Photo credit: By Sean A. BuonoLaboratory Leadership Service Fellow Jessica Prince-Guerra packs leftover samples on dry ice for shipping to CDC laboratories.
CDC evaluated the samples, which were positive by either the antigen or real-time RT-PCR test, for the presence of live virus.Photo credit: By Sean A.
Buono For many years, Jessica Prince-Guerra has been passionate about combining laboratory science and public health to make a real-world difference in fighting infectious diseases.
Her career has taken her to Ecuador, where she learned firsthand the importance of laboratory work in improving a community’s health.