June 19, 2020
![two men place the final beam atop the building](https://news.missouri.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/NextGenBeam-Drone_00007_toned_Mossine-940x480.jpg)
The final beam gets placed on the roof of the NextGen Precision Health Institute during a virtual topping off ceremony on June 18, 2020.
![Construction specialists celebrate the topping off of the NextGen Precision Health Institute on June 18, 2020.](https://news.missouri.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/NextGenBeam-Drone_00001_toned_Mossine-940x529.jpg)
Construction specialists celebrate the topping off of the NextGen Precision Health Institute on June 18, 2020.
![A crane lifts the final steel beam of the NextGen Precision Health Institute. The beam was installed on the top of the building during a virtual topping off ceremony on June 18, 2020.](https://news.missouri.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/20200616_NextGenToppingOff_Runthrough_004_calim-940x627.jpg)
A crane lifts the final steel beam of the NextGen Precision Health Institute. The beam was installed on the top of the building during a virtual topping off ceremony on June 18, 2020.
![The construction team placed the U.S. and Missouri state flags on the final steel beam of the NextGen Precision Health Institute.](https://news.missouri.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/20200616_NextGenToppingOff_Runthrough_001_calim-940x528.jpg)
The construction team placed the U.S. and Missouri state flags on the final steel beam of the NextGen Precision Health Institute.
![President and interim chancellor Mun Choi, along with Richard J. Barohn, executive vice chancellor for health affairs, and others tour the NextGen Precision Health Institute in June 2020.](https://news.missouri.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/20200611__NextGen_BeamSigning_031_calim_toned-940x627.jpg)
UM System President and MU Interim Chancellor Mun Y. Choi, right, along with Richard J. Barohn, executive vice chancellor for health affairs, and others tour the NextGen Precision Health Institute in June 2020.
![President and interim chancellor Mun Choi adds his signature to the final beam of the NextGen Precision Health Institute. The beam was placed on June 18, 2020.](https://news.missouri.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/20200611__NextGen_BeamSigning_024_calim_toned-940x522.jpg)
UM System President and MU Interim Chancellor Mun Y. Choi adds his signature to the final beam of the NextGen Precision Health Institute. The beam was placed on top of the building on June 18, 2020.