Students contemplating other occupations in which familiarity with experimental science would be valuable, e.g., science teaching, are encouraged to apply. The Program is particularly interested in students having no prior research experience and students from groups underrepresented in the sciences. Preference is given to individuals completing their junior year, although students of other standing expressing persuasive plans for research or science-related careers will not be excluded from consideration. A list of NSF-supported summer research programs in Biology is available from the REU Program . Ten week independent laboratory research project.
Participants select their labs.
Orientation and tour of town and campus. Presentations by invited speakers to discuss careers and future research directions in academia, industry, and government. Meeting at beginning of program for students to discuss their planned projects. Ethics in Research Workshop. Graduate Student Roundtable to discuss graduate training.