SPECIAL INTEREST GROUPS
ASM recognises the value of, and need for special interest groups (SIGs) within the framework of the society. The main purpose of SIGs is to advance the science of their special interest in Microbiology. SIGs are included in the planning for the annual scientific meeting and encouraged to suggest and organise symposia and workshops for this meeting or others held by state branches from time to time.
ANTIMICROBIALS
Convenor: Vathsala Mohan
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BACTERIOPHAGE
Convenor: Jeremy Barr
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BIOFILM
Convenor: Heema Vyas
Deputy Convenor: Jim Manos
Secretary: Evan Gibbs
Scientific Officer: Anahit Penesyan
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BIOINFORMATICS
Convenor: Brian Forde
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CALIBRATED DICHOTOMOUS SUSCEPTIBILITY TESTING
Convenor: Dianne Rafferty
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CLINICAL PARASITOLOGY & TROPICAL MEDICINE
Convenor: Francesca Azzato
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CLINICAL SEROLOGY & MOLECULAR
Convenor: TBC
COSMETICS & PHARMACEUTICAL
Convenor: Melissa Bourke
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CULTURE MEDIA
Convenor: Peter Traynor
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EDUCATION
Convenor: Charmaine Lloyd
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EUKARYOTIC MICROBES
Convenor: Megan Lenardon
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FOOD MICROBIOLOGY
Convenor: Andrea McWhorter
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GUT MICROBES
Co-Convenors: Emily Gulliver & Melanie Hutton
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HISTORY
Co-Convenors: Cheryl Power & Senaka Ranadheera
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MEDICAL MYCOLOGY
Convenor: Dianne Gardam
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MICROBIAL ECOLOGY
Convenor: John Bowman
MOBILE GENETIC ELEMENTS
Co-Convenors: Galain Williams, Joshua Ramsay & Leah Roberts
Committee: Margaret Lam, Jane Hawkey, Steve Petrovski, Sally Partridge, & Slade Jensen
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MOLECULAR ECOLOGY
Convenor: Jessica Webb
MYCOBACTERIA
Convenor: Maria Globan
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MYCOPLASMATALES
Convenor: Emma Sweeney
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PUBLIC HEALTH MICROBIOLOGY
Convenor: Carola Venturini
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VETERINARY MICROBIOLOGY
Convenor: Vathsala Mohan
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VIROLOGY
Convenor: Seshadri Vasan
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REGIONAL SPECIAL INTEREST GROUPS
NSW-ACT CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY & DIAGNOSTICS
Convenor: Maurizio Labbate
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QLD CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY
Convenor: Michelle Luck
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