UTK Microbiology REU 2026
University of Tennessee Knoxville·Knoxville, TN·2026 cycle
Closed for cycleIntegrative BiologyEcology/Conservation/Evolutionary Biology✓ verified
Since the origin of life, microbes have dominated the evolutionary and geochemical history of planet Earth. The microbial world has proven extremely complex, and microbial interactions have significant impacts on community stability and activity. Recent investigations have led to a greater understanding of the symbiotic relationships between microbes as well as between microbes and plants or animals: what may be common themes in these symbioses as well as unique traits. Adversarial interactions are also common in the microbial world, and experimental systems have significantly contributed to our understanding of the processes of natural selection in microbes. This REU program seeks to introduce students to the exciting world of environmental microbes. Please feel free to email us at: Tennessee.Microbiology.REU@gmail.com with any questions that are not addressed on our program webpage.
Microbiology, Microbial Ecology, Microbiome, Environmental Microbiology, DNA Sequencing, Pathogenesis, Inflammation, Symbiosis, Ecology, Bacteria, Archaea
United States citizens or permanent residents. Undergraduates who will be attending a community college, college or university in fall 2026 to work toward an Associate's or Bachelor’s degree. Interested in a career in scientific research.
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