Allah is always kind to us, and the generosity of our most big-hearted and visionary donor (Babar Ali Foundation) keeps on growing. We have now been awarded with the funds to prepare the Morgan Wing (third floor opposite the Ibn-e Sina Wing) for a contemporary, applied laboratory complex that will house inter-disciplinary initiatives in the health sector such as:

• Muhammad Zaka-ur-Rehman antimicrobial drug resistance lab (for which we have an independent donation)

• Computational and systems biology suites

• An infectious diseases unit made according to BSL2 standards

• Areas for clinical research, biomedical systems, and health tech innovation

• The Ferozsons Initiative for Research Excellence (FIRE, for which an independent grant has been pledged; more on this in July)

Work will begin soon on this floor. We hope to expand our Health and Medicine frontier through research and teaching conducted in this location.

This project is a culmination of years and years of efforts from my colleagues in biology and now life sciences, and truly brings together researchers from different departments and disciplines. The recent version of the project was designed by Dr. Muhammad Tariq, and Amir Faisal with substantive input from all colleagues and Tariq will continue as our point-of-contact with the builders and designers of the Morgan Wing.

May this become a rewarding experience for all of us and for the donors.

Muhammad Sabieh Anwar
Professor of Physics, Ahmed Dawood Chair and Dean
Syed Babar Ali School of Science and Engineering