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The latest issue of #MicrobiologyAus is now online – a special issue celebrating Australian Microbiology! Check out the articles in the thread below:
Please join us for the next ASM Hour, which will be run by our Mobile Genetic Element SIG theme, and chaired by Dr Galain Williams:
Date: February 3rd, 2026
For more information: www.theasm.org.au/asm-hour
Our March session will be run by our Public Health Microbiology theme
Date: February 3rd, 2026
For more information: www.theasm.org.au/asm-hour
Our March session will be run by our Public Health Microbiology theme
January 27, 2026 at 2:41 AM
Please join us for the next ASM Hour, which will be run by our Mobile Genetic Element SIG theme, and chaired by Dr Galain Williams:
Date: February 3rd, 2026
For more information: www.theasm.org.au/asm-hour
Our March session will be run by our Public Health Microbiology theme
Date: February 3rd, 2026
For more information: www.theasm.org.au/asm-hour
Our March session will be run by our Public Health Microbiology theme
ASM is proud to announce this years distinguished award orator will be Prof Heidi Drummer from the Burnet Institute of Melbourne and Past President for the Australasian Virology Society www.theasmmeeting.org.au/heidi-drummer
January 8, 2026 at 5:00 AM
ASM is proud to announce this years distinguished award orator will be Prof Heidi Drummer from the Burnet Institute of Melbourne and Past President for the Australasian Virology Society www.theasmmeeting.org.au/heidi-drummer
The Program Organising Committee is thrilled to unveil a fresh and dynamic format for the #ASM2026 program! www.theasmmeeting.org.au/program-over...
This year, we’re inviting you to join us for an expanded poster experience.
This year, we’re inviting you to join us for an expanded poster experience.
January 6, 2026 at 1:17 AM
The Program Organising Committee is thrilled to unveil a fresh and dynamic format for the #ASM2026 program! www.theasmmeeting.org.au/program-over...
This year, we’re inviting you to join us for an expanded poster experience.
This year, we’re inviting you to join us for an expanded poster experience.
Don’t forget – abstracts for #ASM2026 are open! www.theasmmeeting.org.au/abstract-sub...
December 11, 2025 at 11:59 PM
Don’t forget – abstracts for #ASM2026 are open! www.theasmmeeting.org.au/abstract-sub...
ASM Renames Early Career Researcher Award to Honor Past-President and Global Leader, Professor Dena Lyras
www.theasm.org.au/news/2025/12...
www.theasm.org.au/news/2025/12...
ASM Renames Early Career Researcher Award to Honor Past-President and Global Leader, Professor Dena Lyras — Australian Society for Microbiology
The Australian Society for Microbiology (ASM) is proud to announce the renaming of its early career researcher award, which is given to a rising star in each state every year. The ASM Early Career Res...
www.theasm.org.au
December 5, 2025 at 7:10 AM
ASM Renames Early Career Researcher Award to Honor Past-President and Global Leader, Professor Dena Lyras
www.theasm.org.au/news/2025/12...
www.theasm.org.au/news/2025/12...
The latest issue of #MicrobiologyAus is now online – a special issue celebrating Australian Microbiology! Check out the articles in the thread below:
November 23, 2025 at 9:52 PM
The latest issue of #MicrobiologyAus is now online – a special issue celebrating Australian Microbiology! Check out the articles in the thread below:
ASM Honours Outstanding Leaders with Prestigious Fellowship www.theasm.org.au/news/2025/11...
ASM Honours Outstanding Leaders with Prestigious Fellowship — Australian Society for Microbiology
The Australian Society for Microbiology (ASM) is proud to announce the election of its newest cohort of microbiologists who have been awarded Fellowship of the Australian Society for Microbiology (FAS...
www.theasm.org.au
November 23, 2025 at 9:26 PM
ASM Honours Outstanding Leaders with Prestigious Fellowship www.theasm.org.au/news/2025/11...
Please join us for the next ASM Hour, which will be run by our Clinical Microbiology theme, and chaired by Dr Yue Qu:
Theme: Clinical Microbiology
Date: December 2nd
www.theasm.org.au/asm-hour
Theme: Clinical Microbiology
Date: December 2nd
www.theasm.org.au/asm-hour
November 19, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Please join us for the next ASM Hour, which will be run by our Clinical Microbiology theme, and chaired by Dr Yue Qu:
Theme: Clinical Microbiology
Date: December 2nd
www.theasm.org.au/asm-hour
Theme: Clinical Microbiology
Date: December 2nd
www.theasm.org.au/asm-hour
Registrations for Australia's premier Microbiology conference are now open. www.theasmmeeting.org.au/registration
November 13, 2025 at 9:13 PM
Registrations for Australia's premier Microbiology conference are now open. www.theasmmeeting.org.au/registration
The organising committee are delighted to invite you to submit an abstract for the ASM VIC Meeting, taking place at the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre from 15–18 June 2026. www.theasmmeeting.org.au/abstract-sub...
October 28, 2025 at 9:52 PM
The organising committee are delighted to invite you to submit an abstract for the ASM VIC Meeting, taking place at the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre from 15–18 June 2026. www.theasmmeeting.org.au/abstract-sub...
We are excited to invite you to the ASM Biofilm SIG Speaker Series, featuring two exciting talks by leading researchers in biofilm science and antimicrobial strategies on Thursday, 30 October 2025 | 1:00 – 2:00 pm (SYD/AEDT) | Online via Zoom
October 22, 2025 at 1:51 AM
We are excited to invite you to the ASM Biofilm SIG Speaker Series, featuring two exciting talks by leading researchers in biofilm science and antimicrobial strategies on Thursday, 30 October 2025 | 1:00 – 2:00 pm (SYD/AEDT) | Online via Zoom
Please join us for the next ASM Hour, which will be run by our Clinical Talks theme, and chaired by Dr Yue Qu:
Theme: Clinical Talks
Date: November 5th
www.theasm.org.au/asm-hour
Theme: Clinical Talks
Date: November 5th
www.theasm.org.au/asm-hour
October 20, 2025 at 9:04 PM
Please join us for the next ASM Hour, which will be run by our Clinical Talks theme, and chaired by Dr Yue Qu:
Theme: Clinical Talks
Date: November 5th
www.theasm.org.au/asm-hour
Theme: Clinical Talks
Date: November 5th
www.theasm.org.au/asm-hour
The latest issue of Microbiology Australia is now online! Check out the articles in the thread below #Microbiology #MicrobiologyAus www.publish.csiro.au/MA/issue/12682
October 1, 2025 at 11:20 PM
The latest issue of Microbiology Australia is now online! Check out the articles in the thread below #Microbiology #MicrobiologyAus www.publish.csiro.au/MA/issue/12682
Are you eligible for a free membership upgrade? You can check out all our types of membership by visiting www.theasm.org.au/join-the-soc...
September 24, 2025 at 9:11 PM
Are you eligible for a free membership upgrade? You can check out all our types of membership by visiting www.theasm.org.au/join-the-soc...
For the first time, microbiology organizations have united behind a global strategy to integrate microbial science into climate solutions. ASM is proud to stand alongside 9 other partners in shaping this roadmap. Read the press release: www.theasm.org.au/news/2025/9/...
September 23, 2025 at 11:27 PM
For the first time, microbiology organizations have united behind a global strategy to integrate microbial science into climate solutions. ASM is proud to stand alongside 9 other partners in shaping this roadmap. Read the press release: www.theasm.org.au/news/2025/9/...
Microbes know no borders, nor should efforts to harness their potential for climate solutions. ASM and other partners have launched a global strategy to position microbial science as a pillar of climate action. Read the editorial in Microbiology Australia: www.publish.csiro.au/MA/MA25032
September 23, 2025 at 11:13 PM
Microbes know no borders, nor should efforts to harness their potential for climate solutions. ASM and other partners have launched a global strategy to position microbial science as a pillar of climate action. Read the editorial in Microbiology Australia: www.publish.csiro.au/MA/MA25032
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First up, our Australian Society for Microbiology Awards! Best Lightning Talk goes to Penelope Galbraith, and Best Medium Talk to @gazollavolpiano.bsky.social! Thanks to @aussocmic.bsky.social for sponsoring these prizes, and congratulations to Penelope and Camila! Very well-deserved. #MicroSeq2025
September 4, 2025 at 6:25 AM
First up, our Australian Society for Microbiology Awards! Best Lightning Talk goes to Penelope Galbraith, and Best Medium Talk to @gazollavolpiano.bsky.social! Thanks to @aussocmic.bsky.social for sponsoring these prizes, and congratulations to Penelope and Camila! Very well-deserved. #MicroSeq2025
Please join us for the next ASM Hour, which will be run by our EMCR Focus theme, and chaired by Dr Evgeny Semchenko:
Theme: EMCR Focus
Date: October 7th
www.theasm.org.au/asm-hour
Theme: EMCR Focus
Date: October 7th
www.theasm.org.au/asm-hour
September 17, 2025 at 10:31 PM
Please join us for the next ASM Hour, which will be run by our EMCR Focus theme, and chaired by Dr Evgeny Semchenko:
Theme: EMCR Focus
Date: October 7th
www.theasm.org.au/asm-hour
Theme: EMCR Focus
Date: October 7th
www.theasm.org.au/asm-hour
Please join us for the next ASM Hour, which will be run by our Host-Pathogen Interactions theme, and chaired by Prof Hayley Newton:
Theme: Host-Pathogen Interactions
Date: September 2nd
For more information: www.theasm.org.au/asm-hour
Theme: Host-Pathogen Interactions
Date: September 2nd
For more information: www.theasm.org.au/asm-hour
August 18, 2025 at 10:46 PM
Please join us for the next ASM Hour, which will be run by our Host-Pathogen Interactions theme, and chaired by Prof Hayley Newton:
Theme: Host-Pathogen Interactions
Date: September 2nd
For more information: www.theasm.org.au/asm-hour
Theme: Host-Pathogen Interactions
Date: September 2nd
For more information: www.theasm.org.au/asm-hour
Mark you calendars! The next BacPath conference will be in September 2026 in Busselton, WA. For more info: www.bacpath.org
July 25, 2025 at 5:17 AM
Mark you calendars! The next BacPath conference will be in September 2026 in Busselton, WA. For more info: www.bacpath.org
Please join us for the next ASM Hour, which will be run by our Veterinary SIG theme, and chaired by Dr Ala Mohan:
Theme: Veterinary Microbiology
Date: August 5th
Theme: Veterinary Microbiology
Date: August 5th
July 21, 2025 at 2:49 AM
Please join us for the next ASM Hour, which will be run by our Veterinary SIG theme, and chaired by Dr Ala Mohan:
Theme: Veterinary Microbiology
Date: August 5th
Theme: Veterinary Microbiology
Date: August 5th
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Many fantastic talks from AIMI students and researchers at the annual ASM @aussocmic.bsky.social meeting in Adelaide over the past few days. Congrats to all!
Dr. Gustavo Espinosa Vergara
Lachlan Chisholm
Jonathan Koong
@hannjbrown.bsky.social
Dr. Gustavo Espinosa Vergara
Lachlan Chisholm
Jonathan Koong
@hannjbrown.bsky.social
July 16, 2025 at 8:49 AM
Many fantastic talks from AIMI students and researchers at the annual ASM @aussocmic.bsky.social meeting in Adelaide over the past few days. Congrats to all!
Dr. Gustavo Espinosa Vergara
Lachlan Chisholm
Jonathan Koong
@hannjbrown.bsky.social
Dr. Gustavo Espinosa Vergara
Lachlan Chisholm
Jonathan Koong
@hannjbrown.bsky.social
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Highlight from Day 1 of #ASM2025 was Prof Tim Stinear's Keynote featuring buruli infection hotspot socks, possum poo and mosquitoes 👌
@aussocmic.bsky.social #Mycobacterium ulcerans
@aussocmic.bsky.social #Mycobacterium ulcerans
July 15, 2025 at 5:05 AM
Highlight from Day 1 of #ASM2025 was Prof Tim Stinear's Keynote featuring buruli infection hotspot socks, possum poo and mosquitoes 👌
@aussocmic.bsky.social #Mycobacterium ulcerans
@aussocmic.bsky.social #Mycobacterium ulcerans
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"Bio-based plastics (also known as bioplastics) have the potential to create a circular economy," write the authors of this #OpenAccess article in #MicrobiologyAu.
Their article assesses production, recycling and policy aspects of bio-based plastics.
www.publish.csiro.au/ma/MA25027
Their article assesses production, recycling and policy aspects of bio-based plastics.
www.publish.csiro.au/ma/MA25027
July 11, 2025 at 12:09 AM
"Bio-based plastics (also known as bioplastics) have the potential to create a circular economy," write the authors of this #OpenAccess article in #MicrobiologyAu.
Their article assesses production, recycling and policy aspects of bio-based plastics.
www.publish.csiro.au/ma/MA25027
Their article assesses production, recycling and policy aspects of bio-based plastics.
www.publish.csiro.au/ma/MA25027