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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…

Updates to the Pediatric HIV Testing Service (as of 12/01/25)In addition to Pediatric HIV Testing, BVL is now also offering Hepatitis C virus RNA testing for exposed infants. The same pediatric sample collection kit will be used to collect and ship…

The Bloodborne Viruses Laboratory (BVL) provides a variety of referral testing services, including confirmation of reactive rapid tests, detection of suspected acute infections, and resolution of discrepant results. Contact the laboratory for more…

The Bloodborne Viruses Laboratory (BVL) provides HIV-2 nucleic acid testing to diagnose and monitor HIV-2 infections. This testing is provided for all New York State submitters who have a patient who is known or suspected to be infected with HIV-2.…

The Bloodborne Viruses Laboratory performs hepatitis C virus (HCV) RNA testing on specimens that are reactive for HCV antibodies to confirm the presence of an active HCV infection. Qualitative HCV RNA testing is currently offered to HCV rapid…

Specimen Collection KitsRequest TestingLabel SpecimenShip SpecimenRetrieve ReportsTable: Specimen Collection and Shipping Instructions by Test Requested Who Can Submit a Specimen?The Wadsworth Center is a reference laboratory.  Use local…

Applied research at the Wadsworth Center encompasses a wide variety of highly collaborative activities.  Staff are committed to perform extensive research to develop and apply new methods and technologies to detect and characterize human…

Photochemical smog and air pollution have been shown to cause acute and chronic damages to human and ecosystem health.  Atmospheric chemists at the Wadsworth Center are at the forefront of understanding and addressing the critical role gaseous…

This group includes scientists who apply cutting-edge structural and cell biology techniques to study fundamental cellular processes in normal and diseased conditions, and in microbial pathogens. These studies provide molecular detail of…

Significant changes have occurred over the last decade in how researchers think about health and disease, the role the environment plays in disease etiology, and how best to assess human exposure to environmental pollutants and dietary chemicals.…

Infectious diseases continue to exact a high toll on the health of New Yorkers, and the potential for intentional use of infectious agents as biological terror agents also cannot be ignored.  Infectious agents may be bacteria, fungi or viruses…

Researchers in Molecular Genetics, using model systems including coronavirus, yeast, and mice, employ both focused and genome-wide approaches to investigate gene function and mechanism. Areas of investigation include virus replication and…

Recent advances have transformed neuroscience research. For example, several investigators study the genetic, anatomical, physiological, and immunological bases of neurodevelopmental, neurodegenerative, environmental, and traumatic disorders.…

The Wadsworth Center’s Nuclear Chemistry Laboratory (NCL) program has two objectives:  mandated radiological surveillance in NYS and research in radiological sciences. The surveillance program assesses exposure of the population to ionizing…

The Center for Public Health Genomics is focused on the application of NextGen sequencing (NGS) on issues of public health importance. In particular, its aims are to develop methods to:Enhance the detection, diagnosis and tracking of bacterial,…

The majority of emerging diseases are of zoonotic (carried by vectors such as ticks and mosquitoes) origin and are an ever-present threat to the health of the citizens of New York State and beyond. This threat is likely to increase over time due, in…

The Wadsworth Center provides resources such as reagents, strains, software, etc. that are made available to the scientific community, either free or for a nominal fee.  Antibodies to Bats | William T. Lee, PhDThere has been much…

The Biochemistry Core provides access to specialized methods, technical instrumentation and expertise. The core staff help investigators design experiments, collect, analyze and interpret data. The staff will also network and access…

Refeyn TwoMP Mass Photometer with MassFluidix HC add on www.refeyn.comFor measuring protein:protein and nucleic acid:protein interactionsAccurately measures the mass distribution of individual biomolecules in solutionLabel freeNon-…

The Immunology Core Facility provides state-of-the-art equipment and research support capability in the areas of flow cytometry and cell sorting.Flow Cytometry Flow cytometry is a powerful, high-throughput technique used to analyze cells or…