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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Alabama State University REU Site: Research & Training in Multidisciplinary field of Regenerative Sciences for Undergraduates Biological Sciences |
Montgomery, Alabama |
Primary: Komal Vig (334) 604-8189 komalvig@alasu.edu Secondary: Shree Singh (334) 604-9160 ssingh@alasu.edu |
Research Topics/Keywords: Biology, Biosciences, Biomedical Engineering, Chemistry, Physics REU Site: Research & Training in Multidisciplinary field of Regenerative Sciences for UndergraduatesAbstract of Award |
American Museum of Natural History REU SITE: Systematics, Evolution and Conservation for the 21st Century |
New York, New York |
Primary: Cheryl Hayashi (212) 769-5073 chayashi@amnh.org Secondary: John Flynn (212) 769-5806 dean-rggs@amnh.org |
Research Topics/Keywords: Biosciences, phylogeny, systematics, evolution, conservation, paleontology, neontology, museum, invertebrate, vertebrate, genomics, morphology Comments: Additional contact: Maria Rios mrios@amnh.org REU SITE: Systematics, Evolution and Conservation for the 21st CenturyAbstract of Award |
Auburn, Alabama |
Research Topics/Keywords: biology, biosciences, ecology, limnology, fisheries management, evolution, molecular biology, microbiology, invasive species, behavior, statistics, restoration, modeling, hydrology, remote sensing REU Site: Warm-water aquatic ecologyAbstract of Award | ||
Binghamton University REU Site: Early Collaborative Research Experience in Microbial Biofilm Development, Resistance, & Community Structure Department of Biological Sciences |
Binghamton, New York |
Primary: Caitlin Light (607) 777-5523 clight@binghamton.edu Secondary: Karin Sauer (607) 777-3157 ksauer@binghamton.edu |
Research Topics/Keywords: Biosciences, Biofilms, Microbiology, Bacteriology, Molecular Biology REU Site: Early Collaborative Research Experience in Microbial Biofilm Development, Resistance, & Community StructureAbstract of Award |
Boise, Idaho |
Research Topics/Keywords: Biosciences, ecology, behavior, population biology, community ecology, wildlife management, anthropogenic impacts, parasitology, conservation, predator-prey dynamics. REU Site: Raptor ResearchAbstract of Award | ||
Borough of Manhattan Community College , The City University of New York REU Site: Advancing Undergraduate Research Among Minorities in Plant Biology Enrolled in an Urban Community College Science Department |
New York, New York |
Primary: Adolfina Koroch (212) 220-8000 akoroch@bmcc.cuny.edu Secondary: Alexander Gosslau (212) 220-8000 agosslau@bmcc.cuny.edu |
Research Topics/Keywords: natural extracts, biological activity, antioxidants, gene regulation, oxidative stress, bioscience REU Site: Advancing Undergraduate Research Among Minorities in Plant Biology Enrolled in an Urban Community CollegeAbstract of Award |
Boston University REU Site: Bioinformatics Research and Interdisciplinary Training Experience in Analysis and Interpretation of Information-Rich Biological Data Sets (REU-BRITE) Program in Bioinformatics |
Boston, Massachusetts |
Research Topics/Keywords: biosciences, biology, bioinformatics, computational biology, mathematical sciences Comments: Coordinator: Caroline Lyman, 617-358-2036, clyman@bu.edu REU Site: Bioinformatics Research and Interdisciplinary Training Experience in Analysis and Interpretation of Information-Rich Biological Data Sets (REU-BRITE)Abstract of Award | |
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) | ||
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 | |
Ithaca, New York |
Primary: Georg Jander (607) 254-1365 gj32@cornell.edu Secondary: Margaret Frank (607) 255-1734 mhf47@cornell.edu |
Research Topics/Keywords: biosciences, plant, genomics, genetics, biochemistry, molecular biology, bioinformatics, maize, tomato, Arabidopsis Comments: More information can be obtained by contacting the program coordinator, Delanie Sickler, at pgrp-outreach@cornell.edu or 607-252-6566. REU Site: Plant Genome ResearchAbstract of Award | |
Brown University REU Site: Biology of animal movement and performance Ecology, Evolution, Organismal Biology |
Providence, Rhode Island |
Primary: Matthew Fuxjager (401) 863-2215 matthew_fuxjager@brown.edu Secondary: Bingham-Hickman (401) 863-7993 taiese_bingham-hickman@brown.edu |
Research Topics/Keywords: animals, humans, ecology, evolution, behavior, physiology, neurobiology, biosciences Comments: Samantha Andersen; email: samantha_ansdersen@brown.edu; phone: 401-863-7994 REU Site: Biology of animal movement and performanceAbstract of Award |
California Academy of Sciences REU Site: The Summer Systematics Institute: training the next generation of scientists for the field, the lab, and sharing their science with the world Institute for Biodiversity Sciences and Sustainability |
San Francisco, California |
Primary: Lauren Esposito (415) 379-5328 lesposito@calacademy.org Secondary: Rebecca Johnson (415) 379-5252 rjohnson@calacademy.org |
Research Topics/Keywords: biology, biosciences, systematics, museum, natural history, phylogenetics, entomology, anthropolgy, arachnology, ichthyology, herpetology, botany, ornithology, virology Comments: Coordinator: Christina Cordova, ssi-bi@calacademy.org REU Site: The Summer Systematics Institute: training the next generation of scientists for the field, the lab, and sharing their science with the worldAbstract of Award |
California State University San Marcos REU Site: The Plasticity of Cells, Organisms, and Communities Biological Sciences |
San Marcos, California |
Primary: Betsy Read (760) 750-4129 bread@csusm.edu Secondary: Carlos Luna Lopez (760) 750-8245 clunalopez@csusm.edu |
Research Topics/Keywords: biosciences, molecular biology, genomics, cell biology, physiology, cellular plasticity, organismal plasticity, community plasticity, adaptation REU Site: The Plasticity of Cells, Organisms, and CommunitiesAbstract of Award |
Central Michigan University REU Site: Great Lakes ecosystem research to build foundations for successful STEM futures Biology |
Mount Pleasant, Michigan |
Primary: Deric Learman (989) 774-4409 deric.learman@cmich.edu Secondary: Kevin Pangle (989) 774-2577 pangl1k@cmich.edu |
Research Topics/Keywords: biosciences, aquatic biology, freshwater biology, ecology, molecular biology, microbiology, fisheries, and environmental sciences Comments: Jessia Lapp (program coordinator) (989)774-4401, jessica.lapp@cmich.edu REU Site: Great Lakes ecosystem research to build foundations for successful STEM futuresAbstract 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: Norman Wickett (847) 835-8280 nwickett@chicagobotanic.org Secondary: Jeremie Fant (847) 835-5969 jfant@chicagobotanic.org |
Research Topics/Keywords: biosciences; agriculture; 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 |
City College of New York REU Site: Research and Training in Biochemistry, Biophysics and Biodesign (B3) for Undergraduates Chemistry, Biology, Physics, Biomedical Engineering and Chemical Engineering |
New York, New York |
Research Topics/Keywords: biology, biosciences, biochemistry, biophysics, biodesign REU Site: Research and Training in Biochemistry, Biophysics and Biodesign (B3) for UndergraduatesAbstract of Award Cofunded: Chemistry | |
Clarkson University The ASET-REU program at Clarckson University Department of Biology, Department of Engineering |
Potsdam, New York |
Research Topics/Keywords: Aquatic Science, Aquatic resource engineering, Watershed ecology, Nitrate Reduction in Wastewater,Great Lake water quality, St. Lawrence River The ASET-REU program at Clarckson UniversityAbstract of Award Cofunded: Biological Sciences | |
Clemson University REU Site: Nature's machinery through the prism of physics, biology, chemistry and engineering Physics and Astronomy |
Clemson, South Carolina |
Primary: Joshua Alper (864) 656-2502 alper@clemson.edu Secondary: Hugo Sanabria (864) 656-1749 hsanabr@clemson.edu |
Research Topics/Keywords: biosciences, biophysics, bioengineering, physics, chemistry, biology, materials science Comments: please contact the program administrator: Celesté Hackett Undergraduate Student Services Coordinator 118 Kinard Laboratory Clemson University Clemson, SC 29631-0978 Phone: 864-656-3418 Email: c REU Site: Nature's machinery through the prism of physics, biology, chemistry and engineeringAbstract 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 |
College of Charleston REU Site: Resilience and Response of Marine Organisms to Environmental Change Biology, Grice Marine Laboratory |
Charleston, South Carolina |
Research Topics/Keywords: biosciences, marine biology,ocean sciences, environmental change, ecology, evolution, organismal biology, microbial ecology, physiology, toxicology, pollution, biochemistry Comments: Program contact: Katie Hiott, reu@cofc.edu, 843-953-9200 REU Site: Resilience and Response of Marine Organisms to Environmental ChangeAbstract of Award Cofunded: Ocean Sciences | |
Colorado State University REU Site: Program in Molecular Biosciences Biochemistry and Molecular Biology |
Fort Collins, Colorado |
Primary: Paul J Laybourn (970) 491-5100 Paul.Laybourn@ColoState.edu Secondary: Lubna Tahtamouni (970) 491-5531 lubna.tahtamouni@colostate.edu |
Research Topics/Keywords: biosciences, cell biology, molecular biology, microbiology, biophysics, structural biology, neurobiology, nutrition, physiology, developmental biology, genetics, marine biology, bioinformatics Comments: Program Coordinator: Timothy DavidDepartment of Biochemistry and Molecular BiologyEmail: Timothy.David@colostate.eduPhone: (970) 491-4909 REU Site: Program in Molecular BiosciencesAbstract of Award |
Cornell University REU Site: Microbial Friends & Foes Cornell Institute of Host-Microbe Interactions and Disease |
Ithaca, New York |
Primary: Teresa Pawlowska (607) 254-8726 tep8@cornell.edu Secondary: Tory Hendry (607) 255-1950 th572@cornell.edu |
Research Topics/Keywords: biosciences; host-microbe interactions; ecology; evolution; genomics; molecular biology Comments: Esther Angert (era23@cornell.edu); Lisa M. Marsh (lmm266@cornell.edu) REU Site: Microbial Friends & FoesAbstract 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: Tim Huffaker (607) 255-9947 JL53@cornell.edu |
Research Topics/Keywords: biology, biosciences, cell biology, biochemistry, biophysics, genetics, development, genomics Comments: The administrative manager of this program is Jennifer Robinson, Senior Director, Dept. of MBG, jsr282@cornell.edu REU site: Molecular Biology and Genetics of Cell SignalingAbstract 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 | |
Donald Danforth Plant Science Center REU Site: Research Experiences in Plant Science at the Danforth Center |
St. Louis, Missouri |
Primary: Sona Pandey (314) 587-1471 spandey@danforthcenter.org Secondary: Ru Zhang (314) 587-1451 rzhang@danforthcenter.org |
Research Topics/Keywords: biosciences, biology, plant biology, biotechnology, genomics, bioinformatics Comments: Program coordinator: Cathy Kromer, internship@danforthcenter.org REU Site: Research Experiences in Plant Science at the Danforth CenterAbstract of Award |
Duquesne University REU Site: Interdisciplinary biological sciences research and community engaged learning experiences for undergraduates Department of Biological Sciences |
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
Research Topics/Keywords: biology, biosciences, interdisciplinary research, molecular biology, neuroscience, microbiomes, biochemistry, evolutionary biology. Comments: Phillip Clarke, Program Coordinator (412-396-4172, clarkep1736@duq.edu) REU Site: Interdisciplinary biological sciences research and community engaged learning experiences for undergraduatesAbstract of Award | |
Eastern Kentucky University REU Site: Disturbance Ecology in Central Appalachia Department of Biological Sciences |
Richmond, Kentucky |
Primary: David Brown (859) 622-2283 david.brown@eku.edu Secondary: Kelly Watson (859) 622-1419 kelly.watson@eku.edu |
Research Topics/Keywords: biosciences, ecology, climate change, Appalachia, restoration, conservation REU Site: Disturbance Ecology in Central AppalachiaAbstract of Award |
Florida A&M University REU Site: Undergraduate Research Experience in Genomics, Proteomics, Metabolomics, and Data Science Department of Biological Sciences |
Tallahassee, Florida |
Primary: Ramesh Katam (850) 561-2750 ramesh.katam@famu.edu Secondary: Virginia Gottschalk (850) 561-2750 virginia.gottschalk@famu.edu |
Research Topics/Keywords: Biosciences: Genomics, Proteomics, Bioinformatics Comments: Ramesh Katam at ramesh.katam@famu.edu REU Site: Undergraduate Research Experience in Genomics, Proteomics, Metabolomics, and Data ScienceAbstract of Award |
Florida Atlantic University REU Site: proposed Summer Integrated Neuroscience Experience (SINE) in Jupiter Department of Biological Sciences |
Jupiter, Florida |
Research Topics/Keywords: biosciences, neuroscience, neurobiology, behavior, physiologic, genetics, plasticity REU Site: proposed Summer Integrated Neuroscience Experience (SINE) in JupiterAbstract of Award | |
Florida International University REU Site: Understanding Coastal Ecosystems – From the Everglades to the Coral Reefs |
Miami, Florida |
Primary: Todd Crowl (305) 348-1666 tcrowl@fiu.edu Secondary: Rita Teutonico (305) 348-2719 rteutoni@fiu.edu |
Research Topics/Keywords: biosciences, ecosystem, ecology, water quality, environment, Everglades, coral reef, aquatic chemistry, coastal, biogoechemistry, CREST, LTER Comments: CoastalREU@fiu.edu REU Site: Understanding Coastal Ecosystems – From the Everglades to the Coral ReefsAbstract of Award |
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