History Repeats
Image above: Beckman Institute, City of Hope, Duarte California. When the NIH rejected a grant for synthetic insulin in the 1970s, researchers led by Arthur Riggs proceeded without federal funding. The rest is history. And history repeats itself.
Construction Progress
Despite federal changes, committed California institutes and researchers proceed with laboratory build-outs. Design and construction moves apace for laboratories including the City of Hope® and The Lundquist Institute, with a goal of delivering shared research laboratories this year. Funded by grants from CIRM (California Institute for Regenerative Medicine), teams are busy with construction of Shared Resource Laboratories (SRLs) serving different communities in California. SwiftEnvirons serves CIRM in developing and implementing the facilities component of the CIRM grants and our team includes Comstock Johnson Architects and Primebusiness.
Two Projects in Southern California
This note highlights the first two at City of Hope and The Lundquist Institute. Each of the two are independent and unique. The common thread are dedicated teams building out the spaces for science, education and collaboration in support of stem cell research in focussed disciplines. Both SRLs support a robust dedicated institution.
At City of Hope, the new SRL expands the infrastructure for a robust research program. City of Hope reports: “As an independent biomedical, treatment and education center, City of Hope is focused on basic and clinical research in cancer, diabetes and other chronic, life-threatening diseases… By having scientists, treatment staff and manufacturing facilities in close proximity, our treatment advances can travel from laboratory to patient with lifesaving speed.”
At the Lundquist Institute, the mantra is “Research within Reach (TM). They are “one of the few non-profit medical research institutes to be located on the same campus and to partner with a prestigious community-based academic medical hospital – Harbor-UCLA Medical Center.” Their history of partners and collaboration is as robust as the community they serve.
These two build-outs are moving quickly and will serve their respective communities. Each is focused on the development and delivery of cures for specific diseases and conditions. The SRLs will serve internal and other research partners. In addition, each has an education component that connects local K-12, community college and higher education to cutting edge stem cell research, growing the next generation of researchers while expanding today’s healthcare.
Above: At midpoint of construction, the SwiftEnvirons team visits with the City of Hope team, left to right: Joel Swift – SwiftEnvirons LLC, Taylor Smith, Desiree Guanzon, Ann Margaret Chrisney, Robert Dufau, Dan Eriksson- Comstock Johnson Architects, Nadia Carlesso, John Termini, Dean N Ranns – Primebusiness.
Resources:
California Institute for Regenerative Medicine:
City of Hope research:
https://www.cityofhope.org/research
The Lundquist Institute:
https://lundquist.org/research
SwiftEnvirons LLC:
Comstock Johnson Architects:
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