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U-M Biomedical Science Research Building Virtual Tour

Construction is underway at the U-M Medical School for a new Biomedical Science Research Building. With an expected completion in 2005, the approximately 470,000 gross-square-foot building will house faculty and scientists in a flexible environment whose architectural integrity fosters project collaboration and intellectual innovation. For example, space is being planned around scientific themes rather than the traditional department model so that faculty working on similar projects will be encouraged by proximity to collaborate and innovate.

For an on-line animated tour of the BSRB, click on one of the following links. If you do not have a video player, click on one of the free downloads:

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Some examples of the programmatic themes likely to be located in the BSRB are:

  • Geriatrics and biogerontology - Cellular and molecular biology of aging and late life diseases
  • Immunology - Basic, translational and clinical investigations of how the immune system defends against viruses, bacteria and other pathogens
  • Cardiovascular science - Genetics, developmental biology and design of treatment strategies for the heart and its blood vessels
  • Cellular and molecular therapeutics - The integration of the disciplines of genetics, biochemistry, microbiology, immunobiology and cell biology at the cellular and molecular levels for a better understanding of health and disease
  • Organogenesis - Unraveling the basic mechanisms by which organs and tissues are formed and maintained in order to correct acquired and genetic human diseases
  • Neuroscience - Understanding the fundamental biology of brain cells, functions of the brain, and the impact of genetic variations, for improved treatments of brain disorders

Both its focus on collaborative, multidisciplinary research and its location on the medical campus will make the BSRB an important hub in the University's development of a Life Sciences Initiative.

Additional construction details, including drawings and a site map, are located at http://www.plantext.bf.umich.edu/plantext/projects/BSRB/index.html

 

 

 

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