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University of Nebraska Medical Center Renovates Cancer Research Facility
The University of Nebraska Medical Center will begin construction in 2011 on a $10.7 million renovation of its cancer research building in Omaha. The facility will house biomedical and biodefense research and is slated for completion in June of 2012. The project is supported by $8 million in federal stimulus funding from the National Institutes of Health.
Liverpool Hospital Breaks Ground on Translational Research Facility
Liverpool Hospital broke ground in April of 2010 on the $46.9 million Ingham Health Research Facility in Sydney, Australia. Housing up to 340 biomedical researchers, the four-story translational research center is expected to open in March of 2012. The facility will be able to accommodate up to 48 projects simultaneously. Air bridges will connect the Ingham Health Research Facility to the adjacent hospital.
University of Illinois at Chicago College of Dentistry Upgrades Research Facilities
The University of Illinois at Chicago College of Dentistry was awarded $10 million in federal stimulus funding in April of 2010 to upgrade its research facilities. The sustainably-designed project will create a clinical and translational research center with renovated laboratories and core facilities. Construction will begin in January of 2011 with completion by January of 2012. The project will include expansion of an existing animal research center to three times its current size.
University of Guelph Plans Centre for Biodiversity Genomics
The University of Guelph is planning to construct the $18 million Centre for Biodiversity Genomics in Guelph, Ontario. Designed by HOK, the facility will house laboratory space for genome sequencing and bar coding. The two-story building will serve as the headquarters for the International Barcode of Life Project (iBOL).
University of Leicester Builds Animal Research Facility
The University of Leicester will begin construction in early summer of 2010 on a £15 million animal research facility in the United Kingdom. The project will provide biomedical research laboratories and vivarium space for mice and rats. Completion is expected in early 2011.