Second Baxter building advances UofL research agenda
UofL President James Ramsey, Ph.D., gestures toward a portrait of Delia B. Baxter, for whom the new research building is named, during an April 4 dedication ceremony. Baxter established a foundation to support medical research in 1959.
UofL took another step toward national preeminence April 4 with the dedication of the Delia B. Baxter Biomedical Research Building.
The new facility, commonly known on UofL's Health Sciences Center campus as "Baxter II," is a twin of the Donald E. Baxter, M.D. Biomedical Research Building that opened in 1999.
With more than 130,000 square feet on five levels, the building houses 48 wet labs, 48 support labs, conference facilities and an expansion of the Research Resource Center.
"We are proud to be opening this facility," said UofL President James Ramsey, Ph.D.
"This building will allow us to proceed full steam ahead to achieve our mission of becoming a preeminent metropolitan research university."
Baxter II will be home to teams conducting research in aging, oncology, molecular cardiology, genetics and molecular medicine, bioengineering, and pediatrics.
"Each of the programs establishing labs in Baxter II is experiencing rapid growth in scientific discovery and financial support," explained Joel Kaplan, M.D., executive vice president for health sciences at UofL.
"The new building and lab support will be an additional boost to each program and to the university as a whole."
The $41 million project was funded through the Commonwealth of Kentucky, the Donald E. and Delia B. Baxter Foundation, and Norton Healthcare.
