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…
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Lab Culture Extra: How the Wisconsin state lab developed a test for brodifacoum and why it matters
In the spring of 2018 patients suffering from profuse bleeding swamped emergency rooms in Illinois and Wisconsin. The cause? Synthetic cannabinoids laced with rat poison…
Lab Culture Extra: Surge of West Nile Virus in North Dakota
What happens inside a public health lab when a health threat sends it into overdrive? Find out how the North Dakota lab met a surge…
Lab Culture Ep. 17: Exploring bioinformatics: From fellow to full time in Virginia
Kevin Libuit went from the APHL-CDC Bioinformatics Fellowship to a contractor to working full-time as a bioinformatician at the Virginia state lab (VA Division of…
Lab Culture: Introducing PKU Life Podcast with Kevin Alexander
Fifty-five years ago, newborn screening was born. At the time, though, that little heel prick was performed to screen for only one condition: phenylketonuria (PKU).…
Lab Culture Ep. 16: Informatics, health equity and bat snuggles
Joanne Bartkus, APHL's board president and director of the Public Health Laboratory at the Minnesota Department of Health, sat down with Scott Becker, our executive…
What a Day! Day 3 of the APHL Annual Meeting
Day 3 of the APHL Annual Meeting was a big one! We had several captivating sessions including this year's Katherine Kelley Distinguished Lecturer, Maryn McKenna,…
Reporting from the Exhibit Hall: Day 2 of the APHL Annual Meeting
A huge component of any APHL Annual Meeting is the exhibit hall. This year we were joined by 68 exhibitors, all of whom were sharing…
Hello, Pasadena! Day 1 of the APHL Annual Meeting
We are in sunny Pasadena, California for the 2018 APHL Annual Meeting! Here is a little look at what we did on the first day.…
Lab Culture Ep. 12: Bitten by the public health bug — How I found my lab niche
The people who work in public health laboratories make a difference in your community daily. In this third episode, members of the Emerging Leader Program…