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The Mycology Culture Collection Repository, established in 2007, contains approximately 14,500 fungi comprising 288 genera and 600 species. The majority of fungi in the collection are of human origin, with a few of environmental and of animal…

Effective December 31, 2025, the New York State (NYS) Department of Health’s (DOH’s) Environmental Proficiency Testing (PT) Program will no longer offer PT samples for all Chemistry and Bacteriology TNI/NELAP fields of accreditation. The Asbestos PT…

The Laboratory Response Network (LRN) is a consortium of local, state and federal public health, clinical, food testing, veterinary, and environmental testing laboratories intended to provide a coordinated and immediate response to biological and…

Beverly Rauch, MSDirector, Clinical Laboratory Evaluation ProgramDeputy Director, Division of Laboratory Quality Certification(518) 485-5378UnitEmailGeneral Information Fax (518) 485-5414 / Phone (518) 485-5378CLEP@health.ny.govLaboratory…

General InquiriesNew York State Department of Health contact information can be found here https://health.ny.gov/contact.If you are seeking information specific to the Wadsworth Center:For the most rapid response, enter search criteria in the…

The Division of Environmental Health Sciences (DEHS) includes the laboratories of Organic Analytical Chemistry, Inorganic and Nuclear Chemistry, and Environmental Biology. From the air we breathe, to the water we drink, the food that we eat, and…

As the EPA-designated reference laboratory for NY State, the Environmental Organic and Inorganic Chemical Analysis Laboratory develops and maintains capacity and capability for the analysis of water, soil, air and consumer products for a variety of…

Research InterestsThe development of rapid and accurate methods for the detection of waterborne pathogens, or their indicators, prior to the outbreak of disease is a major research focus in our public health laboratory. We incorporate a variety of…

The laboratories are a part of Radiochemical, Microbiological and Chemical Testing for Food Defense and Capability Development and Food Emergency Response Network Programs of the Food and Drug Administration and the United States Department of…

Research is focused on studying the relationship between geological factors and health problems in humans and animals, with a focus on exposure to minerals, inhalation of ambient and anthropogenic mineral dusts and volcanic emissions.Research…

Research InterestsLike animals, bacteria grow in many different shapes, but almost everything that we know about bacterial shape is based on straight rod-shaped cells like E. coli and B. subtilis. We combine genetics, biochemistry, biophysics, and…

Staphylococcus aureus – a study in cellular symmetryS. aureus is the leading cause of soft-tissue infections in the United States. Unlike straight-rod model organisms, Staph has an unusual “cluster of grapes” morphology. Despite decades of study,…

Research InterestsOur research explores the molecular biology of bacterial viruses (phages) and other mobile genetic elements, with a focus on how they shape the ecology and evolution of bacterial pathogens. Just as our lives are shaped by viral…

New York State Laboratory Animal Welfare Program The Laboratory Animal Welfare Program Approves laboratories/institutions for the use of living animals in accordance with Public Health Law CHAPTER 45, ARTICLE 5, TITLE 1, Sections 504, 505-…

 Thomas Bartlett (Principal Investigator) did his PhD in Zemer Gitai’s lab at Princeton and his postdoctoral studies with Thomas Bernhardt and David Rudner at Harvard Medical School. He enjoys designing screens to discover proteins that…

The Wadsworth Center Institutional Biosafety Committee MissionThe Wadsworth Center's Institutional Biosafety Committee (IBC) provides local review and oversight of research that utilizes recombinant or synthetic nucleic acid molecules. The IBC…

The Arbovirus Laboratory, directed by Dr. Ciota, utilizes a One Health approach to study endemic and exotic mosquito and tick-borne viruses. Research topics include virus discovery and diagnostics, arbovirus evolution, vector-virus interactions…

Climate and Mosquito-Borne Virus Transmission Figure 1. Increased mean temperatures during transmission season are directly correlated to increases in West Nile virus activity in New York State. The arbovirus laboratory estimates prevalence (#…