Sidney E. Frank Hall for Life Sciences

In 1999, the University began planning for one of the largest facility projects undertaken in University history—a new Life Sciences building.

The Corporation of Brown University approved a recommendation by President Ruth J. Simmons to name the new Life Sciences Building in honor of Sidney E. Frank.

Frank, a 1942 Brown graduate, was a successful businessman and philanthropist who gave generously to his alma mater, including the largest single gift in the University’s history – $100 million in support of undergraduate financial aid in September 2004. He received an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters from the University in 2005, less than one year before his death.

The Sidney E. Frank Hall for Life Science w,ill be a 168,800-square-foot research center housing more than 50 new laboratories. It will be formally dedicated in a ceremony scheduled for October 6-7, 2006.

The 170,000 square foot structure is adjacent to the current complex of biomedical buildings. It will house the departments of Molecular Biology, Cell Biology and Biochemistry and Neuroscience.

With 60 new laboratories, the project will modernize and expand laboratory and research capacity at Brown by 50 %. It will be designed to encourage scientific collaboration among faculty; staff and students by uniting complimentary research under one roof.