COVID-19 Diagnostic Testing

Shortly after development of the first CDC testing kits for COVID-19, scientists in public health labs across the U.S. confirmed the tests were faulty. While the Nebraska Public Health Laboratory worked to fix the test kits on hand, M. Jana Broadhurst, MD, PhD, DTM&H, director of the Emerging Pathogens Laboratory, and her team worked with the CDC to develop better and faster diagnostic testing. They eventually created the saliva Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) test which is currently on display.

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Courtesy of the UNMC Department of Strategic Communications