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Professional Profile: Wan Leung
Lab Design News spoke to Wan Leung, AIA, principal of lab design at FCA, about the “spark” that led him to lab design, his favorite and perhaps most influential architectural project, and his thoughts on how AI and automation may influence the future of lab design
Lab Design Conference Speaker Profiles: Andrew Schunke and Diana Rosenthal
Andrew Schunke and Diana Rosenthal will present at the 2025 Lab Design Conference in Denver, where they will discuss Flinders University's Health and Medical Research Building as a case study in biophilic design, flexibility, and sustainability
Lab Design Conference Speaker Profile: Lamar Pritchard
Lamar Pritchard, PhD, RPh, dean of the University of Houston College of Pharmacy, will present at the 2025 Lab Design Conference on the interdisciplinary role of pharmacy labs, highlighting the UH Health 2 Building’s flexible design and its impact on research, collaboration, and innovation
Lab Design Conference Speaker Profiles: Shannon Kaplan and Colin Conroy
Shannon Kaplan and Colin Conroy of WSP will discuss the impact of lighting on lab safety, productivity, and sustainability at the 2025 Lab Design Conference in Denver
Lab Design Conference Speaker Profile: Isabel Mandujano
2025 Lab Design Conference speaker Isabel Mandujano of LPA, Inc. discusses the structural challenges of adapting existing buildings for laboratory use, focusing on vibration control, mechanical system integration, and spatial constraints, while comparing building typologies, debunking retrofitting misconceptions, and presenting innovative solutions to enhance functionality, safety, and sustainability in adaptive reuse projects
Lab Design Conference Speaker Profile: Joss Hurford
2025 Lab Design Conference speaker Joss Hurford of Affiliated Engineers, Inc. discusses how climate and weather events threaten research institutions, best practices for designing resilient research laboratories, and lessons learned from NIH standards and case studies in critical facilities
Professional Profile: Gul Dusi
Lab Design News spoke to Gul Dusi, national life sciences industry lead for Project and Development Services for Americas Markets at JLL, about the experiences that have shaped her professional life, her unfortunate encounter with freshly poured concrete on a job site, and achieving a sustainably designed lab
Professional Profile: Natalie Szymanski
Natalie Szymanski, AIA, NCARB, senior laboratory architect with HERA Laboratory Planners in St. Louis, MO, discusses the importance of curiosity in the workplace, movie nights with her family, and creating the help you need in order to do the job
Lab Design Conference Speaker Profile: Rachel Romero
2025 Lab Design Conference speaker Rachel Romero, PE, of the National Renewable Energy Laboratory, discusses soft skills for lab designers, her state swimming victories, and creating a sustainable lab facility
Professional Profile: George Bouris
Lab Design News spoke to George Bouris, vice president, mechanical electrical plumbing at Milhouse Engineering and Construction, Inc., about trends in lab design, balancing functionality with sustainability in a lab build, and the most unexpected request he received for a lab project