San Francisco
Scottsdale, Ariz.-based Blood Systems Research Institute has opened a $5-million research wing at its San Francisco facility. Housing immunology and virology labs, the project doubled laboratory space to 10,000 sf by converting an existing auditorium located at the former Irwin Memorial headquarters. The wing will accommodate research in high-impact blood-borne infections such as the West Nile, hepatitis C, and HIV viruses.