TULSA - Tulsa crimes may get solved a lot quicker now that a new forensics lab is complete.
Located inside the new OSU Center for Health Sciences facility, the lab gives students and Tulsa police tools they've never had before.
The new facility is a unique partnership between the academic health center and the City of Tulsa. The building's first two floors house forensic labs and other Tulsa Police Department functions.
"The ability for us to help train interns and scientists, this truly is a very unique partnership and I think it's going to benefit the citizens of Tulsa for years to come." said Tulsa Police Chief Chuck Jordan.
TPD's old forensic lab was outdated and out of room.
"In 1969 it was a great facility but we outgrew it. This (the new lab) was absolutely necessary for us to progress the way we wanted." said Chief Jordan.
Located inside the new OSU Center for Health Sciences facility, the lab gives students and Tulsa police tools they've never had before.
The new facility is a unique partnership between the academic health center and the City of Tulsa. The building's first two floors house forensic labs and other Tulsa Police Department functions.
"The ability for us to help train interns and scientists, this truly is a very unique partnership and I think it's going to benefit the citizens of Tulsa for years to come." said Tulsa Police Chief Chuck Jordan.
TPD's old forensic lab was outdated and out of room.
"In 1969 it was a great facility but we outgrew it. This (the new lab) was absolutely necessary for us to progress the way we wanted." said Chief Jordan.
Jordan said with the new technology and equipment, crimes will be solved quicker and more efficiently.
"If we have a critical case we can get DNA out much quicker, make an identification much quicker, it will be a boom to the citizens and the crime fighters." explained Chief Jordan.
OSU-CHS forensic science and biomedical researchers will work and provide instruction in the third and fourth floor laboratories.
The new facility will almost quadruple the research space for the school's Forensic Sciences program, one of only about a dozen programs in the country accredited by the American Academy of Forensic Science. It will also substantially increase the lab space for the biomedical scientists, which will enhance their productivity and opportunities for discovery.
"This building will enhance our research capabilities tremendously and will also increase opportunities for students to learn and for researchers to discover," says Howard G. Barnett Jr., president of OSU-Tulsa.
Research Assistant, Jay Bullard is excited about the new equipment for himself and his students.
"I feel like a kid with a new chemistry set. We have so much more room and the equipment is so much better than before." explained Bullard.
The research that will take place in the new facility covers a wide-range of subjects including the effects of humans' exposure to heavy metals, identifying factors that contribute to substance abuse, uncovering new ways to prevent the spread of germs, helping to refine forensic techniques, and countless other research projects.
The facility was paid for with city sales tax revenues and higher education bond money.
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