#LabWeek

CDC celebrates laboratory professionals who protect our future by skillfully adapting to meet today’s evolving patient care and public health challenges. 🔬🧪🥼 Use our partner toolkits to show appreciation: #LabWeek

#LabWeek Wormy 🐛 Wednesday! Trichinella spiralis larva in a muscle biopsy. Humans can be infected by eating undercooked pork 🐷 (or other meats). Stained with H&E, seen on 100x and zoomed in for detail. . #Lab4Life #MedicalLaboratory #MLPW2019 #IamASCLS #parasitology

A @UPMC microbiology laboratory recently received this package of samples with a special note. Thanks to all laboratory professionals for their important role in maintaining our nation’s health. #LabWeek #LabWeek2020 #COVID19

Did you know Bacillus anthracis was the first microorganism to prove Koch’s postulates? In 1876, Robert Koch showed that B. anthracis was the cause of the disease, anthrax. Learn something new every day this #LabWeek on ASM's Twitter & visit our MLPW page:

During #LabWeek and every day, we appreciate clinical and public health laboratory professionals, who are on the front lines of the nation’s health alongside fellow healthcare workers. For laboratory biosafety guidelines for #COVID19, see

#LabWeek Fact of the Day: The bacterium Thiomargarita magnifica is so big it can be seen with the naked eye! While most bacteria are 2 μm in length, T. mangifica has an average cell length of 9000 μm! The bacterium lives in water around red mangroves. #ASMClinMicro #Lab4Life

We’re celebrating our dedicated #MedLab professionals with a series of #SKBehindTheScenes videos in recognition of #LabWeek. First up is Anitha in Pathology, who shows us the ins and outs of the microtome – precision-cutting at the cellular level!

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Who are the “faces” behind the science? Elizabeth Hamelin is one of the many researchers in @CDCenvironment’s #EnvironmentalHealth Lab dedicated to making the lives of Americans safer and healthier. This #LabWeek, learn more about Elizabeth and her work:

It's time for our first #LabWeek "Find the Hazard" challenge! Can you spot the lab hazard in this picture? Comment your answer below! And be sure to check back later today to learn the answer. #ASMClinMicro #Lab4Life

This #LabWeek, join us in thanking THP's 350+ #MedLab professionals who play a critical role in patient care. 🦠🔬 Conducting over 3,000 tests daily, the far-reaching impact of their work reveals the answers necessary for accurate diagnoses & treatment plans. #MedLabThx

A @UPMC microbiology laboratory recently received this package of samples with a special note. Thanks to all laboratory professionals for their important role in maintaining our nation’s health. #LabWeek #LabWeek2020 #COVID19

#LabWeek fact of the day: Coxiella burnetii causes Q fever. The bacterium is highly infectious by inhalation—as little as 1 cell can initiate infection. The release of aerosols with C. burnetii could infect someone up to half a mile away! #ASMClinMicro #Lab4Life

It’s National Medical Laboratory Week! During the COVID-19 pandemic, our labs remain one of the busiest services in our hospitals. Thank you for everything you do, each and every day! #LabWeek

To celebrate #LabWeek, we asked what makes laboratory professionals the heroes they are. Here's what you shared with us...

Every day, laboratorians across the country deliver essential health information to patients and providers. This #LabWeek, we recognize their important role informing evidence-based health care decisions. @ASCLS

It's Medical Laboratory Professionals Week - a good time to remember the overworked and under-recognized folks who have performed hundreds of millions of COVID19 tests: (by @RodneyRohde of @TxSt) #WeSaveLivesEveryday #mlpw #labweek

How are we celebrating #LabWeek today? Honored to present as part of the educational series this am with my approach to the bone marrow—highlighting the amazing teamwork from our labs and emerging techniques from @SanjayPatelMD! #hemepath

Ninety-nine problems, but is your lab one? Can you spot the lab hazard in today's picture? Comment your answer below and check back later today to learn the answer! #ASMClinMicro #LabWeek #Lab4Life

New day, new #LabWeek fact! The first “petri dish” was a potato slice. Robert Koch needed a solid surface to grow Bacillus anthracis and Mycobacterium tuberculosis, and one of his earliest methods involved using boiled potato slices. #ASMClinMicro #Lab4Life