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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
University of Central Florida
REU Site: Conservation, Restoration and Communication
Biology
Orlando, Florida
Primary: Linda Walters
(407) 823-2148
linda.walters@ucf.edu
Secondary: Kate Mansfield
(407) 823-4432
kate.mansfield@ucf.edu
Research Topics/Keywords: Biosciences, biodiversity, conservation, restoration, communication, ecology, evolution, vertebrates, invertebrates, plants, endangered species, invasive species, animal behavior, animal tracking
Comments: UCF REU Contact: Dr. Linda Walters, linda.walters@ucf.edu
REU Site: Conservation, Restoration and CommunicationAbstract of Award
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
Primary: Rodney Murphey
(561) 297-0384
rmurphey@fau.edu
Secondary: Bethany Stanhope
bstanhope@fau.edu
Research Topics/Keywords: biosciences, neuroscience, neurobiology, behavior, physiologic, genetics, plasticity
REU Site: proposed Summer Integrated Neuroscience Experience (SINE) in JupiterAbstract of Award
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
Primary: Katrin Karbstein
(561) 228-3210
katrin.karbstein@ufl.edu
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
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
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
University of Georgia
REU Site: Molecular and Synthetic Microbiology
Microbiology
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
University of Georgia
REU Site: Population Biology of Infectious Diseases
Odum School of Ecology
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 State University
REU Site: Raptor Research
Raptor Research Center
Boise, Idaho
Primary: Jim Belthoff
(208) 426-4033
jbeltho@boisestate.edu
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
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
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
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