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Wadsworth Center Expands National Arbovirus Testing Capacity to Address CDC Gaps
Due to limitations in arbovirus testing at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the Wadsworth Center’s Viral Encephalitis Laboratory, Diagnostic Immunology Laboratory and Arbovirus Laboratory have been under federal contract since…
Cystic Fibrosis Foundation Funds Collaborative Newborn Screening Project at the Wadsworth Center
The Newborn Screening Program at the Wadsworth Center has been awarded a two-year Cystic Fibrosis Foundation Screening Improvement Program (SIP) grant titled CF-GENES-II: Improving Genetic Counseling Access for Caregivers of Infants with Cystic…
Wadsworth Center Well Represented at Radiobioassay and Radiochemical Measurements Conference
The Wadsworth Center had a strong presence at the 68th Annual Radiobioassay and Radiochemical Measurements Conference, held the week of November 2, 2025, in Idaho Falls. This annual meeting serves as a leading scientific forum for advancing…
Wadsworth Center Receives New Funding for Whooping Cough Vaccine Development
Whooping cough, caused by the bacterium Bordetella pertussis, is experiencing a global resurgence, with recent outbreaks reported in several regions of the United States. Dr. Nicholas Mantis of the Division of Infectious Diseases at the Wadsworth…
Wadsworth Center Creates Path for Hospital-at-Home and Clinical Testing in New York State
The Clinical Laboratory Evaluation Program (CLEP) within the Wadsworth Center has taken an important step to support the expansion of Hospital at Home (HaH) services in New York State. CLEP, which has regulatory oversight authority for all clinical…
Wadsworth Center’s Newborn Screening Program DNA Laboratory Hosts Senior Pathology Residents from Albany Medical Center
Three senior pathology residents from Albany Medical Center participated in a two-day rotation in the Wadsworth Center’s Newborn Screening Program DNA Laboratory, where they observed workflows, gained hands-on experience, and learned about the…
Wadsworth Center’s Newborn Screening Program Contributes to Educational Event at the University at Albany College of Integrated Health Sciences
On November 14, 2025, representatives from the Wadsworth Center’s Newborn Screening Program joined faculty, a clinician, and students at the University at Albany’s College of Integrated Health Sciences (CIHS) for the College’s first…
Ciota Laboratory
The Arbovirus Laboratory, directed by Dr. Ciota, utilizes a One Health approach to study endemic and exotic mosquito and tick-borne viruses. Research topics include virus discovery and diagnostics, arbovirus evolution, vector-virus interactions…
Research Projects
Climate and Mosquito-Borne Virus Transmission Figure 1. Increased mean temperatures during transmission season are directly correlated to increases in West Nile virus activity in New York State. The arbovirus laboratory estimates prevalence (#…
Laboratory Staff
Top Row: Majie Foster, Kiet Ngo, Anne Payne, Jessica Stout, Sean Bialosuknia, Elyse Banker, Anthony ArancioBottom Row: Laura Munn, Lili Kuo, Alexis Russell, Lindsay Tomaszek, Joesph Maffei, Alexander Ciota, Alan Dupuis, Victoria Schnurr, Hannah…
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A complete list of publications from Dr. Ciota can be found here.
Environmentally Friendly Trace Metal Extraction Method Developed at the Wadsworth Center Eliminates the Use of Concentrated Acids
A research team at the Wadsworth Center has developed an innovative, environmentally friendly method for extracting trace metals from biological samples without the use of concentrated mineral acids. Led by Dr. George Donati, Deputy Director of the…
NYSDOH Selected to Participate in Global Pneumococcal Vaccine Study
The New York State Department of Health’s Wadsworth Center and Division of Epidemiology have been selected to participate in a major multinational study evaluating the effectiveness of a pneumococcal vaccine currently licensed in Europe. The study…
Arryn Craney, PhD (D)ABMM
Dr. Arryn Craney serves as the Clinical Laboratory Director at the Wadsworth Center, providing regulatory oversight for clinical testing programs supporting infectious disease detection, newborn screening, and clinical chemistry across multiple…
Jain Laboratory
My lab investigates how the gut microbiome and host co-metabolism of diet and environmental pollutants shape cancer risk and early-life disease. We use untargeted metabolomics, multi-omics integration, microbial culture systems, organoids, and…
People
Abhishek Jain, PhD, Principal InvestigatorAbhishek Jain completed his PhD at Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, and postdoctoral training at Uppsala University, Sweden. Formerly a research faculty member at Yale School of Public Health and…
Research Projects
Gut-Liver Metabolic Interactions: Implications for Diet, Pollutants, and CancerThe gut microbiome is a powerful biochemical engine, capable of transforming dietary compounds and environmental pollutants in ways that shape human health. These…
Publications
Dr. Jain's full publication listing can be found here.
Wadsworth Center Scientist Delivers Invited Plenary Lecture at “Microplastics in Focus” Conference in Newcastle, Australia
Wadsworth Center scientist Dr. Kurunthachalam Kannan, Deputy Director of the Division of Environmental Health Sciences (DEHS) and Chief of the Laboratory of Organic Analytical Chemistry, delivered a prestigious invited plenary lecture at the…
Wadsworth Center Scientist Participates in National APHL Newborn Screening Committee Meeting
On December 3–4, 2025, Dr. Joseph Orsini, PhD, of the Wadsworth Center, participated in the Association of Public Health Laboratories’ (APHL) annual Newborn Screening (NBS) Face-to-Face Committee Meeting in Bethesda, Maryland. Dr. Orsini serves as…