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Wisconsin Newborn Screening Laboratory

The Wisconsin Newborn Screening (NBS) Laboratory home page is dedicated to promoting and encouraging the sharing of knowledge, communication and resources with health care agencies, families, and anyone else interested in NBS for the benefit of babies born in Wisconsin.

Newborn Screening Updates

• Newborn Screening Lab Director Gary Hoffman Receives National Award (Nov. 24, 2008)
  


• WSLH Researchers Receive $1.5 million Newborn Screening Grant for SCID (Nov. 19, 2008)
  


• Wisconsin First State in Nation to Screen All Newborns for Severe Combined Immune Deficiency (SCID) or “Bubble Boy Disease” (January 2008)
  
  
  • Research Poster (PDF)



• “Newborn Screening in Wisconsin: It’s Not Just the PKU Test Anymore” – Educational webcasts for health care professionals.
  
  • Sept. 17, 2007
    • Speakers:
      • Gary Hoffman, WI State Laboratory of Hygiene Newborn Screening Laboratory Director
      • Alexandria Meyer, WI Department of Health and Family Services Statewide Genetics Coordinator
      • Angie Sullivan, WI Newborn Screening Coordinator
    • Webcast Presentation 
      
  • Sept. 24, 2007
    • Speakers:
      • Gary Hoffman, WI State Laboratory of Hygiene Newborn Screening Laboratory Director
      • Alexandria Meyer, WI Department of Health and Family Services Statewide Genetics Coordinator
      • Dr. Michael Farrell, Medical College of Wisconsin
    • Webcast Presentation (Part 1)
    • Webcast Presentation (Part 2)