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CDC Chooses Five Laboratories For Pathogen Genomics Network

 
• By Hannah Daniel

The CDC’s $90m funding will be split among five laborites across the US over five years as a part of its pioneering Pathogen Genomics Centers of Excellence Network.

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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has named five state laboratories to the Pathogen Genomics Centers of Excellence (PGCoE) Network, a consortium of labs with the goal of piloting new technology and preparing for future pandemics and infectious diseases.

Who will the centers work with?

  • Georgia Department of Public Health: University of Georgia, Georgia Tech Research Institute, Emory University, Augusta University, Georgia State University, and the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston.

The five labs chosen were the Georgia Department of Public Health, the Minnesota Department of Health, the Massachusetts Department of...

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