A new President-Elect, 2 members of the ASM Board of Directors and 4 members of the Council on Microbial Sciences have been elected to ASM leadership. Terms of all new members of ASM's leadership will begin on July 1, 2020.
President-Elect:
Steve Finkel, Professor of Biological Sciences
College Dean of Graduate & Professional Education
University of Southern California
Board of Directors:
The ASM Board of Directors provides strategic direction to the society. It brings ASM's mission to life and handles all legal, financial and governance matters.
At-Large:
Virginia Miller (3-year term)
Professor of Genetics and of Microbiology & Immunology
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
At-Large:
Julie A. Segre (3-year term)
Senior Investigator with tenure
Microbial Genomics Section Chief, Translational and Functional GenomicsBranch
National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI), National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Council on Microbial Sciences:
ASM's Council on Microbial Sciences (COMS) is a new, dynamic governance structure representing the entire Society as we promote and advance the microbial sciences. It is the key connection between ASM's members and ASM's leaders.
At-Large:
Alison Criss (3-year term)
Co-Founder and Director
UVA Global Infectious Diseases Institute
At-Large:
Rebecca V. Ferrell (3-year term)
Professor of Biology
Metropolitan State University of Denver
At-Large:
Amy Mathers (3-year term)
Associate Professor of Medicine and Pathology
University of Virginia
At-Large:
Shannon McQuaig Ulrich (3-year term)
Full Professor
St. Petersburg College
