Kansas City, Mo.
The Kansas City University of Medicine and Biosciences dedicated the Dybedal Center for Biosciences Research on October 4, 2004. Construction on the $15-million, 45,000-sf facility began in early 2003; the center will open by year-end 2004. Designed and built by Omar Rodriguez and Associates of Kansas City, the building will include one floor of proteomics research, one floor of clinical research, and will house the university's information technology equipment and operations.