Hansen, Gordon A. Hazard, and Linda M. Architects β Ken R. Construction by the Pinkard Construction Company started in February Designed by the Ken R. The Microbiology Building originally consisted of two wings. The west wing was a two-story lecture facility that accommodated undergraduate instruction. The four-storied east section held the offices and laboratories for research and graduate work.
Within twenty-eight months of opening, serious defects became apparent in the heating, air-conditioning and ventilation systems. Additionally, water pipes in some parts of the building were susceptible to freezing in cold weather. As the years went on and technology advanced, students, faculty and staff in the Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Pathology were able to take advantage of the ever-evolving state-of-the-art facilities housed in this building.
This department has been one of the most active and leading research units on Colorado State University's campus. Students now enjoy the use of several state-of-the-art facilities in this building including a computer lab, mass spectrophotometers, and ultra-low temperature freezers. Researchers located within the Microbiology Building study primarily tuberculosis, leprosy, mRNA metabolism, and virology.
The BSL3 facilities are associated with the MRL and participate in a wide variety of independent and collaborative mycobacterial-related research programs. The Wilusz Laboratory is interested in the mechanisms and regulation of mRNA metabolism in eukaryotic cells and how these processes influence pathogenesis of human diseases, including cancer, viral infection, and myotonic dystrophy. The Geiss Laboratory is focused on understanding how mosquito borne Flaviviruses and Alphaviruses replicate at the molecular and biochemical level to develop novel strategies for the prevention and treatment of arboviral diseases.
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