The Whitehead Biomedical Research Building spans eight stories and provides 325,000 square feet of basic and translational science research and auditorium space. First occupied in 2002, it is contiguous with the south side of Rollins Research Center and allows research communities to connect via shared corridors. Whitehead houses School of Medicine departments: Cell Biology, Human Genetics, Physiology, a portion of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, and two research Divisions of the Department of Medicine and the Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases. The ground level houses a 40,000 square foot animal facility, and each floor houses Biosafety level 2 and 3 suites. An underground research wing links Whitehead, Rollins, the old Dental School Building (which houses the Health Sciences library) and the School of Public Health. Together, these buildings create an integrated biomedical research complex, complete with state-of-the-art research laboratories, offices, conference rooms and lecture halls.