American Society for Microbiology

Read ASM’s statement on the sweeping removal of federal health agency staff, which will be catastrophic for American science and technology. https://lnkd.in/gDABgGVj

ASM stands firm in its commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion, as such efforts are critical to advancing the microbial sciences for everyone. Read our statement: https://lnkd.in/gf8BxCp5

It is our pleasure to announce the 65 outstanding microbiologists elected to the American Academy of Microbiology, Class of 2025. These new fellows have demonstrated exceptional achievements in their areas of expertise, strong spirits of service to advance microbial sciences and sustained commitment to teaching and mentoring to bring forward new leaders in our field. Please join us in congratulating the 2025 fellows! Read the press release: https://brnw.ch/21wQHLJ

Educators! You’re invited to the next #JMBE Live! webinar on Feb. 28 at 1 p.m. ET, where we'll explore the new ASM Curriculum Guidelines for Undergraduate Microbiology using the highlighted article from the Journal of Microbiology & Biology Education (JMBE). Leading the discussion is JMBE Editor in Chief Stanley Maloy, Ph.D., alongside the featured paper’s authors, Mary Allen, Ph.D.; David Kushner, Ph.D. and Nancy Boury, Ph.D. Register now! https://lnkd.in/dEeANwNE #JMBELive #STEM #DBER #MicrobiologyEducation #CurriculumDevelopment

🚨 Exciting news! 🚨 Meet the new Editors-in-Chief for ASM Journals, taking the helm on July 1! 🎉 🔬 Journal of Clinical Microbiology® – Romney Humphries, Ph.D., D(ABMM) 🔬 mBio® – Marvin Whiteley, Ph.D. 🔬 mSystems® – Ashley Shade, Ph.D. 🔬 mSphere® – Ira Blader, Ph.D. These distinguished leaders bring expertise and vision to guide ASM Journals into the future, building on the strong foundation set by their predecessors. 📢 Read the full press release to learn more about their backgrounds and the exciting future of ASM Journals! 🔗 https://lnkd.in/gBKjz5j9 Join us in thanking our outgoing Editors-in-Chief for their dedication and congratulating our new leaders! 👏 #Microbiology #ASMJournals #ScienceLeadership

On Feb. 7, the National Institute of Health (NIH) announced that it is immediately capping facilities and administration costs (F&A, also known as indirect costs) to 15% starting on Feb. 10. This action will devastate science and scientific research in the U.S. Facilities and administration costs support buildings, equipment, maintenance, and other operations that are vital to research institutions, including universities, which are among the largest employers in every state and a main economic driver. Email your members of Congress to let them know the impact of the cap on F&A costs by NIH will have on your work and scientific research in their district and state. https://brnw.ch/21wQz5p

Christina Wojewoda, M.D walks us through a cyberattack at a university hospital and what to think about for a 25 day downtime in a microbiology laboratory. https://brnw.ch/21wQy8g

📢 The inaugural issue of ASM Case Reports is now live! 🎉 This milestone marks an important step for the journal, which is dedicated to advancing knowledge through critical case reports on infectious diseases. 🎊 🔍 Explore the first issue now and read case reports from researchers worldwide: https://lnkd.in/gMt9rhDv ➡️ Consider ASM Case Reports when selecting a journal for your research: https://lnkd.in/gjsuH8dQ ASM is proud to have Carey-Ann Burnham, Ph.D., leading ASM Case Reports as editor in chief. Her guidance has been instrumental in the successful launch of the journal’s inaugural issue. Please also join us in congratulating her on her recent appointment as CEO of Pattern Bioscience! #ASMJournals #ASMCaseReports #ClinicalMicrobiology #InfectiousDiseases

ASM has received many questions in the last week about some of the content on our website being under review—we sincerely appreciate everyone who reached out to us. Please note that "under review" never meant removal, despite understandable concerns to the contrary. Most of our modified pages are back up or in the process of being restored. Read our full statement here: https://brnw.ch/21wQrKU

The American Society for Microbiology submitted a letter to Secretary of State Marco Rubio expressing deep concern regarding the pause and potential elimination of U.S. funding for global public health programs, and urged immediate funding reinstatement: https://brnw.ch/21wQrvJ