New Genetic Medicine Building

The new Genetic Medicine Building, slated to be completed in 2007, will be the new home of the Department of Pharmacology once finished. It will be a state of the art research facility designed to promote interdisciplinary research.

The building will house medical research space for genetics, pharmacology, pharmacy and biochemistry /biophysics, including lab suport, offices and office support.

The facility will also house animal husbandry and research facililties specifically designed for small rodents to be used by the entire UNC School of Medicine.

Below are architect's drawings and a photo of the beginnings of the foundation.
Click on an image for a larger view, including the front viewabove.

New pictures of Precast beams in place taken in April 2007!

Plus we have new aerial photos! We have a pdf of 4 aerial views of the new building taken by Gordon Smith on Feb. 11, 2007.

We also have a pdf collection of 35 new photos taken Aug. 28 & 29, 2006 by Gordon Smith. These are taken from inside the construction and are very interesting views of the construction from close up.

And we have 45 even newer photos taken by Gordon on Dec. 12, 2006!

Inside Offices	Cutaway View
Floor Plan	Foundation Start
Early Construction	Early Construction
July 2006 Construction	July 2006 Construction
July 2006 Construction	July 2006 Construction
See 35 new photos by Gordon Smith taken from inside the building on August 28 & 29, 2006. [pdf] See 45 even newer photos! by Gordon Smith taken Dec. 12, 2006. [pdf] See 4 still newer aerial photos by Gordon Smith taken Feb. 11, 2007.