Self-directed regional networks: Connecting neighbors strengthens labs
(Photo: The Pacific Rim Consortium met in person for the first time at the Hawaii Public Health Laboratory in March, 2019.) How can a public…
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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…
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…
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…
New Lab Matters: The ABCs of PFAS
First discovered in the 1930s, per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) now pervade almost every aspect of modern life. In fact, PFAS compounds are found in…
SUIT UP for Lab Week — 2019 Lab Week ToolKit
How do you suit up? With a crisp white lab coat and purple gloves? Or maybe in a fierce yellow hazmat suit? How about knee-high…
New Lab Matters: Time to welcome the next generation of public health laboratory scientists
The Bureau of Labor Statistics estimates that 12,000 new laboratory professionals are needed each year to meet consumer demand. At the same time, while automation…