As the flagship public health facility for the State of Iowa the design of a new 112,000-SF facility located on the Oakdale campus will take one of the oldest labs in the country to the 21st century. The University Hygienic Laboratory (UHL) will provide BSL-3 areas for microbiology for biology, chemical terrorism, and a glove-box area.
As a state agency under the Iowa Board of Regents, within the Health Sciences Center of The University of Iowa, the UHL provides multidisciplinary analytical and diagnostic scientific services, leadership, and education to support environmental quality and public health. The Laboratory provides services for assessment, surveillance, research and development, and technology transfer in support of public policy and its development on a state, national, and international level.
(Designed by CUH2A, a division of HDR)
Associate Architect: OPN Architects