The Gold Standard Award for Public Health Laboratory Excellence award honors an APHL member (either an individual or a laboratory) who makes or has made significant contributions to the technical advancement of public health laboratory science and/or practice. A potential candidate might have designed instrumentation, implemented a new program, developed new laboratory methods or conducted innovative research that has resulted in significant, improved technology for application in public health and/or medical diagnostic laboratories.
The recipient is honored at the awards breakfast during the APHL Annual Meeting.