The research lab, dedicated May 6, 1996, is named for Dolph Simons Sr., longtime publisher of the Lawrence Journal-World newspaper and a key figure in bringing distinguished chemist Takeru Higuchi to the university in the 1960s.
The $8.9 million building, designed by Glenn Livingood Penzler Miller Architects of Lawrence, houses laboratories and other research space, an auditorium, conference rooms, and offices for researchers focused on cancer-fighting drugs.
Simons Biosciences Research Laboratories
2093 Constant Ave.Lawrence, KS 66047
