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The Public Health Laboratory Science Fellowship Program: an APHL-CDC Initiative prepares scientists for careers in public health laboratory science. Applications are now being accepted and reviewed on a rolling basis. There is no deadline to apply!
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About The Fellowship Program
Building a Robust Laboratory Workforce
APHL and the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) partner to offer a variety of laboratory fellowship programs to train and prepare scientists for careers in public health laboratories, via the Career Pathways in Public Health Laboratory Science Program. The program is open to US citizens or permanent residents currently enrolled at an accredited institution and in pursuit of a relevant certificate, associate’s, bachelor’s or master’s degree. The primary goal of the program is to increase the public health laboratory workforce through hands-on programs for students, support for early-career and experienced professionals, and opportunities for networking and leadership development.
Fellowships support a wide spectrum of public health laboratory program areas. Each fellow will be trained in alignment with established public health laboratory core competencies and will work on unique program-specific projects and other initiatives at host laboratories.
Fellows will work on projects specific to a laboratory science focus area that will support public health, One Health and other initiatives. Below are examples of the different focus areas fellows could be matched with and placed into:
- Bioinformatics and Molecular Biology
- Biorisk Management
- Emergency Preparedness and Response
- Environmental Health
- Food Safety
- Infectious Disease
- Informatics
- Laboratory Operations and Support Services
- Quality Management
- Radiochemistry
- Newborn Screening
The Fellowship Program offers a minimum one-year laboratory placement under the guidance of a mentor from the host laboratory. Learn more about the program and application process to find out if this program is right for you!
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Your Fellowship Journey
Prospective Applicants
If you are interested in applying for the Fellowship program, please review the information on this page and then complete the application. Please note that you must have completed a bachelor's degree, or higher, by the time the program begins and be a US citizen or permanent resident to be considered.
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Information for Current Fellows
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Program Alumni Opportunities
Many former fellows have found permanent positions at their host laboratories fellowship alumni enjoy access to the network of fellows, mentors and wider public health laboratory community.