CLASSROOM & LABORATORIES
University of Rochester Medical Center
Rochester, New York

Razak Associates has provided design for several research related renovations: a Surgery Skills Department renovation included a Dry Lab used for instructional activities using mannequins, computer simulators, and audio visual equipment to enhance both the teaching and learning environments; a Clinical Research Center (CRC) included patient areas, administrative areas, and laboratory space in which aesthetics, comfort, and public presentation were emphasized to provide an inviting atmosphere for volunteer research subjects; and a Tissue Typing Laboratory, which included a pre-PCR area, cellular testing and sample intake, a dark room, a technicians work area, flow cytometry, and post-PCR.