The Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics

.:. S P O T L I G H T .:.

Dr. Gerard Nau

After receiving his Bachelors degree in Microbiology from the University of Notre Dame, Dr. Nau completed a combined MD, PhD in Immunology through the... < more>

.:. F A S T F A C T S .:.

The Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics is ranked 3rd in Microbiology by the National Institutes of Health for 2003.

Mailing Address:

The Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics
E1240 Biomedical Science Tower
200 Lothrop Street
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15261

Phone: (412) 648-9570
Fax: (412) 624-8997
E-mail: info@mmg.pitt.edu

Maps:

The City of Pittsburgh
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The University of Pittsburgh
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Parking Instructions:

Please use the parking lots in and around the Biomedical Science Tower (indicated on the campus map above by a blue 'P'). A printable 2005-2006 University of Pittsburgh Campus Map is available here.

Directions:

From I-386 (aka "Parkway East"):
Take I-386 west towards Pittsburgh
Get off at Exit 3B - Oakland
Turn right onto Bates Street and proceed up the hill
Turn left onto McKee Place
Turn right onto Forbes Avenue (this is a one-way street)
Turn left onto Meyran Avenue
Turn left onto Fifth Avenue (this is a one-way street)
Turn right onto Lothrop Street

From I-279 South (aka "Parkway West"):
Take I-279 north towards Pittsburgh
Go through the Fort Pitt tunnel and across the Fort Pitt bridge
Merge off at Exit 6A - I-376 East
Merge onto I-376
Get off at Exit 2A - Oakland/Forbes Avenue
Merge onto Forbes Avenue (this is a one-way street)
Turn left onto Meyran Avenue
Turn left onto Fifth Avenue (this is a one-way street)
Turn right onto Lothrop Street

From I-279 North (aka "Parkway North"):
Take I-279 south towards Pittsburgh
Merge onto the Veterans Bridge
I-279 becomes I-579 (aka "Crosstown Boulevard")
Merge onto the Boulevard of the Allies
Get off on the Forbes Avenue exit (this is the next 'exit' after I-376 - it comes up quick!)
Merge onto Forbes Avenue (this is a one-way street)
Turn left onto Meyran Avenue
Turn left onto Fifth Avenue (this is a one-way street)
Turn right onto Lothrop Street