Healthy Kentucky Research Building Center for Health Equity Transformation About Us Healthy Kentucky Research Building State-of-the-Art Facilities UK researchers at the Center for Health Equity Transformation work at state-of-the-art facilities such as the new $265 million, 300,000-square-foot Healthy Kentucky Research Building (HKRB). With an open environment and large windows for natural light, this modern facility includes six floors of biomedical laboratories, collaborative spaces, and an innovative vascular research lab. The HKRB is capable of housing nearly 500 principal investigators, postdoctoral scholars, graduate, and undergraduate students who advance research through federally funded projects. For accessibility to resources and collaborations across UK, the HKRB connects to the Biomedical Biological Sciences Research Building. For more information about this facility, click here. Overall Design Overall Design 300,000 square feet 6 floors of biomedical laboratories (96 benches), 3 floors of researchers in Connector Building Modern animal facility in basement Core facilities with imaging, behavioral & metabolic shared equipment for all health areas Combined underground loading dock to service buildings in this complex Green-roof over basement connecting new building to BBSRB with Wi-Fi capability Glass walls & large windows for natural lighting & an open environment Auditorium, Meeting Spaces, and Amenities Auditorium, Meeting Spaces, and Amenities 100-seat capacity auditorium that opens to 1st-floor atrium 2nd-floor conference rooms & additional collaborative spaces on each floor Starbucks & indoor bike room for campus community Neighborhood Biomedical Research Laboratories Neighborhood Biomedical Research Laboratories Most floors have 3 neighborhoods (6 laboratory benches in each neighborhood) Benches are flanked by procedure rooms with specialized equipment Linear equipment hall down the center of each lab floor to improve efficiency of operations Faculty offices flank corners of each neighborhood Connector Building Connector Building Corridor from BBSRB to new building on 2nd floor Behavioral and computational research suites on 2nd floor Offices and personnel carrels on floors 2, 3 & 4 On the first floor, an eating area with a healthy choice restaurant will be a gathering place for researchers. Kitchen areas on each floor provide common areas for researchers in many different disciplines to gather during breaks. Because the cubicle areas are separated by glass from the labs, researchers can eat and drink at their desks. Most floors have three neighborhoods (six laboratory benches in each neighborhood). Previous Next
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