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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
North Carolina State University
REU Site: Modeling the Dynamics of Biological Systems
Biotechnology Program
Raleigh, North Carolina
Primary: Stefanie Chen
(919) 513-0331
slchen2@ncsu.edu
Secondary: Melissa C. Srougi
(919) 515-5142
mcsrougi@ncsu.edu
Research Topics/Keywords: biosciences, biology, microscopy, imaging, cell biology, molecular biology, quantitative biology, developmental biology, neuroscience, biophysics, biomedical engineering, plant biology, chemistry
Comments: This REU supports deaf/hard-of-hearing students.
REU Site: Modeling the Dynamics of Biological SystemsAbstract of Award
Raleigh, North Carolina
Primary: Imara Perera
(919) 515-6985
iperera@ncsu.edu
Secondary: Amy Grunden
amgrunde@ncsu.edu
Research Topics/Keywords: Biosciences, Plant Biology, Plant Microbe Interactions, Microbiology, Microbial Community Analysis
REU Site: Integrative Microbial and Plant SystemsAbstract of Award
North Carolina State University
REU Site: Tropical ecology and evolution at El Verde Field Station, Puerto Rico
Department of Applied Ecology
Raleigh, North Carolina
Primary: Alonso Ramirez
(787) 515-5100
alonso.ramirez@ncsu.edu
Research Topics/Keywords: Biosciences, ecology, tropical ecology, evolution
Comments: Program email: reu@ramirezlab.net
REU Site: Tropical ecology and evolution at El Verde Field Station, Puerto RicoAbstract 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
Flagstaff, Arizona
Primary: Liza Holeski
(928) 523-0701
liza.holeski@nau.edu
Research Topics/Keywords: Biosciences, Environmental science, ecology, evolution, genetics
REU Site: Environmental Science and Ecology on the Colorado PlateauAbstract 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
Columbus, Ohio
Primary: Jane Jackman
(614) 247-8097
jackman.14@osu.edu
Secondary: Susan Cole
(614) 292-3276
Cole.354@osu.edu
Research Topics/Keywords: biosciences, Molecular Biology, Molecular Genetics, Biochemistry, Microbiology
Comments: For program information, please email mgreu@osu.edu
REU Site: Undergraduate Research in Molecular Biology at The Ohio State UniversityAbstract 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
Malibu, California
Primary: Jay Brewster
(310) 506-4321
Jay.Brewster@pepperdine.edu
Secondary: Courtney Davis
(310) 506-4582
courtney.davis2@pepperdine.edu
Research Topics/Keywords: ecology, cell biology, molecular biology, botany, genetics, cellular stress
REU Site: Biological Adaptations to Stress -- Molecular, Cellular, EcologicalAbstract of Award
Cofunded: Department of Defense (DoD)
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
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, 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
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
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
Houston, Texas
Primary: Natasha Kirienko
(713) 348-2581
kirienko@rice.edu
Secondary: Joff Silberg
(713) 348-3849
joff@rice.edu
Research Topics/Keywords: Biosiences, genetics, structural biology, cellular biology, synthetic biology
Comments: Administrative coordinator: Pedro Muniz (pm20@rice.edu)
REU Site: Multi-Scale Biomolecular Networks (BioNetworks)Abstract of Award
Crested Butte, Colorado
Primary: Ian Billick
(970) 349-7231
ibillick@rmbl.org
Secondary: Rosemary Smith
(970) 349-7231
rsmith@rmbl.org
Research Topics/Keywords: Biosciences, ecology, evolutionary biology, field research, rocky mountains, landscape ecology
REU Site: Live in the Mountains: Field Research in Gothic, COAbstract of Award
Sioux Falls, South Dakota
Primary: Lance Lee
(605) 312-6410
Lance.Lee@sanfordhealth.org
Research Topics/Keywords: biosciences, molecular biology, cell biology, developmental biology, genetics
Comments: Program Coordinator: Tamara Ledeboer, Tamara.Ledeboer@sanfordhealth.org, 605-312-6590
REU Site: Cellular and Molecular Biology at Sanford ResearchAbstract of Award
San Francisco, California
Primary: Sarah Cohen
(415) 338-3750
sarahcoh@sfsu.edu
Research Topics/Keywords: biology, biosciences, developmental biology, ecology, evolution, environmental sciences
Comments: For any question, email nsfreu@sfsu.edu
REU Site: Research in Environmental Studies and Evolutionary Developmental BiologyAbstract 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
Mystic, Connecticut
Primary: Tracy Romano
(860) 514-3688
tromano@mysticaquarium.org
Secondary: Michael Finiguerra
(860) 389-2900
michael.finiguerra@gmail.com
Research Topics/Keywords: biosciences, oceansciences, marine science, marine biology, marine ecosystems, food web, marine ecology, physiology, immunology, whales, marine mammals, fish, aquarium, environmental stressors
Comments: Contact: Danielle Lavoie dlavoie@mysticaquarium.org; 860-818-2507
REU Site: Mystic Aquarium: Collaborative Research: Plankton to Whales: Consequences of Global Change within Marine EcosystemsAbstract of Award
Cofunded: Ocean Sciences
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
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
Brookings, South Dakota
Primary: Gonzalez-Hernandez, Jose
(605) 688-6907
jose.gonzalez@sdstate.edu
Research Topics/Keywords: Biosciences, agronomy, botany, ecology, life sciences, microbiology, molecular biology, plant breeding, plant sciences,
REU Site: Interdisciplinary undergraduate research in the plant sciences - From genomes to phenomesAbstract of Award
State University of New York at Albany / Research Foundation of SUNY
REU site: Summer Research at the University at Albany's RNA Institute
The RNA Institute
Albany, New York
Primary: J. Andrew Berglund
(518) 437-4448
aberglund@albany.edu
Secondary: Shanise Kent
(518) 442-3899
skent@albany.edu
Research Topics/Keywords: biosciences, RNA, biology, chemistry, nanobiosciences, diagnostic, nanostructures
REU site: Summer Research at the University at Albany's RNA InstituteAbstract of Award
Tarleton State University
REU Site: Restoring working cattle ranches for sustainable land and water resources
Biological Sciences, Chemistry, Environmental Engineering, Geosciences, Sociology, and Wildlife, Sus
Stephenville, Texas
Primary: Victoria Chraibi
(254) 968-9326
chraibi@tarleton.edu
Secondary: Barbara Bellows
(254) 968-9000
bellows@tarleton.edu
Research Topics/Keywords: biology, biosciences, community ecology, environmental biology, environmental chemistry, environmental engineering, environmental policy, hydrogeology, landscape management, limnology, plant ecology
REU Site: Restoring working cattle ranches for sustainable land and water resourcesAbstract of Award
Texas A&M University
REU Site: Summer Undergraduate Research Program in Biochemistry
Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics
College Station, Texas
Primary: Mary Bryk
(979) 862-2294
bryk@tamu.edu
Secondary: Gary Kunkel
(979) 845-6257
g-kunkel@tamu.edu
Research Topics/Keywords: biosciences, biochemistry, biophysics, developmental biology, gene expression, genomics, enzymology, membrane structure, microbiology, molecular biology, phage biology, proteomics
Comments: coordinators are the PI and co-PI
REU Site: Summer Undergraduate Research Program in BiochemistryAbstract of Award
Cofunded: Chemistry
Texas A&M University
REU Site: Summer Undergraduate Research in Genetics & Genomics (SURGe)
Interdisciplinary Graduate Program in Genetics and Genomics
College Station, Texas
Primary: William Murphy
(979) 458-0906
wmurphy@cvm.tamu.edu
Research Topics/Keywords: Bioinformatics and Genomics, Conservation and Population Genetics, Medical Genetics, Microbial Genetics, Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Genetics, Plant Genetics
Comments: "SURGe Program Manager: Isabel Caballero, Ph.D. SURGe Program Coordinator: Tamara Ospina-Vega"
REU Site: Summer Undergraduate Research in Genetics & Genomics (SURGe)Abstract 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
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
The Scripps Research Institute
REU Site: Scripps’ Structure and Function Summer Institute (SFSI)
Office of Graduate Studies
La Jolla, California
Primary: Dawn Eastmond
(858) 784-2872
eastmond@scripps.edu
Research Topics/Keywords: biosciences, chemistry, structural biology, biochemistry, biology
REU Site: Scripps’ Structure and Function Summer Institute (SFSI)Abstract of Award
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