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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Sea Research Foundation REU Site: Mystic Aquarium: Collaborative Research: Plankton to Whales: Consequences of Global Change within Marine Ecosystems Department of Marine Sciences |
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 |
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 | |
San Francisco State University REU Site: Research in Environmental Studies and Evolutionary Developmental Biology Biology |
San Francisco, California |
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 | |
Sioux Falls, South Dakota |
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 | ||
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 | |
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 | |
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 | ||
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 |
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 | ||
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, New Jersey |
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 |
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 | |
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 | |
Ohio State University REU Site: Undergraduate Research in Molecular Biology at The Ohio State University |
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 |
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 |
Flagstaff, Arizona |
Research Topics/Keywords: Biosciences, Environmental science, ecology, evolution, genetics REU Site: Environmental Science and Ecology on the Colorado PlateauAbstract 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 |
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 | |
Raleigh, North Carolina |
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: 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 |
North Carolina A&T State University REU Site: A multisite REU in Synthetic Biology Departments of Biology, Chemistry and Computational Science & Engineering |
Greensboro, North Carolina |
Research Topics/Keywords: Biosciences, Synthetic Biology, Cell Signaling, Molecular Biology, Computational Biology Comments: co-PI: Greg Goins, 336-285-2191, gdgoins@ncat.edu Dukka Kc, 336-285-3210, dbkc@ncat.edu Ming Dong, 336-285-2234, mdong@ncat.edu REU Site: A multisite REU in Synthetic BiologyAbstract of Award | |
New York City, New York |
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 | ||
New York University REU Site: Center for Neural Science Summer Undergraduate Research Program (SURP) Center for Neural Science |
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 |
New Jersey Institute of Technology - NJIT REU Site: BioSensor Materials for Advanced Research and Technology (BioSMART) at the Environment/Biotechnology Nexus Chemistry and Environmental Science |
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 |
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 |
Montana State University REU Site:REU Site: Microbiology of Low Oxygen Ecosystems (MLOxE) at Montana State Microbiology & Cell Biology |
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 |
Montana State University REU Site: Socio-ecological systems (SES) in the American West: Rangelands and resilience at Montana State Animal & Range Sciences |
Bozeman, Montana |
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 | |
Missouri Botanical Garden REU Site: Botany and Conservation Biology Research at the Missouri Botanical Garden Science & 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 |
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 | |
Michigan State University's Kellogg Biological Station REU Site: Understanding biological responses to global change in a field station community |
Hickory Corners, Michigan |
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 |