HSRB-II Is open for business
By Sam Marie Engle
The gorgeous new Health Sciences Research Building-II, affectionately referred to as HSRB-II, wows visitors and occupants alike. Now more than 1,000 Emory University researchers can get on with investigations to solve the most complex human health problems.
Emory Radiology-affiliated labs now housed in the HSRB-II include the Laboratory of Functional Molecular Imaging and Nanomedicine led by Hui Mao, PhD, professor; the Radiopharmaceutical Discovery Lab led by Steven Liang, PhD, professor; Fleischer Biomedical Spectroscopy and Imaging Lab led by Candace Fleischer, PhD, assistant professor; the Computational NeuroImaging and Neuroscience Lab led by Deqiang Qiu, PhD, associate professor; the Musculoskeletal Research and Quantitative Imaging Lab led by David Reiter, PhD, assistant professor; and the lab of Kaudinya Gopinath, PhD, assistant professor.
"HSRB-II is going to propel Emory Radiology researchers to new heights!" predicts Elizabeth Krupinski, PhD, vice chair for research. "With state-of-the-art imaging equipment and radiochemistry facilities, it affords our researchers the necessary infrastructure to compete successfully for grants and conduct studies that will translate directly to enhanced patient care. Clinical and basic science colleagues from diverse departments within Emory and from around the world will be reaching out to collaborate and innovate. We look forward to recruiting new faculty to further expand the depth and breadth of research foci and to invite trainees to work in this amazing facility with our world-class faculty."
The gorgeous new Health Sciences Research Building-II, affectionately referred to as HSRB-II, wows visitors and occupants alike. Now more than 1,000 Emory University researchers can get on with investigations to solve the most complex human health problems.
Emory Radiology-affiliated labs now housed in the HSRB-II include the Laboratory of Functional Molecular Imaging and Nanomedicine led by Hui Mao, PhD, professor; the Radiopharmaceutical Discovery Lab led by Steven Liang, PhD, professor; Fleischer Biomedical Spectroscopy and Imaging Lab led by Candace Fleischer, PhD, assistant professor; the Computational NeuroImaging and Neuroscience Lab led by Deqiang Qiu, PhD, associate professor; the Musculoskeletal Research and Quantitative Imaging Lab led by David Reiter, PhD, assistant professor; and the lab of Kaudinya Gopinath, PhD, assistant professor.
"HSRB-II is going to propel Emory Radiology researchers to new heights!" predicts Elizabeth Krupinski, PhD, vice chair for research. "With state-of-the-art imaging equipment and radiochemistry facilities, it affords our researchers the necessary infrastructure to compete successfully for grants and conduct studies that will translate directly to enhanced patient care. Clinical and basic science colleagues from diverse departments within Emory and from around the world will be reaching out to collaborate and innovate. We look forward to recruiting new faculty to further expand the depth and breadth of research foci and to invite trainees to work in this amazing facility with our world-class faculty."
The soaring atrium of HSRB-II, where graduate students met visiting scholar Zhi-Pei Liang, PhD, (middle), Franklin W. Woeltge Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering in the Beckman Institute of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
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An Emory Report story celebrating the ribbon-cutting ceremony notes, "The building’s design features a natural-light filled central atrium with a living five-story green wall, a café, large digital experiential collaboration screens, innovation spaces, and formal and informal meeting spaces meant to promote collaboration. Core facilities include advanced imaging (7-T MRI), flow cytometry, high-level containment facilities, an automated biorepository and genomics."
Construction commenced in September 2019 for the eight-story, 350,000 square foot building using 6.8 million pounds of structural steel, 1.1 million pounds of Portuguese marble, and 31,315 cubic yards of concrete. |
New tenants like the Center for Systems Imaging Core led by John Oshinski, PhD wasted no time getting down to business.
A team quickly began implementing research scanning protocols. The team that completed the first scan (shown right) included (clockwise bottom left) Mohib Tora, PhD, neurosurgery post-doc; Lei Zhou, PhD, CSI scientist; Hemza Assed, neurosurgery research assistant; Kecheng Lei, PhD, neurosurgery post-doc; Samira Yeboah, CSI Core MRI technologist II; Sarah Basadre, CSI Core MRI technologist II; and Thais Buchman, PhD, neurosurgery senior scientist.
A team quickly began implementing research scanning protocols. The team that completed the first scan (shown right) included (clockwise bottom left) Mohib Tora, PhD, neurosurgery post-doc; Lei Zhou, PhD, CSI scientist; Hemza Assed, neurosurgery research assistant; Kecheng Lei, PhD, neurosurgery post-doc; Samira Yeboah, CSI Core MRI technologist II; Sarah Basadre, CSI Core MRI technologist II; and Thais Buchman, PhD, neurosurgery senior scientist.
Installation of the 7T magnetic resonance imaging machine, the most advanced and powerful MR scanner available, and the state-of-the-art cyclotron in the Center for Systems Imaging Core required plenty of planning and deft maneuvering.
For those not familiar with the purpose and operation of a cyclotron, JE Dunn, the company responsible for constructing HSRB-II, shared the following three-part video turorial.
Next issue will feature a tour of some of the new labs. Stay tuned.