The University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey (UMDNJ) has completed construction of the 145,000-sf Child Health Institute in New Brunswick, N.J. Part of the Robert Wood Johnson Medical School of UMDNJ, the $72 million facility was developed in partnership with the New Brunswick Development Corporation. Designed by Princeton-based The Hillier Group, the comprehensive biomedical research center will accommodate research on the prevention, treatment and cure of childhood diseases with an emphasis on translational medicine. Housing three floors of research labs, a transgenic vivarium, special procedure rooms, temperature spaces, and a darkroom, the facility features flexible, open lab modules served by a linear shared equipment room. A clinical research center, a pediatric ambulatory care center, conference rooms, and administrative offices are also located in the building. The construction manager for the project was Trenton, N.J.-based Jingoli Construction.
