The Laboratory Workgroup

The Laboratory Workgroup (LW) provides input to the ACD,CDC agency-wide activities related to implementation of improvements to strengthen the quality of work within CDC laboratories. The members are experts in public health science and practice; quality management and diagnostic regulations; and laboratory testing and research. The LW will work with the ACD, CDC in their development of advice and recommendations regarding the effective implementation of laboratory quality improvements across the agency to ensure the agency’s laboratories achieve a gold-standard level of quality using advanced laboratory science.

Laboratory Workgroup Members
Name	Organization	Title
Jill Taylor, PhD	Association of Public Health Laboratories	Senior Advisor for Scientific Affairs
Joshua Sharfstein, MD	Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health	Professor of the Practice
David Fleming, MD	University of Washington School of Public Health	Clinical Associate Professor
Jay K. Varma, MD	Siga Technologies	Executive Vice President and Chief Medical Officer
Daniel D. Rhoads, MD	Cleveland Clinic	Microbiology Section Head
Angela M. Caliendo, MD, PhD, FIDSA, FAAM	Brown University	Executive Vice Chair, Department of Medicine, Alpert Medical School
Scott Zimmerman, DrPH, MPH, HCLD (ABB)	Lab Corp	Vice President, Department of Science & Technology
Alberto Gutierrez, PhD	NDA Partners LLC	Partner
Jennifer L. Rakeman, PhD	Cephid	Senior Director, Medical Affairs, Public Health Programs
Robin Patel, MD(CM), D(ABMM), FIDSA, FACP, F(AAM)	Mayo Clinic	Professor; Director, Infectious Diseases Research Laboratory; Co-Director, Bacteriology Laboratory
Grace Kubin, PhD	Texas Department of State Health Services	Director, Laboratory Services Section
Paul B. Kimsey, PhD, MA	California Department of Health	Deputy Director; Director, State Public Health Laboratory
Ruth Lynfield, MD	Minnesota Department of Health	State Epidemiologist, Medical Director
Tim Southern, PhD, MS, D(ABMM)	South Dakota Department of Health	Public Health Laboratory Director
Denise Toney, PhD (HCLD)	Commonwealth of Virginia, Department of General Services	Laboratory Director, Division of Consolidated Laboratory Services