Clinical and Translational Research Building

The University of Florida is building a major new research building to serve as the headquarters for clinical and translational science at UF and in the state. The building will house patient-oriented research venues for the Institute on Aging and the Clinical and Translational Science Institute.

Approximately 120,000 gross square feet will be available spanning two main wings (see artist conception photos below). Construction costs are approximately $45 million, with $15 million coming from an NIH ARRA grant awarded to the Institute on Aging.

Units in the new building include:

  • Clinical and Translational
    Science Institute
  • Institute on Aging
  • Department of Aging and Geriatric Research
  • Department of Biostatistics
  • Department of Epidemiology
  • Department of Health Outcomes and Policy

Timeline

Groundbreaking occurred on May 26, 2011. The building is scheduled for occupancy in the summer of 2013.

Additional Information

Materials from the May 2011 groundbreaking ceremony provide more information about the building and the activities that will take place there:

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Photo Gallery

Perkins+Will, the project architectural firm, has provided several artist conceptions of the building.
Click on a thumbnail below for a larger image.