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The laboratories are a part of Radiochemical, Microbiological and Chemical Testing for Food Defense and Capability Development and Food Emergency Response Network Programs of the Food and Drug Administration and the United States Department of…

Research is focused on studying the relationship between geological factors and health problems in humans and animals, with a focus on exposure to minerals, inhalation of ambient and anthropogenic mineral dusts and volcanic emissions.Research…

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.…

The State Health Department's Wastewater Surveillance Program  is integral to advanced COVID-19 tracking and nation-leading polio detection efforts. The program is now testing for Influenza, RSV, Hepatitis A, Norovirus and antimicrobial-…

The study is published in the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. The Department issues a joint Health Advisory to health care providers related to increased Oropouche virus activity and…

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…

Research InterestsLike 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 and B. subtilis. We combine genetics, biochemistry, biophysics, and…

Staphylococcus aureus – a study in cellular symmetryS. aureus is the leading cause of soft-tissue infections in the United States. Unlike straight-rod model organisms, Staph has an unusual “cluster of grapes” morphology. Despite decades of study,…

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…

Wadsworth Center and SUNY Global Health Institute collaborate to create the New York State Global Health Interface Platform. The partnership is to provide training for future public health and biomedical research professionals and strengthen…

Research InterestsOur research explores the molecular biology of bacterial viruses (phages) and other mobile genetic elements, with a focus on how they shape the ecology and evolution of bacterial pathogens. Just as our lives are shaped by viral…

APHL Honors 2024 Newborn Screening Award Winners 

New York State Laboratory Animal Welfare Program The Laboratory Animal Welfare Program Approves laboratories/institutions for the use of living animals in accordance with Public Health Law CHAPTER 45, ARTICLE 5, TITLE 1, Sections 504, 505-…

Meeting LocationsNYS DOH, Wadsworth Center, Biggs Laboratory, Sturman Conference Room, Empire State Plaza, Albany, NYNYS DOH, Metropolitan Area Regional Office, Conference Room 4A-B, 90 Church Street, New York, NYSchool of Medicine and Biomedical…

Effective January 1, 2025, the New York State Department of Health’s Newborn Screening Program’s policies regarding specimen and record retention will be changing. After that date, the program will store newborn screening records and specimens for…

From environmental projects characterizing and quantitating contaminants in our water, food and even inside us, to infectious disease projects addressing antimicrobial resistance, “one of the world’s most urgent public health problems”, and studying…

The Wadsworth Center has partnered with the Association of Public Health Laboratories to host the Public Health Lab Academy!This comprehensive summer program: We are planning to host up to 20 paid interns in projects supporting lab-related…

At this year's Laboratory Response Network for Biological Threats Preparedness (LRN-B) Technical Meeting, Biodefense Laboratory Director Michael Perry received the Excellence in Leadership Award for leadership "instrumental to the LRN-B mission" and…