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The Office of Research & Technology offers services to assist investigators in the coordination, development and submission of Research Grant and Contract Applications. Services provided include coordination for multi-investigator grant…

The Bayh-Dole Act became federal law in 1980. It mandates that non-profit institutions own and patent intellectual property that is discovered through government research funding. These inventions are offered for license for commercial development,…

The Wadsworth Center is committed to making research findings available to the public in compliance with the Bayh-Dole Act and Federal sponsor requirements for the recipients of federal Research Grants and Contracts.  The following offers…

Manuscript ClearanceAny manuscript in which the Wadsworth Center is given institutional credit (even if the author(s) are no longer employed by the Wadsworth Center or HRI) must be submitted to the Office of Research & Technology for clearance…

Wadsworth Center’s Seminar SeriesThe Center sponsors a wide variety of seminars to provide specific scientific benefits and intellectual enrichment to the Wadsworth Center community and beyond. Seminars are generally initiated by invitations from an…

The Wadsworth Center supports an exceptionally large breadth of interests and activities that ultimately focus on improving public health. Many of these activities are intellectually enhanced by interactive collaborations.The Center recognizes that…

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…

As Americans in the 21st century, we take it for granted that antibiotics will cure us from all sorts of infectious diseases. Yet, it is only 100 years ago that 9 out of 1000 women died during childbirth, 30% of children did not survive their first…

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 Bloodborne Viruses Laboratory (BVL) serves as the public health reference laboratory for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and hepatitis C virus (HCV) testing in New York State. Our clinical testing program is focused on providing services not…

The Bloodborne Viruses Laboratory’s applied research program includes developing molecular and serological laboratory methods to address clinical testing and surveillance needs. The laboratory also collaborates with internal and external…

The Regulated Medical Waste Program is responsible for approving alternative technologies to treat regulated medical waste prior to their installation at healthcare facilities.FacilitiesUpon installation of an approved technology, facilities must…

Individuals performing chemical analyses for blood alcohol content may apply for a permit.Permit requirements include:A high school degree plus one year of laboratory experienceOR two years of college study and six months of laboratory…

Training agencies approved to provide breath analysis training include:Office of Public Safety of the Division of Criminal Justice ServicesDivision of State PoliceNassau County Police DepartmentSuffolk County Police DepartmentNew York City Police…

[collapse collapsed]Obtain an initial permit to perform breath alcohol analysisIn order to obtain a permit to perform breath alcohol analysis, one must complete an approved training program.An approved training program consists of:24 hours of…

The Breath Alcohol Permit Program approves, for use in New York State, breath analysis instruments found on the Conforming Products List of Evidential Breath Alcohol Measurement Devices as established by the U.S. Department of Transportation/…

Manufacturers of Breath Alcohol Ignition Interlock Devices (BAIIDs) submit their devices to independent laboratories which test the devices against the current National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) model specifications.The Ignition…

Resources for more information on HIV and Hepatitis C testingHIV Testing at the Wadsworth Center Newborn Screening ProgramGuidelines for use of the HIV Diagnostic Testing Algorithm for LaboratoriesNYSDOH AIDS Institute linksHotlines and phone…