University of Nebraska Medical Center Constructs Durham Research Center II

OMAHA, NEB. -
The University of Nebraska Medical Center is constructing the $74 million Durham Research Center II in Omaha. Construction began on the 10-story, 252,179-gsf facility in August of 2006. Featuring 98 technology-rich laboratories, investigator offices, and lab support, the facility will connect to UNMC’s existing Durham Research Center via a covered parkway. The facility will support multidisciplinary research on biosecurity, cancer, cardiovascular diseases, gastrointestinal and liver diseases, developmental biology, genetics and molecular genetics, neurobiology, and organ transplantation biology. The center will include laboratories for the testing of chemical and biological warfare agents for the University of Nebraska Center for Biosecurity. The project architect is HDR Inc. with RFD (Research Facilities Design) as laboratory design consultant. The facility will officially open in May of 2009.