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NYMAC Regional Genetics Network is pleased to announce a partnership with Johns Hopkins University and the Mid-Atlantic Association for Community Health Centers (MACHC).  This collaboration will lead to increased access to genetic services for…

Dr. May Chu, assistant director of public health, White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, gives the keynote address during the Wadsworth Center Master of Laboratory Science graduation ceremony. To read the entire article, see the…

The state Health Department's Wadsworth Centergraduated its second masters class on Wednesday. The two-year program blends traditional course study and an estimated 1,200 hours of work in Wadsworth's public laboratories. More of…

On August 16, 2017 Wadsworth Center’s Master of Science in Laboratory Sciences (MLS) Program graduates its fourth class. One component of Wadsworth Center’s mission is education. The work of this year’s three graduates links the…

New York State Department of Health Press Release October 4, 2017 Statement from Health Commissioner Dr. Howard Zucker on Dr. Joachim Frank's Nobel Prize in Chemistry "Scientific discoveries propel humanity to ever greater…

For the second year in a row, a Wadsworth Center director has received the Harry Hannon Laboratory Improvement Award in Newborn Screening from the Assocation of Public Health Laboratories (APHL). Joseph Orsini, Ph.D., Deputy Director of the…

Dr. Kirsten St. George, Chief of the Laboratory of Viral Diseases at Wadsworth Center, was recently invited to speak at a technical workshop hosted by the Trust for Science Technology and Research of Puerto Rico, the Brain Trust for Tropical…

Laboratory and follow-up staff (those who communicate results to the medical community) from six states (MA, OH, TN, TX, VA and WA) attended a two and a half-day workshop in Albany co-sponsored by the Association of Public Health Laboratories (APHL…

Groundbreaking work performed in Albany leads to revolution in science and medicine Dr. Rajendra Agrawal has long expected his former Wadsworth Center colleague Dr. Joachim Frank to win the Nobel Prize. This year, it happened. On October …

Dr. Susan Wong, Director of the Diagnostic Immunology Laboratory at the Wadsworth Center, recently traveled with a team from Columbia University’s Global Health Program to serve as a resource for evaluating laboratory testing issues.San Juan, Puerto…

2017 marks the first year the Association of Public Health Laboratories (APHL), in collaboration with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), has sponsored fellows in the Antimicrobial Resistance Track.Per the sponsors, “The fellowship…

A new algorithm for cystic fibrosis screening is in place for specimens received and tested as of December 1, 2017.  These changes will reduce the number of CF referrals requiring follow-up testing.

What can this tool do for me? It can tell you which labs perform a certain test, the name of the labs and where they are located. You can find tests performed within a given category for each approved lab and which sample type those tests can…

Wadsworth Center's Virology Laboratory contributes results of influenza type/subtype identification as well as antiviral resistance testing to the Weekly Influenza Surveillance Report compiled by the New York State Department of Health. 

Times Union article about Dr. Joachim Frank, Nobel laureate and former Wadsworth Center research scientist.

After receiving the Nobel Prize in Chemistry this fall, Dr. Joachim Frank recently returned, engaging local scientists. Watch the video of Dr. Frank's presentation.   Read the Times Union article about the event.

Why A just-released CDC report concluded that disease caused by tick, mosquito and flea bites more than tripled in the US between 2004 and 2016, and that 9 new diseases were either discovered or detected here for the first time during that same…

Governor Cuomo Announces New Public-Private Research Collaboration to Advance Diagnosis and Treatment of Tick-Borne Diseases

We are seeking an outstanding scientist at the Assistant or Associate Professor level to establish a competitive, grant-funded research program. Research areas of specific interest include studies on basic biological processes in bacteria, and…

This brings the number of disorders, for which every child in New York State may be screened, to more than 50. Fact Sheets for the three new disorders: Guanidinoacetate methyltransferase deficiency (GAMT) Mucopolysaccharidosis, type I (…