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Members will attend videoconferencing sites at the following locations:NYS DOH Wadsworth Center, Biggs Laboratory, Sturman Conference Room, Empire State Plaza, Albany, NY NYS DOH Metropolitan Area Regional Office, 90 Church Street, Conference…

The Wadsworth Center test catalog is for informational purposes only. Physicians and laboratories must utilize the CLIMS interface found on the Health Commerce System to submit specimens.Specimens and test requests are only accepted from registered…

Wadsworth Center has long been committed to providing the next generation of public health professionals with the necessary knowledge, skills and abilities. More than 300 students have made Wadsworth Center their summer home over the course of…

New York State Department of Health Radon Monitoring ProgramThe Radon Section of the New York State Department of Health conducts a variety of outreach activities to educate the public on radon risks, as well as remediation. These activities…

Please read these important FAQs regarding newborn screening and COVID-19.

The Health Research Science Board will hold a business meeting and public hearing from 10:00am-3:00pm via video conferencing technology. In-person meeting requirements are suspended for this meeting due to “NY State on Pause” in response…

The Council on Human Blood and Transfusion Services (COHBATS) will hold a public meeting from 2:00 PM to 2:30 PM via videoconference. Pre-registration is required to gain access to the meeting via videoconference. To attend this meeting from…

The New York State Council on Human Blood and Transfusion Services was established in 1973 by Public Health Law Article 31. The Council enacts and amends regulations affecting the safety of the blood supply in New York State, subject to…

Ms. Cairns joined the Wadsworth Center in 2003 and spent much of her career supporting the Division of Environmental Health Sciences (DEHS) and its mission to protect public health through environmental monitoring, emergency response, and the…

The prenatalreferral information on this page is also available as a flyer in pdf format [collapse collapsed] When to Refer to Genetics Genetic risk assessment and testing can be helpful in aiding in the care of individuals with a…

Infections with Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb),  the etiological agent of tuberculosis (TB) in humans, are difficult to eradicate with antibiotics: a 6-month long multidrug regimen is necessary for the treatment of TB.  The…

Information for laboratories including interim guidelines for collection, handling, and testing clinical specimens from patients under investigation and biosafety guidelines for handling and processing specimens associated with the novel coronavirus…

Dr. Kara Mitchell joined the Wadsworth Center in 2010 as a Wadsworth Center Emerging Infectious Diseases (EID) fellow.  Her postdoctoral work at the Wadsworth Center included training in the Bloodborne Viruses Laboratory, the Biodefense…

The Association of Public Health Laboratories (APHL) is pleased to announce the winners of its annual awards (page 32) for outstanding achievements in laboratory science, creative approaches to solving today’s public health challenges,…

Advisory NoticeDisposal of Unused Expired COVID-19 Rapid TestsRequired Information for Infectious Disease RequisitionWadsworth Center, the NYS Public Health Laboratory, continues to provide COVID-19 testing for select sample collection entities (…

 Research in the Paczkowski laboratory focuses on the mechanisms of regulation of quorum sensing (QS) in Gram-negative bacteria, such as Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Vibrio cholerae, Aeromonas hydrophila, and Chromobacterium violaceum. QS is a…

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