By Holly Winslow, Newborn Screening Analyst 2, Newborn Screening Program, Minnesota Department of Health I fell into lab work. What else is a fresh graduate…
By Nancy Maddox, writer Sara Rose Barth affectionately refers to her two young daughters—Riley, age 6, and Teagan, almost 4—as mini mes. “Riley is exactly…
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By Beaker, Your Lab Training Partner I don’t know if you remember me, but I’m Beaker, APHL’s unofficial mascot for its laboratory training program. You…
By Jessica Monmaney, Associate Specialist, Food Safety and Infectious Diseases, APHL Cyclosporiasis, the infection of Cyclospora, is rare in the U.S., so when the Iowa Department…
By Laura Iwig, Senior Specialist, Infectious Disease Program, APHL For many people, the word “measles” conjures up memories of the series of MMR vaccines –…
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…