New York State's Biodefense Laboratory

Education

Education and training of first responders, clinicians, laboratorians, and other critical partners helps ensure all essential personnel understand risks associated with biological threat agents, know how to work through defined communication venues, and have prepared and drilled emergency response protocols.

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• All Hazards Training Program: Training for laboratory staff and facility personnel involved in the implementation of all hazards testing in public health laboratories.
• Training of law enforcement (New York State Police [NYSP], local law enforcement, FBI) through 17 NY State Counterterrorism Zones. Biothreat Response in NYS Training Video order information.
• Training of NYSP Contaminated Crime Scene Emergency Response Teams.
• Training of HazMat teams through NY State Office of Fire Prevention and Control (OFPC).
• Training of laboratorians who perform LRN Sentinel and Reference sample testing in NY State. Biosafety Cabinet Use Training Video order information.
• Training of CDC and NYS Emerging Infectious Disease fellows.
• Participation in the Biodefense and Emerging Infectious Diseases training grant in collaboration with the University at Albany, and the Northeast Biodefense Center, a NIAID funded Regional Center of Excellence in Biodefense and Emerging Diseases.
• Publications of Case Reports on important clinical findings