Director, Virology; Chief, Laboratory of Viral Diseases
NY State Dept of Health Wadsworth Center
Albany, New York, United States
Kirsten St. George is Director of Virology and Chief of the Laboratory of Viral Diseases (LVD) at the Wadsworth Center, NYSDOH, and a Clinical Professor in the Biomedical Science Department at the School of Public Health, University at Albany. The LVD program includes diagnostic, reference and research in general virology, encephalitic agents, arboviruses, enteric viruses, and antiviral resistance. Dr. St. George is also the Principal Investigator for national reference centers for Influenza Surveillance, Vaccine Preventable Diseases, and Influenza Antiviral Resistance, and has federal funding and corporate support for additional viral surveillance and research programs. The laboratory also provides training for graduate students, fellows, and international laboratory trainees. Dr. St. George’s research is focused on testing platforms, the genomic characterization and evolution of multiple viruses, drug resistance in influenza, and the genomic disease associations of SARS-CoV-2. The LVD addressed many issues during response efforts to COVID-19 including major test surges and the establishment of a significant sequencing pipeline for state-wide surveillance of viral strains.
Dr. St. George is the recipient of five New York State Commissioner Awards and the 2017 Career Achievement Award in Diagnostic Virology from the Pan American Society for Clinical Virology.
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Saturday, November 18, 2023
10:15 AM - 11:45 AM MST