Fellows in the News
LLS fellows offer invaluable expertise and technical skills to any public health lab or response effort. Read these articles for a news media perspective on the value of fellows’ contributions to public health.
Laboratory Leadership Service fellow Cecilia Kretz (2017 class)
In the Field | At the Center of the COVID-19 Responseexternal icon
The University of Wisconsin–Madison
October 2020
Christina Carlson is an LLS alum in the Class of 2018. Learn about how she leveraged her cellular and molecular biology expertise to help manage the COVID-19 pandemic.- USU Alum Manages Lab That Supports COVID-19 Testing for State of Michiganexternal icon
The Pulse
May 19, 2020
Diana Riner is an LLS alum in the Class of 2016. Learn about her contributions to the COVID-19 response as the Virology and Immunology Section Manager in the Michigan Deparatment of Health and Human Services. - NYC’s ‘Quickie Lab’ closes loophole in sexual health preventionexternal icon
NBC News
June 13, 2019
CDC’s Laboratory Leadership Service fellow Cecilia Kretz, PhD, played a critical role in the launch of the “Quickie Lab” in New York City’s Chelsea Sexual Health Clinic. This lab implemented a novel approach for gonorrhea and chlamydia testing that drastically reduces the wait time for results and enables more timely treatment. - VIDEO: Improving the transport of field samplesexternal icon
Healio Infectious Disease News
May 6, 2019 - Looking for Legionellaexternal icon
Association of Public Health Laboratory, Lab Matters
Spring 2019, Issue 2 (pg 24-25) - Video: First Legionellosis Outbreak in New Hampshire in More Than 50 Yearsexternal icon
Healio Infectious Disease News
May 1, 2019
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