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New Lab Matters: Public health laboratory leadership in the 21st century

The COVID-19 pandemic has hit public health laboratories everywhere with an unforgiving combination of intense demands, logistical challenges and heightened scrutiny from officials and the…

Bridging the gap between clinical and public health

October 12, 2020

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by Melanie Padgett Powers, writer A public health team in Oregon used a federal preparedness grant to zero in on the individualized needs of hospitals…

New Lab Matters: Biosurveillance and the opioid epidemic

June 19, 2020

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The opioid crisis remains a public health emergency in the United States, with more than 67,000 drug overdose deaths in 2018. Forensic and crime laboratories…

New Lab Matters: Time to welcome the next generation of public health laboratory scientists

December 14, 2018

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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…

Lab Culture Ep. 12: Bitten by the public health bug — How I found my lab niche

May 24, 2018

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The people who work in public health laboratories make a difference in your community daily. In this third episode, members of the Emerging Leader Program…

Moving from academia to public health: Did I make the right choice?

July 29, 2015

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By Lixia Liu, PhD, MP (ASCP), D(ABMM), deputy director, Indiana Department of Health Laboratories Lixia Liu is a member of APHL’s Emerging Leaders Program (Cohort…

APHL Staffer Shares her Career Path with the Next Generation of Public Health Students

January 21, 2015

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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…

Where are they Now? APHL/CDC Emerging Infectious Disease Fellow Looks Back

April 10, 2014

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By Laura Siegel, Specialist, NCPHLL It’s fellowship season at APHL! Last month we received over 315 applications for the 2014-2015 class of EID fellows. As…

Life After the Military: Consider a Career in Public Health

January 28, 2014

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By A. Christian Whelen, PhD, D(ABMM), State Laboratories Director, Hawaii Department of Health Aloha from the fiftieth state. Almost eight years ago, I hung up my uniform and joined…

Would You Recommend the Laboratory Profession to a Young Person?

October 17, 2013

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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…