REU MICROBIOLOGY SITE GRANT
UNLV will offer an REU Site program in partnership with the Desert Research Institute. Undergraduate students will participate in a 10-week summer program involving research in the area of environmental microbiology.
Students will collaborate with faculty mentors in developing and carrying out hypothesis-based projects on microorganisms from diverse habitats such as hot springs, the deep terrestrial subsurface, hypersaline lakes, arid soils, and ephemeral water sources. Students may also choose to explore the mechanisms of magnetotaxis, microbial adaptation to stressful and nonhost environments, or the dynamics between primary producers and consumers.
All students will receive training in current molecular techniques and the ethics of science, and they will participate in weekly discussions on their project.
At the conclusion of the program, students will present their research results at a scientific colloquium. In addition, all students will be encouraged to present their research at a regional or national scientific conference.
Students will receive a $4000 stipend, housing and meals, and a travel subsidy. First generation college students and members of an underrepresented group are strongly encouraged to apply. More information is available by contacting Kurt Regner, Ph.D. at microreu@unlv.edu.
Last Name |
Home Institution |
Mentor |
|---|---|---|
Turquoise Alexander |
Fort Valley State University | |
| Ann-Desdemonia Fowajuh | University of Maryland Eastern. Shores | |
| Carrie Glenney | University of Washington | |
| Monique Gomez | Western New Mexico University | Helen Wing |
| Chad Hansen | UNLV | |
| Dolores Huang | Nevada State College | |
Eric Hughes |
Arizona State University | |
| Ali Jamil | Vassar College | Henry Sun |
| Lauren Johnson | Hampton University | Ron Yasbin |
| Ulysses Pickard | Fort Valley State University | Dennis Bazylinski |
| Marian Schmidt | Hampshire College | Dennis Bazylinski |
| Christine Simmons | Villanova University | Kumud Acharya |
| Carmen Vallin | UNLV | Eduardo Robleto |
| Arturo White | Fort Valley State University | Henry Sun |