Educational opportunities exist at the Wadsworth Center at all levels from undergraduate to postgraduate.

  • Undergraduate students may volunteer or participate in the NSF-funded Research Experience for Undergraduates which takes place each summer.
  • Graduate students at the University at Albany College of Integrated Health Sciences, Departments of Environmental Health Sciences and Biomedical Sciences, are engaged in research at the Wadsworth Center through joint ventures with the school.
  • Postgraduate students (having already received a bachelor’s, master’s, or doctoral degree) can become members of our Fellow Community by joining one of our fellowship programs.
  • Postdoctoral students and visiting scientists are welcomed at the Center and may choose to participate in one of our training programs or contact the Principal Investigator in a laboratory of interest to learn of lab-specific opportunities.

Previously, the Center also participated in the Fogarty International Training and Research Program, a multi-institutional, multi-national collaborative effort to expand the research capacity in target countries to better prevent infectious disease, and the NIH Biodefense & Emerging Infectious Diseases Training Program which prepares the next generation of scientists who will develop integrated research programs in biodefense preparedness and response to infectious threats.

Today staff are active in hosting Laboratory Tours, participating in career discussions, and speaking to students about lab science in the classroom. To request more information about how we can help your class, connect with us at wcreach@health.ny.gov.

Janice D. Pata, Ph.D.

Mentor Training at the University at Albany and the Wadsworth Center

Janice Pata, Director of the Division of Scientific Cores at the Wadsworth Center, advanced the longstanding educational partnership between the New York State Department of Health and the University at Albany during the 2025–2026 academic year by facilitating the nationally recognized Entering Mentoring program for the first time at the university.
Biofilm Plate Paczkowski Laboratory

National Institutes of Health Training Grant Awarded to University at Albany Supports Wadsworth Center Fellows

A National Institutes of Health (NIH) Training Grant (T32) titled “RNA Science and Technology in Health and Disease” was awarded to the University at Albany, State University of New York, for $1.8 million over the next five years to support seven RNA Fellows each year from the graduate education programs that comprise the RNA Institute.  
Petri dish art

Academic Outreach: Tesago Elementary School “Wellness Day”

  Members of the Bacteriology and Parasitology Laboratories participated in “Wellness Day” at Tesago Elementary School in Clifton Park, engaging students in an exciting and educational public health experience. The outreach team included Ashley Alderman, Kate Wahl, Ashley Marcinkiewicz, Lynn Leach, Paris Strong, John Jurczynski, Majie Foster, and John Kelly, and was led by Kara Mitchell and James Chithalen.  
Fellowship Showcase

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.
Seven Fellows

Seven Fellows, One Goal

Wadsworth Center has long been committed to providing the next generation of public health professionals with the necessary knowledge, skills and abilities.More than 300 students have made Wadsworth Center their summer home over the course of nearly 30 years through the National Science Foundation-funded Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) Program.
Polarized light image of glucose. Richard Cole, Wadsworth Center

New Wadsworth Center Fellowship Program

The application period is closed. Check back Spring 2020.   About the Wadsworth Center Fellowship Program The mission of the Wadsworth Center Fellowship Program is to provide scientists with broad experience in laboratory science and research in infectious disease, genetics, environmental health or translational medicine. Fellows will gain broad experience at one of the nation’s premier public health laboratories, renowned for developing and utilizing high complexity testing using advanced technologies and state of the art equipment.
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