Cato T. Laurencin, MD, PhD, is Chief Executive Officer of the Connecticut Institute for Clinical and Translational Science, Director of the Institute for Regenerative Engineering, the Van Dusen Endowed Chair in Academic Medicine and Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery.
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Legislature approves Jackson Lab Personalized Medicine Institute
Artist rendition of the new lab on the UConn Health Center campus
Jackson Laboratory for Genomic Medicine will be built on 17 acres on the lower campus of the Health Center. It’s estimated the project will create 661 research-related jobs and an estimated 6,200 spinoff and indirect jobs. The total 20-year capital and research budget for the institute is projected to be $1.1 billion, with Jackson Laboratory providing $809 million through federal research grants, philanthropy and service income, and the state contributing $291 million including $192 million in a construction loan and $99 million in research partnership participation.
The attraction of The Jackson Laboratory to Connecticut is a result of the state’s investment in Bioscience Connecticut. The project will enable Connecticut to assume a position of global leadership in developing new medical treatments tailored to each patient’s unique genetic makeup.
The building will be 250,000 square feet of state-of-the-art lab space. Officials estimate construction will begin in early 2013 and be completed by the end of 2014.