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In October 2023, the New York State Newborn Screening Program launched a landmark one-year pilot study to screen every infant born in the state for congenital cytomegalovirus (cCMV). The results of this study, funded by the Eunice Kennedy Shriver…

Read the press release New York Expands Global Health Leadership by Joining WHO’s International Response Network.

Dr. Kurunthachalam Kannan of the Wadsworth Center’s Division of Environmental Health Sciences (DEHS) gave the keynote presentation at the SafePlastChem conference, organized by the Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology (…

The New York State Newborn Screening Program at the Wadsworth Center has been selected to participate in BEACONS (Building Evidence and Collaboration for GenOmics in Nationwide Newborn Screening), a national research study evaluating the use of…

Scientists in the Wadsworth Center’s Division of Genetics published a study in the journal, mBio, (DOI: 10.1128/mbio.03445-25) identifying an unknown molecular switch that controls how dangerous Vibrio bacteria transition from acting as individual…

On February 10, 2026, the Wadsworth Center’s Division of Environmental Health Sciences (DEHS) hosted the 2026 United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 2 State/Territory Laboratory Group Meeting at the Biggs Laboratory facility at…

Dr. Thomas Bartlett, a new Principal Investigator in the Wadsworth Center’s Division of Genetics, was invited to present his research at the annual Dartmouth College Microbiology & Molecular Pathogenesis Program (M2P2) Retreat, held February 12–…

Dr. Spencer Bruce, Director of the Bioinformatics Core at Wadsworth, recently presented during the February State Public Health Bioinformatics (StaPH-B) Monthly Call. StaPH-B is a bioinformatics consortium created by subject matter experts…

On February 28, 2026, communities around the world observed Rare Disease Day, an annual event held on the last day of February to raise awareness and promote advocacy for individuals living with rare diseases. Globally, an estimated 300 million…

On February 18, 2026, Spectrum News NY1 joined James V. McDonald, Commissioner of the New York State Department of Health, for a tour of the Wadsworth Center’s Division of Environmental Health Sciences. The visit was part of a feature commemorating…

Proposed revisions to the regulatory requirements in 10 NYCRR Part 59 are now available for public comment. See https://regs.health.ny.gov/regulations/proposed-rule-making, “Amendment of Part 59 of Title 10 NYCRR (Chemical Analyses of Blood,…

Scientists at the Wadsworth Center have developed a new online resource to help researchers better understand Mycobacterium abscessus (MABS), an opportunistic bacterial pathogen that can cause difficult-to-treat infections.  Drs. Anil Ojha and…

Bacteria are often thought of as simple, solitary organisms, but many species can coordinate their behavior as a group, a process called quorum sensing. When enough bacteria accumulate in one place, they release and detect small chemical signals…

From February 24-26, multiple Wadsworth Center laboratories hosted an Association of Public Health Laboratories (APHL) Fellow from the Colorado State Public Health Lab. The main purpose of the visit was for the fellow to gain experience with the New…

The National Institute of Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases (NITRD) invited the Wadsworth Center Chief of Bacterial Diseases, Dr. Kimberlee Musser, to participate as a distinguished faculty member at the NITRD International Conference on…

As a part of the Bloomberg Philanthropies Lead Poisoning Prevention Initiative, the CDC Foundation is building and strengthening laboratory capacity for blood lead level testing, which is critical for early detection and monitoring of lead exposure…

The New York State Department of Health (NYSDOH) Bureau of HIV/Sexually Transmitted Infections (STI) Field Services conducts HIV rapid testing and is registered as a Limited Service Laboratory through the Clinical Laboratory Evaluation Program at…

Patrick Parsons, Director of the Division of Environmental Health Sciences at the Wadsworth Center, participated in a series of on-camera interviews with Spectroscopy, a technical publication that covers advances in spectroscopic techniques used in…

In significant recognition of its technical excellence, the Wadsworth Center has been designated by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention as an Advanced Laboratory Response Network–Biological (LRN-B) Laboratory. One of only 14 laboratories…

Ms. Deanna Luneau, a fifth-year Environmental Health Sciences PhD candidate conducting her doctoral research at the Wadsworth Center, was recently featured in a student spotlight on the University at Albany College of Integrated Health Sciences…