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ASM Branches

ASM Branches Offer:

  • Local scientific meetings.
  • Outstanding lectures by ASM Distinguished Lecturers and other speakers.
  • Opportunities to network and collaborate with colleagues in your scientific discipline.
  • Forum for students, postdocs and early career scientists to present their research.
  • Branch Councilors serve on the ASM Council on Microbial Sciences.


Get Involved With Your Local ASM Branch

Interested in supporting ASM’s mission to promote and advance the microbial sciences in your local community?  Consider joining a Branch in your area! Branches serve students, postdocs, early-career and established scientists by providing professional development, leadership and mentoring opportunities.

ASM Branch dues support local Branch activities. Questions? Contact: branchactivities@asmusa.org

 and get involved locally.

Locate Your Branch

Map of the °®¶¹´«Ã½ States indicates which states are associated with which region. See below for details about branches.

Branches

Region 1

Regional Planning Coordinator, Region 1: Steven Fiester, Ph.D.    

Connecticut Valley

  • Connecticut.
  • Massachusetts (zip codes 01000-01699).
  • New Hampshire (zip codes 03400-03499 and 03600-03799).
  • Rhode Island.
Branch Secretary: Shawna Reed
Branch President: Roger Greenwell
Branch Vice President: Steven Fiester
 

  • New York (zip codes 12000-12499, 12700-12999 and 13300-13399).
  • Note: New York Zip Codes 13000-13299 and 13400-13999 are currently unassigned; since these areas are somewhat equidistant from either the Eastern New York (Region 1) or Western New York (Region 3) Branches, individuals in those zip code areas are welcome to participate in/join either or both Branch(es). 

Branch President: Vir Singh

  • New York (zip codes 00500-11999 and 12500-12699).                  

Branch President: Caitlin Otto

 

  • Maine.
  • Massachusetts (zip codes 01700-02799 and 05500-05599).
  • New Hampshire (zip codes 03000-03399, 03500-03599, and 03800-03899). 
  • Vermont.      

Branch President: Ramy Arnaout


Region 2

Regional Planning Coordinator, Region 2: Wade Bell, Ph.D.

  • Delaware.
  • New Jersey (zip codes 08000-08499).
  • Pennsylvania (zip codes 17000-17199, 17300-17699, and 17800-19699). 
Branch President: Vincent Tam    

  • Maryland (All zip codes except 20700-20999).       
Branch Officers: Maryland Branch Email   

  • New Jersey (All zip codes except 08000-08499).          
Branch President: Jennifer S. Sun    

  • Virginia (All zip codes except 22000-22399).
Branch President: David Freier    

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  • District of Columbia.
  • Maryland (zip codes 20700-20999).
  • Virginia (zip codes 22000-22399). 
Branch President: Karl Thompson

Region 3

Regional Planning Coordinator, Region 3: Vacant  

  • Pennsylvania (zip codes 15000-16999, 17200-17299, and 17700-17799).
  • West Virginia.            
General Branch Contact: ABASM Branch 
Branch co-President: Olivia Long
Branch co-President: Sarah Swerdlow

  • Indiana.
Branch President: Aaron Setterdahl    

  • Kentucky.
  • Tennessee.
Branch President: Korsi Dumenyo
Branch President-elect: Yosra Helmy

  • Michigan.    
Branch President: Sonia Tiquia-Arashiro    

  • Ohio.             
Branch President: D. J. Ferguson

 

  • New York (zip codes 14000-14999). 
  • Note: New York Zip Codes 13000-13299 and 13400-13999 are currently unassigned; since these areas are somewhat equidistant from either the Eastern New York (Region 1) or Western New York (Region 3) Branches, individuals in those zip code areas are welcome to participate in/join either or both Branch(es).        
Branch President: Patricia Diaz

Region 4

Regional Planning Coordinator, Region 4: Julie Torruellas Garcia, Ph.D.

  • Florida (zip codes 33000-33499, 33900-34199, and 34900-34999).
Branch President: Kimberley L. James

  • North Carolina.         
Branch President: Patrick M. Erwin

(Puerto Rico Society of Microbiologists)

  • Puerto Rico.
Branch President: Rafael Maldonado-Hernández
Branch Secretary: P Rico Branch Secretary Email
 

  • South Carolina.
Branch President: Ginny Webb    

  • Arkansas.
  • Louisiana.
  • Mississippi.
Branch President: Jason Bodily
Branch President-elect: Karl Boehme

  • Alabama.
  • Florida (zip codes 32000-32999, 33500-33899, 34200-34299, 34400-34499 and 34600-34799).
  • Georgia.
Branch President:  Sophie Darch 
Branch President-elect: Nikki Shariat

Region 5

Regional Planning Coordinator, Region 5: Bonnie Jo Bratina, Ph.D.     


Alaska

  • Alaska.
Branch President: Ursel Schuette
Branch President-elect: Jessica Pinard
 

(Illinois Society for °®¶¹´«Ã½, Inc.)

  • Illinois.         
Branch President: Nicholas Moore


Missouri

  • Missouri.    
Branch President: Matt Howell 


  • Iowa. 
  • Minnesota.
  • North Dakota.
  • South Dakota.
  • Wisconsin.         
Branch President: Allison Land
 

  • Idaho (zip codes 83500-83599 and 83800-83899).
  • Montana.
  • Oregon.
  • Washington.
  • British Columbia, Canada.           
Branch President: Jonathan Pruneda

Region 6

Regional Planning Coordinator, Region 6: Jennifer Hennigan, Ph.D.    

  • Kansas.
  • Nebraska.
  • Oklahoma.  
Branch President: Lisa (Elizabeth) Rucks
Branch President-elect: Austin Nuxoll

Rio Grande

  • New Mexico.
  • Texas (zip codes 79800-79999 and 88500-88599).                 
Branch President: Hugues Ouellet

  • Colorado.
  • Wyoming.    
Branch President: Breck Duerkop

  • Texas (All zip codes except 79800-79999 and 88500-88599).
Branch President: Gregory D. Frederick
 

Region 7

Regional Planning Coordinator, Region 7: Boo Shan Tseng, Ph.D.    

  • Arizona.
  • Nevada (zip codes 88900-89199).   
Branch President: Helen Wing
      

  • Hawaii.
Branch President: Rosie Alegado

Intermountain

  • Idaho (zip codes 83200-83499 and 83600-83799).
  • Nevada (zip codes 89300-89399).
  • Utah.             
Branch President: Javier Ochoa-Repáraz

  • California (zip codes 93600-96599).
  • Nevada (89400-89899).  
Branch President: Elizabeth Antaki-Zukoski

  • California (zip codes 90000-93599).
General Branch Contact: SCASM
Branch President: Shaun Yang

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