Contact & Directions for the Division of Genetics Research

Interim Division Chief

Philip A. Cole, MD, PhD
New Research Building
77 Avenue Louis Pasteur, 1st Floor
Boston, MA 02115
Phone: 617-525-5208

Area Map

Longwood Area Map (pdf)

Driving Directions

From South of Boston

Take I-93 North to exit 26 (Cambridge/Storrow Drive). Keep left at the end of the ramp and take the underpass to Storrow Drive. Follow Storrow Drive approximately 2.5 miles to the Kenmore Square exit (on the left). Bear right at end of the exit ramp into Kenmore Square. Take the leftmost fork at the intersection onto Brookline Avenue. Follow Brookline Avenue approximately 2 miles (Beth Israel Hospital will be on left) until Longwood Avenue. Take left onto Longwood Avenue and follow approximately ¼ mile. Take a left onto Avenue Louis Pasteur. NRB is the second building on the left; it is the large, mostly glass structure.

From West of Boston

Take I-90 East (Massachusetts Turnpike) to exit 18 (Cambridge/Allston). Bear right after toll booth at the end of the exit ramp. Turn right after the lights (before the bridge) onto Storrow Drive. Follow Storrow Drive (about one mile) to the Kenmore Square exit. Bear right at the end of the exit ramp into Kenmore Square. Take the leftmost fork at the intersection onto Brookline Avenue. Follow Brookline Avenue approximately 2 miles (Beth Israel Hospital will be on left) until Longwood Avenue. Take a left onto Longwood Avenue and follow approximately ¼ mile. Take a left onto Avenue Louis Pasteur. NRB is the second building on the left; it is the large, mostly glass structure.

From North of Boston

Take I-93 South to exit 26 (Storrow Drive/North Station). Keep left at the end of the ramp and take the underpass to Storrow Drive. Follow Storrow Drive approximately 2.5 miles to the Kenmore Square exit (on the left). Bear right at the end of the exit ramp into Kenmore Square. Take the leftmost fork at the intersection onto Brookline Avenue. Follow Brookline Avenue approximately 2 miles (Beth Israel Hospital will be on the left) until Longwood Avenue. Take a left onto Longwood Avenue and follow approximately ¼ mile. Take a left onto Avenue Louis Pasteur. NRB is the second building on the left; it is the large, mostly glass structure.

MBTA

D Line Subway

Take the train to Longwood Station. From the station, turn left on to Chapel Street and walk up a short hill to Longwood Avenue. Turn left onto Longwood Avenue and follow it until Avenue Louis Pasteur. Take a left and NRB is the second building on the left; it is the large, mostly glass structure. (About a 15 minute walk from the Longwood Station).

E Line Subway

Take the train to Longwood Medical Area Station. From the stop, proceed down Longwood Avenue towards the hospitals. Take a right onto Avenue Louis Pasteur and NRB is the second building on the left; it is the large, mostly glass structure. (About a 10 minute walk from the Longwood Medical Area Station).

47 Bus

Central Square, Cambridge - Albany St. Via South End Medical Area, Dudley Station & Longwood Medical Area
Exit bus in the front of Children's Hospital. Proceed down Longwood Avenue (towards Harvard Medical School) and take a left onto Avenue Louis Pasteur.

CT2 Bus

Kendall Square Station - Ruggles Station Via Longwood Medical Area
Exit the bus in front of Children's Hospital. Proceed down Longwood Avenue (towards Harvard Medical School) and take a left onto Avenue Louis Pasteur.

Parking

There is metered on-street parking throughout the Longwood Area. There are also several public, hourly lots in the area. The NRB garage is not public. If you have arranged parking there, the entrance is at the far end of the building, off of Avenue Louis Pasteur.