In an effort to better understand the microbiology workforce, ASM commissioned the second iteration of our Workforce Trends report series entitled, Microbial Science: Career Paths, Demands for Skills and International Trends in Employment and Publications. ASM is embracing our responsibility to provide the community with the most updated and reliable information about the status of the microbiology workforce. It is our hope that this will help trainees and their mentors, together with all established professionals, navigate their career paths.
This new installment, led by Donna Ginther, Ph.D., director of the Institute for Policy and Social Research (IPSR) at the University of Kansas, provides essential insights into the evolving landscape of microbial sciences and builds on the foundation of our first workforce report, Workforce Trends: The Future of Microbial Sciences.