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The main research focus of the rabies laboratory is developing and improving rabies diagnostic tools. Some current projects include validating a real-time RT- PCR assay for use as a confirmatory test to the dFAT, a real time RT-PCR assay capable of…

Newborn screening, beginning with implementation of a test for phenylketonuria in the 1960's, is one of the most successful public health programs in the US. Within days of birth, blood samples are collected via heel stick onto Guthrie filter paper…

The primary objectives of this lab are to combine expertise in transgenic technologies with reproductive sciences in an effort to generate relevant mouse models and to study developmental and genetic origins of disease. Successful reproduction…

The primary research aim of the newborn screening lysosomal storage disease (LSD) and X-linked adrenoleukodystrophy (X-ALD) screening laboratory is to simplify and automate published low capacity newborn screening assays in order to transform them…

I am the Director of the Wadsworth Center Protein Expression Core. This core performs recombinant expression and purification of proteins in E. coli, insect and mammalian expression systems. I have over 30 years of experience in the field and…

Dr. Tran’s research at the Wadsworth Center involves the Food Emergency Response Network (FERN) program of the Division of Environmental Health Sciences. His primary work focuses on the analysis of unknown chemicals in foods including toxic…

Dr. Ciota is the Director of the Arbovirus Laboratory, which performs surveillance, clinical testing, and research of arthropod-borne viruses (arboviruses). The lab studies both mosquito and tick-borne agents including the flaviviruses West Nile…

The New York State (NYS) Newborn Screening (NBS) Program at Wadsworth Center screens all NYS newborns for over 45 conditions including cystic fibrosis, hemoglobinopathies, congenital hypothyroidism, severe combined immunodeficiency (SCID) and…

As a member of the Bioinformatics Core, I am actively working on a multitude of projects, both research and clinical, involving whole genome and targeted sequencing of clinical pathogens. My specific area of expertise is centered on bacterial…

The Nuclear Chemistry Laboratory (NCL) is responsible for mandated radiological surveillance in New York State, radiological emergency response, research, and teaching in radiological sciences.The radiological surveillance program provides data to…

As the Director of the Bioinformatics Core my research interests encompass the convergence of molecular biology and computer science. With a focus on next-generation sequencing (NGS) data analysis, research computing, phylogenomics, antibiotic…

My research explores the molecular biology of bacterial viruses (bacteriophages) and other mobile genetic parasites with a focus on how they shape the ecology and evolution of bacteria. For as long as I can remember I have been captivated with the…

Like 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. We combine genetics, biochemistry, biophysics, and cell biology to discover the unique…

Trace elements play a critical role in many processes and the demand for determining their chemical forms and concentrations in samples of economic, technological, and environmental importance has steadily increased in the last few decades.…

Dr. Hattenrath’s primary area of expertise is in waterborne pathogens, phytoplankton (harmful algal bloom) ecology and molecular biology. Her graduate research focused on assessing the effects of nutrients, community interactions, and ocean…

As the Deputy Director of the Wadsworth Center’s Clinical Trace Elements Laboratory (TREL), Dr. Palmer assists in the management of projects and activities pertaining to the multielement analyses of clinical specimens (blood, serum, urine etc.) for…

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…

Dr. Michael Perry joined the Wadsworth Center in 2009 as a Research Scientist in the Biodefense Laboratory. He transitioned to the Laboratory Supervisor in 2014, the Associate Director in 2021, and finally to the Laboratory Director in 2024.Dr.…

As a Special Projects Development Scientist at the Advanced Genomic Technologies Cluster (AGTC), I develop NGS-based solutions within AGTC and collaborate with principal investigators to design and implement innovative sequencing methodologies that…

The Immunology Core is responsible for assisting users in flow cytometry panel development, sample acquisition, sorting, and data analysis. Dr. Jennifer Yates is a classically trained immunologist with extensive experience in using flow cytometry as…