The Johns Hopkins Institute for NanoBioTechnology offers undergraduate students from colleges and universities around the United States and it’s territories a chance to participate in research projects at a world-class research institution in the exciting area of nanobiotechnology, a place where biology, medicine, engineering, and nanoscience meet. The INBT has been administering the Nanotechnology for Biology and Bioengineering Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) program since 2008 and has successfully hosted 150 students over 15 summers.

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The program offers participants many benefits. The most significant is hands-on graduate-level laboratory research experience where students are mentored by world-class faculty* as well as graduate students. During this time students work on their own research project to develop and refine important laboratory and essential skills. Additionally, program administrators schedule a variety of professional development workshops, field trips, social activities, and networking opportunities to meet students and faculty at the INBT and the Johns Hopkins University, as well as explore Baltimore and the surrounding area. The program provides participants with a stipend, paid housing, and travel allowance to concentrate on their research project and other activities.

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*The Institute for NanoBioTechnology has many research faculty and those who host REU students in their laboratory rotate from year-to-year. Faculty that have hosted students in the past include: Claire Hur, Denis Wirtz, Efie Kokkoli, Hai-Quan Mao, Honggang Cui, Jeff Wang, Jochen Mueller, Jordan Green, Jude Phillip, Kalina Hristova, Konstantinos Konstantopoulos, Luo Gu, Peter Searson, Rebecca Schulman, Sangmoo Jeong, Sean Sun, Warren Grayson, Xiaobo Mao, Yun Chen, and more.

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This is a National Science Foundation-funded program (award number 1852303). The summer 2024 application cycle will open November 1, 2023.

Applicants should be serious about receiving professional research experience and professional development. Eligible participants fall under the following criteria:

• U.S. citizens and permanent residents (This is required by NSF, there are no exceptions).
• Undergraduate students who have completed at least their freshman year and will not be graduating before the start of the program.
• Students not currently pursuing a bachelor’s degree are not eligible.
• GPA of 3.5 or better.
• Non-Johns Hopkins University students.
• Underrepresented minority students in science and engineering fields are encouraged to apply.