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Gloria Waters is a leading figure in public health and clinical laboratory science, whose work proved pivotal during the COVID-19 pandemic. Her primary research focuses on the rapid development, buildout, and integration of high-throughput diagnostic laboratories to manage large-scale infectious disease testing. Waters’s most significant contribution is her detailed, first-hand account of establishing a fully automated CLIA-certified lab on a large urban campus during the height of the pandemic. Her seminal paper, “Buildout and integration of an automated high-throughput CLIA laboratory for SARS-CoV-2 testing on a large urban campus” (2022, 19 citations), along with its companion overview (2021, 6 citations), serves as a critical blueprint for institutions facing future outbreaks. These works document the logistical, regulatory, and technical challenges of scaling up testing capacity from zero to thousands of samples per day in a matter of weeks. By providing a transparent, step-by-step guide, Waters has empowered other universities and health systems to replicate this model, directly enhancing pandemic preparedness and response capabilities. Her work stands as a landmark achievement in operationalizing public health science under extreme pressure.