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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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 |
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) | ||
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 |
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) |
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 | |
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 |
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 |
Donald Danforth Plant Science Center REU Site: Research Experiences for Undergraduates in Plant Science at the Donald Danforth Plant Science Center |
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) |
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 | |
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 |
Lincoln, Nebraska |
Research Topics/Keywords: biology, biosciences, biochemistry, microbiology, molecular biology, plant science REU Site: Bioenergy SystemsAbstract of Award | ||
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 | |
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 |
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 | |
University of New Mexico REU Site: Population, community and ecosystem dynamics in the northern Chihuahuan Desert Sevilleta Field Station |
San Acacia, New Mexico |
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 |
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 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 |
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 |