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Funded by the National Science Foundation

Each summer, the University of Virginia trains ten undergraduate students in the skills, confidence and mentorship necessary for careers in the exciting field of multi-scale systems bioengineering and biomedical data sciences. This program is funded by the National Science Foundation as a Research Experience for Undergraduates site.

Participants are immersed in a tight-knit lab culture for ten weeks, as they conduct closely-mentored independent research. All projects have a strong clinical relevance and include both experimentation and computational analyses. Projects range in scale from molecular dynamics and bioinformatics to subcellular networks to whole-cell models to tissue-, organ- and population-level models.

Join us as we discover new ways to solve medical problems, rooted in data science, quantitative analysis and systems modeling. Math saves lives!

 

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We use the NSF ETAP common application for REU sites. Be sure to select UVA's "Multi-Scale Systems Bioengineering and Biomedical Data Sciences" site.

NSF REU Common Application

Mentors

We have a deep pool of faculty mentors from ten departments across four schools at the University of Virginia.

Mentors
Class of 2019 REU students who presented their research at the annual meeting of the National Biomedical Engineering Society.

Class of 2019 REU students who presented their research at the annual meeting of the National Biomedical Engineering Society.

  • 45

    students trained since 2017

  • 300 +

    applicants per year for 10 spots

  • 60 %

    participation from students from underrepresented backgrounds

  • 55 %

    participation from women students