Stanford University Breaks Ground on Lokey Stem Cell Research Building

Stanford University School of Medicine broke ground on the $200 million Lorry I. Lokey Stem Cell Research Building on October 27, 2008 in Stanford, Calif. The 200,000-sf facility is scheduled to open in summer of 2010 and will be the largest stem cell research facility in the United States. Housing the Stanford Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine Institute, the building will feature an open design to encourage collaboration with a large atrium connecting two research wings. The project, which received $43.6 million in funding from the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine, was designed by Zimmer Gunsul Frasca Architects.