At a glance
The Laboratory Workgroup recommends improvements to strengthen the quality of work within CDC laboratories to the Advisory Committee to the Director.
About the Laboratory Workgroup
Laboratory Workgroup (LW) members are experts in public health science and practice; quality management and diagnostic regulations; and laboratory testing and research. The LW works with the CDC Advisory Committee to the Director (ACD) in their development of advice and recommendations regarding the effective implementation of laboratory quality improvements across the agency to ensure the agency's laboratories achieve a gold-standard level of quality using advanced laboratory science.
Testing of Specimens Not Meeting Routine Acceptance Criteria Report [PDF – 367 KB]
Name
Organization
Title
Jill Taylor, PhD
Association of Public Health Laboratories
Senior Advisor for Scientific Affairs
Joshua Sharfstein, MD
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Professor of the Practice
David Fleming, MD
University of Washington School of Public Health
Clinical Associate Professor
Jay K. Varma, MD
Siga Technologies
Executive Vice President and Chief Medical Officer
Daniel D. Rhoads, MD
Cleveland Clinic
Microbiology Section Head
Angela M. Caliendo, MD, PhD, FIDSA, FAAM
Brown University
Executive Vice Chair, Department of Medicine, Alpert Medical School
Scott Zimmerman, DrPH, MPH, HCLD (ABB)
Lab Corp
Vice President, Department of Science & Technology
Alberto Gutierrez, PhD
NDA Partners LLC
Partner
Jennifer L. Rakeman, PhD
Cephid
Senior Director, Medical Affairs, Public Health Programs
Robin Patel, MD(CM), D(ABMM), FIDSA, FACP, F(AAM)
Mayo Clinic
Professor; Director, Infectious Diseases Research Laboratory; Co-Director, Bacteriology Laboratory
Grace Kubin, PhD
Texas Department of State Health Services
Director, Laboratory Services Section
Paul B. Kimsey, PhD, MA
California Department of Health
Deputy Director; Director, State Public Health Laboratory
Ruth Lynfield, MD
Minnesota Department of Health
State Epidemiologist, Medical Director
Tim Southern, PhD, MS, D(ABMM)
South Dakota Department of Health
Public Health Laboratory Director
Denise Toney, PhD (HCLD)
Commonwealth of Virginia, Department of General Services
Laboratory Director, Division of Consolidated Laboratory Services