The Health Sciences Research Center (HSRC) is one of several research centers at PNU and dedicated to pursuing and supporting research aimed at improving health, preventing and curing diseases, and understanding how humans and animals function. It is housed in a three-story building located in between the Colleges of Health Sciences and the King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz University Hospital at station A1 on the monorail. It has been operational since 01 September 2015 and currently is staffed with research support personnel.