Division of Laboratory Systems (DLS)
What's New
- CDC, FDA, and partners sign Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for Diagnostic Surge Testing Capacity for Public Health Emergencies
- Upcoming CDC International Symposium on Biosafety
- APHL Blog: 5 Questions for CDC’s Dr. Ren Salerno
- Find new NGS Quality Initiative resources
- Check Out the New SARS-CoV-2 Specimens: Packing and Shipping Job Aid
DLS Vision
Exemplary laboratory science and practice advance clinical care, public health, and health equity.
DLS Mission
Improve public health, patient outcomes, and health equity by advancing clinical and public health laboratory quality and safety, data and biorepository science, and workforce competency.
Key Resources
- Preparing and Supporting Laboratories Responding to COVID-19
- LOINC In Vitro Diagnostic (LIVD) Test Code Mapping for SARS-CoV-2 Tests
- Biosafety Guidelines for Handling and Processing COVID-19 Specimens
- Waived Testing Educational Materials
- Laboratory Communicators’ Network (LCN)
- Competency Guidelines for Laboratory Professionals
- DLS Publications
- Free Educational Materials
- Biological Risk Assessment for Point-of-Care Testing
- Notice of Funding Opportunity Announcement (NOFO) OE22-2202: Enhancing U.S. Clinical Laboratory Workforce Capacity
- Enhancing Public Health Laboratory Capabilities and Increasing Capacity OE20-2001
Page last reviewed: June 7, 2022
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