Discipline A: Microbiology, Analytical Track 4: Whole Genome Sequencing

项目摘要 佛蒙特州卫生部门实验室(VDHL)位于佛蒙特州公园南路359号 佛蒙特州科尔切斯特VDHL的使命是通过提供 高质量的分析服务，在实验室科学领域的领先地位，以及对公共卫生和 环境活动。VDHL作为主要的服务实验室，致力于 通过支持监管和监督来加强佛蒙特州的食品安全体系 佛蒙特州保健食品和住宿计划(VDHFL)的活动，该计划 持有与FDA签订的国家制造食品监管计划合同。为了支持这些 为了更好地开展国际标准化组织和国际电工委员会的活动，维多乐团必须保持并加强其国际标准化组织/国际电工委员会17025认证。 2016年9月，以确保生成的所有测试数据都是有效和可辩护的。VDHL要求 资金1,884,472美元，将从2020年7月至2025年6月用于维持 并加强国际标准化组织/国际电工委员会17025认证，提高食品抽样检测能力， 开发一种有效的方法来检测人类食物中的伽马放射性核素，并报告所有 向FDA收集监控数据。这些资金的一些具体用途包括雇用两名新的 公共卫生实验室的科学家，购买关键设备，前往参加面对面的会议 分享尖端思想，并通过特殊项目验证新方法。通过这件事 在伙伴关系方面，实验室分析的数量和类型的增加将导致 通过一个综合的食品安全系统加强对粮食供应的保护。

Project Abstract Summary The Vermont Department of Health Laboratory (VDHL) is located at 359 South Park Drive in Colchester, VT. The mission of VDHL is to promote health and prevent disease by providing quality analytical services, leadership in laboratory science and support to public health and environmental activities. VDHL, as the primary servicing laboratory, is committed to strengthening the food safety system in Vermont by supporting the regulatory and surveillance activities of the Vermont Department of Health Food and Lodging Program (VDHFL), which holds the State Manufactured Food Regulatory Program contract with FDA. To support these activities, VDHL must maintain and enhance its ISO/IEC 17025 accreditation, obtained in September 2016, to ensure all test data generated is valid and defensible. VDHL is requesting funds in the amount of $1,884,472 to be used from July 2020 through June 2025 to maintain and enhance its ISO/IEC 17025 accreditation, increase its food sampling and testing capacity, develop a validated method for gamma emitting radionuclides in human food, and report all collected surveillance data to FDA. Some specific uses of the funds include hiring two new Public Health Laboratory Scientists, buying key equipment, traveling to face-to-face meetings to share cutting edge ideas, and verifying new methods through special projects. Through this partnership, an increase in the number and type of laboratory analyses conducted will lead to enhanced protection of the food supply through an integrated food safety system.