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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
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
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
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)
Bozeman, Montana
Primary: Atwater Dan
(406) 994-7534
daniel.atwater@montana.edu
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
Bozeman, Montana
Primary: Frank Stewart
(406) 994-2235
frank.stewart@montana.edu
Secondary: Zoe Pratte
(406) 994-7046
zoe.pratte@montana.edu
Research Topics/Keywords: biosciences; microbiology; biogeochemistry; environmental science; ecology; evolution; astrobiology; molecular biology; American Indian and Alaska Native; tribal
Comments: Zoe Pratte, zoe.pratte@montana.edu
REU Site:REU Site: Microbiology of Low Oxygen Ecosystems (MLOxE) at Montana StateAbstract of Award
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
REU Site: Bioenergy Systems
School of Biological Sciences
Lincoln, Nebraska
Primary: Heriberto Cerutti
(402) 472-0247
jcerutti1@unl.edu
Research Topics/Keywords: biology, biosciences, biochemistry, microbiology, molecular biology, plant science
REU Site: Bioenergy SystemsAbstract of Award
University of Nevada Las Vegas
REU Site: Mechanisms of Evolution
School of Life Sciences
Las Vegas, Nevada
Primary: Kurt Regner
(702) 895-1071
kurt.regner@unlv.edu
Secondary: Eduardo Robleto
(702) 895-2496
eduardo.robleto@unlv.edu
Research Topics/Keywords: Evolution, Molecular Biology, Microbiology, Bioinformatics
Comments: Kurt Regner/Eduardo Robleto
REU Site: Mechanisms of EvolutionAbstract of Award
Newark, New Jersey
Primary: Omowunmi Sadik
(973) 596-2833
sadik@njit.edu
Secondary: Kevin Belfield
(973) 596-3676
belfield@njit.edu
Research Topics/Keywords: Biosensors, BioSMART, Materials, biorecognition and protein engineering, sensor designs, environmental applications and biosciences
Comments: Ms. Genti Price, 973-596-3371; genti.m.price@njit.edu
REU Site: BioSensor Materials for Advanced Research and Technology (BioSMART) at the Environment/Biotechnology NexusAbstract of Award
Princeton University, New Jersey
Primary: Bridgett vonHoldt
(609) 258-7021
vonholdt@Princeton.EDU
Secondary: Jannette Carey
(609) 258-1631
jcarey@princeton.edu
Research Topics/Keywords: biosciences, mathematics, incarceration
REU Site: Computational Biology Research, Gateway to STEMAbstract of Award
Princeton University
REU Site: Molecular Biophysics
Molecular Biology
Princeton, New Jersey
Primary: Jannette Carey
(609) 258-1631
jcarey@princeton.edu
Research Topics/Keywords: Molecular Biology, international, Czech Republic, biophysics
Comments: Contact: Derrick Rose, dc5321@princeton.edu
REU Site: Molecular BiophysicsAbstract of Award
Cofunded: Chemistry, International Science and Engineering
Princeton University
REU Site: Princeton Neuroscience Institute Summer Internship Program
Princeton Neuroscience Institute
Princeton, New Jersey
Primary: Jonathan Cohen
(609) 258-2696
jdc@princeton.edu
Research Topics/Keywords: biosciences, neuroscience, psychology, molecular biology, cognitive science
Comments: Program Director: Ed Clayton (ec12@princeton.edu)
REU Site: Princeton Neuroscience Institute Summer Internship ProgramAbstract of Award
San Acacia, New Mexico
Primary: Scott Collins
(505) 325-6303
scollins@sevilleta.unm.edu
Research Topics/Keywords: biosciences, aridland ecology, biodiversity, plants, birds, arthropods, lizards, climate variability, fire, primary production, soils, population dynamics
Comments: Program Coordinator Stephanie Baker srbaker@unm.edu
REU Site: Population, community and ecosystem dynamics in the northern Chihuahuan DesertAbstract of Award
Santa Fe, New Mexico
Primary: Chris Kempes
(505) 946-2794
ckempes@gmail.com
Secondary: Melanie Mitchell
(505) 984-8800
mm@santafe.edu
Research Topics/Keywords: biosciences, biology, ecology, evolution, computer science, intelligence, origins of life, astrobiology, biophysics, mathematical biology physics, mathematics
Comments: Primary Contact: Carla Shedivy; education@santafe.edu
REU Site: Quantitative Rules of Life: General Theories across Biological SystemsAbstract of Award
New York City, New York
Primary: Sevinc Ercan
(212) 992-9518
se71@nyu.edu
Secondary: Barbara Akum
(212) 998-8234
ba61@nyu.edu
Research Topics/Keywords: "biosciences, genomics, systems biology, bioinformatics developmental biology, evolution, plant science, gene regulation, chromatin"
Comments: email surp.biology@nyu.edu for any questions
REU Site in Quantitative Biological ResearchAbstract of Award
Brooklyn, New York
Primary: Tony Wilson
(718) 951-5000
twilson@brooklyn.cuny.edu
Secondary: Brett Branco
(718) 951-5000
bbranco@brooklyn.cuny.edu
Research Topics/Keywords: biosciences, climate adaptation, environmental science, resilience, sustainability, urban ecology
Comments: Program contact: buee@brooklyn.cuny.edu
REU Site: Brooklyn Urban Ecology and Environment Program (BUEE)Abstract of Award
New York, New York
Primary: Chiye Aoki
(212) 998-3929
ca3@nyu.edu
Secondary: Margarita Kaplow
(212) 998-3943
surp@cns.nyu.edu
Research Topics/Keywords: biosciences, neuroscience, neural science, computational, brain, behavior, mental health, neurobiology, psychology, neurology, psychiatry, psychophysics
REU Site: Center for Neural Science Summer Undergraduate Research Program (SURP)Abstract of Award
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
REU Site: CSHL NSF-REU Bioinformatics and Computational Neuroscience Summer Undergraduate Program
Watson School of Biological Sciences
Cold Spring Harbor, New York
Primary: Christopher Hammell
(516) 367-5207
chammell@cshl.edu
Secondary: Monn Monn Myat
(516) 367-6890
myat@cshl.edu
Research Topics/Keywords: biosciences: computational biology, bioinformatics, genomics, neuroscience
Comments: Program coordinater: Kimberly Creteur, kcreteur@cshl.edu, urpadmin@cshl.edu
REU Site: CSHL NSF-REU Bioinformatics and Computational Neuroscience Summer Undergraduate ProgramAbstract of Award
City College of New York (CCNY)
REU Site: Interdisciplinary Training for Research and Outreach in Climate Science (IT-ROCS)
Biology, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, Science Education
New York, New York
Primary: Ana Carnaval
(212) 650-5099
acarnaval@ccny.cuny.edu
Secondary: Yael Wyner
(212) 650-5869
ywyner@ccny.cuny.edu
Research Topics/Keywords: biosciences, climate science, environmental sciences, earth and atmospheric sciences, STEM outreach, biosciences
Comments: Contact for student applicants: Christine Banks Calderon; 212 650 8011; ccalderon@ccny.cuny.edu
REU Site: Interdisciplinary Training for Research and Outreach in Climate Science (IT-ROCS)Abstract of Award
Binghamton University
REU Site: Microbial Biofilm Development, Resistance, & Community Structure
Department of Biological Sciences
Binghamton, New York
Primary: Caitlin Light
(607) 777-5526
clight@binghamton.edu
Secondary: Karin Sauer
(607) 777-3157
ksauer@binghamton.edu
Research Topics/Keywords: Biosciences, Biofilms, Microbiology, Bacteriology, Molecular Biology
REU Site: Microbial Biofilm Development, Resistance, & Community StructureAbstract of Award
Cornell University
REU Site: Molecular Biology and Genetics of Cell Signaling
Molecular Biology and Genetics
Ithaca, New York
Primary: Kelly (Jun) Liu
(607) 255-8942
JL53@cornell.edu
Secondary: Chris Fromme
(607) 255-1016
JCF14@cornell.edu
Research Topics/Keywords: Biosciences, molecular, biology, genetics, cell biology, cell signaling, genomics, developmental biology, biochemistry
Comments: Please contact mbgreu@cornell.edu if you have any questions
REU Site: Molecular Biology and Genetics of Cell SignalingAbstract of Award
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