The NSF ATP-Bio REU is a 10-week research internship targeting STEM students nationwide, including community college students, who have not participated in prior research. Students will spend their summer doing exciting, cutting-edge research to help “stop biological time” and radically extend the ability to bank and transport cells, aquatic embryos, tissue, skin, whole organs, microphysiological systems (“organs-on-a-chip”), and even whole organisms through a team approach to build advanced biopreservation technologies.
ATP-Bio REU students will work at the University of Minnesota, Massachusetts General Hospital, the University of California-Riverside, or Texas A&M University. Lodging and travel are provided, along with a stipend.
Project descriptions for this summer’s program can be found here
Apply here: ATP-Bio REU Application
Application deadline: February 28, 2026
Questions can be directed to directed to atp-bio-pgmgr@umn.edu
