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Director's Overview
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Year at a Glance
Administration and Finance
Financial ManagementCentral Accessioning and ReceivingCentral ServicesEducation and OutreachFacilitiesGlasswareGrants and ContractsMedia / Reagent LabSafety and Security
Disease Control Division
Environmental MicrobiologyMaternal Prenatal ScreeningMicrobiologyMolecular DiagnosticsNewborn ScreeningSerology
Environmental Health Division
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ADMINISTRATION
AND FINANCE
The Division of Administration and Finance is responsible for the management of the business practices, the facilities, and the pre- and post-analytic processes related to laboratory testing. Business management for the laboratory is centralized in the Coralville laboratory facility. Staff that oversee the pre- and post- analytical processes are located in the Coralville, Ankeny and Milford laboratories.

Education and Outreach

Professionals in public health, laboratorians, first responders and others in health care attend Hygienic Laboratory training sessions. Training topics encompass emergency preparedness, environmental regulations, food safety, influenza and newborn screening. Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) education creates a foundation for the future workforce. Many educational programs offered by the Hygienic Laboratory are created for students in grades K-12, such as hands-on interactive learning and a Student Mentorship program for junior high and high school students. This section also manages internships for college students, fellowships for post-graduate students and externships for teachers.

Major achievements:

  • More than 15,000 people in Iowa and 27,500 people across the nation participated in education and training.
  • Funding was secured and the build-out completed for the Center for the Advancement of Laboratory Science.
  • The iExploreSTEM festival— that originated at the Hygienic Laboratory – was held in 37 locations throughout Iowa.
  • The laboratory hosted three science teachers for the Real World Externships for Teachers Program.
  • Thirteen interns and two fellows (funded by the CDC and the Association of Public Health Laboratories) learned about laboratory operations at the Hygienic Laboratory.
  • Hygienic Lab staff mentored three students in the Student Mentorship program.
  • The former executive director of the Iowa Biotechnology Association served as the fifth State Hygienic Laboratory ambassador.