Tulane University’s downtown campus is in the midst of a historic transformation.
And while you might not be able to “see” all the changes, what’s happening behind the walls of some of Tulane’s iconic buildings promises to pave the way for the downtown campus’ rebirth as a national research and innovation powerhouse.
The largest project to date is taking place at the Hutchinson Memorial Building, 1430 Tulane Ave., home of Tulane Medical School since 1930. The building’s seventh floor is undergoing a $35 million renovation which, when completed in 2025, will feature new and renovated research lab space, support labs, offices and conference spaces. The project will provide room for 20 additional research principal investigators, or leaders of research projects, and their teams. A smaller renovation on the fifth floor will provide space for two to three principal investigators.