A new state-of-the-art biomedical research building at the UMass Chan Medical School supports the development of therapeutics for some of the world’s most challenging diseases in a high-performance, aggressively sustainable environment. The nine-story Paul J. DiMare Center was programmed and designed by ZGF in association with ARC/Architectural Resources Cambridge. Opened in June 2024, the building responds to demands across the Commonwealth and the nation for more health professionals and life science researchers and will help attract top scientists and students to Worcester.

The Paul J. DiMare Center is the most energy-efficient building on the UMass Chan campus and one of the most energy-efficient research laboratories in all of Massachusetts. The facility is designed to accommodate more than 70 principal investigators with their teams and is the new home for the Horae Gene Therapy Center and the departments of molecular medicine, neurology, neurobiology, neurological surgery, and psychiatry. As the new center of UMass Chan’s Worcester campus, it serves as a new symbol of promise for an institution committed to discovery, learning, and healing.