomics, botany, zoology REU Site: Evolution, Ecology, EnvironmentAbstract of Award | |
Tufts University REU Site: Integrative approaches to studying recognition systems in cells, organisms, and populations Department of Biology |
Medford, Massachusetts |
Research Topics/Keywords: Biosciences, Mathematical Ecology, Genetics, Microbiology, Physiology, Evolution, Development, Botony, Plant-Herbivore Interactions, Marine Invertebrate Biology, Conservation, Physiology, Behavior... REU Site: Integrative approaches to studying recognition systems in cells, organisms, and populationsAbstract of Award | |
University of Massachusetts-Boston REU Site: Research Experiences in Integrative and Evolutionary Biology Biology Department |
Boston, Massachusetts |
Research Topics/Keywords: Biosciences, genetics, molecular biology, cell biology, ecology, evolutionary biology, marine biology Comments: Program Coordinator: Leslie McClain. Leslie.mcclain@umb.edu REU Site: Research Experiences in Integrative and Evolutionary BiologyAbstract of Award | |
Petersham, Massachusetts |
Primary: Audrey Barker-Plotkin (978) 756-6168 aabarker@fas.harvard.edu Secondary: Benton Taylor (617) 384-6411 bentontaylor@fas.harvard.edu |
Research Topics/Keywords: biosciences; ecology; forest; climate change Comments: Program coordinator is Benjamin Goulet-Scott, +1-(978) 756-6148; bgoulet@g.harvard.edu REU Site: Summer Research Program in Ecology at the Harvard ForestAbstract of Award | |
Boston, Massachusetts |
Primary: Wendy Smith (617) 373-2600 w.smith@neu.edu Secondary: Rebeca Rosengaus (617) 373-7032 r.rosengaus@neu.edu |
Research Topics/Keywords: Biology, interdisciplinary, development, regeneration, damage response, immunity REU Site: Teamwork in Biology Inquiry: From Molecules to OrganismsAbstract of Award | |
Central Michigan University REU Site: Great Lakes ecosystem research to build foundations for successful STEM futures Biology |
Mount Pleasant, Michigan |
Primary: Deric Learman (989) 774-4409 deric.learman@cmich.edu Secondary: Kevin Pangle (989) 774-2577 pangl1k@cmich.edu |
Research Topics/Keywords: biosciences, aquatic biology, freshwater biology, ecology, molecular biology, microbiology, fisheries, and environmental sciences Comments: Jessia Lapp (program coordinator) (989)774-4401, jessica.lapp@cmich.edu REU Site: Great Lakes ecosystem research to build foundations for successful STEM futuresAbstract of Award |
East Lansing, Michigan |
Primary: Cornelius Barry (517) 884-6959 barrycs@msu.edu Secondary: Daniel Chitwood (517) 353-0462 chitwoo9@msu.edu |
Research Topics/Keywords: biosciences, plant biology, genomics, computational biology, biochemistry, biotechnology, synthetic biology REU Site: Plant Genomics at Michigan State UniversityAbstract of Award | |
University of Michigan REU Site: Summer Intensive Research Experiences in Neuroscience (SIREN) Neuroscience Graduate Program |
Ann Arbor, Michigan |
Primary: R. Keith Duncan (734) 763-2129 rkduncan@umich.edu Secondary: Shelly Flagel (734) 936-2033 sflagel@umich.edu |
Research Topics/Keywords: biology, neuroscience, brain Comments: Coordinator-Valerie Smith (vssj@umich.edu) REU Site: Summer Intensive Research Experiences in Neuroscience (SIREN)Abstract of Award Cofunded: Department of Defense (DoD) |
Michigan State University's Kellogg Biological Station REU Site: Understanding biological responses to global change in a field station community |
Hickory Corners, Michigan |
Research Topics/Keywords: biosciences, ecology, evolution, global change, biology, field, climate REU Site: Understanding biological responses to global change in a field station communityAbstract of Award | |
University of Southern Mississippi REU Site: Gulf Coastal Plain Ecology School of Biological, Environmental, and Earth Sciences |
Hattiesburg, Mississippi |
Primary: Mac Alford (601) 266-6531 mac.alford@usm.edu Secondary: Kaitlin Baudier (601) 266-4660 kaitlin.baudier@usm.edu |
Research Topics/Keywords: biosciences, ecology, organismal biology, evolutionary biology, paleontology, biological vectors, climate change, earth science, biological infrastructure, systematics, limnology, conservation |
Missouri Botanical Garden REU Site: Botany and Conservation Biology Research at the Missouri Botanical Garden Science & Conservation |
St. Louis, Missouri |
Primary: Wendy Applequist (314) 577-0267 wendy.applequist@mobot.org Secondary: Monica Carlsen-Krause (314) 577-0853 monica.carlsen@mobot.org |
Research Topics/Keywords: biosciences, botany, conservation, crop evolution, ecology, genetics, plant science, pollination, restoration, systematics, taxonomy, ethnobotany Comments: Contact Mónica Carlsen, additional email address: reu@mobot.org REU Site: Botany and Conservation Biology Research at the Missouri Botanical GardenAbstract of Award |
Mississippi State University REU Site: Ecology and Management for Resilient and Adapted Forests Department of Forestry |
Starkville, Missouri |
Primary: Ashley Schulz (662) 325-5809 ash.schulz@msstate.edu Secondary: Adam Polinko (662) 325-3510 adam.polinko@msstate.edu |
Research Topics/Keywords: Biosciences, Climate Change Mitigation, Ecosystems, Forestry, Resilience REU Site: Ecology and Management for Resilient and Adapted ForestsAbstract of Award |
Donald Danforth Plant Science Center REU Site: Research Experiences for Undergraduates in Plant Science at the Donald Danforth Plant Science Center |
St. Louis, Missouri |
Primary: Tessa Burch-Smith (314) 587-1083 tburch-smith@danforthcenter.org Secondary: Sona Pandey (314) 587-1471 spandey@danforthcenter.org |
Research Topics/Keywords: biosciences, biochemistry, bioinformatics, data science, genomics, plant biology, plant science, plants, climate change, environment, imaging, microscopy, plant-microbe interactions Comments: Program Coordinator: Judy Mitchell REU Site: Research Experiences for Undergraduates in Plant Science at the Donald Danforth Plant Science CenterAbstract of Award |
University of Missouri REU Site: Summer Research Projects in Neuroscience College of Arts & Sciences and College of Engineering |
Columbia, Missouri |
Primary: Satish Nair (573) 882-2964 nairs@missouri.edu Secondary: David Schulz (573) 882-4067 schulzd@missouri.edu |
Research Topics/Keywords: biosciences, neuroscience, computational, interdisciplinary, engineering REU Site: Summer Research Projects in NeuroscienceAbstract of Award Cofunded: Department of Defense (DoD) |
Montana State University REU Site: Socio-ecological systems (SES) in the American West: Rangelands and resilience at Montana State Animal & Range Sciences |
Bozeman, Montana |
Research Topics/Keywords: biosciences, prairie, food production systems, socioeconomic systems, socioecological systems, rangeland, prairie, Montana, American West, cattle, animal production, ecology, plant ecology REU Site: Socio-ecological systems (SES) in the American West: Rangelands and resilience at Montana StateAbstract of Award |