Thank you to our wonderful speakers and all of you for attending our ISM fall meeting! #KamaljitSingh Kenneth Gavina, PhD, D(ABMM), SM(ASCP) Amanda T. Harrington, PhD, D(ABMM) #KarrieAnnToews

Vote for our Agar Art Contest People's Choice Awards from now until Dec. 3! Visit our website for details: asm.social/1AQ

Don't forget to renew your ASM/ISM memberships for 2024! Members receive awesome discounts to our local meetings and ASM Microbe in Atlanta this year. | Renew here -> asm.org/Membership

Abstract submissions for #ASMicrobe 2024 are open, and we want to add your cutting-edge science to the program. With nearly 200 sessions across 8 tracks, there’s a spot for your research! Submit by Jan. 23, 2024 at 12 p.m. ET asm.social/1zu

Are you an early-career ISM member? The Peggy Cotter Travel Award program can help you attend ASM Microbe 2024 in Atlanta, GA. Deadline to apply is Feb 1st -> drive.google.com/file/d/12q3vm4…

Calling all scientists and researchers! Share your groundbreaking research at #ASMicrobe 2024. Don't miss out on this incredible opportunity to showcase your work and connect with fellow innovators. Deadline: Jan. 23, at 12 p.m. ET. asm.social/1Fz

This Black History Month, ASM celebrates the achievements and contributions of Black microbiologists to the field of microbiology. Explore our curated resources, including interviews with scientists, videos and digital exhibitions. asm.social/1GU #BlackHistoryMonth

Happy Valentine's day! Many thanks to Dr. Ella Rotman Ella Rotman from UChicago Department of Microbiology --- oh, and she was the ASM 2023 Agar Art Contest winner!

Join us in congratulating the 2024 Peggy Cotter Award recipients!! - Bailey Hamann, University of Chicago Medical Center, Chicago, IL - Estephanie Reyes Vega, University of Chicago Medical Center, Chicago, IL - Elsa Quintero, Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Chicago, IL

Registration for the ISM spring meeting/vendor exhibition is now open! Sign-up here: cms.eventur.com/register/2184

Have you registered for the ISM spring meeting? Dr. Elitza Theel, Director of the Infectious Diseases Serology Laboratory and Co-director of the Vector-Borne Diseases Service at Mayo Clinic will be giving a talk on Laboratory Outreach! Sign-up here: cms.eventur.com/register/2184

We're excited Dr. Lars Westblade from Weill Cornell Medicine will be presenting on medically important yeasts at our spring ISM meeting - ism-il.org/meetings/

We're continuing to feature our speakers for the upcoming ISM meeting on May 7-8! Dr. Alexander Sundermann Alex Sundermann, DrPH from University of Pittsburgh will be discussing whole genome sequencing for healthcare outbreaks - register here: ism-il.org/meetings/

Happy Monday! The Spring ISM Meeting and Vendor Exhibition is two weeks away, and Dr. Brooks Mitchell, the Clinical Microbiology Fellow at Northwestern will closing out Day 1 with Clinical Cases! ism-il.org/meetings/

It's not too late to register for the ISM spring meeting! ism-il.org/meetings/ Don't miss Dr. Melanie Yarbrough's (Associate Professor at WashU/Barnes Jewish Hospital) talk on the urinary microbiome.

What do you do when genotypic and phenotypic results from antimicrobial susceptibility testing don't match? Dr. Rebecca Yee from George Washington University Rebecca Yee, PhD, D(ABMM) will be discussing this topic at our ISM meeting next week! Register here: ism-il.org/meetings/

Our ISM meeting is rapidly approaching! Our final speaker will be Dr. Michelle Funk from the Chicago Dept of Public Health will be presenting on re-emerging infections in congregate living facilities. ism-il.org/meetings/