Emerging Infectious Diseases Fellowship Program
Emerging Infectious Diseases
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Contact EID.
EID Fellowship Contacts
EID Fellowship Coordinators:.
Kimberlee Musser, Ph.D.
Tel: 518-474-4177
Fax: 518-486-7971
Email: musser@wadsworth.org.
Christina Egan, Ph.D..
Tel: 518-474-4177
Fax: 518-486-7971
Email: eganc@wadsworth.org.
EID Program Administrator:
Audrey Desrochers
Tel: 518-486-3830
Fax: 518-473-1326
Email: aad02@health.state.ny.us.
This multi-institutional training program prepares laboratory scientists for careers in public health. The Association of Public Health Laboratories (APHL) and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) cooperate in sponsoring Emerging Infectious Disease (EID) fellows at laboratories across the country. The Wadsworth Center hosts APHL/CDC fellows, and supports additional applicants through the Wadsworth Center Emerging Infectious Diseases Fellowship Program. In the last 11 years, over 40 pre- and post-doctoral fellows have been trained in Wadsworth's facilities in Albany, New York.
The Wadsworth Center offers a unique training opportunity for those interested in confronting the challenges of emerging infectious diseases. As the research-intensive public health laboratory of the New York State Department of Health, the Wadsworth Center combines clinical reference laboratories with externally supported investigations across the biomedical sciences. EID fellows have worked on basic and applied research projects including: food microbiology, rabies virus diagnostics, pathogenesis of West Nile virus, molecular diagnostics for potential bioterrorist agents, vector genetics, and influenza virus research, to name a few.
Current Timeline
Date |
Notes |
|---|---|
February 8, 2008 |
Deadline for receipt of EID Fellowship Program applications to APHL. Applications received after this date will not be considered. |
May 5, 2008 |
All applicants notified of status. Finalists invited to interview for program |
June 16-18, 2008 |
Interview/information session at CDC Atlanta |
June 23, 2008 |
2008 EID fellows confirmed |
August 13-15, 2008 |
Orientation session at CDC Atlanta |
August - September 2008 |
Training fellows must report to host laboratory between August 18 and September 15, 2008 |
August 2008 - February 2009 |
Research fellows may negotiate a start date between August 18, 2008 and February 28, 2009 |
For a comprehensive look at our program go to the EID Brochure (PDF -- 33.1M) or to see a summary visit our Program page. For further information please refer to the APHL FAQs