6670 Bertner Ave, Houston, TX 77030
The following locations can be found in the Texas Medical Center. For parking and mass transit information visit, TMC Parking.
Houston Methodist Research Institute Building
John. F. Bookout Auditorium- 2nd floor- The conference will be held in this auditorium.
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Learn more about how we are delivering on our commitment to leading medicine from the earliest phase of discovery in a lab to the testing new drugs or therapies in clinical trials.
The Houston Methodist Research Institute is a biomedical laboratory for translational research, designed to attract the very best scientists, physicians, and engineers.
Prominently situated on the Texas Medical Center’s north campus, the 12-story facility contains six floors of open research space, housing a variety of laboratories and support spaces for the study of infectious diseases. With labs, offices, and amenities to accommodate 90 Principal Investigators across a variety of disciplines, KPF’s design provides a welcoming front door that leads to a large public atrium, enables clear and easy circulation with carefully planned wayfinding, links major public spaces, and maximizes access to natural light.
Common break-out areas connect the facility’s two programmatically-defined volumes, the curved office bar and the lab block, encouraging interdisciplinary communication and providing opportunities for informal gatherings. Together with the hospital’s KPF-designed North Campus Expansion and new Emergency Department, this endeavor transforms the Methodist Hospital System’s Houston Campus into a world-class institute.
For Travel information, please see the detailed information at:
https://www.houstonmethodist.org/global/plan-your-visit/visiting-houston/travel-options/
Plane
Hobby (HOU) and Bush Intercontinental (IAH) Airports.
Super Shuttle offers shuttle service from Hobby and Bush Intercontinental Airports to Texas Medical Center area hotels. The shuttle service can be reached at 713.523.8888 or at supershuttle.com.
Bus/Rail
Houston Methodist Hospital is conveniently located on the METRORail line at the Dryden/Texas Medical Center (TMC) stop.
The Red Line travels along Main Street connecting downtown Houston and the Texas Medical Center. You'll exit at the TMC Transit Center.
The Green Line travels through downtown Houston, the Theater District, EaDo (East Downtown) and the Second Ward.
The Purple Line travels through downtown Houston, the Theater District and the Third Ward (southeast of downtown).
If you're coming from areas along the Green or Purple Line and need to get to the Texas Medical Center area, you can transfer to the Red Line at the Central Stations in downtown Houston and ride southbound. You'll be onboard for approximately 22 minutes.
All METRORail vehicles are ADA accessible, offer free Wi-Fi and come equipped with video surveillance security cameras.
Hotels
Information about hotels and motels near the conference venue (Houston Methodist Research Institute) can be found here:
https://www.houstonmethodist.org/global/plan-your-visit/visiting-houston/hotels-accommodations/
Houston Marriot Medical Center is located next to the conference venue and is connected via Skybridge.
6580 Fannin St., Houston, TX 77030
(Connected via Skybridge to Scurlock Tower)
Reservations are available online or at +1.281.946.0477. Please state “Medical Rate” to receive a special discounted rate.
Many hotels in the Houston area offer complimentary shuttle service between the hotel and Houston Methodist Hospital for added convenience during your stay. We recommend asking your hotel’s customer-service representative whether this option is available to you.
PARKING
Self-Parking
Outpatient Center
Scurlock Tower
Smith Tower
Texas Medical Center Garage 1
Texas Medical Center Garage 7
Valet Parking
Dunn Tower (access from Fannin Street)
Neurosensory/Jones Tower (access from John Freeman Blvd)
Outpatient Center (access from John Freeman Blvd)
Research Institute (access from Bertner Ave.)
Scurlock Tower (access from Fannin Street)
Smith Tower (access from Main Street)