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Science in Pursuit of Health
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    Newborn Screening Program finding novel ways to work smarter

    In the Wadsworth Center’s Newborn Screening Laboratory it’s all about...

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    Wadsworth Environmental Health Sciences

    Studies a possible link between sunscreen ingredient and endometriosis...

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    Wadsworth Center's Laboratory of Neural Injury and Repair

    Develops and advances scientific, engineering, and clinical concepts...

  • Finding Orphans- Wadsworth Scientists Identify New Species of Bacteria

    A small group of bacteriologists at the Wadsworth Center spend part of...

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    Wadsworth Center administers New York's stem cell research program

    Working collaboratively with the Empire State Stem Cell Board, NYSTEM...

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    The Wadsworth Center Master of Science in Laboratory Sciences

    is a unique program that combines lecture based course work with direct...

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    As flu season approaches

    Wadsworth Center’s Influenza laboratory gears up to handle more than a...

  • Fully assembled mitotic apparatus in vertebrate somatic cells. Principal Investigator Alexey Khodjakov uses microsurgery and sophisticated imaging techniques to research mitosis
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  • lab image Landmark publications feature Parkinson's disease research and the work of Dr. Payami and collaborators
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Meet Our Scientists

Advanced Light Microscopy & Image Analysis Core, Director, Richard Cole, Ph.D.

The ALM&IA core is a resource for investigators at the Wadsworth Center as well as those from outside institutions who require advanced light microscopy (LM) and/or image analysis as part of their research programs.
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Infectious Disease, Division Director, Ron Limberger Ph.D.

Scientists working in the Division of Infectious Diseases are involved in laboratory diagnostics, outbreak analysis and research on diseases of public health importance.
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Zoonotic Diseases, Jan E. Conn, Ph.D.

Dr. Conn is trained as a medical entomologist, cytogeneticist, and evolutionary geneticist. Research in Dr. Conn's laboratory focuses on the evolutionary genetics and phylogeography of several species of Neotropical malaria vectors. 
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Cellular & Molecular Basis of Disease, Rajendra K. Agrawal, Ph.D.

Dr. Agrawal's laboratory uses 3D cryo-electron microscopy to study the ribosome.
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Microbial Genetics, Kathleen A. McDonough, Ph.D.

Dr. McDonough's laboratory is investigating gene regulation during bacterial pathogenesis, the means by which bacteria cause disease.
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Message from Commissioner Shah

The Wadsworth Center laboratories stand at the forefront of biomedical and environmental sciences and their interplay. The Center serves a vital role in the Health Department's efforts to protect and promote the health of New York's citizens.