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Cancer Research Center – D.C. Location and Facilities

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The Cancer Research Center in Washington, D.C., is located on the site of the former Walter Reed Army Medical Center on the Children’s National Research and Innovation Campus in a newly renovated state of the art research building that also houses teams of researchers from the genetic medicine research center and rare disease institute of Children’s National Hospital, the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority BLUE KNIGHT biotechnology incubator, and the Johnson and Johnson’s JLABS life science and healthcare incubator.

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Visiting the Cancer Research Center – D.C.

Address:  7144 13th Pl NW, Washington, DC 20012

By train: From Union Station, take the Red Line Metro toward Glenmont to the Takoma station. The campus is a 20-minute walk or a 5-minute ride-share trip from the station.

By air: From Reagan National Airport, take the Yellow Line Metro to Gallery Place, and the Red Line to Takoma Station. The campus is a 20-minute walk or a 5-minute ride-share trip from the station.

Parking: If you drive, parking is available on campus in an LED-lit, 975-space garage.

 

Where to Stay


The Virginia Tech Office of Health Sciences and Technology maintains a pair of furnished, two bedroom apartments near the research and innovation campus. The apartments, at The Vale, located at 6800 Georgia Ave N.W., are available to students on a first come, first served basis. First priority is given to Virginia Tech graduate students.

To stay in one of the apartments, email FBRI_dchousing@vtc.vt.edu for more information, to check availablility, and to complete the occupancy information sheet required by apartment management.