Our next ASM Hour will run on 3 August with the theme Climate Change. Registration for Zoom seminar is essential https://www.trybooking.com/BNBII
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Read MoreThe latest issues of Microbiology Australia is now available online. This issue, guest edited by
William Rawlinson (University of New South Wales), focuses on COVID-19.
You can find the issue at CSIRO publishing at: https://www.publish.csiro.au/ma
Read MoreThe BacPath2021 organising committee has decided to postpone the conference until 2022 due to the ongoing COVID-19 situation. We envisage the postponed conference will occur at the usual time, in the last week of September 2022, with final dates subject to venue availability. A virtual BacPath2021 will go ahead, aimed at final year PhD students and early career postdocs.
Read MoreEarly career (less than 5 years post-graduation) and student researchers who would like their area of research to be featured in Microbiology Australia are invited to contribute a proposal of their articles. The Editorial Board will select up to 10 articles for invited submissions. Articles will be peer-reviewed and feature in the third issue of 2021 for publication in September.
Read MoreWe are excited to launch the ASM online community to members. A space where you can communicate to individuals or your special interest groups, share branch events, post announcements such as employment opportunities and scholarships, or request protocols and strains.
Now you don't have to wait for the next meet-up to connect with other members.
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The 16th Congress of the Federation of Asian and Oceanian Biochemists and Molecular Biologists (FAOBMB) in Christchurch will take place on 22 – 25 November 2021. ASM is one of six life science societies from New Zealand and Australia that are partnering to deliver a diverse programme – from molecules to organisms, big and small.
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ASM congratulates our new Fellows of the society. These are microbiologists who, through a process of peer assessment, are determined to be either specialists in their fields or scientists who have made a significant contribution to the profession.
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One of our members , Dr Greg Crocetti, with his creative partner, Briony Barr, has now produced four books in the Small Friends books series and one in the Planet Human comic book series, The Invisible War. Other ASM members have worked with Greg and Briony including Linda Blackall and Jeremy Barr. Lisa Stinson will be a team member for their latest comic book, titled Follow the Gut.
Read MoreThe latest issues of our journal ‘Microbiology Australia’ is available online now. The November 2020 issue is fittingly focused on plagues, pestilence and pandemics. Articles that look at the past, present and into the future. The featured hot topic is on therapeutics for COVID-19. Read online here.
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This month ASM Hour is focused on MRFF Pathogen Genomics funded projects.
Approximately $28M was recently awarded through the MRFF scheme to fund 4 Pathogen Genomics projects. We will hear about the projects from representatives of all 4 funded teams.
Registration for Zoom seminar is essential https://www.trybooking.com/BLCQI
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This year the SA branch for the Australian Society for Microbiology (ASM) once again had a booth at the 2020 Science Alive! science fair. Held at the Adelaide Showgrounds, this is the largest single interactive science exhibition in Australia and marks the beginning of National Science Week each year. This year over 3,600 students from over 50 schools attended and learned all about careers in science and microbiology. Over the weekend, over 9,000 people attended Science Alive! and our booth, learning all about microbiology!
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This month ASM Hour is on a Wednesday 4 November due to the Melbourne Cup holiday in Victoria. The topic is Microbial Pathogenesis introduced by Kate Seib (Griffith University). Registration is now open for the event on Tuesday 6 October. Please remember the times for some branches have changed due to daylight saving.
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The October ASM Hour is on Virology: from discovery to vaccines. Registration is now open for the event on Tuesday 6 October - note the change in times due to daylight savings. The event is free for ASM members, and $5 donation from non-members. Registration is essential and you can register at https://www.trybooking.com/BLCOU. The Zoom link will be emailed directly to registrants on the day of the event.
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Please join us for ASM HOUR! Our NEW monthly event continues on Tuesday 1st September at 12 pm with a series of talks and a Q&A on Environmental Microbial Communication. You can register before 9am, Tuesday 1 September 2020.
Read MorePlease take some time to view the gallery featuring our award recipients. You can read a short biography of each recipient by clicking on their photo. Links to their LinkedIn profiles are also provided so you can easily send them your congratulations - or you may do so in the comments.
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Our NEW monthly event ASM Hour will run on the first Tuesday of each month from 12-1 pm. This kicks off on Tuesday 7 July at 12 pm with a series of short talks and a Q&A on COVID-19. The event is free for members, so please register below and add the regular event to your calendars.
REGISTER: https://tinyurl.com/asmhourcovid19
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Educon, the annual ASM education conference will take place online this year. The event runs on Thursday July 9th, from 9 am to 1 pm, EST. The theme for the event is ‘SARS-2-CoV age' and it describes what have we learnt about online teaching and how can we improve our subject delivery and our resilience? The event is free to members and will cost $10 for non-members.
Please register at https://www.trybooking.com/book/event?eid=631027&
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In the latest edition of Microbiology Australia our ASM President Professor Dena Lyras calls for the current pandemic to be a catalyst for change. A change that will secure stronger and more consistent funding for Australian research.
New vaccines and drugs cannot be discovered and developed overnight. Prioritisation of strong and consistent funding is needed for fundamental discovery research - the basis of all new medical advances - to safeguard our health in the future.
Please read the full text HERE.
Read MoreTwo of our members, Professor Linda Blackall and Distinguished Professor Ian Paulsen, have been elected Fellows of the Australian Academy of Science.
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