Our Work
The ASM MOSAIC program is a professional development program that supports successful transition of early-career scientists from historically underrepresented groups from postdoctoral positions to tenure-track faculty positions at research-intensive institutions. This 5-year initiative is an essential step to achieve the Society’s goal for diversity in the microbial sciences.
Professional Development that Promotes Faculty Diversity
The , a cooperative agreement between NIH and ASM, is a 5-year initiative that will support early-career scientists from underrepresented groups as they transition successfully from postdoctoral positions to tenure-track faculty positions. The program will support scholars to achieve robust careers as microbiologists and immunologists and prepare them to mentor the next generation of scientists.
MOSAIC has 2 components:
- The career transition award for postdoctoral researchers to enhance diversity through the well-established K99/R00 award system.
- The research education cooperative agreement for ASM and other scientific societies that provide courses for skills development and mentoring activities.
ASM MOSAIC Scholar Experience
ASM's MOSAIC program is funded by the NIH MOSAIC Institutionally-Focused Research Education Award (UE5). The program's 3 phases will include courses, workshops and mentor support for scholars in the microbial sciences to achieve the following goals:
- Focus on the foundational skills required to gain faculty positions.
- Embark on a successful tenure-track career.
- Catalyze progression to scientific leadership.
Elze Rackaityte
University of California, San Francisco
Rachel Elizabeth Turn
Stanford University
Tracess Smalley
H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research Institute
Sarah Vick 
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center 
Walatta-Tseyon Mesquitta 
Boston Children's Hospital
Cristina Santarossa
Johns Hopkins University
Melanie Shapiro
University of Florida
Moses New-Aaron
Emory University
Omokolade Adebowale
Harvard University
Diana Elizondo
U.S. National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
Krista Freeman
University of Pittsburgh
Ramiah Jacks
University of Michigan at Ann Arbor
Ayano Kohlgruber
Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Joscelyn Mejias
Johns Hopkins University
Rachael Philips
National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases