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Remember that old song, "The knee bone's connected to the thigh bone; the thigh bone's connected to the hip bone; the hip bone's connected to the…"? Well, you get the picture. So it goes for scientific training. Graduate school follows college. Postdoctoral research fellowships follow the reception of a Ph.D. Academia then sits on the horizon like a grand castle offering a door to which a magic number of appropriate research sacrifices provides the key. Then comes tenure, accompanied by the long-awaited sigh of relief that proclaims in all its fullness, "I have arrived!" Of course there are numerous variations on the theme, but on the whole it is quite the formula.
It is perhaps not the only formula for 25 students of science who converged in Washington, D.C., on 4 June 2000 to embark on a summer adventure of scientific and mass media proportions. I was among these young scientists, having received the 2000 American Society for Microbiology/American Association for the Advancement of Science (ASM/AAAS) Mass Media Science and Engineering Fellowship. The AAAS Mass Media Fellowship has been in existence for 27 years. This past summer marked the second year in which ASM was a fellow sponsor. This year's fellows came from all parts of the country and 18 different scientific disciplines. Three of us had our doctoral degrees in hand, most were not far behind, and a few were awaiting undergraduate or Master's degrees. Our charge was to spend the summer learning about the communication of science through mass media by working as science journalists in news outlets throughout the United States.
Our adventure began with four days of orientation at AAAS in Washington, D.C. The introductions were initiated with a rather bold statement from AAAS: "This summer will change your life." By orientation's end, we would have heard that promise several times. By summer's end, most of us would wholeheartedly agree. Orientation served as a crash course in science journalism. We learned about interviewing techniques, writing ledes, pitching stories, structuring stories, and journalism ethics. Professional science writers including Gretchen Vogel (Science), David Kestenbaum (National Public Radio [NPR]), Bob Hirshon (AAAS), Karen Watson (Discovery Online), and freelance writers Karen Hopkin and Ivan Amato were our educational guides. Field trips took us through Washingtonpost.com and NPR. The information was intense, but the atmosphere was relaxed. We had the opportunity to learn as well as to make professional contacts, become acquainted with each other, and realize that we were all scientists trying on a new hat for the first time.
While other fellows headed off to the likes of the Chicago Tribune, ABCnews.com, Popular Science, and Good Morning America following orientation, I set out for NPR member station WOSU-AM 820 in Columbus, Ohio. Full of inspiration, excitement, and nervous anticipation, I entered the brand-new world of science journalism. My fellowship experience surpassed my greatest expectations. I participated in all aspects of the journalistic process from the very beginning (from story conception to interviewing, production, and finally broadcasting), so I had the entire summer to work on my craft and make the obligatory beginner's mistakes. I fell in love with radio and science journalism during my tenure at WOSU-AM, and by the time my 10 weeks in Ohio were completed, I had produced and broadcast numerous stories on a wide range of topics. These included advances in magnetic cell separation technology, a new laser therapy for wet age-related macular degeneration, botulism toxin treatments for spasticity, mayfly invasions, and legal issues pertaining to genetic information.
The goal of the ASM/AAAS Mass Media Fellowship is to further public understanding of science by allowing young scientists to become a bridge between the scientific community and the public. In addition to obtaining new skills for explaining science events to a nonscience audience, I learned firsthand the value of having science-educated individuals in mass media. I was not only able to gain the trust of reporter-leery scientists with those three letters following my name, I relied heavily on my educational background and scientific evaluation skills to generate the most accurate yet easily digestible stories for a general audience.
According to AAAS, approximately 50% of Mass Media alumni return to academia and 50% pursue science journalism careers. Nicole Johnston, recipient of the 1999 ASM/AAAS Mass Media Fellowship, is doing both. "Being a scientist and a writer needn't be mutually exclusive. It's all about finding a balance," says Johnston, who always knew she wanted to be a microbiologist and a writer. Prior to the fellowship, she received an undergraduate combined honors B.Sc. in microbiology and English literature and an M.Sc. in microbiology. Johnston says her summer fellowship experience at the Washington, D.C., bureau of New Scientist solidified her choice of careers: "You're given this very rare opportunity to step out of your existing life and pursue a career altogether different from the one you know. That experience alone gives one enormous perspective as to where one's life is headed because you're suddenly able to look at your choices from a different vantage point. It's an extraordinary opportunity, really." Johnston is currently continuing with her doctoral training in biochemistry at McMaster University and freelances in her spare time for an American magazine, Modern Drug Discovery, and a national Canadian newspaper, The Globe and Mail. Most recently, she has become the microbiology columnist for the Canadian Broadcasting Corporations's 25-year-old science show Quirks and Quarks and has been contacted by a publishing company to write a science book for children. Johnston says her fellowship experience has been invaluable to the pursuit of a career in science journalism: "Not only does this fellowship give ASM/AAAS candidates a necessary edge over the competition, it gives them the golden opportunity of working at the top media outlets across the country. The well-respected reputation of the AAAS Mass Media Fellowship and having the opportunity to intern at a major broadcast or print agency will open doors long after the fellowship is over."
My summer adventure with ASM/AAAS ended much too soon with a farewell party from my family at WOSU-AM and a wrap-up session at AAAS in Washington, D.C. Fellows exchanged experiences, attended seminars, and were reminded of AAAS's initial promise. Yes, the summer changed my life, just like it changed Nicole Johnston's. At the end of my 10 weeks I discovered something other than the predicted postdoctoral research career path. I saw a path beyond the bench, an important one that leads from the bench to the public--the communication of science.
Dorothy Miles
Dorothy Miles has received her Ph.D. in microbiology and immunology from the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences.ASM Organizes Moscow Symposium on Antibiotic Resistance
Participants at the ASM/IACMAC The CPC International Committee (IC) of ASM has been developing a program of educational outreach, which has heretofore been focused largely in Latin America. Following its plan to broaden the geographic focus of its educational outreach program to include Eastern Europe, the IC organized a symposium, "Antibiotics and Drug Resistance at the Dawn of the New Millennium," which took place in Moscow, Russia on 6-7 July 2000. This symposium was a joint venture of the ASM International Committee and the Interregional Association for Clinical Microbiology and Antimicrobial Chemotherapy (IACMAC), a consortium of clinical microbiologists, clinical pharmacologists, and infectious disease and public health physicians from all over the former Soviet Union. The joint organization of the scientific program and the development of resources to host the meeting were also supported by the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation and the Russian Academy of Medical Sciences. ASM took responsibility for inviting and supporting nine speakers from the U.S., and we were joined in the scientific program by two Western European representatives from the European Society for Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (ESCMID) and by 19 representatives of IACMAC, which also took responsibility for local arrangements for the meeting.
The symposium was opened by welcoming addresses from Leonid S. Stratchounski, president of IACMAC, and Stephen A. Lerner, chair of the IC. The symposium was organized each day with plenary sessions until mid-afternoon, including talks on mechanisms of resistance, epidemiology, development and study of new antimicrobials, practical information on various classes of antibiotics, infections with problematic organisms, and measures for control of antibiotic usage. The plenary sessions were followed by smaller workshops on specific topics. All slides were projected in both Russian and English. Simultaneous translation in both directions for all of the discussions after the plenary lectures and in the workshops was provided by Roman Kozlov, active member of IACMAC and ASM Ambassador in Eastern Europe, who also played a major role in organizing of this event.
The symposium successfully fulfilled our goals of bringing current microbiological knowledge and stimulating discussion to the Former Soviet Union. In addition to the speakers, participants included over 650 attendees from 59 regions of Russia and four other countries of the Former Soviet Union. Of 180 abstracts that were submitted for poster sessions, 104 were accepted, and five satellite symposia were presented.
The IC is grateful for generous financial support of this important joint symposium provided to ASM or IACMAC by the pharmaceutical industry, including AB Biodisk, Acrihin, Aventis, Bayer, Bristol-Myers Squibb, Hoffmann-LaRoche, R. W. Johnson, KRKA, Lek, Eli Lilly, Merck, Pfizer, Pharmacia, Pliva, Sanofi-Synthelabo, Schering-Plough, SmithKline Beecham, and Yamanouchi.
The response of the attendees was very enthusiastic, since this symposium provided an opportunity, which was unusual for most of them, to hear and interact with American and Western European scientists and clinicians. The visibility of ASM was certainly heightened by the gratitude of the Eastern European participants. The ASM speakers were moved by this response of the audience and also grateful for the experience of meeting Russian counterparts and hearing about problems of antimicrobial resistance and infectious disease in Russia. On both sides there was a feeling that ASM should build on this success with another joint effort next year, and Lily Schuermann, ASM Director of International & Minority Activities, who participated in this event, is following up on this initiative. The IC is currently working to organize an ASM "wet lab" workshop on antimicrobial susceptibility testing that will precede an IACMAC Conference in Moscow in June 2001. The success and experience from this year's project have bolstered the commitment of the ASM International Committee to develop future educational outreach projects in this region of the world.
Finally, the IC would like to applaud the commitment of the ASM volunteer speakers who share the IC goal of advancing the microbiological sciences worldwide. These volunteers are ASM Past President Stuart Levy of the Tufts University School of Medicine, Victor Yu of the University of Pittsburgh and the VA Medical Center, Michael Saubolle of the Good Samaritan Regional Medical Center, Phoenix, Ariz., Edward Kaplan of the University of Minnesota, George Schmid of the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention, Atlanta, Ga., Karen Bush of the Pharmaceutical Research Institute of Johnson & Johnson, E. Patchen Dellinger of the University of Washington, Ronald Jones of the University of Iowa, and Stephen Lerner, IC chair, of the Wayne State University School of Medicine.
Further details and pictures of this event can be seen on the ASM website at www.asmusa.org/international/asm-iacmac.htm.
Council Policy Committee Minutes
The Council Policy Committee (CPC) met in formal session on Sunday, 17 September 2000 at the Westin Harbour Castle Hotel in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The meeting was called to order by Martha Howe, president, at 9:05 am.
Voting members of the CPC in attendance were Martha Howe (president), Abigail Salyers (president-elect), Judy A. Daly (secretary), Ronald Luftig (treasurer), Julian Davies (past president), Clifford Houston (chair, Education Board), Peter Maloney (chair, Meetings Board), Marie Pezzlo (chair, Membership Board), Eugene Nester (chair, American Academy of Microbiology), Roberta Carey and James Beebe (members at large [Branches]), and Virginia Clark, Herbert Winkler, and Christon Hurst (members at large [Divisions]).
Invited guests and ex officio members in attendance were Stephen Lerner (chair, International Committee), Anne Morris Hooke (cochair, International Committee), Lily Schuermann (director, Minority and International Affairs), Jay Grimes (chair, Communications Committee), Michael Goldberg (executive director), John FitzGerald (deputy executive director, operations and finance), Carol Colgan (director, American Academy of Microbiology), Amy Chang (director, Education), Linda Illig (director, Journals), Jeff Holtmeier (director, ASM Press), Nancy Elder (director, Meetings), Lorna Kent (director, Membership Services), Ron Butler (director, Information Services), Jerry Palmer (controller), Barbara Hyde (director, Communications), and Jill Baumel (coordinator, Leadership Services).
Roll was called. Minutes from the May 2000 CPC meeting were approved. The meeting agenda was approved.
Official Appointments. Judy Daly presented nominees to the CPC for their approval ad interim. A motion to approve Jay Grimes, chair, Communications Committee, and Daniel Sordelli , cochair of the International Microbiology Education Committee, was passed unanimously.
Submission of 2001 Schedule of Meetings. Judy Daly presented the 2001 Schedule of Meetings to the CPC. The schedule includes important dates for the officers, CPC, Council, Boards, and the Finance Committee. A motion to accept the Schedule of Meetings was passed unanimously.
Board Chair Reviews Committee. As prescribed by the ASM Bylaws, Article II, Section 5, a major responsibility of the president-elect shall be to examine critically the main activities in a major organizational group, to summarize their effectiveness, and to recommend their continuance or discontinuance. Abigail Salyers has formed an Evaluations and Reappointment Task Force to evaluate the chair of the Public and Scientific Affairs Board, Gail Cassell, who will have served two of the possible three three-year terms on 30 June 2001. Article VI, Section 1 of the Bylaws states that at least half of the members of the Task Force must be voting members of the Council but not officers. A motion to approve John Ingraham, Marie Coyle, Enriqueta Bond, Virginia Clark, James Beebe, and Roberta Carey as members of the Evaluations and Reappointment Task Force was passed unanimously.
Proposal to Periodically Review Performance of Chairs of CPC Committees. As stated above, the president-elect's major responsibility is to examine critically the main activities in a major organizational group. Martha Howe proposed that this practice should be extended to reviewing CPC Committee Chairs. CPC Committee Chairs are highly visible and influential ex-officio members of the Council Policy Committee and Council. A motion to evaluate the Standing Committee Chair(s) (currently the Communications Committee Chair and the International Committee Chair) in the same manner as the Board Chairs was passed unanimously. The current policy and guidelines will be revised to include CPC Committee Chair(s). This policy will take effect when a new chair is appointed or when the chair is up for renewal.
Approval of the CME Mission Statement. In March 2000, ASM received notification of approval of a four-year accreditation status by the American Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) for sponsorship of continuing medical education for physicians. A review of the CME Mission Statement by the responsible Committee and subsequent approval by the Society's leadership is required annually to maintain the status. A motion to approve the statement passed unanimously. (For a copy of the statement, please contact the Meetings Department.)
Budget 2001. Ronald Luftig presented the 2001 budget to the CPC. Luftig informed the CPC that the operating revenues exceed operating expenses by $378k. Sam Kaplan noted that payment of debt service resulted in the total budget being at breakeven. This led to a discussion. Kaplan's final point was that even at the total income level expenses should not grow at a faster rate than revenue. Luftig said the Investment Subcommittee would discuss the issue of debt service when they meet in November. A motion to approve the budget was passed unanimously.
Purchase of 1750 N Street, NW. The building contiguous to ASM is for sale. Ronald Luftig said the purchase of the building by ASM would complete the ASM Headquarters facade, provide additional expansion space, and also create separate quarters for ASM Resources. The proposed sale price is below current market rates, and the total cost to ASM would be $1.1 million, including renovation. In addition, there may be a 20% tax credit for rehabilitating an historic building that can be applied against unrelated business income (UBIT) owed annually by ASM. The loan would be taken out by ASM. Rental revenue from ASM Resources and other occupants would significantly defray the loan and operating expenses. A motion to purchase and finance 1750 N Street, NW was passed with one abstention.
ASM Resources Business Plan. ASM Resources (ASMR) is the "for-profit" subsidiary of ASM. The current business plan is a revision of the that presented to the CPC in May. The business plan describes an effort to launch ASMR in a direction that builds upon ASM's expertise and name recognition. In the initial phase of organization and business, the Society will have to provide initial funding and intellectual expertise. A motion to (i) approve the draft business plan as the guideline for the new chief executive officer (CEO) of ASMR; (ii) reaffirm that ASMR has up to $7.5 million of startup money, as previously approved by the CPC; with a friendly amendment that the Board of Directors will decide on what stock option package will be made available to the CEO, contingent on the approval of the treasurer and secretary of ASM, was passed unanimously. A second motion that the CPC approve $2.5 million to be drawn upon by ASMR from the $7.5 previously approved was passed with one opposition.
Renewal of Funds To Support the ID Fellows Program at ICAAC. In September, 1998, the CPC approved the expenditure of $50,000 annually for three years (1999, 2000, 2001) to support an infectious diseases (ID) Fellow grant program at ICAAC in an effort to increase ID Fellow participation. As the program has proven successful, additional funding for 2002, 2003, and 2004 is requested. Peter Maloney said the ASM ID travel grant program has produced repeat attendance of the ID Fellows to ICAAC. A motion to approve the extension of the ID Fellows grant program and funding of $50,000 annually, with a friendly amendment to increase that amount by $25,000 to total $75,000 annually, passed unanimously. However, the success of the program was originally determined to be dependent upon the numbers of recipients who actually became members of ASM beyond the tenure of the award. No information was provided regarding the request as originally made. Thus, it is expected that such information will be provided within two years from this date.
ASM Interaction with Other Societies. Judy Daly proposed that ASM should have guidelines for other organizations that propose affiliations or that seek services. Over the past year a number of organizations have submitted requests for ASM to administer meetings, publications, membership, and communications. Although a number of these inquiries have emanated from organizations that want to remain independent of ASM, other inquiries are from organizations that desire a closer relationship with ASM. A motion to approve the guidelines statement was passed unanimously. All inquiries will be evaluated by the president and secretary, who will consult with the relevant program chairs.
Name Change from Board of Education and Training to Education Board. At the June 2000 planning retreat of the Board of Education and Training, members of the Board proposed a name change to more accurately describe the Board's mission. The proposed name is "Education Board." The name change is requested for two reasons: the proposed name (i) reflects more accurately the Board's functions since its reorganization 10 years ago, and (ii) is better aligned with other ASM board names, such as Publications, Meetings and Membership Boards. A motion to authorize immediate use of the term "Education Board" for Society purposes, pending Society actions on a formal name change of "Board of Education and Training" to "Education Board" by the Council and membership was passed unanimously. A second motion to amend Article X of the Constitution and Bylaws by replacing "Board of Education and Training" with "Education Board" throughout the article was passed unanimously.
ASM To Obtain PAHO Status as a Non-Governmental Organization (NGO). ASM is entering into official relations with the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), Regional Office for the Americas of the World Health Organization (WHO), and has started the process to receive the status of an NGO working with PAHO. Steve Lerner said if PAHO appoints ASM as one of its NGOs this would strengthen the Society's ongoing and future joint programs and would bring benefits for ASM members anytime they go to any country in the Americas in a scientific role. Schuermann added that the NGO status would place ASM in PAHO's official network, thus giving ASM access to participate in PAHO's executive committee and board meetings where ASM could make recommendations and voice concerns regarding international scientific issues for the Americas. A motion for approval to establish official relations with PAHO was approved unanimously.
How ASM Can Help Its Members. Last year, at the request of the president-elect, the CPC established a task force charged with identifying ways that ASM could help its members become more effective in their jobs, increasing their ability to deal with their ever-greater responsibilities and with the explosion of new information and technology they must master to continue performing as high-quality microbiologists. Last May a group of approximately 20 scientists convened to discuss these issues. A draft set of solutions was presented to the CPC, and Martha Howe said she intends to present a completed version at the March CPC meeting so that by the General Meeting the document could be passed on to the Boards for evaluation.
Need for CPC Strategic Planning Retreat. The current ASM strategic plan was conceived over a period of several months during 1993 and approved in its current form by CPC and by Council in May 1994. It incorporates the ASM mission statement, a vision statement for the future, and nine major goals for the Society. Its intended duration was to be 1994-2000. Martha Howe said that because the tenure of the plan ended this year, it is timely to revisit the principles and goals early in 2001. A motion to hold the strategic planning session in conjunction with the winter meeting of the CPC (17-18 March) was passed unanimously. Howe established a task force comprised of Gene Nester, Julian Davies, and Judy Daly for developing the agenda and materials for the strategic planning meeting.
Communications Report. The Communications Committee convened a Task Force on "Communicating with ASM Members More Effectively" last August. The Task Force was comprised of officers, Board Chairs, and staff directors. Jay Grimes said the following action items were agreed to by the participants: (i) the ASM website will be reviewed with the goal of making its considerable content more easily accessible; (ii) a brochure describing member benefits and ASM goods and services will be sent to all members with their membership cards; (iii) useful links and important announcements are to be listed on the Membership Directory website page. Upon request, the Communications Department will consult on and assist with membership communications in other ASM departments.
Update on President-Elect's Committee Activities. Abigail Salyers presented an update on her committee's activities in response to the proposed reorganization of peer review groups within NIH and the accompanying problem of the decline of microbiology funding at NIH. Salyers said she plans to lobby Congress to defend the funding program for microbiology. She added that ASM has the ability to prepare requests for proposals and has already started to put announcements of grants on its website.
Report on Meetings Board Strategic Plan. Peter Maloney said the Meetings Board met in July to discuss the Strategic Plan. He said that the two most exciting areas that were discussed were an increase of the conferences and the development of the website, which will include focused content and hotlinks to various sites to provide year-round "ICAAC learning."
Update on Clinical Microbiology Issues. Martha Howe said she has been making ongoing efforts to implement solutions to issues that Division C members have brought to her attention regarding focused sessions at General Meetings and additional opportunities for exposure among information to their members.
Update on ICAN Website. ICAN, a for-profit company, was referred to ASMR as a possible business investment or business partnering. ASMR declined to participate. A CPC committee was established to research the company and prepare a presentation for the March CPC meeting. Committee members include Judy Daly, Roberta Carey, Sam Kaplan, and Ron Luftig.
The meeting was adjourned without further action at 2:15 pm.
American Academy of Microbiology
New Fellows
The American Academy of Microbiology is pleased to welcome the following scientists elected to Fellowship for the third quarter of 2000:
John F. Alderete, Ph.D., University of Texas Health Sciences Center, San Antonio
Joseph T. Barbieri, Ph.D., Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee
Roger N. Beachy, Ph.D., Donald Danforth Plant Science Center, St. Louis, Mo.
Karen Bush, Ph.D., The R. W. Johnson Pharmaceutical Research Institute, Raritan, N.J.
Jorge H. Crosa, Ph.D., Oregon Health Sciences University, Portland
Charles J. Czuprynski, Ph.D., University of Wisconsin-Madison
Daniel C. DiMaio, M.D., Ph.D., Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Conn.
William E. Dismukes, M.D., University of Alabama at Birmingham
Hanna Engelberg-Kulka, Ph.D., Hebrew University-Hadassah Medical School, Jerusalem, Israel
Henry P. Godfrey, M.D., Ph.D., New York Medical College, Valhalla
Susan S. Golden, Ph.D., Texas A&M University, College Station
Milton P. Gordon, Ph.D., University of Washington, Seattle
Jack F. Greenblatt, Ph.D., Charles H. Best Institute, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Fred Heffron, Ph.D., Oregon Health Sciences University, Portland
Ralph R. Isberg, Ph.D., Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, Mass.
Walter Neupert, M.D., Ph.D., University of Munich, Munchen, Germany
Stephen George Oliver, Ph.D., University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology, Manchester, Great Britain
Paul E. Orndorff, Ph.D., North Carolina State University, Raleigh
William A. Petri, Jr., M.D., Ph.D., University of Virginia Health Sciences Center, Charlottesville
Daniel A. Portnoy, Ph.D., University of California, Berkeley
Jack S. Remington, M.D., Palo Alto Medical Foundation, Palo Alto, Calif.
Michael W. Russell, Ph.D., University of Alabama at Birmingham
Magdalene Y. H. So, Ph.D., Oregon Health Sciences University, Portland
Alexander J. Varshavsky, Ph.D., California Institute of Technology, Pasadena
Ken Baker Waites, M.D., University of Alabama at Birmingham
Peter A. Williams, Ph.D., D.Sc., University of Wales Bangor, Gwynedd, U.K.
Stephen H. Zinder, Ph.D., Cornell University, Ithaca, N.Y.
Awards
The National Association of Biology Teachers (NABT) has named Margaret (Peggy) Johnson from Mesa Community College in Mesa, Ariz., recipient of the 2000 Two-Year College Biology Teaching Award. The award, recognizing two-year college faculty members for using new and creative techniques in their classroom teaching, was bestowed upon Johnson during a special ceremony at the 2000 National Convention of the NABT in Orlando, Fla., on 26-29 October.
Johnson holds a bachelor's degree in Medical Technology from the University of Texas, an master's degree in Microbiology from Arizona State University, and a doctoral degree in education from Arizona State University. She is currently cochair for the Planning Committee of ASM's 8th Undergraduate Microbiology Education "The Spectrum of Microbiology Education" planned for 18-20 May 2001 at the University of Central Florida in Orlando. From 1993-1997, she was a recipient and co-principal investigator for a $340,000 National Science Foundation grant to use technology to support inquiry-oriented biology curriculum. She has authored three biology lab manuals, including one for microbiology. Her articles have been published in the Journal of Research in Science Teaching, the Journal of College Science Teaching, and the American Biology Teacher.
Photomicrographs she took for the MicroVision CD-ROM (a micro laboratory tutorial) she developed are included in the ASM's MicrobeLibrary. In addition to the NABT award, Peggy is the recipient of the 2000 Gustav Ohaus Instructional Innovation Award sponsored by the National Science Teacher's Association. This award recognized Johnson for her pioneering work in developing an online biology course for nonscience majors, which she currently teaches.
William C. Brown/McGraw-Hill and the NABT Two-Year College Section sponsor the NABT Two-Year College Award.
ASM Branches on the Web
The following ASM Branches have established sites on the World Wide Web:
New Jersey (Theobald Smith Society)
ASM Divisions on the Web
The following ASM Divisions have established sites on the World Wide Web:
Division A, Antimicrobial Chemotherapy
Division B, Microbial Pathogenesis
Division C, Clinical Microbiology
Division D, General Medical Microbiology
Division I, General Microbiology
Division K, Microbial Physiology and Metabolism
Division O, Fermentation and Biotechnology
Division Q, Environmental and General Applied Microbiology
Division R, Systematic & Evolutionary Microbiology
Division W, Microbiology Education
Division X, Molecular, Cellular and General Microbiology of Eukaryotes
Division Z, Animal Health Microbiology
Members are encouraged to visit these Web pages, which are also accessible through the Membership section of the ASM Web site.
Email: webmaster@asmusa.org