Beta Beta Beta
Biological Honor Society
Delta Alpha Chapter
@Southwestern University



RESEARCH OPPORTUNITIES

In Texas       Across the Nation

This website links to over 80 research programs:
        http://www.cassas.hawaii.edu/pac/sumrese.htm

Opportunities in Texas:
    Baylor University (Summer)
        SMART Program
        http://public.bcm.tmc.edu/smart/

        REU Program
        www.baylor.edu/reunsf

    Southwestern University (Summer)
        Biology Summer Research Program (BSRP)
        http://www.southwestern.edu/academic/biology/bsrp.html

    Texas A&M
        Program in Microbial Genetics and Genomics
        http://pmgg.tamu.edu/Ugrad/index.shtml

        Biochemistry and Biophysics
        http://biochemistry.tamu.edu/subpages/sub_summer/summer_school_intro.htm

    Texas Parks and Wildlife
        http://www.southwestern.edu/careers/students/internjobs/int_spot.html

    University of Houston
        Molecular and Cellular Biology (Summer)
        http://www.uh.edu/cellreu

    University of Texas-M.D. Anderson Cancer Center - Houston, Texas (Summer)
        http://sciencepark.mdanderson.org

    University of Texas-Southwestern (Summer)
        http://www2.utsouthwestern.edu/gradschool/webpages/surf.htm   (Basic Science Research)
        http://www.swmed.edu/home_pages/endocrine/UTSUMR.html   (Clinical Science Research)

    University of Texas at Austin

    University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (Summer)
        http://surf.uthscsa.edu/

    University of Texas at Houston (Summer)
        http://eae.uth.tmc.edu/research/

    University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston (Summer)
        http://gsbs.utmb.edu/surp/default.htm

National Opportunities:
    AT&T
        http://www.research.att.com/academic/

    American Heart Association
        Western States Affiliate
        Research Department
        1710 Gilbreth Road
        Burlingame, CA  94010-1317
        http://www.heartsource.org

    California Insitute of Technology
        Minority Undergraduate Research Fellowships (MURF) (Summer)

    The Center for the Integrative Study of Animal Behavior (CISAB), Indiana University (Summer)
        Linda Summers
        Administrative Assistant for REU/CISAB
        lisummer@indiana.edu
        (812) 855-9663
        http://www.indiana.edu/~animal/academics/reu.html

    Center for the Neural Basis of Cognition (Summer)
        http://www.cnbc.cmu.edu/Training/summer/

    Clarkson University - Potsdam, New York
        Environmental Sciences and Engineering (Summer)
        http://www.clarkson.edu/reu/

    Colgate University / National Institutes of Health (Fall Semester)
        http://classes.colgate.edu/NIHStudyGroup/NIH.html

    Colorado State University
        Shortgrass Steppe Long Term Ecological Research (Summer)
        http://sgs.cnr.colostate.edu

    Darling Marine Center - Maine (Summer)
        http://www.dmc.maine.edu/

    Duke University
        Integrated Marine Conservation Program (Summer)
        http://www.env.duke.edu/marinelab/mlterm2.html
        ml_admissions@env.duke.edu
        (252) 504-7502

    Fordham University - Armonk, New York
        Calder Summer Undergraduate Research (CSUR) (Summer)
        http://www.fordham.edu/calder_center/calder-center/CSUR-Program.html
        http://www.fordham.edu/calder_center/calder-center/forms/csur-application.html
        http://www.fordham.edu/calder_center/
        email: pburgos@fordham.edu
        Director's e-mail: wehr@fordham.edu
        office: (914) 273-3078, ext. 10
        fax: (914) 273-2167

    Furman University - South Carolina (Summer)
        http://www.furman.edu/academics/dept/ees/riverbasin/index.htm

    Idaho State University - Pocatello, Idaho
        Biology Department (Summer)
        http://www.isu.edu/departments/bios/
        Dr. Matthew Germino
        (208) 282-3285
        germmatt@isu.edu

    Indiana University
        Molecular Biology and Genetics (Summer)
        http://www.bio.indiana.edu/undergrad/summerenrichment/MBGREU.html

    Kansas State University
        Konza Prairie Biological Station (Summer)
        http://konza.ksu.edu
        Gail Wilson, REU Program Coordinator
        Divison of Biology
        Kansas State University
        232 Ackert Hall
        Manhattan, KS  66506
        (785) 532-2892
        gwtw@ksu.edu

    Lee Stocking Island, Bahamas
        Tropical Marine Biology (Summer)
        http://www.bio.gasou.edu/Bio-home/Gleason/Trop_Mar_Biol/TMB_Home_Page.html

    Mayo Graduate School (Summer)
        http://www.mayo.edu/mgs/surf.htm

    MDI biological Laboratory
        Undergraduate Student Fellowships
        P.O. Box 35
        Salisbury Cove, Maine 04672
        mmckernan@mdibl.org
        Apply on-line at: www.mdibl.org

    Miami University - Oxford, Ohio
        Ecology and Environmental Science (Summer)
        http://www.muohio.edu/ecoreu

   Oregon State University
        Ecology at H.J. Andrews Experimental Forest (Summer)
        http://www.fsl.orst.edu/lter

    Organization for Tropical Studies
        Tropical Biology in Costa Rica Research Experience For Undergraduates (Summer)
        http://www.ots.duke.edu/en/education/undergraduate.shtml

    NASA (Summer)
        http://education.nasa.gov/usrp

    National Science Foundation
        http://www.nsf.gov/home/crssprgm/reu/reulist.htm

    NIH - Undergraduate Scholarship Program for Individuals from Disadvantaged Backgrounds (UGSP)
        For students committed to a biomedical research career, from a disadvantaged* background, having a gpa
        of 3.5 or better or are in the top 5% of your class, US Citizen or permanent resident.
        Provides scholarship of up to $20,000 per year, Research training at NIH (10 weeks) and Employment
        following graduation for 1 year.
        http://ugsp.info.nih.gov
        *Disadvantaged means either 1) applicant comes from a low-income family and is certified by his or her
        undergraduate insitution as having "exceptional financial need" or 2) individual comes from an environment
        that inhibited (but did not prevent) the person from obtaining the knowledge, skills, and ability required to
        enroll in an undergraduate insitition".

    Pepperdine University - Malibu, California (Summer)
        http://www.pepperdine.edu/seaver/natsci/surb/

    Student Conservation Association
        Big Cypress National Preserve, California Desert Restoration, Florida Trails Association (Spring Semester)
        Fire Education Corps (Summer)
        http://www.sca-inc.org/vol/raca/racasrch.asp

    University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (Summer)
       http://www.uams.edu/biochem/biochem.htm

    University of Alaska - Fairbanks, Marine Biological Laboratory
        Toolik Lake Research (Summer)
        http://www.uaf.edu/toolik/

        Arctic Long Term Environmental Research Program (Summer)
        http://ecosystems.mbl.edu/ARC/

    University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (Summer)  **First-years encouraged to apply.**

    University of Minnesota
        Life Sciences Summer Undergraduate Research Programs
        http://www.cbs.umn.edu/summer_research/

        Cedar Creek Natural History Area
        http://cedarcreek.umn.edu/interns

    University of North Carolina – Chapel Hill (Summer)
        http://www.med.unc.edu/pmbb/sure.htm

    University of Oregon
        Institute of Marine Biology (Summer)
        http://www.uoregon.edu/~oimb

    University of Virginia
        Mountain Lake Biological Station (Summer)
        238 Gilmer Hall
        P.O. Box 400327
        University of Virginia
        Charlottesville, VA  22904-4327
        (434) 982-5486
        FAX (434) 982-5626
        E-mail:   mtlake@virginia.edu
        http://www.virginia.edu/~mtlake/REU.html
        http://www.virginia.edu/~mtlake/assistants.html
        http://www.virginia.edu/~mtlake

    Western Washington University
        Shannon Point Marine Center
            Applicants must submit a letter describing their general background and interests in pursuing a research
            experience, undergraduate transcripts, and one letter of reference from an individual familiar with your
            academic performance.
            Send to:  Dr. Stephen D. Sulkin, Director
                          1900 Shannon Point Road
                          Anacortes, WA 98221
                          FAX 360-293-1083.

    Woods Hole, Massachusetts (Fall Semester)
        Environmental Science
        http://www.mbl.edu/SES/