The new Jackson Laboratory will bring cutting-edge research to the UConn Health Center in Farmington when the 200,000-square-foot facility opens its doors Tuesday.
The multi-million-dollar project built in part with state funding will employ some 300 people over the next 10 years.
“They will be living in this building, some of them, to actually produce some of the most cutting edge and groundbreaking results,” said site director, Yu-hui Rogers.
Medically, Rogers says it will have a big impact on Connecticut. For example, the technology will allow scientists to study the DNA of infants born in the state, and predict if, and what health problems they may have in the future.
“It makes it possible to study how our genome functions, and how it actually impacts our health state,” she said.
