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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
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
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
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
Boston, Massachusetts
Primary: Gary Benson
(617) 358-2965
gbenson@bu.edu
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
Primary: Thomas Gilmore
(617) 353-5444
gilmore@bu.edu
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)
Harvard University
REU Site: Evolution, Ecology, Environment
Organismic and Evolutionary Biology
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
Medford, Massachusetts
Primary: Philip Starks
(617) 627-4849
philip.starks@tufts.edu
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
Primary: Rachel Skvirsky
(617) 287-6617
rachel.skvirsky@umb.edu
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
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)
Hickory Corners, Michigan
Primary: Sarah Evans
(256) 337-2482
evanssa6@msu.edu
Secondary: Fred Janzen
janzenf1@msu.edu
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
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
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)
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