Laboratory Information:
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
4770 Buford Highway (K79)
Atlanta, GA 30341
Website: http://www.cdc.gov
Technology Transfer Website: http://www.cdc.gov/od/science/techtran/index.htm
Agency/Department: Dept. of Health and Human Services
Region: Southeast
FLC Laboratory Representative:
Dr. Andrew Watkins
Phone: 770-488-8600
Fax: 770-488-8615
Email: apw5@cdc.gov
Background/History of the Laboratory:
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has been active in the fight against disease for almost half a century. Established as the Communicable Disease Center in 1946 in Atlanta, GA, CDC is the agency of the Public Health Service that has led efforts to prevent such diseases as malaria, polio, smallpox, toxic shock syndrome, Legionnaires' disease, and more recently, acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) and tuberculosis. CDC's responsibilities as the nation's prevention agency have expanded over the years and
will continue to evolve as the agency addresses contemporary threats to health, such as injury, environmental and occupational hazards, behavioral risks, and chronic diseases. CDC's work force of almost 6,000 persons includes scientists, technicians, administrators, and support staff; representing more than 170 occupations. About half of these employees are located at agency headquarters and at other locations in Atlanta. The remainder are assigned to field stations, quarantine offices, state and local health departments, and other countries. Employees of CDC work closely with staff of other federal agencies; state and local health departments; educational institutions; philanthropic foundations; international groups; and professional, voluntary, and community organizations to help translate new health promotion and disease prevention techniques into improved health for all people.
Mission of the Laboratory:
CDC has a vision for the 21st century: Healthy people in a healthy world. The mission of the CDC is to promote health and quality of life by preventing and controlling disease, injury, and disability. As the nation's prevention agency, CDC accomplishes its mission by working with partners throughout the nation and the world to: monitor health; detect and investigate health problems; conduct research to enhance prevention; develop and advocate sound public health policies; implement prevention strategies; promote healthy behaviors; foster safe and healthful environments
Technology Areas of Expertise:
- Administration & Management
- Air Pollution
- Air Pollution & Control
- Analytical Chemistry
- Assistive Technology
- Atmospheric Chemistry
- Automotive
- Biochemistry
- Biological & Ecological Effects
- Bioluminescence
- Biosensors
- Biotechnology & Medicine
- Chemistry
- Chromatography
- Methane
- Microbiology
- Mining
- Nephrology
- Organic
- Standards & Testing
- Statistical Analysis
- Surgery
- Tissue Preservation & Storage
- Toxic & Infectious Disease Control
- Toxic Environments
- Toxicity Studies
- Traffic & Road Safety
- Training & Education
- Transportation Safety
- Urology
- Vascular Medicine
- Virology
- Virtual Environment
- Zoology
- Endocrine System
- Engineering, Science & Technology
- Ultraviolet Light
- Underground
- Environmental Research
- Equipment
- Ergonomics
- Excretory System
- Exploration Geophysics & Seismology
- Extraction
- Fire Sciences
- Food Habits
- Fourier Analysis
- Fuel Conversion Processes
- Gas
- Gastroenterology
- Geriatrics
- Hardware
- Health & Safety
- Health Care Technology
- Health Education
- Health Physics
- Health Screening
- Health Statistics
- Hematology
- Hereditary Diseases
- Hospital Equipment & Supplies
- Human Factors Engineering
- Chronic Illness / Disease
- Clinical Chemistry
- Clinical Medicine
- Coal
- Coal Mining
- Communications Aids
- Community & Population Characteristics
- Computer Animation
- Computer Based Training
- Computers & Software
- Control Devices & Equipment
- Cytology, Genetics, & Molecular Biology
- Data & Information Systems
- Data Storage
- Database Management Systems
- Databases
- Detection Equipment
- Mine Safety
- Mineral Industries
- Muscular System
- Nervous System
- Neurology
- Nutrition
- Nutrition Surveys
- Obstetrics & Gynecology
- Occupational Safety & Health
- Oncology
- Organ & Tissue Transplantation
- Organic Chemistry
- Orthopedics
- Parasitology
- Pathology
- Pattern Recognition & Image Processing
- Personnel
- Personnel Management
- Physical Training
- Physiological Monitoring
- Physiology
- Policies, Regulations, & Studies
- Pre- & Post-management Of Surgical Patients
- Pregnancy & Birth
- Prevention
- Prosthetics & Mechanical Organs
- Protein Research
- Public Health & Industrial Medicine
- Pulmonology
- Radiation Hazards
- Radiation Protection
- Radiation Sickness & Injury
- Reference Materials
- Reproduction
- Reproductive Health
- Respiratory Care
- Respiratory System
- Road Transportation
- Safety
- Safety Equipment & Devices
- School Health Programs
- Serology
- Skeletal System
