Biomedical Engineering REU Program Description

Overview

Students will be partnered with Biomedical Engineering faculty to perform research in diverse areas of biomedical optics, imaging, genome engineering, and metabolism, including the following areas:

  • Live cell metabolic imaging
  • Endoscopic imaging and spectroscopy
  • Cell and tissue engineering
  • Genome engineering

Additional activities include social events with students on campus from other REU programs, a lecture series on responsible conduct in research and ethics, grant writing, manuscript writing, and presentation skills.

Fellowship

  • Students will receive a stipend of $6000 during the 10 week program
  • Support will be provided for students to attend the annual Biomedical Engineering Society national conference to present their results
  • Room and board are provided for the 10 week program
  • Travel support to and from the University of Arkansas is provided

Eligibility

The REU site will recruit 10 students per summer focusing on the many undergraduate degree granting colleges in the region that lack a biomedical engineering program with a research emphasis. This program will also intentionally and actively recruit from ethnic populations that are underrepresented in the STEM field—women, African American, Hispanic, and Native American populations.

Application

Interested applicants should submit their materials no later than March 15th, 2024. Students will need to supply:

  • Their most recent transcript and resume
  • A statement of interest
  • A ranked list of PI’s participating in the Biomedical Engineering REU. Faculty research profiles may be found here. Participating faculty include:
    • Timothy Muldoon
    • Jeffrey Wolchok
    • Kartik Balachandran
    • Kyle Quinn
    • Narasimhan Rajaram
    • Raj Rao
    • Chris Nelson
    • Rebekah Samsonraj
    • Young Hye Song
    • Leonard Harris
  • Name and contact information for two professors who may serve as references

Contact

  • Timothy J. Muldoon, M.D., Ph.D.
  • Associate Professor
  • Department of Biomedical Engineering
  • University of Arkansas
  • tmuldoon@uark.edu