Building Archives - Department of Neuroscience

Newly opened Jeffrey T. Fort Neuroscience Research Building dedicated (Links to an external site)

February 1, 2024March 19, 2024

Participants in the dedication Jan. 18 of the Jeffrey T. Fort Neuroscience Research Building celebrate a ribbon-cutting at the new Washington University Medical Campus building. From left are: Eric Lenze, MD, head of the Department of Psychiatry and the Wallace & Lucille Renard Professor of Psychiatry; Jin-Moo Lee, MD, PhD, head of the Department of Neurology and the Andrew B. & Gretchen P. Jones Professor of Neurology; Linda J. Richards, PhD, head of the Department of Neuroscience and the Edison Professor of Neuroscience; Missouri Gov. Mike Parson; Andrew M. Bursky, chair of the university’s Board of Trustees; David H. Perlmutter, MD, the George and Carol Bauer Dean of Washington University School of Medicine; Chancellor Andrew D. Martin; Jeffrey T. Fort; Fort’s sister, Liz Dorr; and Pamella A. Henson, executive vice chancellor of University Advancement.

Celebration signals ‘new era for medical science’

A look at plans for the new Washington University Neuroscience Research Building (Links to an external site)

November 6, 2023December 14, 2023

Neuroscience Research Building at Washington University in St. Louis

The state-of-the-art facility will initially house approximately 100 teams comprising 875 researchers, including experts in neurology, neuroscience, neurosurgery, psychiatry, and anesthesiology.

Neurotech Hub at Washington University forms collaboration to develop custom printed circuit boards

September 19, 2023December 14, 2023

Partnering with St. Louis–based uFab, the Neurotech Hub can meet the need for bespoke neuroscience technology in house.

Sustainability key focus in Neuroscience Research Building construction (Links to an external site)

January 11, 2023March 6, 2023

This rendering shows a large rooftop terrace on the third floor of the Neuroscience Research Building that can be used as a gathering place for employees and as an event space.

Facility on track to achieve LEED Gold certification

Neuroscience leaders tour research building construction site (Links to an external site)

July 12, 2022September 23, 2022

Jin-Moo Lee, MD, PhD, head of the neurology department; Linda Richards, PhD, head of the neuroscience department; David Holtzman, MD, past head of the neurology department; Gregory Zipfel, MD, head of the neurological surgery department, in hard hats and orange vests

The Neuroscience Research Building’s 11 stories have been framed and siding installation has begun.

Construction of neuroscience building perseveres despite pandemic (Links to an external site)

October 1, 2021October 12, 2021

construction site of the neuroscience research building at washington university school of medicine with the st. louis arch in the background

The Department of Neuroscience is among those preparing to move into the start-of-the-art facility in 2023.

Construction progresses on neuroscience research building (Links to an external site)

December 3, 2020August 24, 2021

Washington University to break ground on major neuroscience research hub (Links to an external site)

March 6, 2020June 10, 2021