Move to Mission Bay is Completed

Good things happen when you put good scientists together.
—Gladstone President Robert W. Mahley

Partnerships across the aisle and across the campus are at the heart of Gladstone's new research facility, located at UCSF's emerging Mission Bay campus on San Francisco’s waterfront. This spectacular six-story building brings Gladstone investigators and staff together while also bringing them closer to their UCSF peers. In architecture, as in biology, structure and function are inextricably linked. This is certainly true of Gladstone's new laboratories, designed to improve the research environment for Gladstone scientists. For the first time, all three institutes are under one roof, facilitating communication and collaboration among researchers.

The additional laboratory space is critical to continue the rapid pace of Gladstone’s research. The three institutes will grow to more than 500 researchers and support staff—including nine new investigators, for a total of 30—over the next decade. This unique building's long and relatively narrow footprint maximizes the amount of natural light in offices and laboratories. Stairwells at the ends of the building have large windows to take advantage of the beautiful views of downtown San Francisco and the Bay. Equipment areas are located in the center of each floor.

The first floor of the new building holds the administrative offices and building operations, a 150-person lecture hall, and four seminar rooms. The third, fourth, and fifth floors house the science offices and laboratories of the institutes. Specialized core laboratories for genomics, flow cytometry, and confocal and electron microscopy occupy strategic locations from the third through sixth floors.

The move to Mission Bay, completed in early November of 2004, strengthens the synergies among Gladstone faculty and their UCSF colleagues. More than 900 scientists, students, and staff have already moved into Genentech Hall, UCSF's first research building at Mission Bay, which houses programs in structural and chemical biology and molecular, cell, and developmental biology, as well as the Molecular Design Institute and the Center for Advanced Technology. Adjacent to Genentech Hall, “QB3” houses the California Institute

for Quantitative Biomedical Research. The four-story Campus Community Center, just across the street from Gladstone, includes conference rooms, recreational and fitness facilities, a pool, food services, and an electronic library. The Mission Bay master development plan includes participation by private-sector biotech companies that will focus on translational research and practical applications of Gladstone and UCSF basic research. “Gladstone is now an integral part of what promises to be one of the premier biomedical research and teaching centers in the United States,” said Dr. Mahley. “The enhanced opportunities for collaborations will speed our understanding of cardiovascular disease, AIDS, and neurodegenerative disorders.”

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