A New Biotechnology Building
The concept is simple. Bring together CU’s stellar talent in the fields of biology, physics, engineering, chemistry, biochemistry, computer science, and medicine to create a dynamic environment fostering innovation and discovery. When experts from diverse disciplines work side-by-side on a daily basis, sparks fly and ideas flourish.
Faculty can work together on breakthrough technology such as synthetic tissue engineering to restore aging joints in the human body, and the bioengineering of human heart valves—efforts that require biologists, engineers, mathematicians, chemists, and surgeons working in concert.
That’s why the Colorado Initiative in Molecular Biotechnology (CIMB) is gaining momentum. Dr. Tom Cech, Colorado’s first Nobel Laureate, returned to CU full time in spring 2009 following a 10-year stint as president of the Howard Hughes Medical Institute. Groundbreaking for CIMB’s new home, the Jennie Smoly Caruthers Biotechnology Building, occurred in September.
Research and discoveries at CU have already resulted in remarkable breakthroughs. The support of generous donors like the Freytags and the Thompsons hasten CIMB’s transformation into a dynamic, interdisciplinary hub that breeds exciting new models of scientific discovery and application.
Ways to support the Colorado Initiative in Molecular Biotechnology at www.cufund.org:
Colorado Initiative in Molecular Biotechnology Current Fund
To provide support for operations including faculty recruitment, shared equipment, collaboration grants, visitor’s programs, faculty salary and housing…
To enhance undergraduate education in molecular biotechnology at the University of Colorado at Boulder. The funds will be used for student intern…
Systems Biotechnology Building Fund
To provide suport for the capital needs for the Systems Biotechnology Building at the University of Colorado at Boulder….