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Visiting IGSB

The Institute's main office is currently located in the Cummings Life Sciences Center at The University of Chicago. The office will move to its permanent home in the Jules and Gwen Knapp Center for Biomedical Discovery when the new building opens in 2009. [more info] link to about : overview

Main Office Address:

Institute for Genomics & Systems Biology
The University of Chicago
900 East 57th Street, KCBD room 10010D
Chicago, IL 60637

Phone: 773 834 3913
Fax: 773 834 2877
Email: igsb@bsd.uchicago.edu
Map: http://maps.uchicago.edu/westquad/cummings.html

Getting to the University of Chicago and IGSB:

Mass Transit:

http://maps.uchicago.edu/directions/masstransit.shtml

Taxi or Shuttle:

http://maps.uchicago.edu/directions/taxi.shtml

A taxi will cost between $25-$30 from downtown Chicago.

Driving Directions:

http://maps.uchicago.edu/directions/car.shtml

Parking:

Street parking is limited on campus during the week. Metered Parking is available on Ellis Avenue between 57th and 59th Streets. Some free parking is also available on the street.

The large parking structure between Maryland and Cottage Grove is open to visitors for a fee. Contact the Hospitals Parking Office at (773) 702-6257 for more information. http://maps.uchicago.edu/directions/parking/westquad.shtml

Short term parking is also available in the metered Visitor Parking Lot on Ellis between 55th and 56th Street. http://maps.uchicago.edu/directions/parking/north.shtml

Campus Parking: http://maps.uchicago.edu/directions/parking/

Maps for Chicago, Hyde Park and the University of Chicago: http://maps.uchicago.edu/

Accommodation:

The University of Chicago is located about 6 miles south of downtown Chicago. Thus you can stay on the University campus or in a downtown hotel, from which you can travel by train, bus, or taxi to the University.

Several area hotels offer discounted rates for people on University business. IGSB visitors should contact Liza Herendeen at (773) 834 3913 (lherend1@bsd.uchicago.edu) for more information on accommodation.