New research building officially opens

Highlights included the first lecture given in the auditorium of the new education facility, followed by the ribbon-cutting ceremony for the Levine Pavilion on September 15.

The following day, a keynote lecture by Arthur Kornberg '41M (MD), a 1959 recipient of the Nobel Prize in medicine, was a prelude to the grand-opening ceremony of the research building that is named in his honor. Kornberg's Nobel Prize medal is on permanent display in the lobby of the new research building. Also on September 16 the Aab Institute was dedicated, which is named for Richard Aab and his family who donated $5 million to help establish the new research institute.

The third day featured four Nobel laureates and two pharmaceutical executives who presented lectures at the Kornberg Symposium titled "Basic Research and Invention: The Lifeblood of Medicine and Industry."

The new four-story 240,000-square-foot research building is located at the corner of Elmwood Avenue and Lattimore Road. The Aab Institute there is the centerpiece of a 10-year $400 million plan to dramatically expand medical research at the Medical Center.

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