Bioengineering, an academic unit of the School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, is on the table to move to Allston, according to several University officials.
According to University Provost Alan M. Garber 76, the Harvard administrators are considering moving portions of bioengineering, a growing sector within SEAS, to its proposed Allston Science Centerwhich was originally conceptualized as a mecca for stem cell researchupon the sites completion.
Garber said that University officials have yet to finalize academic planning for Allston.
Well have more to say about our academic direction for the building in June, but among the groups that seem to be particularly promising fits for Allston are bioengineering and stem-cell research, Garber said.
Kevin Casey, University associate vice president of public affairs and communications, said that Harvard is carefully considering its options for Allston development.
For each area, the provost has been meeting extensively with faculty and deans to further develop the plans in each area, and with fundraising leadership to determine possible strategies for philanthropic support, Casey wrote in an email. This planning process is ongoing.
SEAS Dean Cherry A. Murray, who also serves as the area dean for bioengineering, declined to comment.
In 2007, the University released its Institutional Master Plan for Allston, which included the creation of a $1 billion science complex in Allston. in Allston. However, development on the Allston Science Complex was halted in 2009 when the financial crisis delivered a significant blow to the University endowment.
In 2011, the University resumed planning for Allston development, including the its science complexnow called the Allston Science Center.
The development of the Allston Science Center is just one piece of the two-phase plan for Allston construction released by University Executive Vice President Katie N. Lapp.
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