Constructed in 1916, it housed the college's microbiology department for a number of years, and was used extensively for bacteriology classes and research.
The department also added and developed new and more focused majors such as foods and nutrition, textiles, applied bacteriology, related art, and home economics journalism.
The biomedical sciences are made up of the following disciplines; biochemistry, haematology, immunology, microbiology, histology, cytology, bacteriology and transfusion services.