Fungal Genomics and Computational Biology

NSF AND DOE Funded Research Experience for Undergraduates

Program Format:

Hands-on research in genomics, proteomics, computational biology, metabolomics, cellular and molecular biology, and systems biology will bring participants recruited nationally from underrepresented groups to the University of Georgia campus for 10 weeks in the Summer of 2024.

The first week involves lab safety training, some workshops, and the beginning of a sequence luncheon seminars on current research at UGA and bioethics. The remainder of the time throughout the summer is spent in the laboratory working on an individual research project. REU participants present their research as a poster and oral presentation at the end of the summer.

The balance of the ten weeks will be spent in individual labs developing an independent research project in partnership with a faculty mentor. Click here for a list of the current REU mentors. Individual posters will be completed, and there will be a poster session at the conclusion of the 10 week program.

Work with the individual faculty mentors can continue during the coming academic year and eventually result in a publishable work. Projects of REU participants have led to publications in Science, Nature, PNAS and IEEE Access. 

Weekly seminars are held with the potential faculty mentors for the individual lab section of the program giving a brief review of their work. From these talks the participants will request the areas they would like to do research in during the individual portion of the program.

The program will begin on Monday, May 20 2024 and end on Saturday, Jul 27 2024. Participants will be expected to participate in research at least 40 hours per week. Students may not enroll in classes or hold outside employment during the program. All participants are expected to stay for the full 10 weeks. Click to view a one-page flyer with pertinent information.

Participants are encouraged to take their personal poster/PowerPoint presentation back to their institution either to use at student seminars, other professional meetings during the year, or to complete an undergraduate or honors thesis.
 

Eligibility:

Applicants must be undergraduate students who are citizens or permanent residents of the United States. Students who have either graduated or recently completed all requirements for their degree are not eligible.

Application Process:

Please visit the National Science Foundation Education and Training Application portal to apply.

A completed (all parts) application should be received by March 1, 2024.

We expect to notify applicants who are accepted into the program by mid March 2024, and either an acceptance or a decline of the offer will be expected within a week of the invitation.

Each participant will receive a $6,500 stipend toward food and expenses, travel money up to the program limit, a shared dorm room on the same floor with the NSF funded REU programs in Physics and Microbiology, free transportation on campus, lab safety training and preparation to work in any type scientific lab.

For more information contact:

Arthur Edison, Director
Nadja Zeltner, Co-Director
Karen Howard, Assistant

Phone: 706-542-0305
Email: genomicreu@uga.edu
Mailing Address: 
315 Riverbend Road
University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602

A joint program of Clark Atlanta University, Georgia State University and the University of Georgia