New Lab Matters: The promise and challenge of newborn screening in 2019
Newborn screening is a public health success story, ongoing for 56 years. On the one hand, new treatment and laboratory testing options open up the…
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Lab Culture Ep. 19: Dr. Mona Hanna-Attisha- Storytelling and the Flint Water Crisis
Dr. Mona Hanna-Attisha, author of What the Eyes Don't See: A Story of Crisis, Resistance, and Hope in an American City, joins us for an…
2019 APHL Annual Meeting: Day 3
Today was day three of the annual meeting! We started the day with awards ceremony and concluded with the member assembly, listening to many great…
APHL honors public health leaders at 2019 annual meeting
The Association of Public Health Laboratories (APHL) is pleased to announce the winners of its annual awards for outstanding achievements in laboratory science, creative approaches…
2019 APHL Annual Meeting: Day 2
It was another great day at the annual meeting in St. Louis! As the attendees interviewed on this episode will share, some of the highlights…
2019 APHL Annual Meeting: Day 1
We're in St. Louis for the 2019 APHL Annual Meeting! This episode is a round-up of all the excitement of the first day. It was…
Nigerian malaria researcher joined the Milwaukee laboratory for a cultural exchange beyond the bench
Nearly two years ago, a malaria researcher named Dr. Abel Olusola “Sola” Idowu left Lagos, Nigeria and emerged into the frosty, winter air of Milwaukee,…
Public health laboratory response capability advanced through – and in spite of – the Zika outbreak
When a health threat like the Zika virus disappears from the headlines, public health systems may appear to have halted their work. In fact, their…
Lab Culture Ep. 18: Alaska state virology lab — Freezing temps, wild animals, and extremely dedicated staff
Every area of our country is unique in ways that make public health laboratory work vary from one state or locality to another. But just…
Congratulations to 2019 APHL newborn screening award winners
At the 2019 Newborn Screening and Genetic Testing Symposium in early April, APHL presented awards to leaders in the field of newborn screening. We commend…