New Lab Matters: Biosurveillance and the opioid epidemic
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…
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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…
Lab Culture Ep. 12: Bitten by the public health bug — How I found my lab niche
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?
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
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
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
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?
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…
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?…
APHL Gets a Visit
By Kara MacKeil, Senior Technician, Public Health Preparedness and Response Even in an essential, exciting field like public health, summertime in the office can seem…
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