Sabin-Reed was dedicated in 1967. It is named for Florence Sabin, class of 1893, the first woman appointed to a professorship at Johns Hopkins University, and Dorothy Reed Mendenhall, class of 1895, a fellow at Johns Hopkins and an associate of William Osler, one of the four founders of Johns Hopkins medical institutions.
Sabin-Reed features state-of-the-art technology and equipment for use in the biological sciences, chemistry and geosciences departments.