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REU Engineered Bioactive Interfaces & Devices at University of Kentucky

Categories: Internship/REU, Undergraduate

Date: 2/20/2020

The REU program at the University of Kentucky provides a 10 week multidisciplinary summer research and education experience for rising junior and senior undergraduates in the area of Engineered Bioactive Interfaces and Devices.

Engineered Bioactive Interfaces and Devices focuses on the novel design of architectures that interact with biological systems and promote a desired response. These advanced architectures have numerous applications ranging from tissue engineering, to sensing systems, to drug delivery. REU students will have the opportunity to learn about three cross-disciplinary research themes that form the foundation of the research in this area. They include 1) “Novel Bioactive Architectures”, 2) “Cell/Protein Interactions at Interfaces”, and 3) “Integration into Devices”.

The program involves faculty and graduate student mentors from various academic programs including Chemical Engineering, Materials Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, Anatomy & Neurobiology, Chemistry, and Pharmaceutical Sciences. View REU Schedule 2019.

Program Dates: Tuesday, May 26 – Friday, July 31, 2020
Application Deadline: February 10, 2020
Stipend: $5,000, housing on campus, & up to $300 in relocation expenses

The National Science Foundation now has an online application process. Please click on the “Applicants” tab. The “General Information” tab will walk you through registering on the site and the application process. At the Site Selection, please choose “Univ of KY: Engineered Bioactive Interfaces and Devices.”

Contact Information
Melissa Brown
859-257-8827
melissa.brown@uky.edu

https://www.engr.uky.edu/research-faculty/summer-research-experiences
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