Wadsworth Center, NYS Department of Health

Diagnostic & Reference Laboratories	Lab Quality
Prepare for and respond to disease threats, and provide direct services, such as newborn screening, confirmatory and reference tests. Public Health More...	Ensure the quality of \|clinical and \|environmental laboratory tests through the country's most comprehensive licensure program. Lab Quality More...
Research
Study issues from drug resistance to environmental exposures, and investigate processes that contribute to health and disease using sophisticated tools, including a national microscopy resource. Research More...

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Genetic Diseases of Children: Advancing Research & Care, March 7-9, 2011 New York City, New York
This national conference brings together the worlds of science, government and industry with the families who look to them for answers.
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Genome Research Study Led by State Health Department Scientist Links Parkinson’s Disease to Body’s Immune System
An international team of health researchers led by Dr. Haydeh Payami, a scientist at the State Department of Health’s Wadsworth Center, has identified a link between Parkinson’s disease and the gene HLA-DR, which plays a role in the body’s immune system. The finding suggests the disease may have an autoimmune or infectious origin.
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National Medical Laboratory Professionals Week in New York State, April 18-24, 2010
Governor Paterson proclaims National Medical Laboratory Professionals Week, recognizing the contributions of clinical laboratories to the well-being of New Yorkers. More...
$5 Million Biomonitoring Grant
A five-year federal grant will allow Wadsworth scientists to expand a laboratory biomonitoring program to evaluate state and regional concerns about human exposure to environmental chemicals.
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