About the Institute

About Silverman Hall

By providing a common ground for interdisciplinary research, the Institute will stimulate discoveries in the basic sciences and facilitate advances in the areas of disease prevention, detection, and treatment.

Welcome

In the continued tradition of groundbreaking interdisciplinary study at Northwestern, CLP research facilities unify the disciplines of chemistry, biology, engineering, and computational science. Previous significant developments by University chemistry and biology groups have attained widespread recognition for important biomedical and systems-level research. Similarly, University initiatives in structural biology, nanostructures, and biomaterials make Northwestern an especially appealing environment for an institute focused on the chemistry of life processes.

The physical and intellectual connections established within the biomedical research community by the CLP Institute will embody the University's dedication to unified innovation with a clear objective: unprecedented levels of scientific interaction and collaboration across the disciplines to reach high-level advancement in human health and treatment.

The Chemistry of Life Processes Institute will be housed in the Richard and Barbara Silverman Hall for Molecular Therapeutics and Diagnostics, expected to be completed in the Fall of 2009 (Rendering above)