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Thank you to Marisa Donnelly, PhD for shouting out the Wadsworth Center as having one of the 15 Health Wins in NY for 2025!

#13. The Wadsworth Center was recognized for national leadership in laboratory health science

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15 health wins in NY
Much to celebrate from 2025—and an infectious disease update
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January 8, 2026 at 1:11 PM
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The Wadsworth's Division of Environmental Health Sciences monitors exposure to many different chemicals. Dr. Kannan recently published in Nature Communications on the presence of bisphenols and phthalates in plastics can lead to chronic inflammatory skin disease.

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Wadsworth Center Coauthors Study Linking Plastic-Associated Chemicals to Inflammatory Skin Disease | New York State Department of Health, Wadsworth Center
Scientists from the Wadsworth Center’s Division of Environmental Health Sciences (DEHS) coauthored a new study published in Nature Communications that sheds light on how plastic-associated endocrine-d...
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January 7, 2026 at 6:08 PM
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Congratulations to Wadsworth's Dr. Siân Owen, delivering the keynote address at the 2nd Annual Buffalo Phage Meeting! Nobody does bacteriophages like Dr. @sianowen.bsky.social!

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Wadsworth Center Bacteriophage Research Featured at Regional Meeting | New York State Department of Health, Wadsworth Center
Dr. Siân Owen, Principal Investigator in the Wadsworth Center’s Division of Genetics, delivered the keynote address at the 2nd Annual Buffalo Phage Meeting on December 11, 2025, at the University at B...
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January 5, 2026 at 7:29 PM
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More excellent work from Wadsworth's Division of Environmental Health Sciences using quantitative analyses to confirm the link of second hand smoke exposure to poor sleep in children.

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Wadsworth Center Research Links Secondhand Smoke Exposure to Poor Sleep in Children | New York State Department of Health, Wadsworth Center
A new research publication coauthored by the Wadsworth Center’s Division of Environmental Health Sciences highlights a link between secondhand tobacco smoke (SHS) exposure and sleep disturbances in ch...
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January 2, 2026 at 3:26 PM
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Wadsworth was represented at the World Conference on Lung Health with Drs Kimberlee Musser and Vincent Escuyer presenting data visualization dashboards for M. tuberculosis developed at the Wadsworth Center. Excellent work in our TB program!

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Wadsworth Center Research Presented at Prestigious Union World Conference on Lung Health | New York State Department of Health, Wadsworth Center
The Wadsworth Center’s tuberculosis (TB) testing program for Mycobacterium tuberculosis is among the leading diagnostic programs in the United States and is internationally recognized for its scientif...
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December 22, 2025 at 7:34 PM
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Even the Journal of the American Medical Association is saying that the GUARDIAN study we're involved with is one of the most impactful items of the year, naming it one of their "Research of the Year” selections!
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Wadsworth’s Participation in Newborn Screening Pilot Study Recognized in JAMA “Research of the Year” Roundup | New York State Department of Health, Wadsworth Center
The Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) has recognized the GUARDIAN study as one of the nine most impactful, newsworthy, or novel research studies published in the past year. This disti...
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December 19, 2025 at 2:26 PM
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Legionella is a concern in New York. The Wadsworth Center's Danielle Wroblewski recently shared her work at the 9th European Study Group for Legionella Infections (ESGLI) Meeting in Palermo Italy, showcasing just how strong our group is!

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Wadsworth Participates in the 9th European Study group for Legionella Infections (ESGLI) Meeting | New York State Department of Health, Wadsworth Center
The Wadsworth Center’s Division of Infectious Disease was prominently represented at the 9th European Study Group for Legionella Infections (ESGLI) Meeting, held in Palermo, Italy, from November 12-14...
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December 17, 2025 at 3:24 PM
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The Wadsworth Center's Dr. Kannan recently provided the plenary lecture for the "Microplastics in Focus" conference in Australia. We expect to be doing a lot more work on microplastics in the future!

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Wadsworth Center Scientist Delivers Invited Plenary Lecture at “Microplastics in Focus” Conference in Newcastle, Australia | New York State Department of Health, Wadsworth Center
Wadsworth Center scientist Dr. Kurunthachalam Kannan, Deputy Director of the Division of Environmental Health Sciences (DEHS) and Chief of the Laboratory of Organic Analytical Chemistry, delivered a p...
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December 16, 2025 at 5:26 PM
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At Wadsworth we regulate laboratories who test samples from NYS. We make sure the tests are appropriate, validated, and robust. I'm happy to say that our CLEP program also made a path forward for "Hospital-at-Home" to expand patient services!

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Wadsworth Center Creates Path for Hospital-at-Home and Clinical Testing in New York State | New York State Department of Health, Wadsworth Center
The Clinical Laboratory Evaluation Program (CLEP) within the Wadsworth Center has taken an important step to support the expansion of Hospital at Home (HaH) services in New York State. CLEP, which has...
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December 15, 2025 at 2:51 PM
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Even as we push the limits of science, we also strive to save the planet. Wadsworth's Dr. George Donati has worked to reduce temperatures and avoid use of strong acids for trace metals analysis. Making the science better, safer, and better for the planet!

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Environmentally Friendly Trace Metal Extraction Method Developed at the Wadsworth Center Eliminates the Use of Concentrated Acids | New York State Department of Health, Wadsworth Center
A research team at the Wadsworth Center has developed an innovative, environmentally friendly method for extracting trace metals from biological samples without the use of concentrated mineral acids. ...
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December 12, 2025 at 1:15 PM
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More exciting news - the Wadsworth Center has been selected to work on the multinational study to assess the real-world effectiveness of the 20-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV20)! Exciting to participate on the world stage!

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NYSDOH Selected to Participate in Global Pneumococcal Vaccine Study | New York State Department of Health, Wadsworth Center
The New York State Department of Health’s Wadsworth Center and Division of Epidemiology have been selected to participate in a major multinational study evaluating the effectiveness of a pneumococcal ...
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December 11, 2025 at 4:47 PM
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Whooping Cough Vaccines!! That's the next project one of our Wadsworth Center researchers, Dr. Nick Mantis, will be helping to develop. A timely approach with current outbreaks, and another area where Wadsworth is excited to be helping in the global arena!

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Wadsworth Center Receives New Funding for Whooping Cough Vaccine Development | New York State Department of Health, Wadsworth Center
Whooping cough, caused by the bacterium Bordetella pertussis, is experiencing a global resurgence, with recent outbreaks reported in several regions of the United States. Dr. Nicholas Mantis of the Di...
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December 9, 2025 at 2:47 PM
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Helping out where we can! The Wadsworth Center is helping to provide access to testing for a wide range of arboviruses, providing PCR and serology testing for patients across the US.

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Wadsworth Center Expands National Arbovirus Testing Capacity to Address CDC Gaps | New York State Department of Health, Wadsworth Center
Due to limitations in arbovirus testing at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the Wadsworth Center’s Viral Encephalitis Laboratory, Diagnostic Immunology Laboratory and Arbovirus La...
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December 5, 2025 at 7:23 PM
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Happy to report that Wadsworth and New York State are dedicated to providing resources to families with babies born with cystic fibrosis. Just one more initiative we are proud to support to help people with health concerns!

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Cystic Fibrosis Foundation Funds Collaborative Newborn Screening Project at the Wadsworth Center | New York State Department of Health, Wadsworth Center
The Newborn Screening Program at the Wadsworth Center has been awarded a two-year Cystic Fibrosis Foundation Screening Improvement Program (SIP) grant titled CF-GENES-II: Improving Genetic Counseling ...
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December 3, 2025 at 2:38 PM
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More new research out of the Wadsworth Center - Dr. George Donati proposes a way to reduce catheter-associated urinary tract infections. This research could help drastically reduce the rates of this most common hospital-acquired infections in the US!

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Wadsworth Center Publication in Nature Communications: Identifying Microbial Metabolites to Fight Infections | New York State Department of Health, Wadsworth Center
Dr. George Donati, Deputy Director of the Laboratory of Inorganic and Nuclear Chemistry at the Wadsworth Center, recently co-authored a study led by Professor Chelsie Armbruster of SUNY Buffalo.
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December 1, 2025 at 1:49 PM
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Shoutout to our Dr. Tom Bartlett @tombartlett.bsky.social at the Wadsworth Center for his excellent mentoring. Working to shape the future of Public Health and research by raising excellent students!

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National Mentoring Day – Wadsworth Center Highlighted by APHL | New York State Department of Health, Wadsworth Center
In celebration of National Mentoring Day on October 27, the Association of Public Health Laboratories (APHL) recognized mentors across the country for their dedication to developing the next generatio...
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November 26, 2025 at 4:35 PM
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Some exciting research from the Wadsworth Bacteriology group in conjunction with scientists at the University of Albany who identified and characterized mobile genetic elements in Listeria monocytogenes. And published in Nature Communications!

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Wadsworth Center Researchers Publish in the High Impact Journal Nature Communications | New York State Department of Health, Wadsworth Center
The Bacteriology Laboratory of the Wadsworth Center in collaboration with Dr.
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November 25, 2025 at 4:19 PM
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Hard to decide what to post for "Public Health Thank You Day"! But I do like this post by ASTHO: 5 reasons to thank Public Health:

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Five Reasons to Be Thankful for Public Health Leaders
ASTHO highlights unseen public health work on Public Health Thank You Day
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November 24, 2025 at 3:09 PM
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How cells talk to each other is a major area of research here at the Wadsworth Center. Our scientists were recently able to share their stories on this topic at the "Cell-cell communication in bacteria: new insights and future trends” conference in Trieste Italy
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Wadsworth Center Research Featured at International Conference | New York State Department of Health, Wadsworth Center
The Wadsworth Center Division of Genetics principal investigators Todd Gray and Jon Paczkowski presented work from their individual research programs at the “Cell-cell communication in bacteria: new i...
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November 20, 2025 at 8:09 PM
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Another push in the agnostic testing space, our illustrious Wadsworth Center director Dr. Leonard Peruski has been providing guidance to the Navy Force Health Protection Command to bring this testing online. The future is closer than we think!

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The Wadsworth Center Advises the U.S. Navy Core Genomics Laboratory on Forward-Deployed Pathogen-Agnostic Threat Detection | New York State Department of Health, Wadsworth Center
The Navy Force Health Protection Command (FHPC) is establishing a new Core Genomics Laboratory in Florida to enhance pathogen detection and genomic surveillance capabilities for forward-deployed milit...
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November 19, 2025 at 2:53 PM
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HIRING!! Posting again for our RS5 (Associate/Professor) Principal Investigator. Looking to bridge mass spectrometry, organic chemistry, environmental toxicology, and public health. Please join us!

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November 18, 2025 at 5:13 PM
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Very nice "review" from a visiting scholar interacting and working in one of our research laboratories. So happy to have Dr. Sui and people like him here at the Wadsworth Center always willing to collaborate and bring up the next generation of scientists!

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Positive Outcomes from the Wadsworth Center Visiting Scholar Program | New York State Department of Health, Wadsworth Center
The Wadsworth Center’s Visiting Scholar Program continues to demonstrate strong international impact and scientific value. Two visiting scientists from Mahidol University in Bangkok, Thailand, who com...
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November 18, 2025 at 3:53 PM
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Congratulations to one of our new Wadsworth researchers, Dr. Abhishek Jain!

Dr. Jain has been awarded the "Bioanalysis Rising Star award" from Yale University. Very proud to have you on our team!

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Wadsworth Center Researcher Abhishek Jain, PhD Recognized for Contributions to the Field of Bioanalysis Made During Time at Yale, Uppsala and Nanyang Technological Universities | New York State Depart...
Dr. Abhishek Jain is a newly recruited investigator in the Wadsworth Center’s Division of Environmental Health Sciences, and has been selected to receive The Bioanalysis Rising Star award recognizing ...
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November 17, 2025 at 2:53 PM
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BiomonitoringNY - near and dear to my heart - aims to determine inequities across the state in terms of exposure to environmental contamination. Working with CEH, the Wadsworth Center recently convened the external advisory council to oversee this project.

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The Wadsworth Center and Center for Environmental Health Convene First External Advisory Committee Meeting for Biomonitoring NY – Neighborhoods | New York State Department of Health, Wadsworth Center
The first meeting of the External Advisory Committee for Biomonitoring NY – Neighborhoods (BNY-Neighborhoods) was held on October 15, 2025. BNY-Neighborhoods represents the second phase of Biomonitori...
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November 12, 2025 at 5:32 PM
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Drug susceptibility testing at the Wadsworth Center is in demand all across the US! Happy to support Texas with some work to ensure their patients get the best care. Great job from our mycobacteriology labs!

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Wadsworth Center’s Mycobacteriology Laboratory Provides Critical Testing for Texas Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis Case | New York State Department of Health, Wadsworth Center
The Wadsworth Center’s Mycobacteriology Laboratory was contacted by the Texas Department of State Health Services to perform drug susceptibility testing for a transplant recipient previously treated f...
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November 10, 2025 at 7:53 PM