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Initially opened in 1925 as the Laboratory
Building, the Keiller Building was renovated in 1995 at a cost of $14 million.
It now serves as home to the Department of
Pathology, UTMB’s internationally
known World Health Organization Collaborating Center for Tropical Diseases and
the UTMB Center for Biodefense. (These groups, together with the university’s
Sealy Center for Vaccine Development, form UTMB’s premier infectious diseases
program.) Renamed for Dr. William Keiller, who served on the faculty from 1891
to 1931, the sandstone building was enlarged in 1932 with a mirror-image
addition to the original structure.
Today, the historic building, with its delicate
cornices, arched windows and detailed ornamentation, combines many of the most
elegant architectural elements of the 1920s with the most modern laboratory
facilities.
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