REU Schedule
Program Dates: 5/21/23 - 7/29/23
*Summer 2024 schedule still being finalized
2023 REU Schedule
Week 1: May 21 - May 27, 2023
- Monday: Move-in Day
- Tuesday through Friday: Orientation and Research Bootcamp
Week 2: May 28 - June 3, 2023
- Monday: Memorial Day (off)
- Wednesday: Professional Development
- Thursday: RA Networking
- Friday: Social Event
Week 3: June 6 - June 10, 2023
- Tuesday: Journal Club
- Wednesday: Professional Development
- Thursday: RA Networking
Week 4: June 11 - June 17, 2023
- Monday: Tour
- Tuesday: Journal Club
- Wednesday: Professional Development
- Thursday: RA Networking
Week 5: June 18 - June 24, 2023
- Monday: Juneteenth (off)
- Tuesday: Journal Club
- Wednesday: Professional Development
- Thursday: RA Networking
- Friday: Social Event
Week 6: June 25 - July 1, 2023
- Monday: Tour
- Tuesday: Journal Club
- Wednesday: Professional Development
- Thursday: RA Networking
Week 7: July 2 - July 8, 2023
- Monday: Journal Club
- Tuesday: Independence Day (off)
- Wednesday: Professional Development
- Thursday: RA Networking
Week 8: July 9 - July 15, 2023
- Tuesday: Journal Club
- Wednesday: Professional Development
- Thursday: RA Networking
- Friday: Social Event
Week 9: July 16 - July 22, 2023
- Wednesday: Professional Development
- Thursday: RA Networking
Week 10: July 23 - July 29, 2023
- Thursday: Research Symposium
- Friday: Move Out Day
Research Bootcamp:
Includes an introduction to BMMB and research conducted by faculty mentors, an orientation to campus, biosafety and research ethics, and introduction to the laboratory workshop.
Research Immersion:
Students will be immersed in a 9-week research experience in an individual REU mentor’s laboratory. Faculty mentors will introduce the overall project goals and schedule weekly meetings with BUCKEYE REU students. Research ambassadors will serve as the day-to-day mentor in the laboratory.
Lunch workshops:
During weeks 2-8, students will attend professional development workshops over lunch. These workshops are designed to help students prepare for graduate school. Students will also have the opportunity to engage with professional development offerings hosted by the Graduate School’s Summer Research Opportunities Program (SROP).
Tours:
BUCKEYE REU students will have the opportunity to tour Ohio State's Wexner Medical Center (OSUWMC) and the Battelle Memorial Institute (BMI) during weeks four and seven.
Journal Clubs:
Throughout the 10 week program students will participate in six journal club meetings. The journal club meetings will support the student’s comprehension of scientific literature and technical communication skills, through reviewing and presenting on journal articles selected by the student with their faculty mentor.
Social and Networking Events:
Beyond research and professional development students will have the opportunity to network and socialize with current graduate students and other Ohio State REU students.
Research Ambassador Networking:
Starting in week two, research ambassadors and BUCKEYE REU students will convene without faculty research mentors for a near-peer mentorship and networking session. Students will be exposed to current graduate student research and can openly ask questions about summer research and/or graduate school in general.