American Society For Microbiology

AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR MICROBIOLOGY'S LABCAP PROGRAM: BUILDING INTERNATIONAL MICROB

GH13-1366, SUPPORTING LABORATORY STRENGTHENING ACTIVITIES IN RESOURCE-LIMITED COUNTRIES UNDER THE PRESIDENT'S EMERGENCY PLAN FOR AIDS RELIEF (PEPFAR)

ANNUAL BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH CONFERENCE FOR MINORITY STUDENTS (ABRCMS) - CYCLE 4

GH13-1366, HQ, AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR MICROBIOLOGY

GLOBAL HEALTH SECURITY PARTNER ENGAGEMENT: EXPANDING EFFORTS AND STRATEGIES TO PROTECT AND IMPROVE PUBLIC HEALTH GLOBALLY

ENHANCING THE GLOBAL LABORATORY NETWORK TO DETECT, ASSESS, AND RESPOND TO DISEASE THREATS AND EMERGING AMR IN HEALTHCARE SETTINGS

GLOBAL HEALTH SECURITY PARTNERSHIPS: EXPANDING AND IMPROVING PUBLIC HEALTH LABORATORY STRATEGIES AND SYSTEMS

AN. BIOMED. RES. CONF. FOR MINORITY STUDENTS - CYCLE 2

ASM-CDC POSTDOCTORAL RESEARCH FELLOWSHIP IN INFECTIOUS DISEASES AND PUBLIC HEALTH

CAPACITY-BLDG ASST. FOR GLOBAL HIV/AIDS MICROBIOLOGICAL LAB PROGRAM DEV

ASM/CCID POSTDOCTORAL RESEARCH FELLOWSHIP IN INFECTIOUS DISEASES & PUBLIC HEALTH

STRENGTHENING LABORATORY SYSTEMS TO ESTABLISH ROUTINE LABORATORY BASED SURVEILLANCE FOR PRIORITY INFECTIOUS DISEASES IN INDIA

SAFE, SECURE, AND SUSTAINABLE MICROBIOLOGY IN THE MIDDLE EAST, NORTH AFRICA, AND SOUTH ASIA

STRENGTHENING LABORATORY, BLOOD SAFETY, AND INFECTION PREVENTION AND CONTROL CAPACITIES IN LIBERIA

ASM-NSF LEADERS INSPIRING NETWORKS AND KNOWLEDGE (LINK): A PROGRAM TO BUILD BRIDGES, COMMUNITIES, AND CAREER COMPETENCIES

ASM MOSAIC PROGRAM - ASM MOSAIC ABSTRACT THE AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR MICROBIOLOGY’S MAXIMIZING OPPORTUNITIES FOR SCIENTIFIC AND ACADEMIC INDEPENDENT CAREERS (ASM MOSAIC) PROGRAM IS A FIVE-YEAR INITIATIVE THAT WILL SUPPORT EARLY-CAREER SCIENTISTS FROM MINORITIZED GROUPS TO TRANSITION SUCCESSFULLY FROM POSTDOCTORAL POSITIONS TO TENURE-TRACK FACULTY POSITIONS AT RESEARCH-INTENSIVE INSTITUTIONS. INCREASING THE NUMBER OF FACULTY MEMBERS FROM GROUPS HISTORICALLY UNDERREPRESENTED IN SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, AND MATHEMATICS IS ESSENTIAL TO ADVANCING BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH IN THE UNITED STATES. WHILE THE NUMBER OF POSTDOCS FROM MINORITIZED GROUPS HAS MODESTLY INCREASED OVER THE LAST COUPLE OF DECADES, THE NUMBER OF FACULTY AT RESEARCH - INTENSIVE INSTITUTIONS HAS YET TO SHOW A SIMILAR INCREASE. INCREASING THE NUMBER OF SCIENTISTS FROM MINORITIZED GROUPS WHO PURSUE DOCTORAL DEGREES IS NOT ENOUGH TO CORRECT THIS IMBALANCE, WHICH REQUIRES TARGETED INTERVENTIONS TO HELP THEM SUCCEED. ASM MOSAIC’S THREE PHASES WILL COVER THE SKILLS NEEDED TO (1) SECURE A FACULTY POSITION AT A RESEARCH-INTENSIVE UNIVERSITY, (2) EXCEL IN A FACULTY POSITION, AND (3) BECOME A SCIENTIFIC LEADER. ALL THREE PHASES WILL INCLUDE COURSES AND WORKSHOPS FOR SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND MENTORING. THE PROGRAM’S FIRST SPECIFIC AIM FOCUSES ON THE FOUNDATIONAL SKILLS REQUIRED TO GAIN FACULTY POSITIONS. TO ADDRESS THIS AIM, THE PROGRAM WILL PAIR EACH SCHOLAR WITH A NETWORK OF MENTORS TO HELP THEM ASSESS DIFFERENT CAREER PATHWAYS, DEVELOP THE SKILLS NEEDED TO MAXIMIZE THEIR PRODUCTIVITY AS A POSTDOCTORAL FELLOW, AND TRANSITION TO A FACULTY POSITION. THE MENTORS WILL CONSIST OF (I) AN INSTITUTIONAL MENTOR, (II) A SCIENTIFIC MENTOR, AND (III) A CAREER DEVELOPMENT MENTOR. THE SECOND SPECIFIC AIM WILL HELP THE SCHOLARS EMBARK ON A SUCCESSFUL TENURE-TRACK CAREER AND WILL COVER SETTING GOALS, BUILDING RELATIONSHIPS WITH DEPARTMENT LEADERSHIP, ESTABLISHING A RESEARCH LABORATORY, AND MANAGING WORK-LIFE BALANCE. THE SCHOLARS WILL ALSO TAKE GRANT AND MANUSCRIPT WRITING COURSES AND PARTICIPATE IN MENTORSHIP TRAINING. THE THIRD SPECIFIC AIM FOCUSES ON CATALYZING THE SCHOLARS’ PROGRESSION TO SCIENTIFIC LEADERSHIP. THIS PHASE OF THE PROGRAM WILL PROVIDE THE SCHOLARS WITH THE SKILLS TO ACQUIRE SUSTAINED RESEARCH FUNDING, BUILD A SCIENTIFIC REPUTATION AND PROFESSIONAL NETWORK, AND UNDERSTAND THE BUSINESS OF SCIENCE. TO GROW THEIR NETWORKS, THE SCHOLARS WILL ATTEND TWO CONFERENCES: THE ASM-MANAGED ANNUAL BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH CONFERENCE FOR MINORITIZED SCIENTISTS (ABRCMS) AND ASM’S ANNUAL FLAGSHIP MEETING, ASM MICROBE. MICROBIOLOGISTS AND IMMUNOLOGISTS RESEARCH BASIC LIFE PROCESSES, PROMOTING KNOWLEDGE THAT IMPROVES PUBLIC HEALTH AND THE ECONOMIC AND ENVIRONMENTAL WELL-BEING OF THE UNITED STATES. THE ASM MOSAIC PROGRAM WILL SUPPORT EARLY-CAREER SCIENTISTS FROM MINORITIZED GROUPS TO ACHIEVE SUCCESSFUL CAREERS AS MICROBIOLOGISTS AND IMMUNOLOGISTS AND PREPARE THEM TO MENTOR THE NEXT GENERATION OF SCIENTISTS.

GLOBAL HEALTH SECURITY PARTNER ENGAGEMENT: EXPANDING EFFORTS AND STRATEGIES TO PROTECT AND IMPROVE PUBLIC HEALTH GLOBALLY

BIOLOGY SCHOLARS PROGRAM - TYPE 2

DESIGN: MICROBIOLOGY LEADERS EVOLVING & ACCOUNTABLE TO PROGRESS -THE AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR MICROBIOLOGY?S (ASM?S) MICROBIOLOGY LEADERS EVOLVING AND ACCOUNTABLE TO PROGRESS (MBIO LEAP) PROJECT IS DESIGNED TO SUPPORT AND ELEVATE INCLUSIVE DIVERSITY WITH EQUITY, ACCESS, AND ACCOUNTABILITY (IDEAA). IDEAA IS ASM?S HOLISTIC APPROACH TO DIVERSITY, EQUITY, AND INCLUSION (DEI). THE MBIO LEAP PROJECT IS MEANT TO ELEVATE IDEAA WITHIN THE MICROBIAL SCIENCES AND ACROSS THE BROADER SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, AND MATHEMATICS COMMUNITY (STEM) AND WILL COMPLEMENT ASM?S EXISTING PROGRAMS, SUCH AS THE FUTURE LEADERS MENTORING FELLOWSHIP (FLMF) AND THE ANNUAL BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH CONFERENCE FOR MINORITIZED SCIENTISTS (ABRCMS). WHILE FLMF AND ABRCMS WORK TO EMPOWER AND MENTOR SCIENTISTS FROM HISTORICALLY UNDERREPRESENTED GROUPS, MBIO LEAP WILL EMPOWER LEADERS WITHIN THE MICROBIAL SCIENCES TO INFLUENCE THE CULTURES AND CLIMATES OF THEIR RESPECTIVE SECTORS AND ORGANIZATIONS. THE MBIO LEAP PROJECT SEEKS TO EDUCATE AND TRAIN LEADERS IN IDEAA, INCREASING THEIR SKILLS AND ABILITY TO DRIVE CHANGE. BY FOCUSING ON LEADERS, MBIO LEAP WILL INCREASE THE POTENTIAL FOR ORGANIZATIONAL CHANGE AND THE EMBODIMENT OF IDEAA PRINCIPLES AT ASM AND ACROSS THE MICROBIAL SCIENCES. THE MBIO LEAP PROJECT WILL WORK WITH LEADERS BY (1) PROMOTING DEEP INDIVIDUAL INTROSPECTION, (2) FACILITATING PEER GROUP EXCHANGES, AND (3) PROVIDING A SPACE WHERE PARTICIPANTS CAN PRACTICE KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS TO ENSURE THE TRAINING GOES BEYOND AWARENESS TO ACTION. THE PROJECT GOALS ARE TO EXPAND INTERCULTURAL AWARENESS, TRANSFORM PRACTICES, AND ENCOURAGE AND INSPIRE MICROBIOLOGY LEADERS TO EMBRACE AND PROMOTE IDEAA. THE PROJECT WILL USE A TRAINING-OF-LEADERS (TOL) MODEL TO PROVIDE A STRUCTURE FOR LONG-TERM SUSTAINABILITY AND ENGAGEMENT IN IDEAA, CONNECTING WITH LEADERS THROUGH AN INTERACTIVE, PEER-GROUP FORMAT TO CULTIVATE KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING. THE TOL PROGRAM WILL STRIVE TO INCREASE PARTICIPANTS' AWARENESS AND UNDERSTANDING OF IDEAA, DEVELOP BEST PRACTICES FOR INTEGRATING IDEAA IN STEM, AND PROMOTE IDEAA WITHIN THE MICROBIAL SCIENCES. THE PROJECT?S THREE OBJECTIVES ARE TO (1) DESIGN AND DEVELOP THE IDEAA TOL PROGRAM AND CURRICULUM, (2) RECRUIT PARTICIPANTS AND PILOT THE TOL PROGRAM AND CURRICULUM, AND (3) REVISE THE IDEAA TOL PROGRAM AND CURRICULUM RESOURCES USING A MIXED-METHOD DESIGN. THE PROJECT?S DESIGN PHASE WILL PRODUCE A CURRICULUM AND RESOURCES FOR A COMPREHENSIVE, DATA-DRIVEN, SCALABLE TOL PROGRAM THAT WILL ENABLE THE PARTICIPATING LEADERS TO SERVE AS IDEAA CHANGE AGENTS. THE PROGRAM'S RESOURCES WILL BE OPEN SOURCE AND DISSEMINATED WITHIN THE MICROBIOLOGY AND STEM COMMUNITIES. THIS AWARD REFLECTS NSF'S STATUTORY MISSION AND HAS BEEN DEEMED WORTHY OF SUPPORT THROUGH EVALUATION USING THE FOUNDATION'S INTELLECTUAL MERIT AND BROADER IMPACTS REVIEW CRITERIA.

ASM-CDC POSTDOCTORAL RESEARCH FELLOWSHIP IN INFECTIOUS DISEASES AND PUBLIC HEALTH

EFFORTS TO IMPROVE CLINICAL LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS BY DEVELOPMENT

SAFE, SECURE, AND SUSTAINABLE MICROBIOLOGY IN THE MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA

ASM SUMMER INSTITUTE IN PREPARATION OF CAREERS IN MICROBIOLOGY - CYCLE 3

TAS::89 0222::TAS; ER65134; TITLE: LINKING MICROBES TO CLIMATE: INCORPORATING MICROBIAL ACTIVITY INTO CLIMATE MODELS COLLOQUIUM, FEBRUARY 2011, DALL

ASM GENERAL MEETING MINORITY TRAVEL GRANT PROGRAM

CONFERENCE: ASM CONFERENCE FOR UNDERGRADUATE EDUCATORS -THE AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR MICROBIOLOGY CONFERENCE FOR UNDERGRADUATE EDUCATORS (ASMCUE) WILL BE HELD NOVEMBER 17-19, 2023, IN PHOENIX, ARIZONA. ASMCUE IS AN ANNUAL 3-DAY GATHERING OF BIOLOGY AND MICROBIOLOGY EDUCATORS, REPRESENTING ALL TYPES OF INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION. MORE THAN 300 BIOLOGISTS, OF WHOM 95% RESIDE IN THE UNITED STATES, ATTEND EACH YEAR TO ACCESS SESSIONS ON TEACHING, LEARNING AND ASSESSMENT, STUDENT ADVISING, STUDENT RESEARCH, MENTORING, AND PROFESSIONAL SKILLS DEVELOPMENT. AN EXHIBIT HALL FEATURES PUBLIC AND PRIVATE ORGANIZATIONS SHOWCASING FACULTY RESOURCES AND TOOLS. ASMCUE HAS BEEN A SIGNATURE PROGRAM FOR BUILDING CAPACITY FOR EVIDENCE-BASED MICROBIOLOGY TEACHING AND MENTORING, GENERATING NEW IDEAS FOR ADVANCING THE PROFESSION OF STEM EDUCATION, AND LAUNCHING NEW INITIATIVES FOR ASM-SPONSORED TEACHING RESOURCES. THIS AWARD TO ASM WILL SUPPORT FIRST TIME ATTENDEE FACULTY FROM COMMUNITY COLLEGES AND MINORITY SERVING INSTITUTIONS TO EXPERIENCE ASMCUE AND ENGAGE WITH OTHER FACULTY TO SHARE TIPS AND TOOLS ON PEDAGOGY AND TEACHING STRATEGIES. PROGRAMMING WILL INCLUDE A PEER MENTORING PROGRAM FEATURING ORGANIZED STRUCTURED ACTIVITIES FOR FIRST TIME PARTICIPANTS. IN ADDITION, NSF REPRESENTATIVES WILL HAVE A PLATFORM TO PRESENT IN A SESSION FOCUSED ON NSF GRANT OPPORTUNITIES AND PROVIDE INFORMATION ON THE NSF GRANT APPLICATION PROCESS AND MERIT REVIEW SYSTEM. FOLLOWING THE NSF SCHEDULED SESSION, A FORUM WILL BE PROVIDED TO HOST SMALL GROUP AND ONE ON ONE CONSULTATIONS DURING THE EXHIBIT HALL HOURS. AN EVALUATION OF THE ASMCUE EXPERIENCE WILL BE DONE THROUGH A SURVEY. THIS AWARD IS SUPPORTED BY THE DIVISION OF BIOLOGICAL INFRASTRUCTURE (DBI) IN THE DIRECTORATE FOR BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES (BIO) AND THE DIVISION FOR UNDERGRADUATE EDUCATION (DUE) IN THE DIRECTORATE FOR STEM EDUCATION (EDU). THIS AWARD REFLECTS NSF'S STATUTORY MISSION AND HAS BEEN DEEMED WORTHY OF SUPPORT THROUGH EVALUATION USING THE FOUNDATION'S INTELLECTUAL MERIT AND BROADER IMPACTS REVIEW CRITERIA.

CONFERENCE: ASM CONFERENCE FOR UNDERGRADUATE EDUCATORS -THE AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR MICROBIOLOGY CONFERENCE FOR UNDERGRADUATE EDUCATORS (ASMCUE) WILL BE HELD NOVEMBER 15-17, 2024, IN PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA. ASMCUE IS AN ANNUAL 3-DAY GATHERING OF BIOLOGY AND MICROBIOLOGY EDUCATORS, REPRESENTING ALL TYPES OF INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION. MORE THAN 350 BIOLOGISTS, OF WHOM 95% RESIDE IN THE UNITED STATES, ATTEND EACH YEAR TO ACCESS SESSIONS ON TEACHING, LEARNING AND ASSESSMENT, STUDENT ADVISING, STUDENT RESEARCH, MENTORING, AND PROFESSIONAL SKILLS DEVELOPMENT. AN EXHIBIT HALL FEATURES PUBLIC AND PRIVATE ORGANIZATIONS SHOWCASING FACULTY RESOURCES AND TOOLS. ASMCUE HAS BEEN A SIGNATURE PROGRAM FOR BUILDING CAPACITY FOR EVIDENCE-BASED MICROBIOLOGY TEACHING AND MENTORING, GENERATING NEW IDEAS FOR ADVANCING THE PROFESSION OF STEM EDUCATION, AND LAUNCHING NEW INITIATIVES FOR ASM-SPONSORED TEACHING RESOURCES. THIS AWARD TO ASM WILL SUPPORT FIRST TIME ATTENDEE FACULTY FROM COMMUNITY COLLEGES AND MINORITY SERVING INSTITUTIONS TO EXPERIENCE ASMCUE AND ENGAGE WITH OTHER FACULTY TO SHARE TIPS AND TOOLS ON PEDAGOGY AND TEACHING STRATEGIES. PROGRAMMING WILL INCLUDE A PEER MENTORING PROGRAM FEATURING ORGANIZED STRUCTURED ACTIVITIES FOR FIRST TIME PARTICIPANTS. IN ADDITION, NSF REPRESENTATIVES WILL HAVE A PLATFORM TO PRESENT IN A SESSION FOCUSED ON NSF GRANT OPPORTUNITIES AND PROVIDE INFORMATION ON THE NSF GRANT APPLICATION PROCESS AND MERIT REVIEW SYSTEM. FOLLOWING THE NSF SCHEDULED SESSION, A FORUM WILL BE PROVIDED TO HOST SMALL GROUP AND ONE ON ONE CONSULTATIONS DURING THE EXHIBIT HALL HOURS. AN EVALUATION OF THE ASMCUE EXPERIENCE WILL BE DONE THROUGH A SURVEY. THIS AWARD IS SUPPORTED BY THE DIVISION OF BIOLOGICAL INFRASTRUCTURE (DBI) IN THE DIRECTORATE FOR BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES (BIO) AND THE DIVISION FOR UNDERGRADUATE EDUCATION (DUE) IN THE DIRECTORATE FOR STEM EDUCATION (EDU). THIS AWARD REFLECTS NSF'S STATUTORY MISSION AND HAS BEEN DEEMED WORTHY OF SUPPORT THROUGH EVALUATION USING THE FOUNDATION'S INTELLECTUAL MERIT AND BROADER IMPACTS REVIEW CRITERIA.- SUBAWARDS ARE NOT PLANNED FOR THIS AWARD.

ASM CONCEPT INVENTORY CONFERENCE

MICROBIAL PRODUCTION OF ENERGY COLLOQUIUM MARCH 10-12, 2006

LARGE-SCALE SEQUENCING: THE FUTURE OF GENOMIC SCIENCES COLLOQUIUM

2ND ASM CONFERENCE ON METHICILLIN-RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCI IN ANIMALS: VETERINARY AND PUBLIC HEALTH IMPLICATIONS

CONFERENCE: HOW MICROBES CAN HELP FEED THE WORLD - AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR MICROBIOLOGY, WASHINGTON, DC - DECEMBER 7-9, 2012

ASM CONFERENCE ON BENEFICIAL MICROBES: HOST-MICROBE INTERACTIONS IN HEALTH AND DI

2ND ASM CONFERENCE ON BENEFICIAL MICROBES - HOST-MICROBE INTERACTIONS IN HEALTH A

3RD ASM CONFERENCE ON SALMONELLA

NEW; TITLE: 4TH ASM CONFERENCE ON CELL-CELL COMMUNICATION IN BACTERIA; PI: CAROLINE A. HARWOOD

AMERICAN ACADEMY OF MICROBIOLOGY COLLOQUIUM: HOW MICROBES CAN HELP FEED THE WORLD

10TH ASM CONFERENCE ON CANDIDA AND CANDIDIASIS

ASM CONFERENCE ON MANIPULATION OF NUCLEAR PROCESSES BY DNA VIRUSES

ASM CONFERENCE ON CANDIDA AND CANDIDIASIS

4TH ASM CONFERENCE ON ANTIMICROBIAL RESISTANCE IN ZOONOTIC BACTERIA AND FOODBORNE PATHOGENS

3RD ASM CONFERENCE ON BENEFICIAL MICROBES TO BE HELD IN MIAMI FLORIDA OCTOBER 25-29 2010

3RD ASM CONFERENCE ON ENTEROCOCCI

5TH ASM CONFERENCE ON PROKARYOTIC CELL BIOLOGY AND DEVELOPMENT

6TH ASM CONFERENCE ON BENEFICIAL MICROBES, SEATTLE, WASHINGTON, SEPTEMBER 9-12, 2016

ASM CONFERENCE ON REGULATING WITH RNA IN BACTERIA

4TH ASM CONFERENCE ON CELL-CELL COMMUNICATION IN BACTERIA

2ND ASM CONFERENCE ON MANIPULATION OF NUCLEAR PROCESSES BY DNA VIRUSES

ASM CONFERENCE ON VIRAL GENOME REPLICATION

ASM CONFERENCE ON POLYMICROBIAL INFECTIONS

5TH ASM CONFERENCE ON BENEFICIAL MICROBES; SEPTEMBER 27-30, 2014, WASHINGTON, D.C.

4TH BENEFICIAL MICROBES CONFERENCESAN ANTONIO, TX, OCTOBER 22 - 26, 2012

CONFERENCE: "4TH ASM CONFERENCE ON CELL-CELL COMMUNICATION IN BACTERIA"; TO BE HELD NOVEMBER 6-9, 2011 IN MIAMI, FL

6TH ASM CONFERENCE ON CELL-CELL COMMUNICATION IN BACTERIA; OCTOBER 16-19, 2017, ATHENS, GEORGIA

5TH ASM CONFERENCE ON CELL-CELL COMMUNICATION IN BACTERIA, OCTOBER 2014 IN SAN ANTONIA, TEXAS

4TH ASM CONFERENCE ON BENEFICIAL MICROBES

9TH ASM CONFERENCE ON BIOFILMS - PROJECT DESCRIPTION MICROBIAL BIOFILMS ARE AMONG THE MOST COMMON FORMS IN WHICH MICROORGANISMS EXIST, AND AS SUCH THE TOPIC OF BIOFILMS IS RELEVANT TO VIRTUALLY ALL OF THE MICROBIAL SCIENCES. BIOFILMS CREATE ENORMOUS CHALLENGES IN THE MEDICAL, AGRICULTURAL AND INDUSTRIAL SECTORS OF SOCIETY, BUT ALSO CAN BE HARNESSED FOR IMPORTANT BENEFICIAL APPLICATIONS. A TREMENDOUS NUMBER OF RESEARCH PROGRAMS WORLDWIDE STUDY BIOFILMS SPANNING FUNDAMENTAL TO APPLIED SCIENCE. IN ORDER TO CONNECT THIS LARGE, ACTIVE AND DIVERSE COMMUNITY THE AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR MICROBIOLOGY (ASM) HAS CONVENED THE CONFERENCE ON BIOFILMS, WHICH HAS REPEATEDLY CATALYZED THE DEVELOPMENT OF NEW IDEAS AND APPROACHES IN THE FIELD. THE CONFERENCE GATHERS THE TOP RESEARCHERS STUDYING BIOFILMS FROM BOTH INSIDE AND OUTSIDE OF THE UNITED STATES, AND FROM ACADEMIA, GOVERNMENT, AND THE PRIVATE SECTOR. THE ASM HAS DISCONTINUED MOST OF ITS SMALL CONFERENCES, BUT GIVEN THE VITALITY AND COMMUNITY SUPPORT FOR THE BIOFILM CONFERENCE, HAS RETAINED THIS MEETING. THE 9TH ASM BIOFILM CONFERENCE IS SCHEDULED FOR NOVEMBER 14-18, 2021 IN CHARLOTTE, NORTH CAROLINA, AN ACCESSIBLE YET AFFORDABLE VENUE, CHOSEN PARTLY IN RESPONSE TO PARTICIPANT CONCERNS OVER HIGH CONFERENCE COSTS. THE ASM PROVIDES ALL ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT FOR THIS CONFERENCE, BUT CANNOT COVER ALL OF THE MEETING EXPENDITURES AND KEEP THE CONFERENCE FEES MANAGEABLE. FUNDS ARE REQUESTED IN THIS PROPOSAL TO DEFRAY THE COSTS OF PARTICIPATION BY INVITED SPEAKERS, STUDENTS AND EARLY CAREER SCIENTISTS. THE CONFERENCE FORMAT HAS BEEN DEVELOPED BY THE CONFERENCE CO-CHAIRS, KAREN VISICK (LOYOLA UNIVERSITY CHICAGO, USA) AND CLAY FUQUA (INDIANA UNIVERSITY BLOOMINGTON USA), ALONG WITH THE NINE MEMBER ORGANIZING COMMITTEE, REPRESENTING A DIVERSITY OF BIOFILM SUB-SPECIALTIES. THE CONFERENCE WILL BE COMPRISED OF 11 TOPICAL SESSIONS AND 2 KEYNOTE PRESENTATIONS. ORAL PRESENTATIONS WILL INCLUDE 22 INVITED SPEAKERS, 33 SELECTED ABSTRACT TALKS, AND 12 SHORT POSTER TALKS, AND THERE WILL BE FOUR TWO-HOUR POSTER SESSIONS. THE AFTERNOON OF CONFERENCE DAY TWO WILL HAVE OPTIONAL ACTIVITIES INCLUDING A HANDS-ON BIOFILM IMAGE ANALYSIS WORKSHOP, TOURS OF LOCAL ATTRACTIONS, OR NETWORKING TIME. PRIOR TO THE START OF THE FULL CONFERENCE, THERE WILL BE A SINGLE-DAY EARLY CAREER CONFERENCE, THAT IS BEING ORGANIZED BY A JUNIOR SCIENTIST COMMITTEE IN CONSULTATION WITH THE CO-CHAIRS. THE CONFERENCE IS SPECIFICALLY DESIGNED TO CONVEY THE BREADTH AND DEPTH OF BIOFILM RESEARCH, AND TO ACTIVELY ENGAGE THE PARTICIPATION OF SCIENTISTS AT ALL CAREER STAGES. SPECIAL ATTENTION IS FOCUSED TO ENSURE DIVERSE PARTICIPATION AMONG CONFEREES, INCLUDING FROM INSIDE THE U.S. AND INTERNATIONALLY. ORGANIZING COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP ALSO REPRESENTS THIS DIVERSITY, HELPING TO ACHIEVE THIS IMPORTANT GOAL. THE CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS WILL BE PUBLISHED IN A MEETING REVIEW WITHIN A SPECIAL BIOFILM-FOCUSED ISSUE OF THE JOURNAL OF BACTERIOLOGY. ALTHOUGH THE 9TH ASM BIOFILMS CONFERENCE IS INTENDED TO BE IN-PERSON, CONTINGENCY PLANS ARE IN PLACE WITH THE ASM SHOULD PUBLIC HEALTH CONCERNS REQUIRE AN ON-LINE ONLY CONFERENCE.

4TH ASM CONFERENCE ON SALMONELLA: THE BACTERIUM, THE HOST AND THE ENVIRONMENT

5TH ASM CONFERENCE ON BENEFICIAL MICROBES: TOWARD MECHANISM AND PREDICTION IN HOS

14TH ASM CONFERENCE ON CANDIDA AND CANDIDIASIS

6TH ASM CONFERENCE ON BENEFICIAL MICROBES: TOWARDS MECHANISM AND PREDICTION IN HOST-MICROBE INTERACTIONS

13TH ASM CONFERENCE ON CANDIDA AND CANDIDIASIS

12TH ASM CONFERENCE ON CANDIDA AND CANDIDIASIS

ASM CONFERENCE ON VIBRIO2017: THE BIOLOGY OF VIBRIOS

ASM/ASV CONFERENCE ON INTESTINAL VIRUSES, BACTERIA AND THE HOST

3RD ASM CONFERENCE ON VIRAL MANIPULATION OF NUCLEAR PROCESSES

5TH ASM CONFERENCE ON CELL-CELL COMMUNICATION IN BACTERIA

11TH ASM CONFERENCE ON CANDIDA AND CANDIDIASIS

8TH ASM CONFERENCE ON BIOFILMS

4TH ASM CONFERENCE ON VIRAL MANIPULATION OF NUCLEAR PROCESSES

4TH ASM CONFERENCE ON PROKARYOTIC CELL BIOLOGY AND DEVELOPMENT

5TH ASM CONFERENCE ON BIOFILMS

6TH ASM CONFERENCE ON CELL-CELL COMMUNICATION IN BACTERIA

15TH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON PSEUDOMONAS

ASM CONFERENCE ON POLYMICROBIAL INFECTIONS

CONFERENCE: 3RD ASM CONFERENCE ON CELL-CELL COMMUNICATION IN BACTERIA TO BE HELD IN AUSTIN, TEXAS, OCTOBER 7-10, 2007

MYCOBACTERIUM AVIUM PARATUBERCULOSIS: INCIDENTAL HUMAN PATHOGEN OR PUBLIC HEALTH THREAT?

LARGE-SCALE SEQUENCING: THE FUTURE OF GENOMIC SCIENCES - COLLOQUIUM

EFFORTS TO IMPROVE CLINICAL LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS BY DEVELOPMENT

AMERICAN ACADEMY OF MICROBIOLOGY COLLOQUIUM: HOW MICROBES CAN HELP FEED THE WORLD

2ND ASM CONFERENCE ON METHICILLIN-RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCI IN ANIMALS: VETERINARY AND PUBLIC HEALTH IMPLICATIONS