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Science in Pursuit of Health
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    Newborn Screening Program finding novel ways to work smarter

    In the Wadsworth Center’s Newborn Screening Laboratory it’s...

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    Wadsworth Environmental Health Sciences

    Studies a possible link between sunscreen ingredient and endometriosis...

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    Wadsworth Center's Laboratory of Neural Injury and Repair

    Develops and advances scientific, engineering, and clinical concepts...

  • Finding Orphans- Wadsworth Scientists Identify New Species of Bacteria

    A small group of bacteriologists at the Wadsworth Center spend part of...

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    Wadsworth Center administers New York's stem cell research program

    Working collaboratively with the Empire State Stem Cell Board, NYSTEM...

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    The Wadsworth Center Master of Science in Laboratory Sciences

    is a unique program that combines lecture based course work with direct...

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    As flu season approaches

    Wadsworth Center’s Influenza laboratory gears up to handle more...

  • Fully assembled mitotic apparatus in vertebrate somatic cells. Principal Investigator Alexey Khodjakov uses microsurgery and sophisticated imaging techniques to research mitosis
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  • lab image Landmark publications feature Parkinson's disease research and the work of Dr. Payami and collaborators
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Meet Our Scientists

Mycobacterial Disease, Vincent Escuyer, Ph.D.

The Clinical Mycobacteriology Laboratory at Wadsworth Center performs a full range of conventional and molecular testing procedures for rapid and accurate identification and characterization of Mycobacterium tuberculosis, the agent of tuberculosis.
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Fungal & Parasitic Disease, Sudha Chaturvedi, Ph.D.

Dr. Chaturvedi's lab is working to understand fungal pathogenesis, protein transport, & secretion mechanisms, with special emphasis on Cryptococcus species (Cs).
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Translational Medicine, Division Director, Erasmus Schneider, Ph.D.

Scientists working in the Division of Translational Medicine examine human immune responses, cell division, and protein synthesis, which, when defective, cause diseases.
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Molecular Genetics, Valerie J. Bolivar, Ph.D.

Dr. Bolivar's behavior neurogenetics laboratory actively studies the role of genetics in complex behaviors.
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Mycobacterium Disease, Todd Gray, Ph.D.

Dr. Gray's lab has developed a non-pathogenic Mycobacterium smegmatis and described a novel form of conjugal DNA transfer between strains of M. smegmatis that relies on the activity of the same secretory apparatus (ESX-1) which is required for pathogenicity in M. tuberculosis.
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The Wadsworth
Center: New
York's State
Public Health
Laboratory

Innovative, multidisciplinary research. Complex diagnostics and novel detection methods. High-tech instrumentation and state-of-the-art laboratory services. All are components of the dynamic scientific community that is the Wadsworth Center of the New York State Department of Health.
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Message from
Commissioner
Shah

The Wadsworth Center laboratories stand at the forefront of biomedical and environmental sciences and their interplay. The Center serves a vital role in the Health Department's efforts to protect and promote the health of New York's citizens.