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Unified State Laboratories: Public Health

Contact Us

Main Contact
(801) 965-2400 or uphl@utah.gov
Administration
Robyn Atkinson-Dunn, PhD Director, Public Health Laboratories (801) 965-2424
Pam Oberg Executive Secretary (801) 965-2525
Brent H. Curtis Manager, Adminstrative Service (801) 965-2424
Kim Hogan Accounts Payable & Purchasing (801) 965-2404
Linda Beal Accounts Receivable & Billing (801) 965-2500
Bureau of Chemical and Environmental Services
Sanwat Chaudhuri, Ph.D. Director (801) 965-2470
Stephanie Rogers Secretary (801) 965-2508

Quality Assurance Section

Alia Rauf Quality Assurance Manager ((801) 965-2511

Environmental (Water) Microbiology Section

Windy Tanner, M.S. Microbiol/Chemist (801) 965-2485

Inorganic Chemistry Section

Steve Dickson Supervisor (801) 965-2508
Bob Mayhew Chemist (801) 965-2504
Boyd Nielson Chemist (801) 965-2472
Omar Mullahkel Chemist (801) 965-2476
Sean Oman Chemist (801) 965-2493

Metals Section

Robert Lo, M.S. Supervisor (801) 965-2503
Gabriela Rabiega, Ph.D. Chemist (801) 965-2580
Dave Schoettmer Chemist (801) 965-2483

Organic and Radiochemistry Section

Kyle Ashby Supervisor (801) 965-2484
Dave Fredrickson Chemist (801) 965-2471
David Kinnick Chemist (801) 965-2471
Nick Oman Chemist (801) 965-2477

Chemical Threat Section

Kyle Ashby, Ph.D. CT Coordinator/Chemist (801) 965-2484
Merril Chipman Chemist (801) 965-2477
Lab Improvement
(Currently Recruiting)    

Environmental Laboratory Certification

Unified State Laboratories: Public Health
4431 South 2700 West
Taylorsville UT 84129-8600
FAX: (801) 965-2544
Kristin Brown Certification Officer (801) 965-2540
Robert Aullman Certification Officer (801) 965-2541

Clinical Laboratory Certification

Unified State Laboratories: Public Health
4431 South 2700 West
Taylorsville, Utah 84129-8600
FAX: (801) 965-2544
Jan Case Section Chief (801) 965-2531
Dianne Whitlock Certification Officer (801) 965-2532

Sample Receiving & Technical Services Section

Unified State Laboratories: Public Health
4431 South 2700 West
Taylorsville, Utah 84129-8600
FAX: (801) 965-3238
Colleen Robley Section Chief (801) 965-2533
Microbiology
Barbara Jepson, MPA, MT(ASCP) Bureau Director (801) 965-2550

Newborn Screening Section

Norm Brown, MT(ASCP) Section Chief (801) 965-2556
Robyn Weaver Microbiologist (801) 965-2552
Paul Ince Lab Technician (801) 965-2580

Immunology & Virology Section

Kirk Benge Section Chief (801) 965-2554
Michelle Mendenhall Microbiologist (801) 965-2599
Kelly Holmes Microbiologist (801) 965-2599

Bacteriology, Parasitology, TB, Food Bacteriology Section

Chad Campbell Section Chief (801) 965-2553
Stephanie McGee Microbiologist (801) 965-2590
Lori Smith, MT(ASCP) Microbiologist (801) 965-2598
Kendal Beazer Microbiologist (801) 965-2598

Molecular Biology Section

Jana Coombs, SV, M(ASCP), RM(AAM) Section Chief (801) 965-2560
Kim Christensen Microbiologist (801) 965-2561
Jenni Wagner Microbiologist (801) 965-2561
Annette Atkinson Microbiologist (801) 965-2561
Jackie McGee Lab Technician (801) 965-2561

Water Microbiology Section

Sanwat Chaudhuri, Ph.D.   (801) 965-2470
Forensic Toxicology Laboratory
General email addresss    

Management

Gambrelli Layco Chief Forensic Scientist (801) 965-2468
Marcel Bibeault Forensic Scientist Manager (801) 965-2460
Tiffany Berardi Senior Forensic Scientist (801) 965-2465

Quality Assurance

Deki Kelsang Forensic Scientist/ Quality Assurance Manager (801) 965-2565

Outreach and Training

Lexi May Forensic Scientist/ Training Program Coordinator (801) 965-2463
Nghia Nguyen Forensic Scientist/ Outreach Coordinator (801) 965-2465
Tian Liang-Grosshans Forensic Scientist (801) 965-2464

Instrument Leads

R. Russell Shamo Method Development Lead/ Forensic Scientist (801) 965-2466
Yuta Uemura Instrument Maintenance Lead/ Forensic Scientist (801) 965-2465

Evidence Accessioning

Alyssa Gulrajani Evidence Technician (801) 965-2451
Mary Pahoundis Evidence Technician (801) 965-2451