RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT
Laboratory staff collaborate with state and federal
public health partners such as CDC, FDA and USDA to
provide laboratory
services in support
of their programs
to improve
public health.
These scientists
collaborate with
researchers and
students at the
University of
Iowa. They also
team with other
universities and
private industry
on a variety of
topics, including
infectious
diseases,
environmental
health,
occupational
health, newborn
screening and
neonatal health.
HIGHLIGHTS
- Participated in a CDC initiative for Advanced Molecular Detection, which is designed to apply the latest molecular methodology to better protect the public from disease threats.
- Partnered with FDA and Iowa Department of Inspection and Appeals for an Illumina MiSeq Next Generation Sequencing instrument and officially joined FDA’s GenomeTrakr program used to link bacterial strains from food, clinical and environmental samples to determine the source of contamination.
Other Units in the Office of the Director
The Office of the Director consists of 10 key functional units that enable the State Hygienic Laboratory to achieve its statutory charge set forth in the Iowa Administrative Code.
The primary mission of the Disease Control Division is to test human specimens, food and water for diseases of public health significance to protect the citizens of Iowa.
The Environmental Health Division monitors drinking water, wastewater, air, soil and food for contaminants of potential environmental and public health concern.
The Division of Administration and Finance is responsible for the management of the business practices, all Hygienic Laboratory facilities, and pre/post testing support.