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REU Program
The REU program for undergraduate research in biotechnology and bioengineering at Keck Graduate Institute provides undergraduate students the opportunity for cutting-edge, interdisciplinary research in the areas of bioengineering, computational biology, and applied molecular and cellular biology, as well as exposure to related ethics and business topics.
The program is appropriate for motivated undergraduate students majoring in engineering, biology, chemistry, computer sciences, mathematics, physics or related disciplines. One of the program goals is to promote the success of women and underrepresented minorities in science and engineering.
Research opportunities are available in the following areas:
Medical Diagnostics and Devices
- Electrowetting Microfluidics
- Drowsiness Monitoring
- Isothermal DNA Amplification for Rapid Diagnosis of Infectious Diseases
- Devices for Rapid Fully Integrated Nucleic Acid Testing at the Point of Care
Biomarker Research
- Identification of biomarker panels for diagnosis of disease
- Hereditary Inclusion Body Myopathy
- Point of Care Multiplexed Immunodiagnostics
Regenerative Medicine
- Cardiac stem cell differentiation to heart cells
- Gene Vector Control of Cerebral Hemorrhage
- Tissue-Engineered Artificial Cornea
Computational and Systems Biology
- Genes That Induce Chromosome Instability by Gain-of-function
- Understanding the speed of evolution
- Structure and Origin of Functional Modularity in Cellular Biology
Recombinant Protein Production
- Construction of Recombinant Protein Producing Strains
- Improvements to the P.pastoris Expression System
Ethics and Business Research
- When does it make sense for society to cure rare diseases?
- When can competition make you stronger, not weaker?
- The evolution of cooperation and punishment
Please click here to learn more about the application process.
Funded by the National Science Foundation through the Partnerships for Innovation (PFI) and Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) programs.