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My research focuses on clarifying the phylogenetic relationships among microbial organisms and understanding microbial genome evolution, including the contributions of horizontal gene transfer and endosymbioses to shaping genomes and accelerating…

Having spent a lot of time in our homes recently, most of us are probably contemplating a dream renovation. If that project requires several professionals - plumbers, electricians, carpenters, etc., we might have second thoughts. Critical to our…

The Immunology Core provides access to specialized methods, instrumentation, and expertise in flow cytometry and cell sorting. Flow cytometry instruments assess the physical and fluorescent properties of cells and particles in a stream of…

Find out how Wadsworth Center and its partners have been detecting and tracking down Legionella from culture, prior to commercial availability of media, to direct fluorescent antibody testing, PCR, pulse field gel electrophoresis and now…

Dr. St. George is quoted in the feature article beginning on page 5 and our own Infectious Disease Fellow Nora Cleary is featured on pg 19. Nora has been selected for the Edith Hsiung Memorial prize for her abstract/presentation on Hep A whole…

As we’ve seen repeatedly during the pandemic, it isn’t always easy to get our hands on everything we need, hmmm, cue the toilet paper, especially new things. This reality translates to addressing patients who have COVID today. By using…

​Current antibiotics work by interfering with bacterial growth, which is a fine game plan… until it stops working. More and more, bacteria are finding ways around this approach, resulting in a huge antibiotic resistance problem. Dr. Jon…

Dr. Nicholas Mantis, of Wadsworth Center's Division of Infectious Diseases, was awarded a five-year, $9 million contract by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) to study human antibody responses to the Lyme disease…

A culmination of work in Lyme arthritis in patients and in animal models, the review highlights the paradigm that infectious agents may trigger immune dysregulation and autoimmunity, leading to persistent post-infectious sequelae.Lyme arthritis:…

Rachel Fay, Ph.D. candidate in Wadsworth Center’s Arbovirology Laboratory, under the mentorship of Dr. Alex Ciota, took first place in the University at Albany’s fourth annual Three Minute Thesis competition with her talk titled, “…

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Please see New York State Department of Health Press Release More about COVID-19 Variant Data

Wadsworth Center joins with the Association of Public Health Laboratories to celebrate Lab Week April 24-30, 2022. Follow the links to learn about the many ways public health laboratorians help to keep us safe every day - from…

Tuberculosis­­­ - The Tortoise Would you be surprised to know that tuberculosis (TB) was the leading infectious disease killer in the world in 2019? Estimates of deaths attributed to TB were second only to COVID-19 in 2020 (roughly 1.…

Attention Providers, Hospital Staff and Parents: See below for information regarding a new amendment to New York State (NYS) Public Health Law §2500-a and 2500-f, effective June 22, 2022 regarding testing for G6PD deficiency: G6PD…

See Governor Hochul's April 21, 2022 press release.

To reach a wider audience, videoconference technology will be utilized. The Board solicits, receives, reviews and recommends applications for biomedical research awards. Pre-registration is required to gain access to the meeting. To attend…

Read on page 26 of Association of Public Health Laboratories' Fall/Winter Lab Matters Issue about Wadsworth Center's Collaboration with CDC's Biodefense Research and Development Laboratory.

GuidanceGuidance on Testing at Commercial and Public Health LaboratoriesTesting ResourcesFor Category B packaging and shipping from the USDOTFor Laboratory PersonnelFor Laboratory ProceduresNew York State Department of Health Mpox Information Webpage

Dr. Chithalen joins the Wadsworth Center from the New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services where he served as the Chemistry Program Manager in the Bureau of Laboratory Services, overseeing the LRN-C, FERN and Biomonitoring…