Modell Center for Immunology

February 15, 2008

Jeffrey Modell Center for Immunology, Harvard Medical School, Boston

This view, taken through an atrium window, looks towards the Warren Alpert Building (to the left, with the large windows) and the attached Armenise Building, an original 1907 structure on Harvard Medical School's main quadrangle.

The Jeffrey Modell Center opened in November of 2007 as the new headquarters for my graduate school program, the Harvard Immunology Program. Named for a 15-year-old boy who died of primary immunodeficiency years ago, the small building houses an atrium, 4 offices, a conference room, library, and large lecture room with seating for approximately 60-70 people. Having completed my labwork a little early, I decided to grab a cozy chair in the center and read a book while the clouds passed over the skylit atrium.

(Note: if you view the wayfaring map linked to the right and zoom in, you will see the center under construction, as well as a red construction crane in front of the Armenise building. The crane had to lift building materials over Armenise in order to access the inner courtyard that is closed off by the Armenise and Alpert buildings - this is where the Modell Center now resides.)