By Marsha Elliott Put on your hiking boots. Dozens of scientists operate 51 research laboratories. Collectively, they generate a lot of energy. The daily hum and buzz never ceases.
Lights flicker off and on during the night.
The BMR is an engine fueled by intellect. The Biomedical Research Building was constructed in 1993 and has more than 250,000 square feet of laboratory, classroom and office space. Some of them focus on basic research, some combine bench science with clinical practice and others are strictly curious about clinical research. Meet Leslie Parent, M.D., assistant professor of medicine and microbiology and immunology, who became interested in infectious diseases while a medical student. Today, she devotes 25 percent of her time to direct patient care, spending the remainder in the lab where she conducts research on retroviruses.