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SAA 2004: Invitation for a tour of the Whitehead Institute 

The following tour announcement is posted on behalf of STHC Steering Committee member Ewa 
Basinska at MIT. Do not hit "Reply" or your response will go to the entire list; instead, 
send a New email message to Ewa. --RJ


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Come and join us in "Exploring the Micro-Universe":

Date and time: 
Wednesday, 8/4/04, 2-4pm, followed by a visit to the Institute Archives, at MIT

Tour Beginning Location: 
Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research, Nine Cambridge Center, Cambridge, MA 02142

Tour Ending Location: 
Institute Archives and Special Collections, MIT, Room 14N-118, Cambridge, MA 02139

RSVP by July 15, 2004 to: 
Ewa M. Basinska, Institute Archives and Special Collections, MIT, Room 14N-118, Cambridge, 
MA 02139, 617-258-553
basinska@mit.edu

Please include "Whitehead Tour" in the subject line of your e-mail message.


The tour will take visitors to the Whitehead Institute (located at the edge of the MIT campus), 
a leading research and educational institution in biomedical sciences. While the Whitehead Institute 
is affiliated with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in its teaching activities, it is fully 
independent in its research programs, governance, and finance. Its research programs range from 
cancer and infectious disease research, structural biology, genetics, and developmental biology 
research, to transgenic science. Research efforts at the former Center for Genome Research, the 
largest federally funded center for genome mapping and sequencing in the United States, contributed 
one third of the human genome sequence announced in June 2000. In spring 2003, Whitehead, MIT, and 
Harvard entered into an unparalleled partnership, promoting the natural outgrowth of the Genome 
Center into the Broad Institute. The Broad is poised to become a world leader in the development of 
genetics-based medicine. After a brief overview of the Whitehead Institute’s history, visitors, guided 
by the Whitehead Institute fellows, will have a chance to see the research facilities and to visit 
the newly formed Broad Institute. 

The tour will end at the Institute Archives and Special Collections of the Massachusetts Institute 
of Technology with an exhibit of selected archival and manuscript materials from the holdings.

Additional Comments: 
The total number of participants is limited to 25. There are some additional restrictions: no one 
under the age of 14 can enter the lab, and no one under the age of 18 can enter without parental 
consent. A list of names will be needed in advance, for security registration. In addition to the 
your name, please provide your title and your institutional affiliation.

Transportation: 
The Whitehead Institute is only two subway stops away from the Boston Park Plaza Hotel. It is located 
on the MBTA Red Line at the Kendall Square/MIT stop. Exit the T station and walk away from Boston 
(away from the river) on Main Street. The Whitehead Institute is two blocks up on the right, at the 
corner of Main Street and Galileo Galilei Way. For driving directions see: http://www.wi.mit.edu/who/who_directions.html 
Those participants who would like to gather in the lobby of the Boston Park Plaza Hotel and depart 
for the trip from there are asked to indicate so in their response to Ewa Basinska.
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