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Research InterestsWe are interested in studying the molecular mechanisms of antibiotic resistance. Mycobacterium abscessus, is a rapidly emerging nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) in patients with cystic fibrosis and underlying lung damage is…

Current MembersPallavi Ghosh, Ph.D., Principal Investigator Kelley Hurst-Hess, Research Scientist: Kelley uses high throughput transcriptomic analysis to identify changes in gene expression upon antibiotic exposure. She then uses…

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Research InterestsWe study mechanisms underlying mycobacterial persistence against antibiotics. We use biofilms as a growth model in our studies. Biofilms are formed by most microbes including mycobacteria, and are defined as surface-associated…

Anil K. Ojha, PhDMy interest is to understand the molecular basis of antibiotic persistence in mycobacteria. I like to learn from my lab members’ exciting new data, listen to their ideas, and develop future directions.Varsha PatilI received my Ph.D…

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We are seeking an outstanding scientist at the Assistant or Associate Professor level to establish a competitive, grant-funded research program. Research areas of specific interest include studies on basic biological processes in bacteria, and…

A videoconferencing site will be available at: NYS DOH Wadsworth Center, Biggs Laboratory, Sturman Conference Room, Empire State Plaza, Albany, NY 12201. The Board solicits, receives, reviews and recommends applications for biomedical research…

Important notes from the monthly reports to hospitals.[collapse collapsed]2023February 2023The Newborn Screening Program has transitioned to FedEx for shipping newborn screening specimens. If FedEx misses a pickup at your hospital, you can…

This brings the number of disorders, for which every child in New York State may be screened, to more than 50. Fact Sheets for the three new disorders: Guanidinoacetate methyltransferase deficiency (GAMT) Mucopolysaccharidosis, type I (…

Merck's ILÚM Health Solutions Will Invest up to $48 Million and Create up to 115 New Jobs Over Five Years    

In commemoration of the organization’s twentieth anniversary, the Hunter’s Hope Foundation presented Wadsworth Center’s Dr. Orsini and Duke University School of Medicine’s Dr. Kurtzberg with the Legacy of Hope Award. Co-…

Wadsworth Center's Antibiotic Resistance (AR) Regional Laboratory was chosen by CDC as one of four labs in the AR Lab Network to serve as a pilot site, "printing" with new drugs rather than ink, in order to find the most effective…

Magnitude of Disease Impact Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex (MTBC) is a group of closely related and very important pathogens, infecting a quarter of the world’s population; New York State ranks 3rd in the nation for highest number of…

The stuff we carry around says a lot about us. If I were to dump my purse right now, you'd find a shell from my last trip to the ocean, a garnet from a hike up north and a penny pressed from an amusement park. Bacteria tell us a lot about…

This colorful crustacean comes to us as part of a larger research investigation into environmental exposures among the Upstate New York Chinese community. The NIH-funded, home-based study looked at some unique cultural foods, personal care products…

Each year, Wadsworth Center’s Arbovirology Laboratory undertakes the seasonal surveillance of mosquitoes for arboviral pathogens. Surveillance is important for control of vector-borne viruses. First, it tells us which mosquito species are…

Newborn screening specimens are now tested for exposure to HIV using a new first-tier HIV screening immunoassay and a new second-tier HIV-1 / HIV-2 supplemental immunoassay. This new assay has several benefits including the ability to identify…

On the heels of receiving the 2017 Diagnostic Virology Award, an international career achievement award, Dr. Kirsten St. George, Chief of the Laboratory of Viral Diseases, was presented with the Alumni Award from the University of South Australia (…

A videoconferencing site will be available at:NYS DOH Wadsworth Center, Biggs Laboratory, Sturman Conference Room, Empire State Plaza, Albany, NY 12201.The Board solicits, receives, reviews and recommends applications for biomedical research awards.…