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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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 | |
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 |
West Lafayette, Illinois |
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 | ||
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 | ||
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 |
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 |