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SHL has a strong history of collaborating with academic investigators as well as local, state, and federal public health partners. Contact us for information on ways our laboratory can support your next project.
Research at SHL
The State Hygienic Laboratory has an active research program aimed at advancing public health issues in important areas such as infectious disease surveillance, antimicrobial resistance, genetic sequencing, environmental health, food safety, biomonitoring, and newborn screening.
Scientists at SHL collaborate with researchers at the University of Iowa and other colleges and universities; private industry; state and federal agencies; and additional research partners. Our scientists specialize in developing or modifying analytical procedures for measuring toxic compounds or pathogens in air, water, food and clinical samples.
2024 SHL Staff Publications
1. Simmons D, Schueller MS. Navigating Biomonitoring in Rural Communities: The Iowa Experience. APHL’s Lab Matters. Spring 2024. https://joom.ag/YUAd/p7.
Laboratory Staff Presentations and Publications
We value the importance of communicating the work of the State Hygienic Laboratory. Below is a collection of publications and presentations from SHL staff.
2024 SHL Staff Presentations
1. Simmons D. Iowa Biomonitoring Program: Exposure to Toxic Elements in Well Water. National Biomonitoring Network Meeting. Hawaii. January 2024.
2. Willby M, Toure L, Reeb V. Legionella Reference Center Overview. APHL webinar. January 26, 2024.
3. Alatorre Rodríguez, A.B. Ramos de Robles, S.L. Gallard Góngora, J.F., May, D., Yacopucci, M., & Gallard Martínez, A. Presencia de neonicotinoides y sus metabolitos en orina de niños entre 3 y 11 años: estudio de casos en Ciudad Guzmán, Jalisco, México. 7th Annual STEM Ed. Conference: Toward Transformative Practices: Uprooting Foundations of STEM and Planting Rhizomes of Equity and Justice. Mission, Texas. February 2024.
4. Alvarez K. A look at Antimicrobial resistant organism colonization data in Iowa. Iowa Public Health Conference. Des Moines, Iowa. March 2024.
5. Bowles E, Escott S, Pentella M. Preconference Course: Reviewing Past Exposures to Improve Biosafety. CDC International Symposium on Biosafety: Modernizing Biosafety Operations and Practices. Atlanta, Georgia. March 2024.
6. Reeb V, Weigel A. Enhanced Surveillance and Characterization of Legionella to Advance Outbreak Investigations. Public Health Conference of Iowa. Des Moines, Iowa. March 27, 2024.
7. Nelson M. Antibiotic Resistant Bacteria in Iowa. Public Health Conference of Iowa. Des Moines, Iowa. April 2024.
8. Nelson M. Antibiotic Resistance in the Public Health Lab. Public Health Laboratory Techniques Course, College of Public Health, University of Iowa. April 2024.
9. Pentella M. TB Testing – Where Traditional and Modern Methods Meet. ASCLS-IA Iowa Clinical Laboratory Conference. Des Moines, Iowa. April 2024.
10. Eveland K. Molecular Testing at SHL. Public Health Laboratory Techniques Course, College of Public Health, University of Iowa. Iowa City, Iowa. May 2024.
11. Eveland K. Sexually Transmitted Disease Testing. Public Health Laboratory Techniques Course, College of Public Health, University of Iowa. Iowa City, Iowa. May 2024.
12. Bowles E, Escott S, Pentella M, Perry M. Using the Past to Prevent Future Laboratory-acquired Infections. APHL 2024 Annual Conference. Milwaukee, Wisconsin. May 2024.
13. Ahmann M, Stellrecht K. Tick Talk: Developing and Implementing High-Throughput Vector-Borne Disease PCR Testing for Clinical and Surveillance Applications. Webinar presented at: 360Dx – GenomeWeb. June 2024.
14. Pentella M. Zoonotic Diseases Course, College of Public Health, University of Iowa. Iowa City, Iowa. June 2024.
2024 SHL Staff Scientific Posters
1. Simmons D, Wels B, Mattson A, Miller E, Hoggarth Z, Sternberg M, Dai S, Schueller, May D, Pentella M; The Iowa Biomonitoring Program: Assessment of Metal and Metalloid Exposure from Well Water in Iowa. Poster presented at the Public Health Conference of Iowa. March 2024.
2. Ahmann M, Benfer J. In the Jungle, Welcome to the Fungal – Hologic Panther’s® Got What You Need. Poster presented at the APHL 2024 Annual Conference, Milwaukee, Wisconsin. May 2024.
3. Alvarez K, Boysen D, Nelson, M. A Look at Antimicrobial Resistant Organism Colonization Screening Data in Iowa. Poster presented at the APHL 2024 Annual Conference, Milwaukee, Wisconsin. May 2024.
4. Simmons D, Wels B, Mattson A, Miller E, Hoggarth Z, Sternberg M, Dai S, Schueller, May D, Pentella M; The Iowa Biomonitoring Program: Assessment of Metal and Metalloid Exposure from Well Water in Iowa. Poster presented at the APHL 2024 Annual Conference. May 2024.