Publication Exemplifies the Cross-cutting Work of Wadsworth Center’s Public Health Laboratories and Cores
Some of the work of the cores, such as media preparation, is based on techniques that go back over a hundred years, even to the beginnings of what became the Wadsworth Center. Other Wadsworth Center cores perform high-quality antigen production, sophisticated image analysis and manipulation, and sequencing and bioinformatic analysis that may be completed in hours to days rather than weeks or months, often providing comprehensive assessment of a full bacterial genome.
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Publication Exemplifies the Cross-cutting Work of Wadsworth Center’s Public Health Laboratories and Cores
Wadsworth Center’s Human Health Exposure Analysis Resource (HHEAR) Laboratory Hub Awarded $2.4 Million in NIH Funding for 2023
Established by NIH in 2019, the goal of HHEAR is to promote the characterization of the totality of human environmental exposures called the "exposome". The exposome includes chemical, physical, and biological stressors as well as lifestyle and social environments that affect a person.
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Wadsworth Center’s Human Health Exposure Analysis Resource (HHEAR) Laboratory Hub Awarded $2.4 Million in NIH Funding for 2023
An APHL Fellowship at Wadsworth Center, Camaraderie and a New Career
Read about Dr. Janet Lynch's journey in the Association of Public Health Laboratories (APHL) article, "Laboratory Call Proves Strong for One Fellow."
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An APHL Fellowship at Wadsworth Center, Camaraderie and a New Career
Wadsworth Center Scientists Dr. Paul Masters and Dr. Kirsten St. George Featured on the New York Public Health Now Podcast
Wadsworth Center scientists Dr. Paul Masters and Dr. Kirsten St. George recently joined Commissioner McDonald and Acting Executive Deputy Commissioner Morne on the New York Public Health Now podcast. The podcast discusses timely topics with front line public health specialists.
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Wadsworth Center Scientists Dr. Paul Masters and Dr. Kirsten St. George Featured on the New York Public Health Now Podcast
Two of Wadsworth Center’s Own Receive National Awards
At this year’s annual meeting of the Association of Public Health Laboratories (APHL), two Wadsworth Center scientists were honored.
Elizabeth Nazarian, MT (ASCP) received the Silver Award for her contributions including her work to establish the Northeast Antimicrobial Resistance Laboratory at Wadsworth Center, her role in developing over 50 laboratory developed tests and authoring 40 papers.
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Two of Wadsworth Center’s Own Receive National Awards
Visit to Wadsworth Center Reignites Passion for Lab Science
Rana Rahmat, a member of the Public Health Preparedness and Response Team from the Association of Public Health Laboratories (APHL), expected her visit to Wadsworth Center to help her directly observe, better understand, and fully experience the important work happening across all our laboratories.
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Visit to Wadsworth Center Reignites Passion for Lab Science
New York State Department of Health Recognizes Public Health Laboratory Appreciation Month
Department Celebrates the Many Contributions of the Wadsworth Center
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New York State Department of Health Recognizes Public Health Laboratory Appreciation Month
Emerging Outbreaks and Lyme Disease - Wadsworth Center Researcher Yi-Pin Lin and Colleagues’ Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences Article Provides Insight
Lyme disease presents an ever-increasing burden to the public and the public health system, with an estimated 476,000 cases per year nationwide (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention). In addition, many patients continue to suffer pain, fatigue, and brain fog long after being treated for their initial infection.
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Emerging Outbreaks and Lyme Disease - Wadsworth Center Researcher Yi-Pin Lin and Colleagues’ Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences Article Provides Insight
New York State Department of Health’s World-Renowned Wadsworth Center Poised for Growth with Increased State Investment and New Director
Read the New York State Department of Health Press Release.
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New York State Department of Health’s World-Renowned Wadsworth Center Poised for Growth with Increased State Investment and New Director
New York State Department of Health Announces Wastewater Surveillance Expansion and Increased Disease Monitoring Capabilities
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New York State Department of Health Announces Wastewater Surveillance Expansion and Increased Disease Monitoring Capabilities
Lab Matters Article Highlights Wadsworth Center Scientists
Wadsworth Center scientists Dr. Kimberlee Musser, Dr. Marie Claire Rowlinson, and Tanya Halse were among the featured highlights from the National Conference on Laboratory Aspects of Tuberculosis hosted by the Association of Public Health Laboratories in the latest edition of its quarterly magazine, Lab Matters.
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Lab Matters Article Highlights Wadsworth Center Scientists
Tanya Halse Receives National TB Laboratorian Award
Wadsworth Center’s Tanya Halse was the 2022 recipient of the Ed Desmond Award from the National Tuberculosis Controllers Association (NTCA). This award honors exemplary service, dedication, or leadership to a tuberculosis (TB) laboratory professional and it’s easy to see why Tanya was nominated by Dr. Margaret Oxtoby and colleagues in the New York State Department of Health (NYSDOH) Bureau of TB Control.
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Tanya Halse Receives National TB Laboratorian Award
The Latest Frontier in Antibody Testing for COVID-19 Starts with a Simple Prick of the Finger
Did you know that you only need a few drops of dried blood from a pricked finger to test for COVID-19 antibodies? Indeed, not only does a drop of blood contain a multitude of different antibodies to viruses and other microbes, but Wadsworth Center scientists are able to measure an array of different types of antibodies and estimate how well they are able to fight off an infection. Such technologies represent the interaction of clinical testing and research investigation that occur at the Center every day of the week.
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The Latest Frontier in Antibody Testing for COVID-19 Starts with a Simple Prick of the Finger
Innovative Surveillance: A New Tool in the Fight Against COVID-19
Read how Wadsworth Center scientists adapted the tools they already had to increase COVID surveillance capacity.
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Innovative Surveillance: A New Tool in the Fight Against COVID-19
Fellowship Showcase: Highlights from the 2021-2022 Wadsworth Center Fellows
Wadsworth Center is committed to the continuing education of the next generation of public health laboratorians. In partnership with the Association of Public Health Laboratories (APHL) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Wadsworth Center has offered full-time, working fellowships to graduate and post-graduate scientists for more than 25 years.
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Fellowship Showcase: Highlights from the 2021-2022 Wadsworth Center Fellows
Governor Hochul Announces First Phase of New $750 Million Wadsworth Public Health Laboratory
See Governor Hochul's April 21, 2022 press release.
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Governor Hochul Announces First Phase of New $750 Million Wadsworth Public Health Laboratory
Wadsworth Center Collaborates as part of CRyPTIC: Comprehensive Resistance Prediction for Tuberculosis: an International Consortium
Tuberculosis - The Tortoise
Would you be surprised to know that tuberculosis (TB) was the leading infectious disease killer in the world in 2019? Estimates of deaths attributed to TB were second only to COVID-19 in 2020 (roughly 1.5 million versus 1.8 million reported deaths, respectively). In the ongoing race to be the microbe responsible for the largest number of deaths across the planet, “hares” like HIV and SARS-CoV-2 explode onto the scene and appear to leave everyone else in the dust.
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Wadsworth Center Collaborates as part of CRyPTIC: Comprehensive Resistance Prediction for Tuberculosis: an International Consortium
Lab Week Celebrates the Hard Work and Dedication of Public Health Laboratory Staff
Wadsworth Center joins with the Association of Public Health Laboratories to celebrate Lab Week April 24-30, 2022.
Follow the links to learn about the many ways public health laboratorians help to keep us safe every day - from environmental testing to infectious disease testing to newborn screening.
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Lab Week Celebrates the Hard Work and Dedication of Public Health Laboratory Staff
Wadsworth Center Identifies Two Sub-lineages of BA.2—BA.2.12 and BA.2.12.1—Potentially Contributing to Increased Transmission Reported in Central New York and Surrounding Regions
Please see New York State Department of Health Press Release
More about COVID-19 Variant Data
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Wadsworth Center Identifies Two Sub-lineages of BA.2—BA.2.12 and BA.2.12.1—Potentially Contributing to Increased Transmission Reported in Central New York and Surrounding Regions
Wadsworth Center’s Dr. Klemen Strle Featured on the Cover of Nature Reviews Rheumatology
A culmination of work in Lyme arthritis in patients and in animal models, the review highlights the paradigm that infectious agents may trigger immune dysregulation and autoimmunity, leading to persistent post-infectious sequelae.Lyme arthritis: linking infection, inflammation and autoimmunity.Lochhead RB, Strle K, Arvikar SL, Weis JJ, Steere AC. Nat Rev Rheumatol. 2021 Aug;17(8):449-461. doi: 10.1038/s41584-021-00648-5. Epub 2021 Jul 5. PMID: 34226730 Review.Cover used courtesy Springer Nature Limited.
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Wadsworth Center’s Dr. Klemen Strle Featured on the Cover of Nature Reviews Rheumatology