Cross-disciplinary Facilities Expand BY MARY SPIRO
Croft Hall on the Homewood campus houses the headquarters for
Hristova and Martin Ulmschneider from Materials Science and
Johns Hopkins Institute for NanoBioTechnology. INBT offices
Engineering; and Feilim Mac Gabhann from Biomedical Engineer-
and laboratories have occupied most of the building except for the
ing and the Institute for Computational Medicine.
second floor, which, up until a couple of months ago, had been
Along with lab and office space, there will be an imaging core
used for offices in the computer science department. Now INBT
composed of a suite of specialty microscopes managed by the
is set to expand once more to create a highly interdisciplinary and
Integrated Imaging Center (IIC) led by Michael McCaffery, whose
flexible environment for nanobio research.
main facilities are located in Dunning Hall on the Homewood campus. Student office space and gather-
In total, the renovation creates a little more than 12,500 square feet of space for INBT use in both Croft and Shaffer Halls.
ing areas are also part of the plans. In total, the renovation creates a little more than 12,500 square feet of space for INBT use in both Croft and Shaffer Halls. “This expansion will establish a vibrant community for nanobiotechnology
By the fall of 2015, new facilities for a group of INBT affiliated faculty members will open on the second floor of Croft Hall and also encompass part of Shaffer Hall. The new space allows INBT
research and education for INBT affiliated faculty, students and staff,” said INBT director Peter Searson. The faculty members involved in the expansion all have primary
to continue as a model for integrated research and education at
lab and office space in their respective departments, noted Searson.
Johns Hopkins, and will further enhance INBT’s reputation and
But by providing these researchers with secondary laboratory
visibility. The expansion includes laboratory space for two faculty
spaces, Searson added, “we will be able to leverage their comple-
members from the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Martin
mentary expertise and further our commitment to interdisciplinary
Pomper, MD, PhD from Radiology and Oncology and Laura
research, as well as generate new resources for the Whiting School
Wood, MD, PhD from Pathology and Oncology, both of whom
of Engineering and the University as a whole.”
are contributing to ongoing INBT programs. In addition, INBT will house laboratory space for five engineering faculty including Sean Sun and Jeff Wang from Mechanical Engineering; Kalina
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Watch the INBT blog for updates on the renovations as they occur at this link http://inbt.jhu.edu/blog.