Tours of the Minnesota Public Health Laboratory (PHL)
Lab tours
Requests for lab tours can be sent to the PHL Lab Tour email address: HEALTH.MDH-Lab-Tour@state.mn.us.
We provide tours of our lab to school groups (middle school/high school/college), government organizations, lab groups, etc. Tours are offered the 3rd Thursday of every month at 10:00 a.m. and last for 90 minutes. We cannot offer tours to individuals at this time.
For Minnesota Department of Health employees, tours are given quarterly on the 1st Wednesday of the month at 2:00 p.m. and last for 90 minutes. Minnesota Department of Health employees can sign up for a tour in the Self Service Learning Management System.
Virtual tours
Introductory tour of the Public Health Laboratory
Audio Text of the Intro to the Public Health Laboratory (PDF)
Environmental laboratory virtual tour
Audio Text of the Environmental Lab Tour (PDF)
Infectious Disease Laboratory virtual tour
Audio Text of the Infectious Disease Laboratory Tour (PDF)
Newborn Screening Laboratory virtual tour
Audio Text of the Newborn Screening Laboratory Tour (PDF)
Emergency Preparedness and Response virtual tour
Audio Text of the Emergency Preparedness and Response Tour (PDF)
If you have questions or comments, please contact our Public Health Laboratory at health.mdhlab@state.mn.us or call 651-201-5200.