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New York State's Biodefense Laboratory

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New York State's Biodefense Laboratory
Director: Christina Egan, Ph.D.
Phone: 518-473-6900
Deputy Director: Cassandra Kelly
Phone: 518-402-4455
Biodefense Laboratory:
518-474-4177

Publications

Book Chapters

  1. Cirino, NM, M Shail, C Egan. 2006. Developing and Validating Diagnostic Assays for Biodefense. In "Bioterrorism: Prevention, Preparation, and Protection" (JV Borelli, Ed). Nova Science Publishing, Inc. New York, USA. ISBN: 1-60021-180-1.
  2. Shepard, JE, NM Cirino, C Egan, RM Aryal. 2006. Water Suppliers. In "Handbook of Biosurveillance" (M Wagner, A Moore, R Aryal, Eds.). Elsevier Science / Academic Press, San Diego, USA. ISBN: 0-12-369378-0.
  3. Wagner, MW, J Pavlin, KL Cox, and NM Cirino. 2006. Other Organizations That Perform Biosurveillance. In "Handbook of Biosurveillance" (M Wagner, A Moore, R Aryal, Eds.) Elsevier Science / Academic Press. San Diego USA. ISBN: 0-12-369378-0.

Journal Articles

  1. Kelly, C.D., Egan, C., and N.M. Cirino 2007. "The CODE RED Solution? Biothreat Response Training for First Responders" Biosecur. Bioterror. 4:391-396.
  2. Woron, A.M., C. Egan, E.J. Nazarian, N.M Cirino, R.J. Limberger, K.A. Musser. 2006. Development of a real-time PCR four-target multiplex assay for the rapid detection and characterization of Yersinia pestis. Diagn. Microbiol. Infect. Dis. 56: 261-268.
  3. Shone, C, J Ferreira, A Boyer, NM Cirino, C Egan, E Evans, J Kools, S Sharma. 2006. The 5th International Conference on Basic and Therapeutic Aspects of Botulinum and Tetanus Neurotoxins. Workshop Review: Assays and Detection. Neurotox. Res. 9: 205-216.
  4. Egan, C, NM Cirino. 2006. Laboratory management and biodefense II. Clin. Lab. 9: 63-69.
  5. Cirino, NM, KA Musser, C Egan. 2004. Multiplex diagnostic platforms for detection of biothreat agents. Expert Rev. Molec. Diag. 4: 841-857.
  6. Egan, CT, CD Kelly, K Rush-Wilson, SW Davis, WA Samsonoff, H Pfeiffer, J Miller, J Taylor, NM Cirino. 2004. Laboratory-diagnosed transmission of vaccinia virus through sexual contact with a military vaccinee. J. Clin. Micro. 42: 122-124.
  7. LaGier, MJ, LA Joseph, TA Passaretti, KA Musser, NM Cirino. 2004. A real-time multiplexed PCR assay for detection and discrimination of Campylobacter jejuni and Campylobacter coli. Mol. Cell. Probes 18: 275-282.
  8. Kelly CD , C Egan, C, P Drabkin, SW Davis, WA Samsonoff, KA Musser, JR Miller, J Taylor, NM Cirino. 2004. Smallpox vaccination adverse events: Laboratory confirmation of generalized vaccinia using modern testing methods. J. Clin. Micro. 42: 1373-1375.
  9. Miller, JR, NM Cirino, E Philbin. 2003. Laboratory-confirmed generalized vaccinia 2 days after revaccination for smallpox. Emerging Infect. Dis. J. 9: 1649-1650.