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VolunteersStudents and non-students 16 years of age and older may be considered for an unpaid volunteer position in the laboratory any time of year.Consult the Senior Staff and Research Areas pages to identify a specific scientist whose…

Accurate laboratory test results are essential to health assessment and disease or environmental exposure prevention. Wadsworth Center's quality and regulatory oversight programs assure the development and implementation of methods that provide…

The Wadsworth Center places a strong emphasis on basic and applied research to support and enhance its mission in Public Health, as evidenced by a body of work that includes more than 4,000 publications found at PubMed alone.Research is conducted in…

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The Diagnostic Immunology Laboratory (DIL) serves as the New York State public health reference laboratory performing serologic assays for the detection of patient antibody responses to bacteria, parasites, and viruses. A diverse array of techniques…

Bacterial SerologyAnaplasma phagocytophilum IgG IFABartonella henselae and quintana IgG IFABorrelia burgdorferi ELISAB. burgdorferi VlsE1/pepC10 IgG/IgM Screen with reflexB. burgdorferi IgG and IgM when Screen is positive or…

The Molecular Methods Development Team (MMD) in the Laboratory of Viral Diseases (LVD) evaluates high complexity diagnostic assays and platforms in order to enhance molecular-based diagnostics in virology and support the ability of the Wadsworth…

Mycobacterium abscessus (Mab) is a rapidly growing environmental species of mycobacteria. It causes skin and soft tissue infections post trauma and surgery as well as broncho-pulmonary infection and acute respiratory failure in patients with…

We study the molecular basis of persistence of one of the deadliest bacterial pathogens, Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb), which kills over a million people every year. Mtb is the causative agent of human tuberculosis (TB), which has inflicted…

The main research focus of the rabies laboratory is developing and improving rabies diagnostic tools. Some current projects include validating a real-time RT- PCR assay for use as a confirmatory test to the dFAT, a real time RT-PCR assay capable of…

Newborn screening, beginning with implementation of a test for phenylketonuria in the 1960's, is one of the most successful public health programs in the US. Within days of birth, blood samples are collected via heel stick onto Guthrie filter paper…

On-site TrainingThe Diagnostic Immunology Laboratory has hosted visiting scientists from academic and public health institutions in an effort to learn new techniques and assay development. The laboratory has provided assay development training for…

The concept of newborn screening began in Buffalo, New York in 1960 with the work of Robert Guthrie, M.D., Ph.D. Today, all 50 states provide newborn screening. New York's Newborn Screening Program began in 1965, and is one of the most expansive…

Congratulations on your new addition! The Newborn Screening Program, a service of the New York State Department of Health, is proud to be a part of this important time in your life. Our brochure, For Your Baby's Health, explains the…

Specimen UsageResidual dried blood spot specimens are retained by the New York State Department of Health NBS program because they are an invaluable resource for a variety of functions. They are used internally in the NBS program as well as…

The Newborn Screening Program was established by Public Health Law in 1965. To access this law, please click Public Health Law Section 2500-a, select "Laws", "Laws of New York", then enter "2500-a" in the search box and…

The New York State Newborn Screening Program has a long history of partnering with internal and external entities in support of improving our newborn screening program. To this end, we actively seek funding opportunities and cooperative agreements.…