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What do virtual reality training opportunities bring to laboratory professionals?

By Melanie Padgett Powers, writer Virtual reality offers an interactive, safe, useful and fun way for public health laboratory professionals to learn and evaluate new…

New Lab Matters: A game-changer in the fight against antibiotic resistance

September 19, 2019

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Given the global rise of drug-resistant pathogens over the past few decades, some physicians and scientists warn of a possible antibiotic apocalypse—a scary, post-antibiotic era.…

Q&A with Iowa lab’s safety officer, Drew Fayram: How the CDC/APHL biosafety and biosecurity program created a culture of safety

January 24, 2018

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APHL recently checked in with Drew Fayram, the safety officer at the State Hygienic Laboratory at the University of Iowa, to get his perspective on…

Biorisk management is fundamental to global health security

November 3, 2017

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By Samantha Dittrich, manager, Global Health Security Agenda, APHL Over the past 60 years, the number of new diseases per decade has increased nearly fourfold.…

Lab Culture Ep. 6: What is the Biosafety Peer Network?

October 24, 2017

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The Biosafety Peer Network (aka the Visiting Biosafety Official Program) links US local, state, and territorial public health laboratories with US-affiliated Pacific Island laboratories to…

New Lab Matters: making the case for a public health emergency fund

March 2, 2017

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Public health threats are unpredictable. In 2015 and 2016, the emerging threats were infectious diseases, but the next threat could be a chemical spill, radiological…

2016 Annual Meeting — Day 2

June 7, 2016

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What a day! Below are some of the top tweets and a few photo highlights. For more of the day's tweets, check out our Storify. Top…

Lab Matters Winter Issue: AMP Up Your Biosafety System

February 26, 2016

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Your staff can cite the BMBL verbatim, they wear PPE as directed, they follow internal protocols and procedures precisely. But does this mean that your…

APHL/CDC Laboratory Fellowship Program is Back!

May 20, 2015

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After a brief hiatus due to funding, the APHL/CDC fellowship program is back! Formerly known as the Emerging Infectious Disease (EID) fellowships, the newly reinstated…

Nods of Agreement in a Federal Workgroup Meeting?

August 3, 2011

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By Tony Barkey, MPH, Senior Specialist, Public Health Preparedness and Response No, your eyes were not deceiving you, the mood at the Federal Experts Security…