{"id":82,"date":"2023-08-05T22:58:44","date_gmt":"2023-08-05T22:58:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/keck.usc.edu\/research\/?page_id=82"},"modified":"2025-07-30T23:12:59","modified_gmt":"2025-07-31T06:12:59","slug":"space-and-facilities","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/keck.usc.edu\/research\/researcher-resources\/space-and-facilities\/","title":{"rendered":"Space and Facilities"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n\n\n    \n\n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--hero-primary horizontal-navigation\"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--hero-primary\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n  \n  <div class=\"inner-wrapper has-horizontal-nav\">\n\n          <div class=\"title-wrapper\">\n\n                  <div class=\"eyebrow-container\">\n                              \n<div class=\"f--field f--eyebrow\">\n\n    \n  <a href=\"https:\/\/keck.usc.edu\/research\/\"  aria-label=\"Read more about 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Shared research core facilities and resources provide for centralized support of technologies essential to modern biomedical research, offering a wide variety of instrumentation, services, and expertise.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n      \n      \n    <\/div>\n\n          <div class=\"image-container\">\n            \n<div class=\"f--field f--image\">\n\n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n              \n      <img\n                            data-src=\"https:\/\/keck.usc.edu\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2023\/08\/research-space-planning-1.jpg\"\n                    data-sizes=\"(min-width:1024px) 50vw, (min-width:768px) 100vw, 100vw\"          class=\"lazyload\"\n        \n        alt=\"A research in a lab.\"\n        \n                                      \/>\n\n    \n    \n  \n  \n\n<\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    \n  <\/div>\n\n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n      \n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--accordions \"\n\n  \n   aria-label=\"Content Accordions\"\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--accordions\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n  \n      <ul>\n              <li>\n          <button type=\"button\" class=\"accordion-trigger \" id=\"heading-1-1-Aobexqvn0q\" aria-controls=\"section-1-1-Aobexqvn0q\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-disabled=\"false\">\n                          <span class=\"item-title\">Our Space and Facilities<\/span>\n            \n                      <\/button>\n\n          <div id=\"section-1-1-Aobexqvn0q\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"heading-1-1-Aobexqvn0q\" class=\"accordion-panel\">\n\n                            \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--rich-text \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--rich-text\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n  <div class=\"inner-wrapper\">\n        \n<div class=\"f--field f--wysiwyg\">\n\n    \n  <h4>Department of Space Planning<\/h4>\n<p>The\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/keck.usc.edu\/space-planning\/\">Department of Space Planning<\/a>\u00a0serves as the central point of contact for the coordination and management of research space planning, allocation of research space, research space renovations, and investigator\/ staff relocations at the Keck School.<br \/>\nResearch centers are housed within the academic departments, research institutes with departmental status, or the office of research advancement. Some have a physical presence while others are virtual centers.<\/p>\n<p>Explore just a few of our facilities below.<\/p>\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Zilkha Neurogenetic Institute<\/h4>\n<p>In 2001, the USC Health Sciences Campus had approximately 290,000 net assignable square feet of research space. In 2003, however, the campus\u2019 research space was significantly increased. That year the transformation began when the Zilkha Neurogenetic Institute (ZNI) opened as the first new laboratory research building on the campus in 10 years. ZNI opened with 125,000 gross square feet, of which 76,750 was assignable as research space.<\/p>\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Harlyne Norris Research Tower<\/h4>\n<p>In June 2007, the University opened the Harlyne J. Norris Research Tower (HNRT). That facility added another 172,440 gross square feet, 98,400 of which is assignable to research programs. In addition, renovation of 8,015 gross square feet in the Clinical Science Center (CSC) building was also completed in May 2007.<\/p>\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Eli and Edythe Broad CIRM Center for Regenerative Medicine and Stem Cell Research at USC<\/h4>\n<p>The University\u2019s third newest research building opened October 2010\u2013the Eli and Edythe Broad CIRM Center for Regenerative Medicine and Stem Cell Research at USC. The Broad building provides approximately 80,813 gross square feet, in which 43,536 is assignable research space and space for the school\u2019s growing Center for Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine. Ground breaking for the new building occurred in the fall of 2008.<\/p>\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Soto Street Building I<\/h4>\n<p>In the Fall of 2011, the University built a new location for the Department of Population and Public Health Sciences, KSOM and Keck Hospital HR and other services. The L-shaped building features three levels totaling 120,000 gross square feet of highly flexible office and classroom space, fitness center and outdoor caf\u00e9. This building is designed to meet or exceed LEED certification standards for green buildings.<\/p>\n<p>All of the above construction adds over 444,977 gross square feet of wet and dry laboratory space for biomedical research.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n            \n                      <\/div>\n        <\/li>\n\n              <li>\n          <button type=\"button\" class=\"accordion-trigger \" id=\"heading-1-2-Aobexqvn0q\" aria-controls=\"section-1-2-Aobexqvn0q\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-disabled=\"false\">\n                          <span class=\"item-title\">Research Personnel Database System (RPDS)<\/span>\n            \n                      <\/button>\n\n          <div id=\"section-1-2-Aobexqvn0q\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"heading-1-2-Aobexqvn0q\" class=\"accordion-panel\">\n\n                            \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--rich-text \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--rich-text\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n  <div class=\"inner-wrapper\">\n        \n<div class=\"f--field f--wysiwyg\">\n\n    \n  <p>The Research Personnel Database System (RPDS) is a tool that enables us to maintain real-time information on occupants of laboratories and research teams to evaluate space occupancy and communicate critical information.<\/p>\n<p>Information on FTEs is updated by Departments\/Institutes\/Centers or their PIs.  To update your information, visit the links below (open in Chrome browser):<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Administrators: <a href=\"https:\/\/ksom-rpds.usc.edu\/admin\">https:\/\/ksom-rpds.usc.edu\/admin<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Principal&#8217;s Investigators (PI&#8217;s): <a href=\"https:\/\/ksom-rpds.usc.edu\/Login\">https:\/\/ksom-rpds.usc.edu\/Login<\/a><\/li>\n<p>For access approval, email: <a href=\"mailto:KSOM-Research@med.usc.edu\">KSOM-Research@med.usc.edu<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n            \n                      <\/div>\n        <\/li>\n\n              <li>\n          <button type=\"button\" class=\"accordion-trigger \" id=\"heading-1-3-Aobexqvn0q\" aria-controls=\"section-1-3-Aobexqvn0q\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-disabled=\"false\">\n                          <span class=\"item-title\">Space Guidelines<\/span>\n            \n                      <\/button>\n\n          <div id=\"section-1-3-Aobexqvn0q\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"heading-1-3-Aobexqvn0q\" class=\"accordion-panel\">\n\n                            \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--rich-text \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--rich-text\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n  <div class=\"inner-wrapper\">\n        \n<div class=\"f--field f--wysiwyg\">\n\n    \n  <h2>Scope<\/h2>\n<p>These guidelines are for assigning space in the Keck School, excluding at Children\u2019s Hospital Los Angeles:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>The guidelines apply to space used mainly for research purposes.<\/li>\n<li>The guidelines do not apply to space used primarily for education or clinical care.<\/li>\n<li>Space is assigned to investigators who are faculty members in the Keck School of Medicine.<\/li>\n<li>Investigators must have an active research program that meets one of the following criteria: a. It brings in extramural funding. b. It is supported by start-up funds after a recent recruitment.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h2>Metrics<\/h2>\n<p>1. The primary metric for allocation of space to an investigator will be team size, assessed as paid full-time equivalents (FTEs). This approach places the main emphasis on people, not dollars in the assignment of research space.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>1 full-time faculty member = 1 faculty office<\/li>\n<li>1 paid staff\/student FTE for wet lab research = 150 assignable square feet (ASF) of wet laboratory space<\/li>\n<li>1 paid staff\/student FTE for dry lab research = 75 ASF of dry laboratory space<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>2. Space is not free \u2013 it costs the school and university real money. Thus, the school cannot provide space to investigators who do not regularly bring in indirect costs to support their space. Indirect cost recovery will be considered in assigning space, but as a minimum rather than as the primary metric.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>An investigator is expected to bring in at least $120 of indirect costs per ASF of wet and\/or dry research space.<\/li>\n<li>Any investigator who brings in less than this amount of indirect costs will be reviewed to determine whether there are special circumstances that warrant allocation of space in excess of this metric. If there are no special circumstances, space charges may apply or assigned space may be reduced.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Principles for Implementation of the Research Space Guidelines<\/h2>\n<p>1. These guidelines take effect January 1, 2013. They will be used by the leadership of the Keck School, including the dean, institute directors, department chairs and their designees, to assign research space. The guidelines may be revised from time-to-time at the discretion of the Dean of the Keck School of Medicine, who is ultimately responsible for space assignment in the School.<\/p>\n<p>2. Space allocation will be reviewed at least annually and, if indicated by metrics, adjusted to assure adequate allocation and efficient use of space on an ongoing basis.<\/p>\n<p>3. Individuals who count in determining staff\/student FTEs in an investigator\u2019s research program are:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Paid research staff<\/li>\n<li>Paid post-doctoral research scholars (fellows and research associates)<\/li>\n<li>Paid graduate research students<\/li>\n<li>Paid undergraduate research students<\/li>\n<li>FTEs will be determined by USC payroll records; direct surveys may be employed to assure accurate assignment of paid FTEs. FTEs will be calculated on an annual basis (e.g., a postdoctoral student who works at 100% effort for six months would count as 0.50 FTE). Visiting scholars and post-doctoral fellows who are paid directly by outside sources will be considered on a case-by-case basis.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>4. For calculation of assignable square feet:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Wet lab space, support space, dry lab space, and vivarium space that is dedicated solely to one PI counts toward a PI\u2019s assignable research space.<\/li>\n<li>Faculty offices, conference rooms, break rooms, core laboratory facilities and administrative space do not count toward a PI\u2019s assignable research space.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>5. For assessment of indirect cost recovery relevant to space assignment:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Indirect expenditures during the prior two fiscal years count. Grants obtained or lost near the end of the assessment period may be considered on case-by-case basis.<\/li>\n<li>Indirect costs from planned, hoped for or unfunded grants will not be counted.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>6. 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