REU Mentors

These professors are available as mentors for REU students.
Ernesto Abel-Santos, Ph.D.

Bacillus Spore Germination and Applications for Controlling Anthrax Infections

Mentor: Ernesto Abel-Santos, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Department of Chemistry, UNLV
Ernesto Abel-Santos, Ph.D.'s Website
Kumud Acharya, Ph.D.

Anthropogenic N Loading and Impact on Microbial Biomass

Mentor: Kumud Acharya, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, DRI
Kumud Acharya, Ph.D.'s Website
DRI's Ecological Engineering Program
Penny Amy, Ph.D.

Microbial Ecology and Applied Microbiology

Mentor: Penny Amy, Ph.D.
Professor, School of Life Sciences, UNLV
Penny Amy, Ph.D.'s Website
Dennis A. Bazylinski, Ph.D.

Magnetotaxis of Bacteria

Mentor: Dennis A. Bazylinski, Ph.D.
Professor, School of Life Sciences, UNLV
Dennis A. Bazylinski, Ph.D.'s Website
Badwater Basin: Death Valley Microbe Thrives There
Elisabeth Hausrath, Ph.D.

Soil-forming Processes, Geochemistry and Geomicrobiology

Mentor: Elisabeth Hausrath, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Department of Geosciences, UNLV
Elisabeth Hausrath, Ph.D.'s Website
Brian P. Hedlund, Ph.D.

Microbial Ecology of Boiling and Near-boiling Springs in the Great Basin

Mentor: Brian P. Hedlund, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, School of Life Sciences, UNLV
Brian P. Hedlund, Ph.D.'s Website
Tengchong PIRE
Duane P. Moser, Ph.D.

Microbial Ecology of Desert Aquatic Systems: Deeply-sourced Springs and Aquifers, and Saline Lakes

Mentor: Duane P. Moser, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, DRI
Duane P. Moser, Ph.D.'s Website
Eduardo A. Robleto, Ph.D.

Stationary Phase Mutagenesis in Bacillus subtilus

Mentor: Eduardo A. Robleto, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, School of Life Sciences, UNLV
Eduardo A. Robleto, Ph.D.'s Website
Martin Schiller, Ph.D.

Bioinformatics and Structural Biology

Mentor: Martin Schiller, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, School of Life Sciences, UNLV
Martin Schiller, Ph.D.'s Website
Dr. Schiller's Bio-toolkit Project
Henry Sun, Ph.D.

Chirality and Early Life

Mentor: Henry Sun, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, DRI
Henry Sun, Ph.D.'s Website
Helen J. Wing, Ph.D.

Biology of Shigella in Extra-host Environments

Mentor: Helen J. Wing, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, School of Life Sciences, UNLV
Helen J. Wing, Ph.D.'s Website