Biomedical Science Tower 1 is located in the heart of Oakland’s medical community, just across the street from the School of Medicine and the School of Dental Medicine. The original two towers were built in 1990 and house offices and laboratories for 21 departments and programs, including an entire floor of laboratories devoted to the research of the Thomas E. Starzl Transplantation Institute.

Biomedical Science Tower 1 was renamed the Thomas E. Starzl Biomedical Science Tower in honor of the liver transplant pioneer who has taught and worked at Pitt since 1981.