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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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 |
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 Maryland Eastern Shore REU Site: University of Maryland Eastern Shore Research Experiences for Undergraduates (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: biology, marine and Estuarine Science, fish ecology, zooplankton ecology, geochemistry, ecotoxicology, molecular biology, crustacea biology; benthic macroinvertebrates; physical oceanography; microbio Comments: Although the program accepts undergraduates at all levels, preference is given to freshmen and sophomores, and to students from institutions with limited research programs in marine and estuarine scie REU Site: University of Maryland Eastern Shore Research Experiences for Undergraduates (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: 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 |
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill REU Site in Molecular Bioscience Office of Graduate Education |
Chapel Hill, North Carolina |
Primary: Stephen Rogers (919) 843-7342 srogers@bio.unc.edu Secondary: Gwen Sancar (919) 966-2077 gwendolyn_sancar@med.unc.edu |
Research Topics/Keywords: Genetics, Cell Biology, Biochemistry, Microbiology, Structural Biology Comments: Coordinator: Sausyty Hermrick Contact: sausyty_hermreck@med.unc.edu REU Site in Molecular BioscienceAbstract of Award |
University of North Carolina at Charlotte REU Site:Biology and Biotechnology Undergraduate Research Experience (BITURE) Biological Sciences |
Charlotte, North Carolina |
Primary: Christine Richardson (704) 687-8683 C.Richardson@uncc.edu Secondary: Sharon Bullock (704) 687-8536 sbulloc8@uncc.edu |
Research Topics/Keywords: biotechnology,genomics, phylogenetics, transgenic animals, transgenic plants, nanoparticles, biofuels, environmental toxicology REU Site:Biology and Biotechnology Undergraduate Research Experience (BITURE)Abstract of Award |
University of North Dakota REU Site: Genes & the Environment: Research Experiences for Undergraduates from Rural & Tribal Colleges Basic Sciences, Biology, Pathology |
Grand Forks, Fort Totten, Belcourt, North Dakota |
Research Topics/Keywords: Bioinformatics, Cell Biology, Chemical Biology, Computational Biology, Developmental Biology, Environmental Biology, Epigenetics, Genomics, Molecular Biology, Neurobiology Comments: Point of contact: Van Doze, van.doze@med.und.edu, 701-777-6222 REU Site: Genes & the Environment: Research Experiences for Undergraduates from Rural & Tribal CollegesAbstract of Award | |
Notre Dame, Indiana |
Primary: Michelle Whaley (574) 631-9343 michelle.a.whaley.3@nd.edu Secondary: David Hyde (574) 631-8054 dhyde@nd.edu |
Research Topics/Keywords: biosciences, biology, cell biology, molecular biology, genetics, genomics REU Site: Integrative Cell and Molecular BiologyAbstract of Award | |
University of Oregon, Eugene Exploration of marine biology on the Oregon coast Oregon Institute of Marine Biology (OIMB) |
Charleston, Oregon |
Primary: Dr. Maya Watts (541) 888-2581 mwolf1@uoregon.edu Secondary: Dr. Richard Emlet remlet@uroegon.edu |
Research Topics/Keywords: Marine biology, invertebrate ecology, larval ecology/biology, embryology, trophic ecology, cell biology, oceanography, behavioral ecology, zooplankton, biomechanics, estuarine biology/ecology Comments: The application closing date is on Wednesday, March 15, 2017 Exploration of marine biology on the Oregon coastAbstract of Award Cofunded: Biological Sciences |
Eugene, Oregon |
Primary: Peter O'Day (541) 346-4556 oday@uoregon.edu Secondary: Bryan Rebar (541) 346-4773 brebar@cas.uoregon.edu |
Research Topics/Keywords: molecular,biochemistry,structural biology & biophysics,bioinformatics,molecular neurobiology,molecular evolution,microbiology,developmental,genomics,molecular genetics,cell& computational biology REU Site Program in Molecular Biosciences at the University of OregonAbstract of Award | |
University of Pittsburgh REU Site: Training and Experimentation in Computational Biology (TECBio) Computational and Systems Biology |
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
Primary: Joseph Ayoob (412) 648-8646 jayoob@pitt.edu Secondary: Chakra Chennubhotla (412) 648-7794 chakracs@pitt.edu |
Research Topics/Keywords: biology, biosciences, computer science, computational biology, bioinformatics, chemistry, biochemistry, physics, biophysics, mathematics, statistics, systems biology Comments: Program Coordinator: Adam Kohlhaas (tecbio@pitt.edu) REU Site: Training and Experimentation in Computational Biology (TECBio)Abstract of Award |
University of Puerto Rico REU Site: Tropical Ecology and Evolution at El Verde Field Station, Puerto Rico Environmental Science |
San Juan, Puerto Rico |
Research Topics/Keywords: biology, biosciences, ecology, evolution, tropical Comments: program e-mail: reu@ites.upr.edu REU Site: Tropical Ecology and Evolution at El Verde Field Station, Puerto RicoAbstract of Award | |
University of South Dakota REU Site: Sustainable RIVER (Remediating InVasives to Encourage Resilience) Sustainability Program |
Vermillion, South Dakota |
Research Topics/Keywords: biology, biosciences, sustainability, interdisciplinary research, Missouri River, earth science, anthropology, ecology, invasive species REU Site: Sustainable RIVER (Remediating InVasives to Encourage Resilience)Abstract of Award | |
Knoxville, Tennessee |
Primary: Steven Wilhelm (865) 974-0665 glecleir@utk.edu Secondary: Gary LeCleir (865) 974-4014 glecleir@utk.edu |
Research Topics/Keywords: biology, biosciences, microbiology, molecular ecology, microbial communities, microbial biochemistry Comments: Program is managed by Dr Gary LeCleir REU Site: Microbial community interactions and functionsAbstract of Award | |
University of Texas at El Paso REU Site: Summer Program in Chihuahuan Desert Biodiversity Biological Sciences |
El Paso, Texas |
Primary: Michael Moody (915) 747-5087 mlmoody@utep.edu Secondary: Jerry Johnson (915) 747-6984 jjohnson@utep.edu |
Research Topics/Keywords: biology, biosciences, ecology, evolution, plant, herpetology, ecosystem, aquatic, desert, biodiversity, invertebrate, genetics, disease, neuroscience REU Site: Summer Program in Chihuahuan Desert BiodiversityAbstract of Award |
University of Toledo REU Site: Undergraduate Research and Mentoring - Using the Lake Erie Sensor Networkto Study Land-Lake Ecological Linkages Environmental Sciences, Geography and Planning, and Civil Engineering |
Toledo, Ohio |
Research Topics/Keywords: Biology, water quality, invasive species, climate change, geospatial technologies, environmental sciences, envrironmental biology, remote sensing REU Site: Undergraduate Research and Mentoring - Using the Lake Erie Sensor Networkto Study Land-Lake Ecological LinkagesAbstract of Award | |
University of Vermont & State Agricultural College REU Site: Summer Neuroscience Undergraduate Research Fellowship Program Neurological Sciences |
Burlington, Vermont |
Primary: Bryan Ballif (802) 656-1389 bballif@uvm.edu Secondary: Eugene Delay (802) 656-0455 Eugene.Delay@uvm.edu |
Research Topics/Keywords: Neuroscience, Nervous System, Gene Expression, Anatomy, Physiology, Behavior REU Site: Summer Neuroscience Undergraduate Research Fellowship ProgramAbstract of Award |
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