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Staff from the Newborn Screening Program at the Wadsworth Center participated in the annual meeting of the American College of Medical Genetics and Genomics, held March 10–14 in Baltimore, Maryland, where they presented research highlighting New…

Scientists at the Wadsworth Center have developed a novel molecular assay to evaluate the risks posed by the emerging toxic cyanobacterium Aetokthonos hydrillicola. A. hydrillicola is associated with invasive aquatic plants and is capable of…

In recent years, several dermatophytes within the Trichophyton interdigitale /Trichophyton mentagrophytes Species Complex have become a significant public health concern due to increasing drug resistance and rapid transmission in human populations,…

Caleb Mallery, a fourth-year PhD candidate in the Paczkowski Lab within the Division of Genetics at the Wadsworth Center and a student in the Department of Biomedical Sciences at the University at Albany, has been awarded a prestigious F31…

On March 1, 2026, at the APHL 14th National Conference on Laboratory Aspects of Tuberculosis, Joseph Shea was honored with the prestigious Ed Desmond Tuberculosis Laboratorian Award.  Presented by the National Tuberculosis Coalition of America…

“Initiation of Translation by the Ribosome”Ribosomes are cellular machines that conduct protein synthesis (or gene translation) in both bacteria and higher organisms such as humans. The mechanism of initiation of translation is among the most…

Click here to read more from the Albany Times Union about the Wadsworth Center stepping in as CDC pauses testing for certain diseases.

A new report from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (NASEM), Clinical Follow-up and Care for Those Impacted by the JP-5 Releases at Red Hill, is urging clinicians to prioritize ongoing symptom evaluation and continuity of…

DOH staff from the Wadsworth Center (WC) and the Center for Environmental Health (CEH) attended an in-person grantee meeting at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) Environmental Health Laboratories facility in Chamblee, GA on…

Dr. Thomas Bartlett, a new Principal Investigator in the Wadsworth Center’s Division of Genetics, has been awarded a New York Community Trust award for his grant proposal entitled “Finding New Gaps in the Cell Wall of Drug-Resistant Staphylococcus…

In early April, the Wadsworth Center received a request from the Maine Public Health Laboratory for assistance with infectious disease testing following a fire on the roof of their facility resulting in a loss of ventilation and suspension of…

In a study recently published in Biochemistry, Dr. Nilesh Banavali, and colleagues in the Wadsworth Center's Division of Genetics, describe how medically important antibacterials bind to ribosomes of Borrelia burgdorferi, the causative agent of Lyme…

Rapid advances in laboratory instrumentation, automation, and computational technologies have created unprecedented opportunities to strengthen the prevention, detection, and response to public health threats. The Wadsworth Center’s Community,…

Janice Pata, Director of the Division of Scientific Cores at the Wadsworth Center, advanced the longstanding educational partnership between the New York State Department of Health and the University at Albany during the 2025–2026 academic year by…

Dr. Denise Kay, Director of the Newborn Screening Program at the Wadsworth Center, attended a meeting of the Association of Public Health Laboratories (APHL) Newborn Screening Molecular Subcommittee at the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and…

Joseph Orsini from the Wadsworth Center Newborn Screening Program attended the 2026 Newborn Screening by Tandem Mass Spectrometry Workshop held in Atlanta, Georgia, from April 30-May 1, 2026. The workshop was co-sponsored by the Association of…

The Wadsworth Center Nuclear Chemistry Laboratory (NCL) hosted laboratory professionals from Tennessee, Wisconsin, and Vermont from April 27-29, 2026, through the Association of Public Health Laboratories (APHL) peer-to-peer exchange program. The…

Two New York birth hospitals have been selected to partner with the Wadsworth Center as recruitment sites for BEACONSNBS (Building Evidence and Collaboration for GenOmics in Nationwide Newborn Screening), a national research study evaluating the use…

University at Albany PhD student Ryan Gainor was recognized for his poster presentation at the University at Albany Showcase 2026. Ryan is a second-year doctoral student in the Department of Environmental Health Sciences within the Center for…

On May 4, 2026, the Wadsworth Center Rabies Laboratory identified influenza A H5 in a juvenile red fox submitted for emergency rabies testing after the fox had been cared for and handled by multiple family members. The fox developed…