CMM Design

Each of its research centers - Structural Biology, Infectious Diseases, Developmental Genetics, and Cancer & Cancer Genetics - represents an important, cutting-edge area of biomedical research. The interactive design and open laboratories of the facility foster the rapid exchange of knowledge and ideas between academic and clinical researchers from different disciplines. Special programs have been developed to maximize interactions between students and scientists. These innovative collaborations result in the unraveling of critical mysteries in biology and medicine, leading to new life-saving discoveries, procedures, and treatments.

"We wanted to create an expression of open air and space leaking out," says Gerald Schiff, who designed the building and is a principal architect of Abramavitz, Kingsland and Schiff. Day-to-day interactions among researchers are further enhanced by a conference room/library/lounge area at the end of each floor with curved windows that overlook Long Island's majestic North Shore. Sky walkways­physical and intellectual bridges - connect the CMM to areas of parallel activity in the Life Sciences Building.

The Centers for Molecular Medicine is housed in the same building as the Biology Learning Laboratories, promoting frequent, direct contact among undergraduate students, graduate students, postdoctoral fellows, and faculty. The close juxtaposition of these state-of-the-art research and training facilities increases the exposure of students to cutting-edge science and enhances the ability of our next generation of leading scientists to get involved in biomedical research at an early stage in their careers