Construction on the 167,000 square-foot Academic Research Building is near completion. Equipment will be moved into the building later this month, and researchers should be working in the building by April, project coordinators say. The research building is the largest addition to the Health Center campus in 25 years. Generate millions of dollars in government and industry grants through the work of its research staff. In addition, special emphasis will be placed on research which can be transferred to industry and start-up businesses, Dr. Cutler said.
Medical research can create new, high technology jobs with lasting economic benefits to our state.
We're eager to partner our unique resources with emerging high technology innovations. Also, medical education at the Health Center stands to benefit from increased research activity. The addition of new faculty members will offer graduate students new opportunities to pursue research and clinical activities, explained Richard Berlin, M.D., Associate Dean for Research, Planning and Coordination with the School of Medicine. Until we adopted the first strategic plan and began construction on the new research building, we were not able to expand our faculty. Dr. Berlin worked closely with the architects during the design process for the new building.