Program Directors

The CRC is supported by a grant from the National Center for Research Resources (NCRR) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). James Madara, M.D., is the principal investigator. Roy E. Weiss, M.D., Ph.D., is the program director. David A. Ehrmann, M.D., is the associate program director and director of informatics. Mark Lingen, DDS, Ph.D. is assistant program director and director of the core laboratory.

CRC Management and Staff

Our mailing address is:

Clinical Research Center
The University of Chicago
Mail Code 7100
5841 S. Maryland Ave.
Chicago, Illinois 60637

Directions to the CRC

Useful maps to use with the following directions can be found at http://www.uchicago.edu/docs/maps/

The General Clinical Research Center (CRC) at the University of Chicago is located in the Billings Hospital, W-5 Corridor of the University of Chicago Hospitals.

The medical center is situated on the campus of the University of Chicago.

To reach the Clinical Research Center at the University of Chicago:

By car from southbound Lakeshore Drive

1. Turn west (right) on 57th Drive, at the traffic light in front of the Museum of Science and Industry.
2. Follow 57th west past the museum and continue as it curves to the left (south).
3. Shortly after curving to the south, watch for a gray and white sign on the right pointing to the University of Chicago (Midway Plaisance).
4. Turn right on the Midway Plaisance and proceed west under the Metra Tracks.
5. Continue west along the Midway approximately 1 mile, through several traffic lights. You will pass the University of Chicago campus to the north and south of the Midway.
6. Turn right on Cottage Grove Avenue (traffic light) and immediately right again on 59th Street (essentially a U-turn).
7. Proceed one block east on 59th Street to Maryland, where the entrance to the parking garage is well marked.
8. Turn left on Maryland; we suggest you leave your car with the valet parking service.
9. You may use any of 3 pedestrian entrances on Maryland Avenue directly across from the parking garage.
10. When you have entered the building, ask for directions to Physical Therapy, which is in the middle of the complex on the first floor. Enter Physical Therapy and proceed to elevator number 1.
11. Take elevator number 1 to the 5th floor. You will be at the nursing station of the Clinical Research Center when you exit the elevator.
All of our offices and facilities are on the W-5 floor of the Gilman-Smith wing of Billings Hospital.

By car from the Dan Ryan Expressway (I-80/90/94)

1. Exit on Garfield Boulevard (5500 south) and turn east.
2. Proceed east to Martin Luther King Drive; go straight through the traffic light and enter Washington Park. At the fork bear right.
3. Shortly after bearing right (south), turn left (east) on 57th Street. Immediately turn right (south) at the traffic light at Cottage Grove Avenue. Proceed 3 blocks south to 59th Street.
4. Turn left (east) on 59th Street. Proceed one block on 59th Street to Maryland, where the entrance to the parking garage is well marked.
5. Turn left on Maryland; we suggest you leave your car with the valet parking service.
6. You may use any of 3 pedestrian entrances on Maryland Avenue directly across from the parking garage.
7. When you have entered the building, ask for directions to Physical Therapy, which is in the middle of the complex on the first floor. Enter Physical Therapy and proceed to elevator number 1.
8. Take elevator number 1 to the 5th floor. You will be at the nursing station of the Clinical Research Center when you exit the elevator.
All of our offices and facilities are on the W-5 floor of the Gilman-Smith wing of Billings Hospital.

From the University of Chicago campus

1. Enter the Medical Center at 5812 S. Ellis Avenue.
2. When you have entered the building, ask for directions to Physical Therapy, which is in the middle of the complex on the first floor. Enter Physical Therapy and proceed to elevator number 1.
3. Take elevator number 1 to the 5th floor. You will be at the nursing station of the Clinical Research Center when you exit the elevator.
All of our offices and facilities are on the W-5 floor of the Gilman-Smith wing of Billings Hospital.

By Public Transportation From the Loop

You may reach the University of Chicago campus from the Loop via CTA public transportation or Metra Illinois Central railroad.
CTA - Bus or 'El"
1. Take the #6 Jeffrey Express bus (which boards on State Street) south to 59th street and Stony Island Avenue. Walk west to 59th street and S. Ellis Avenue and then north to the entrance at 5812 S. Ellis. -or-
2. Take the Red line ("Howard El") (which boards on State Street) south to 55th street (Garfield Blvd.) and then take CTA bus # 55 west to S. Ellis and 55th. Walk south to the entrance at 5812. S. Ellis. -or-
3. Take the CTA bus # 4 (the "Cottage Grove" bus) south to Cottage Grove Avenue and 59th street and walk east to the pedestrian entrances on S. Maryland Avenue. -or-
4. Take the #171 and #172 CTA University of Chicago Hyde-Park bus routes which both stop at 58th Street and Ellis Avenue. Enter the building at 5812 S. Ellis.
5. When you have entered the building, ask for directions to Physical Therapy, which is in the middle of the complex on the first floor. Enter Physical Therapy and proceed to elevator number 1.
6. Take elevator number 1 to the 5th floor. You will be at the nursing station of the Clinical Research Center when you exit the elevator.
All of our offices and facilities are on the W-5 floor of the Gilman-Smith wing of Billings Hospital.

Metra Illinois Central ("IC") Railroad
1. Take the Illinois Central to Hyde Park 59th Street and walk west to S. Ellis Avenue. The Illinois Central boards at the Randolph Street station (Randolph and Michigan avenues). Use the entrance at 5812 S. Ellis to reach the CRC.
2. When you have entered the building, ask for directions to Physical Therapy, which is in the middle of the complex on the first floor. Enter Physical Therapy and proceed to elevator number 1.
3. Take elevator number 1 to the 5th floor. You will be at the nursing station of the Clinical Research Center when you exit the elevator.
All of our offices and facilities are on the W-5 floor of the Gilman-Smith wing of Billings Hospital.

Employment For Students
Student employees must be enrolled in a graduate or undergraduate degree program at the University of Chicago. We do not normally have positions for college or graduate students from other schools, nor for high school students.

Currently we have no openings for students. Other available student positions at the University of Chicago can be viewed at the Student Employment Website.

The University of Chicago is an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer.

Employment For Professionals
The Clinical Research Center occasionally has openings for administrative, technical, and professional personnel such as nurses and nutritionists. Available staff positions at the University of Chicago can be viewed at Human Resources' Website.

Other positions of interest may be found at the University of Chicago Hospitals' employment page http://www.uchospitals.edu/joblist.jhtml

Sorry, we cannot provide either paid or volunteer research opportunities for M.D.s or Ph.D.s.

The University of Chicago is an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer.