2013 Kati Kelley & PulseStar Awards

Presented by APHL and CDC/EDLB

A Big Thank You…..

• Jennifer Adams • Terry Reamer • Jessica Monmaney • Leslie Hausman • Planning Committee • Steering Committee • Vendor sponsorships

Katherine “Kati” Kelley, DrPH

Kati Kelley Award for Exceptional Service to PulseNet

Denise Toney, PhD Virginia Division of Consolidated

Laboratory Services

2013 Kati Kelley & PulseStar Awards

Presented by APHL and CDC/EDLB

You might be a PulseStar if… • During the summer of 2012, you helped to identify

a national outbreak involving 22 states • 73 Salmonella Typhimurium isolates were matched

by PFGE • Your dedication and long hours in the lab resulted

in turning out results within 4 days • You worked with your state’s Department of Public

Health and Food Protection and Safety Division to trace the source of the outbreak to cantaloupes sold at a farm in a neighboring state

PulseStar Award Winner:

William Grooms

Kentucky Division of Laboratory Services

Department of Public Health

PulseStar Award Winner:

Josh Tobias

Kentucky Division of Laboratory Services

Department of Public Health

PulseNet Special Recognition Awards

California Department of Public Health Laboratory

PFGE Laboratory Staff

Richmond, CA

Thank you!