A Glimpse into the Future: My First Trip to a State Public Health Laboratory
By Tyler Wolford, MS, Specialist, Laboratory Response Network, APHL What do you envision when you hear the words public health laboratory? Perhaps you see an…
Public Health Preparedness & Response
Big Changes for the District of Columbia Public Health Laboratory
By Kara MacKeil, associate specialist, Public Health Preparedness and Response, APHL According to recent census estimates, Washington DC has a population of 632,323 people. On…
Shifting my perspective: Why I love working for the public health lab
By Royden Saah, North Carolina Public Health Laboratory Bioterrorism Coordinator It was the summer of 2001. I had defended my master’s thesis in microbiology about…
British Invasion – My Career in Public Health
By Andrew C. Cannons, Ph.D., HCLD (ABB), Laboratory Director, Florida Bureau of Public Health Laboratories, Tampa “What do you want to be when you grow…
Anthrax in Minnesota? The Laboratory Response Network Springs Into Action
By Kara MacKeil, Associate Specialist, Public Health Preparedness and Response, APHL Picture a small rural hospital in northern Minnesota. A man walks into the emergency…
Laboratory Response Network: Texas Style
By Kara MacKeil, Associate Specialist, Public Health Preparedness and Response, APHL When was the last time you went on an evening hayride at a meeting,…
Nanotechnology and Public Health: Part 2/2
By: Michael Heintz, Senior Specialist, Environmental Laboratories, APHL This is the second in a two-part series on the implications of nanotechnologies on public health. See…
Not Even Sandy Could Stop Newborn Screening in New Jersey
By Scott Shone, Program Manager, Newborn Screening Laboratory, New Jersey Department of Health This storm was one of the most intense experiences I have faced. The…
Bio-Buzz Words and CDC’s Select Agents Program
By Christopher Chadwick, MS, Specialist, Public Health Preparedness and Response, APHL In the bio world, scientists throw around several words that tend to confuse people:…
National Preparedness Month and Serendipity
By Jim Garrow, Guest Blogger Jim is the Operations and Logistics Manager for the Bioterrorism and Public Health Preparedness Program at the Philadelphia Department of…