When you have the flu, it isn’t just about you
By Melissa Warren, Senior Specialist, Influenza, APHL Fever, body aches, cough… you suspect the flu. You drag yourself out of bed to visit your healthcare…
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APHL Staffer Shares her Career Path with the Next Generation of Public Health Students
By: Bertina Su, MPH, senior specialist, Laboratory Systems and Standards, APHL Last fall I was invited back to my alma mater to talk about life…
Would You Recommend the Laboratory Profession to a Young Person?
By Linette Granen, Director of Membership & Marketing, APHL This was a question recently posted to one of my LinkedIn groups’ discussion boards, and I realized…
No Haven From Norovirus in Paradise
By Nichole Nirei, Intern, Hawaii Department of Health, State Laboratories Division Aloha – I am Nichole Nirei, a Microbiology student at the University of Hawaii…
NCPHLL Celebrates 10 Years of Creating Leaders
By Laura Siegel, Specialist, National Center for Public Health Laboratory Leadership (NCPHLL), APHL What does it take to run a public health laboratory – a PhD in microbiology?…
DIY Laboratories: Do NOT Try This At Home
By: Michael Heintz, Senior Specialist, Environmental Laboratories There seems to be a rise in at-home, or do-it-yourself (DIY), scientists. These people possess varying levels of…
Hinton State Laboratory Institute: Advocating for Crucial Public Health Funding
(Thank you to Senator Donnelly for his ongoing support of the Massachusetts state public health lab and for writing this thoughtful blog post.) By Massachusetts…