James LeVoy Sorenson Molecular Biotechnology Building

The facility is designed to support collaborative Biomedical and Neuroscience research and promote the growth of new businesses in these fields in the State of Utah. It houses 24 principal research investigators and their support staff. The SMBB facility consists of laboratory research space, supporting core facilities, faculty office spaces, symposium and conference space, as well as public areas designed to encourage maximum interaction of faculty from diverse disciplines.

Research spaces have been designed for flexibility and adaptability that will accommodate future growth and change. The core facilities in the building include an Optical Imaging core, a Small Animal Imaging core, a multi-species Vivarium core and a Nanofabrication core facility.  

The building is designed to capture the essence of the program and the site. Careful attention has been paid to the experience of both the researchers and visitors to the building and site. Views of the surrounding landscape have been captured through an innovative lab layout and the materiality of the building. This project was designed in collaboration with Prescott Muir Architects.