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The Health Research Science Board discussed program updates and voted on the priority order for issuing future Requests for Applications. A Public Comment period was held.

The Health Research Science Board voted to change its Bylaws, approved a draft of its 2011-2012 Biennial Report, and received a program update. During the public hearing, the Board received a report from DEC staff titled "Efficiency and Utility…

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Statutes-Public Health Law Article 24, Title 1B, 2410-2413 Health Research Science Board. Follow the link and enter Health Research Science Board in the search box, then click Public Health Law Article 24T1-B Statutes-State Environmental…

The Health Research Science Board considered a recommendation from its Committee on Program Needs and Effectiveness regarding the collection of pesticide sales and use data.

The Core facility is designed to image both living and fixed material. Imaging living cells or tissues: Adherent cells or tissue fragments can be imaged by a variety of methods depending upon the question being asked. If drug…

For any of the services described below, please complete and submit the Service Request Form.Tissue (100-1000X)Most fluorescently labeled tissue slices (100µm uncleared and up to 500µm cleared) are best imaged with a confocal microscope. The…

Image Analysis from Single Images to Multi-dimensional Sets Contrast manipulation - altering the pixel values so that objects are more easily visualized. Montaging - allows a group of high-resolution, higher magnification images to be formed…

Olympus SZX12 (Stereoscope)Dissecting microscope for low magnification observation of specimens with fluorescence capabilities (UV, RFP, GFP) and a Nikon DS-Fi3 color CMOS camera.Nikon Eclipse 50iAn upright clinical line microscope offering…

Aberration, Chromatic: A characteristic in a lens or optical system due to the greater refraction of shorter wavelengths over that of longer ones at a lens surface. Hence the focal length of a simple lens is shorter for blue than for red rays. This…

The Media and Tissue Culture Core supports all Wadsworth Center labs including clinical, environmental, and research labs. The Tissue Culture Core maintains a repository of many hundreds of cell lines available for use in research and/or public…

The Advanced Genomic Technologies Cluster provides next-generation sequencing and Sanger sequencing. Next-generation sequencing services are provided using Illumina MiSeq and NextSeq sequencers. Services are available for…

The Bioinformatics Core supports biological research through collaboration, data analysis, and the development of computational workflows designed to meet the specific needs of each individual project. Our work spans the full breadth of modern…

The Wadsworth Center 3D-EM Group consists of Wadsworth researchers who develop and use the latest advances in electron microscopy and image processing to study cellular processes, disease mechanisms and microbial pathogens. The techniques pioneered…

The aim of the program is to prepare laboratory scientists for diagnostic, investigative, and leadership careers in public health. A broad range of scientific expertise is offered to the Fellows. Fellows can learn state-of-the-art diagnostic…

Wadsworth Center hosted 70 emerging infectious disease/infectious disease fellows through the APHL/CDC and NYSDOH WC fellowship programs between 1995 and 2021. The pie chart provides an overview of what these former fellows are doing presently. Many…

The New York State Asbestos Laboratory’s primary responsibility is the manufacture and shipment of quality proficiency test samples (PTs) to environmental laboratories participating in the New York State Environmental Laboratory Approval Program (…

The Childhood Lead Poisoning Laboratory analyzes children’s blood specimens for lead for screening (capillary) and diagnostic (venous) purposes. The laboratory also analyzes environmental samples for lead content including water, air, paint chips,…

The Sanitary Chemistry laboratory is a component of the Laboratory of Inorganic and Nuclear Chemistry, which is the EPA-designated principal laboratory for NY State, responsible for analyzing drinking water samples submitted by state agencies and…