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ASM-Mentored Tuberculosis Laboratory in Zambia Recommended for First Intern…
ASM, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the government of Zambia worked together to bring the lab up to international standards for quality and competency.
International Affairs
Clinical Microbiology: Bugs & Drugs
Opening the Black Box of MALDI-TOF MS
“Matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization mass spectrometry” (MALDI-TOF MS) sounds like the cause of a warp drive breakdown in Star Trek. What does it have to do with clinical microbiology diagnostics?
Kenneth (K.P.) Smith
Microbecentricity with Mark O. Martin - TWiM 180
Vincent speaks with Mark O. Martin about microbial centricity, teaching undergraduates microbiology, lux art, painting with glowing bacteria, tardigrades and much more at ASM Microbe 2018.
Vincent Racaniello lux art, fluorescent bacteria, teaching
Outbreak: Epidemics in a Connected World - TWiV 501
Vincent visits the Smithsonian Institution and speaks with Sabrina Sholts, Jon Epstein, and Ed Niles about the exhibit Outbreak: Epidemics in a Connected World.
Vincent Racaniello Outbreak, museum, viruses, TWiV, epidemics
Clinical Microbiology: Bugs & Drugs
The Clinical Microbiology Open: An Attendee's Perspective
Big scientific conferences are great, but smaller meetings fill a specialized niche. The Clinical Microbiology Open is a new conference intended to drive industry-academia collaboration to address unmet or poorly...
Matthew Pettengill
Clinical Microbiology: Bugs & Drugs
Leading and following: busting a move for breakpoint interpretations
It takes courage to try something new when many view new ideas as strange. Compare leadership in 'intermediate susceptibilily' interpretation to leadership in a festival dance party - who needs...
Romney Humphries
ASM Microbe Press Releases Now Available
Read the press releases covering cutting-edge research from ASM Microbe on topics from vaccines, to public health, to antimicrobial resistance.
ASM Communications
Clinical Microbiology: Bugs & Drugs
Microbiologists vs Biothreat agents
If you are looking for an exciting career, consider a clinical microbiology! On top of common pathogens like Staphylococcus aureus and Escherichia coli, clinical microbiologists also deal with all sorts...
Siu-Kei (Jacky) Chow
ASM and Research!America Unveil a Survey on Global Pandemics and Vaccines
A new national opinion survey shows American attitudes toward public health, vaccines and preparedness for epidemics
Stefano Bertuzzi
bioRxiv Subject Collection: Microbiology
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The landscape of coadaptation in Vibrio parahaemolyticus
Vibrio parahaemolyticus is a human gastrointestinal pathogen that thrives in warm brackish waters and is unusual amongst bacteria in having a population structure that approximates panmixia. We take advantage of this structure to perform a genome-wide screen for coadapted genetic...
Change Your Conference Experience by Submitting an ASM Microbe 2019 Session…
Convening a session by proposing a topic and expert speakers may seem like a small part of a large conference like ASM Microbe. We spoke with Kathryn (K.T.) Elliott, whose...
Julie Wolf
Who Is Spreading Viruses without Knowing it?
How many adults are asymptomatically infected with a virus that could be passed on to others? A new mSphere study looked systematically at visitors to a New York City landmark to...
Julie Wolf
ASM Joins Coalition Letter on the Diagnostic Accuracy and Innovation Act
ASM joined members of the Clinical Laboratory Coalition in a letter to House and Senate committee leadership on the Diagnostic Accuracy and Innovation Act (DAIA) discussion draft.
Public and Scientific Affairs Board Infectious Disease Laboratory Testing
Mr. CRISPR, Kevin Doxzen, Discusses the Revolutionary Gene Editing Technolo…
How CRISPR/Cas evolved, the various applications that is has been used for, some of the controversies associated with its use, and its further potential to improve human health.
Karl Klose
Adenovirus Adapter Allows Assignment - BacterioFiles 347
Adding adapters to anti-cancer virus helps it avoid destruction by the body so it can target the tumors!
Jesse Noar virus, Cancer, Biotechnology
Can Plants with Microbial Enzymes Help Clean up Excess Chemicals?
Can transgenic plants combined with the right microbes improve bioremediation of contaminated soils? A new Applied and Environmental Microbiology report suggests the answer for some organic chemicals is yes.
Julie Wolf
Better Methods Improve Measurements of Recreational Water Quality
The concentration of enterococci, bacteria that thrive in feces, has long been the federal standard for determining water quality. Researchers have now shown that the greatest influences on that concentration...
ASM Communications
Disease Detective - Anne Schuchat - Principal Deputy Director of CDC
CDC Principal Deputy Director Anne Schuchat has extensive experience in global health and science advocacy. Jennifer Gardy interviews Schuchat about emerging disease threats and what advice for early-career scientists Schuchat...
Ray Ortega CDC, global health, public health
Toxoplasma gondii and neuro-invasive disease with Anita Koshy - MTM 86
How is Toxoplasma gondii, a protozoan that causes neuro-invasive disease, transmitted as a foodborne pathogen? Why are cats important in transmitting Toxoplasma infection? Anita Koshy answer these questions and talks...
Julie Wolf Toxoplasma gondii, MTM, protozoa
ASM at the Roundtable Discussion with CDC Director Robert Redfield
ASM staff joined the Global Health Council and other stakeholders in a meeting with Robert Redfield to discuss broad priorities for the CDC in the coming years.
Public and Scientific Affairs Board
Presentation Tips: A Page From Teaching
Presenting at a conference has many challenges. As a presenter, you need to succinctly deliver a presentation that touches on 1 or 2 takeaways and covers the diverse viewpoints in...
Chang, Amy
This Is ASM
A 4-minute overview of ASM’s mission, members and accomplishments. Originally aired at ASM Microbe 2018 in Atlanta, Georgia. This video covers the depth and breadth of the great research...
ASM Communications
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