REU IN MOLECULAR ECOLOGY
REU Summer 2009 - Applications are now being accepted!
The REU program in Molecular Ecology brings 6 highly qualified undergraduate students to Towson University in alternate years to engage in state-of-the art research integrating the fields of ecology and molecular biology. Successful applicants will work in one of three lab groups, consisting of students with interest in ecology, molecular biology/genetics, or both, and a pair of faculty mentors. Each group will use molecular approaches to address ecological questions pertaining to the biology of plants and animals. Students will live in Towson University residence halls and receive financial support in the form of a stipend, funds for housing, a basic meal plan and travel. The program is 10 weeks
long (June 1 - August 7) with the option for a second summer of support. Students will participate in a class designed to prepare them for the Graduate Records Examination (GRE). In addition, all participants are expected to publish the results of their studies. Students with limited opportunities at their home institution or from groups
under-represented in science are especially encouraged to apply. More information is available by contacting Don C. Forester at dforester@towson.edu.
Logo courtesy of Gi Forester
Projects for Summer 2009
(click on each title to view a complete project description)
Dissection of a symbiosis: Understanding carbon flow through wood-eating fishes
Interested? Complete the APPLICATION and send it in!!