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APHL Initiates New Classes of Laboratory Fellows
by Heather Roney, MA, manager, Fellowship Programs
In August, APHL’s ten new Antimicrobial
Resistance (AR) Fellows gathered at
the US Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention (CDC) for orientation. The
orientation provided an overview of
AR trends in the US and activities to
prevent, detect and respond to resistant
infections. AR Fellows also participated
in laboratory rotations at CDC, receiving
hands-on training on laboratory detection
methods and results interpretation for
carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae,
antibiotic-resistant Neisseria gonorrhoeae
and Candida auris. The AR Fellow who will
focus on multi-drug resistant tuberculosis
spent additional time at CDC, working
one-on-one with members of CDC’s
Division of Tuberculosis Elimination.
The 2017-2018 class of Bioinformatics
Fellows held its orientation in
conjunction with AMD day in Atlanta
at the end of September. All seven new
fellows have begun their assignments
at their host laboratories.
A new Ronald H. Laessig Memorial
Newborn Screening Fellow took up her
position at the North Carolina State
Public Health Laboratory in August.
Ellen Stevens, PhD, will perform a
method validation and pilot screening
of 5,000-10,000 babies for cystic
fibrosis. She will also analyze data
to determine which mutations are
most common in the NC population
and the frequency of occurrence.
The six new Infectious Diseases
Laboratory Fellows are working in
their state public health laboratories.
Thomas Moore, based in the Tennessee
Department of Health, recently traveled
to the CDC Arbovirus Disease Branch in
Fort Collins, CO, to train in PRNT (Plaque
Reduction Neutralization Test) and cell
culture protocols, techniques he will
implement in his host laboratory. n
Top: APHL’s newest class of Bioinformatics Fellows attend CDC’s AMD Day as part of their program orientation
in September. (From l to r:) Sara Zufan, Logan Fink, Sarah Schmedes, Tiffany Hsu, Su Bin Park, Erik van Rooey
and Kevin Libuit
Bottom: The first class of APHL-CDC Antimicrobial Resistance Fellows attend an orientation session in Atlanta
in August,. (From l to r:) Nicholas Florek, Mimi Precit, Alesha Stewart, Emily Snavely, Lisa Leung, Eric Ransom,
Jennifer Dale, Marisabel Etter, Ayodele Ojebode and Victoria Stone
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