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When new risks to public health increase, the Wadsworth Center finds new scientists to address them. One of the newest is Pallavi Ghosh, Ph.D., who joined the Wadsworth Center as a new researcher in November 2014. Her target: Multi-drug resistant…

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), over 2 million people are infected and 23,000 people die annually from drug resistant bacteria in the United States alone. Drug resistant tuberculosis in particular is described by…

The New York State Newborn Screening Program screens all infants born in the state for 47 different diseases. In addition, the program is currently performing a pilot study with Dr. Melissa Wasserstein (pictured left), from the Icahn School of…

Dr. Lisa Mingle joined the Wadsworth Center in 2007 as a CDC/APHL EID Research Fellow.  Her postdoctoral work at the Wadsworth Center included training in the Laboratory of Viral Diseases and the Biodefense Laboratory.In 2009 Dr. Mingle joined…

Dr. Linda Styer earned a doctoral degree in medical entomology and a masters degree in epidemiology from the University of California, Davis.  In 2003, she joined the Wadsworth Center, first as a post-doctoral scientist in the Arbovirology…

These newborn screening annual reports are provided for informational use only, and should not be used for research purposes. Because of the way the report is constructed, the values for individual conditions are subject to change. Please…

The Wadsworth Center’s Bacteriology Laboratory played a pivotal role in the recent Legionella outbreak in New York City. The classical approach to Legionella testing is culture, but, as Legionella are slow growing and fastidious organisms and…

As the Deputy Laboratory Chief for the Laboratory of Organic Analytical Chemistry, Mr. Fayo has responsibility and sole oversight for 8 distinct laboratory sections and 2 major programs: Environmental Monitoring/Public Health Testing and Proficiency…

Please read about Kate's transition from APHL-CDC Bioinformatics Fellow to Research Scientist at Wadsworth Center in the time of COVID-19 on page 21 of Lab Matters.

The Division of Laboratory Operations oversees the Wadsworth Center's operations at five facilities in the Albany area, totaling ~900,000 square feet of space and over 210 acres of real estate. The facilities include:Biggs Laboratory at…

The P.O. Box addresses at the David Axelrod Institute and Empire State Plaza have been discontinued.  Mail is being forwarded here or returned to sender, subjecting specimens to unnecessary delays.  Please send all specimens to: Newborn…

The World Health Organization estimates that almost 4,000 people lose their lives to TB and close to 28,000 people contract TB every day.  Currently, 13 million people in the United States live with latent (hidden) TB infection.Wadsworth Center…

SARS-CoV-2, like all viruses, is constantly creating new variants through mutation of its RNA genome. Most mutations are of little or no consequence. However, every once in a while, a new mutation can increase transmissibility,…

In 2019, cases of a mysterious illness related to vaping, formally referred to as “e-cigarette or vaping product use-associated lung injury” (EVALI), were identified across the United States.  A significant number of cases affected…

Revisions to the New York State Clinical Laboratory Standards of Practice are now available, including: Current Standards General Systems Standards Effective May 5th, 2021 Specialty Requirements by Category with Microbiology and…

Clean drinking water is a priority for all New Yorkers. The emerging contaminant laboratory focuses on testing for recently regulated organic contaminants in drinking water, and the development of more sensitive and robust laboratory testing methods…

The Prusinski Lab primarily studies the ecology and epidemiology of tick-borne diseases, utilizing a combination of field and laboratory-based research methods to explore the dynamics of vector ecology and conduct tick-borne pathogen surveillance.…

My research focuses on clarifying the phylogenetic relationships among microbial organisms and understanding microbial genome evolution, including the contributions of horizontal gene transfer and endosymbioses to shaping genomes and accelerating…

Having spent a lot of time in our homes recently, most of us are probably contemplating a dream renovation. If that project requires several professionals - plumbers, electricians, carpenters, etc., we might have second thoughts. Critical to our…

Find out how Wadsworth Center and its partners have been detecting and tracking down Legionella from culture, prior to commercial availability of media, to direct fluorescent antibody testing, PCR, pulse field gel electrophoresis and now…