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.
Please report errors in the list below by writing to reu.bio@nsf.gov.
Search Again
Choose number of result items per page. This action will reload the page.
Show 30 items per page.
| Site Information | Site Location | Contact Information | Additional Information |
|---|---|---|---|
University of Central Oklahoma REU Site: Synergistic Studies of Honey Bees in the Republic of Turkey Biology |
Edmond, Oklahoma |
Primary: John Barthell (405) 974-3371 jbarthell@uco.edu Secondary: Charles Abramson (405) 744-7492 charles.abramson@okstate.edu |
Research Topics/Keywords: biology, biosciences, bees, behavior, integrative, international, pollination, ecology, Turkey, Greece Comments: Please contact Ms. Lisa Kern at lkern@uco.edu or (405) 974-5150 for questions about the program; she will contact the appropriate Senior Personnel member for information to assist you. REU Site: Synergistic Studies of Honey Bees in the Republic of TurkeyAbstract of Award Cofunded: International Science and Engineering |
University of Chicago REU Site in Molecular Genetics and Cell Biology at the University of Chicago Molecular Genetics and Cell Biology |
Chicago, Illinois |
Primary: Aaron Turkewitz (773) 702-4374 apturkew@uchicago.edu Secondary: Lucia B Rothman-Denes (773) 702-1083 lbrd@uchicago.edu |
Research Topics/Keywords: biology, biosciences, genetics, development, cells and viruses, host-pathogen interactions, computer modeling, microscopy, epigenetics, cancer, circadian clocks, secretion Comments: coordinator: Catherine Will cwill@bsd.uchicago.edu REU Site in Molecular Genetics and Cell Biology at the University of ChicagoAbstract of Award |
University of Colorado Boulder REU Site: Achieving heightened goals- Undergraduates Research in Ecology at the Mountain Research Station Institute of Arctic and Alpine Research, Mountain Research Station |
Boulder, Colorado |
Primary: William Bowman 303-492-2557 william.bowman@colorado.edu Secondary: Michael Breed 303-492-7687 michael.breed@colorado.edu |
Research Topics/Keywords: Biology, ecology, evolution, behavior
REU Site: Achieving heightened goals- Undergraduates Research in Ecology at the Mountain Research StationAbstract of Award |
University of Connecticut REU Site Mystic Aquarium: Collaborative Research: Investigating the Consequences of Global Change on Marine Animals and their Ecosystems Ecology and Evolutionary Biology |
Storrs, Connecticut |
Research Topics/Keywords: biology, biosciences, marine biology, marine science, animal physiology, ecology, animal behavior, immunology, cell biology Comments: Contact: Michael Finiguerra (michael.finiguerra@uconn.edu) REU Site Mystic Aquarium: Collaborative Research: Investigating the Consequences of Global Change on Marine Animals and their EcosystemsAbstract of Award Cofunded: Ocean Sciences | |
University of Connecticut REU Site: Research Experiences in Physiology and Neurobiology at UCONN Physiology and Neurobiology |
Storrs, Connecticut |
Primary: Xinnian Chen (860) 486-6169 xinnian.chen@uconn.edu Secondary: Anastasios Tzingounis (860) 486-7916 anastasios.tzingounis@uconn.edu |
Research Topics/Keywords: biology, biosciences, physiology, developmental neurobiology, respiratory physiology, synaptic plasticity, neural circuits, molecular and cell biology, bioinformatics, computational biology REU Site: Research Experiences in Physiology and Neurobiology at UCONNAbstract of Award |
University of Florida REU Site: Marine Biodiversity: lessons from molecules, development and behavior Whitney Laboratory for Marine Bioscience |
Saint Augustine, Florida |
Primary: Elaine Seaver (904) 461-4030 seaver@whitney.ufl.edu Secondary: Joseph Ryan (904) 461-4046 joseph.ryan@whitney.ufl.edu |
Research Topics/Keywords: biology, biosciences, evolution, marine biology, neurobiology, embryology, genomics, coastal ecology, biomechanics, locomotion, molecular biology, biogeochemistry Comments: Coordinator: Brenda Cannaliato (brenda@whitney.ufl.edu) REU Site: Marine Biodiversity: lessons from molecules, development and behaviorAbstract of Award |
Athens, Georgia |
Primary: Vincent Starai (706) 542-5755 vjstarai@uga.edu Secondary: Timothy Hoover (706) 542-2675 trhoover@uga.edu |
Research Topics/Keywords: biosciences, microbiology, genomics, biochemistry, marine biology, ecology Comments: Coordinator: Kimberly Brown; reumibo@uga.edu; 706-542-2045 REU Site: Molecular and Synthetic MicrobiologyAbstract of Award | |
Athens, Georgia |
Primary: John Drake (706) 583-5539 jdrake@uga.edu Secondary: Michael Strand (706) 583-8237 mrstrand@uga.edu |
Research Topics/Keywords: biology, biosciences, infectious disease, mathematics, ecology, modeling, biostatistics, epidemiology, evolutionary biology, vector biology, parasitology REU Site: Population Biology of Infectious DiseasesAbstract of Award | |
Aiken, South Carolina |
Primary: Tracey Tuberville (803) 725-5757 tubervil@uga.edu Secondary: Stacey Lance (803) 725-3309 lance@srel.uga.edu |
Research Topics/Keywords: biology, radioecology, ecotoxicology, ecology, biogeochemistry Comments: Alternate contact: Margaret Wead, wead@srel.uga.edu; 803-725-5733 REU Site: RadioecologyAbstract of Award | |
Athens, Georgia |
Primary: Jonathan Arnold 706-542-1449 arnold@uga.edu Secondary: David Logan (404) 906-6669 dlogan@cau.edu |
Research Topics/Keywords: gnomics, computational biology, epigenetics, bioinformatics, systems biology
REU Site: Collaborative Research: Genomics and Computational BiologyAbstract of Award | |
University of Hawaii REU Site: Undergraduate Research Experiences in DNA-based discoveries in Hawaii's Biodiversity Microbiology, Biology |
Honolulu, Hawaii |
Primary: Stuart Donachie (808) 956-5336 donachie@hawaii.edu Secondary: Stephanie Kraft-Terry (808) 956-0735 kraft2@hawaii.edu |
Research Topics/Keywords: biology, biosciences, microbiology, genomics, bioinformatics REU Site: Undergraduate Research Experiences in DNA-based discoveries in Hawaii's BiodiversityAbstract of Award |
University of Hawaii REU Site: Environmental Biology for Pacific Islanders Pacific Biosciences Research Center |
Honolulu, Hawaii |
Primary: Michael Hadfield (808) 539-7319 hadfield@hawaii.edu Secondary: Matthew Medeiros (808) 956-8187 mcmedeir@hawaii.edu |
Research Topics/Keywords: biology, biosciences, environmental biology, ecology and evolution, marine biology, coral- reef biology, animal/plant-microbe interactions REU Site: Environmental Biology for Pacific IslandersAbstract of Award Cofunded: Ocean Sciences |
University of Hawaii at Hilo REU Site: Hanakahi: Place-based Conservation Science in Hawaiian Ecosystems Biology |
Hilo, Hawaii |
Primary: Rebecca Ostertag ostertag@hawaii.edu Secondary: Noelani Puniwai-Ganoot (808) 933-0705 npuniwai@hawaii.edu |
Research Topics/Keywords: Biosciences, Marine Science, Tropical Conservation Science, Ecology, Natural Resource Management, Environmental Science Comments: Coordinators: Linnea Heu and Rita Miller REU Site: Hanakahi: Place-based Conservation Science in Hawaiian EcosystemsAbstract of Award |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign REU Site: Phenotypic plasticity research experience for community college students Institute for Genomic Biology |
Urbana, Illinois |
Primary: Nathan Schroeder (217) 244-6128 nes@illinois.edu Secondary: C. Britt Carlson (217) 353-2132 ccarlson@parkland.edu |
Research Topics/Keywords: biology, biosciences, plasticity, genomics, genetics, cell biology REU Site: Phenotypic plasticity research experience for community college studentsAbstract of Award |
University of Iowa REU Site: Engaging Undergraduates in Interdisciplinary Evolutionary Science Biology, Anthropology, Earth and Environmental Sciences |
Iowa City, Iowa |
Primary: Andrew Forbes (319) 335-3006 andrew-forbes@uiowa.edu Secondary: Maurine Neiman (319) 384-1814 maurine-neiman@uiowa.edu |
Research Topics/Keywords: biosciences, evolution, cancer, paleontology, ecology, genomics, entomology, human evolution, evolution of sex REU Site: Engaging Undergraduates in Interdisciplinary Evolutionary ScienceAbstract of Award |
Iowa City, Iowa |
Primary: David Weiss (319) 335-7785 david-weiss@uiowa.edu Secondary: Linda McCarter (319) 335-9721 linda-mccarter@uiowa.edu |
Research Topics/Keywords: biology, biosciences, microbiology, virology, immunology, bacteria, genetics, biochemistry Comments: undergrad-micro-info@uiowa.edu REU Site: Microbiology at The University of IowaAbstract of Award | |
University of Kansas REU Site: Models in Evolution, Ecology and Systematics Ecology and Evolutionary Biology |
Lawrence, Kansas |
Primary: Jennifer Gleason (785) 864-5858 jgleason@ku.edu Secondary: Deborah Smith (785) 864-4340 debsmith@ku.edu |
Research Topics/Keywords: biology, biosciences, evolution, ecology, systematics, mathematical models, bioinformatics, computational biology, theory Comments: REU Administrative Assistant: Ms Dorothy Johanning, email: eebreu@ku.edu REU Site: Models in Evolution, Ecology and SystematicsAbstract of Award |
University of Kentucky REU Site: Summer Program in the Biochemical Sciences Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry |
Lexington, Kentucky |
Primary: Trevor Creamer 859-323-6037 Trevor.Creamer@uky.edu Secondary: Rebecca Dutch 859-323-1795 rdutc2@uky.edu |
Research Topics/Keywords: biochemistry, molecular biology, cell biology, structural biology, biophysics
REU Site: Summer Program in the Biochemical SciencesAbstract of Award Cofunded: Department of Defense (DoD), Chemistry |
University of Maine REU Site: Accelerating New Environmental Workskills (ANEW) School of Food and Agriculture |
Orono, Maine |
Primary: Anne Lichtenwalner (207) 581-2789 anne.lichtenwalner@maine.edu Secondary: Kristina Cammen (207) 581-2820 kristina.cammen@maine.edu |
Research Topics/Keywords: biosciences; environmental health; animal health; disease ecology; resource management and economics; environmental policy REU Site: Accelerating New Environmental Workskills (ANEW)Abstract of Award |
University of Maryland Eastern Shore REU Site: University of Maryland Eastern Shore REU in Marine and Estuarine Science Natural Sciences |
Princess Anne, Maryland |
Primary: Paulinus Chigbu (410) 621-3034 pchigbu@umes.edu Secondary: Margaret Sexton (410) 621-1049 masexton@umes.edu |
Research Topics/Keywords: Biosciences, population dynamics, marine microbiology and parasitology, molecular biology and genetics, marine botany, environmental chemistry, and ecotoxicology Comments: Margaret A. Sexton (masexton@umes.edu) REU Site: University of Maryland Eastern Shore REU in Marine and Estuarine ScienceAbstract of Award Cofunded: Ocean Sciences |
University of Massachusetts-Boston REU Site: Research Experiences for Undergraduates in Integrative and Evolutionary Biology Biology Department |
Boston, Massachusetts |
Research Topics/Keywords: biology, biosciences, evolution, genetics, cell biology, molecular biology, ecology, developmental biology Comments: Contact: Claudia Heske. claudia.heske@umb.edu 617-287-6649 REU Site: Research Experiences for Undergraduates in Integrative and Evolutionary BiologyAbstract of Award | |
University of Massachusetts Dartmouth REU Site: Integrative Marine Biology for the 21st Century (IMBio21) Biology |
No. Dartmouth, Massachusetts |
Primary: Nancy O'Connor (508) 999-8217 noconnor@umassd.edu Secondary: Tara Rajaniemi (508) 999-8223 trajaniemi@umassd.edu |
Research Topics/Keywords: biology, Marine biology, fisheries, oceanography, ecology, physiology, microbiology, developmental biology, genetics REU Site: Integrative Marine Biology for the 21st Century (IMBio21)Abstract of Award |
University of Michigan REU Site: Environmental Change in the Great Lakes Region: Atmosphere-Hydrosphere-Biosphere Interactions Biological Station |
260 miles north of Ann Arbor, Michigan |
Research Topics/Keywords: Ecology & Atmospheric Sciences: Global Change, Botany, Zoology, Biogeochemistry, Chemistry, Physics, Meteorology Comments: Interdisciplinary program focused on the ecological and atmospheric causes and consequences of global change REU Site: Environmental Change in the Great Lakes Region: Atmosphere-Hydrosphere-Biosphere InteractionsAbstract of Award Cofunded: Biological Sciences, Earth Sciences | |
University of Michigan REU Site: Summer Intensive Research Experiences in Neurosicence (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: biosciences, biology, neuroscience, neurobiology, neuroengineering, psychology Comments: Coordinator: Valerie Smith, vssj@umich.edu, 734-615-1783 REU Site: Summer Intensive Research Experiences in Neurosicence (SIREN)Abstract of Award |
University of Michigan REU Site: Interdisciplinary REU in the Structure and Function of Proteins College of Pharmacy - Dept. of Medicinal Chemistry |
Ann Arbor, Michigan |
Primary: Cherie Dotson (734) 615-6562 crdotson@umich.edu Secondary: Ronald Woodard (734) 764-7366 rww@umich.edu |
Research Topics/Keywords: biology, biosciences, biochemistry, biophysics, bioinformatics, computational chemistry, enzymology Comments: same as PI REU Site: Interdisciplinary REU in the Structure and Function of ProteinsAbstract 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: biology, biosciences, neuroscience, computational methods REU Site: Summer Research Projects in NeuroscienceAbstract of Award Cofunded: Department of Defense (DoD) |
Lincoln, Nebraska |
Primary: Donald Becker (402) 472-9652 dbecker3@unl.edu Secondary: Julie Stone (402) 472-4902 jstone2@unl.edu |
Research Topics/Keywords: Redox biology, biochemistry, oxidative stress, redox signaling and regulation, enzymes, protein structure, molecular biology Comments: Hannah Kahler/Administrative Assistant/hkahler2@unl.edu REU Site: Training in Redox BiologyAbstract of Award Cofunded: Chemistry | |
Lincoln, Nebraska |
Primary: Paul Blum (402) 472-2769 pblum1@unl.edu Secondary: 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 | |
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 | |
University of New Mexico REU Site: Dynamics of aridland ecosystems in the northern Chihuahuan Desert Department of Biology |
Albuquerque, New Mexico |
Primary: Scott Collins (505) 277-6303 scollins@sevilleta.unm.edu Secondary: Amaris Swann (505) 277-4186 aswann@unm.edu |
Research Topics/Keywords: biology, biosciences, aridland ecology, biodiversity, ecohydrology, plants, birds, arthropods, climate variability REU Site: Dynamics of aridland ecosystems in the northern Chihuahuan DesertAbstract of Award |
Choose number of result items per page. This action will reload the page.
Show 30 items per page.