Chairs

Heidi B. Kaplan, Ph.D.

Chair

Michelle Dziejman, Ph.D.

Vice Chair

Ex Officio Members

Virginia L. Miller, Ph.D.

Past President

Theresa M. Koehler, Ph.D.

President

Alexander McAdam, M.D., Ph.D., D(ABMM)

President-Elect

Robin Patel, M.D.

Secretary

Victor DiRita, Ph.D.

Treasurer

Stefano Bertuzzi, Ph.D., MPH

CEO, ASM

Vanessa Sperandio, Ph.D.

Governors Chair, American Academy of Microbiology

At-Large Councilors

Paul Brown, Ph.D.

Brian Conlon, Ph.D.

Vaughn Cooper, Ph.D.

COMS-Elected Board Director

Alison Criss, Ph.D.

Michelle Dziejman, Ph.D.

Amy Mathers, M.D., D(ABMM)

Shannon McQuaig Ulrich, Ph.D.

Maria Mercedes Zambrano, Ph.D.

Lindsey Price Burbank, Ph.D.

Vincent Young, M.D., Ph.D.

COMS-Elected Board Director

Program Committee Chairs

Renée M. Tsolis, Ph.D.

ASM Press

Linoj Samuel, Ph.D., D(ABMM)

Clinical and Public Health Microbiology

Tara C. Smith, Ph.D.

Communications

Shelley M. Payne, Ph.D., AAM

Education

Patrick Schloss, Ph.D.

Journals

Yvette S. McCarter, Ph.D., D(ABMM)

Meetings Strategy

Peggy Cotter, Ph.D.

Membership

Stacey Schultz-Cherry, Ph.D.

Public and Scientific Affairs

Branch Councilors

Devin M. Drown, Ph.D.

Alaska

Jeffrey (Jeff) Newman, Ph.D.

Allegheny

Kimberlee Musser, Ph.D.

Eastern New York

Courtney Comar, Ph.D., D(ABMM)

Eastern Pennsylvania

Terri Ellis, Ph.D.

Florida

Michael Lieberman, Ph.D., D(ABMLI)

Hawaii

Nicholas Moore, Ph.D., D(ABMM), MLS(ASCP)

Illinois

Becky Sparks-Thissen, Ph.D.

Indiana

Todd Kelson, Ph.D.

Intermountain

Ryan Doster, M.D., Ph.D.

Kentucky-Tennessee

Laura K. Harris, Ph.D.

Michigan

Melanie Mormile, Ph.D.

Missouri

Travis Bourret, Ph.D.

Missouri Valley

Wendy Szymczak, Ph.D., D(ABMM), MLS(ASCP)

New York City

Erin Field, Ph.D.

North Carolina

Torey Looft, Ph.D.

North Central

Roger S. Greenwell Jr., Ph.D.

Northeast

Hamida Nusrat, Ph.D., P.H.M.(CDPH), S.M. (ASCP)CM

Northern California

Molly Matty, Ph.D.

Northwest

Jennifer Bennett, Ph.D.

Ohio

Mishelle Rivera-Santos, M.S.

Puerto Rico

Jorge Cervantes, M.D., Ph.D.

Rio Grande

Jennifer T. Grier, Ph.D.

South Carolina

Monica Cartelle Gestal, Ph.D.

South Central

Tanya Sysoeva, Ph.D.

Southeastern

Zaffar Hussain, M.S.

Southern California

Heidi B. Kaplan, Ph.D.

Texas

Jeffrey M. Boyd, Ph.D.

Theobald Smith Society, NJ

Brian D. Badgley, Ph.D.

Virginia

Elaine Haase, Ph.D.

Western New York

Division Councilors

Maria Fernanda Mojica

Division A. Antimicrobial Chemotherapy

Paula Watnick, M.D. Ph.D.

Division B. Microbial Pathogens

Gregory J. Berry, Ph.D., D(ABMM)

Division C. Clinical Microbiology

K. Heran Darwin, Ph.D.

Division D. Microbe-Host Interactions

Sunny Shin, Ph.D.

Division E. Immunology

Paul Fidel, Ph.D.

Division F. Medical Mycology

Thirumalai R. Kannan, Ph.D.

Division G. Mycoplasmology

Gisela Storz, Ph.D.

Division H. Genetics and Molecular Biology

Kyle MacLea, Ph.D.

Division I. General Microbiology

Prahathees Eswara, M.S., Ph.D.

Division J. Cell and Structural Biology

Cecilia Martinez-Gomez, Ph.D.

Division K. Microbial Physiology and Metabolism

Belinda Ostrowsky, M.D.

Division L. Healthcare Epidemiology

Asma Hatoum-Aslan, Ph.D.

Division M. Bacteriophage

Rachel Poretsky, Ph.D.

Division N. Microbial Ecology

Victor C. Ujor, Ph.D.

Division O. Fermentation and Biotechnology

Edward G. Dudley, Ph.D.

Division P. Food Microbiology

Joshua A. Steele, Ph.D.

Division Q. Environmental and General Applied Microbiology

Vaughn Cooper, Ph.D.

Division R. Evolutionary and Genomic Microbiology

Blossom Damania, Ph.D.

Division S. DNA Viruses

Nancy Haigwood, Ph.D.

Division T. RNA Viruses

Yun F (Wayne) Wang, Ph.D.

Division V. Clinical and Diagnostic Immunology

Edwin Kamau, Ph.D.

Division X. Molecular, Cellular and General Biology of Eukaryotes

Anthony (Tony) Tran, Dr.PH., MPH, D(ABMM), MT(ASCP)

Division Y. Public Health

Indira Kudva, Ph.D.

Division Z. Animal Health Microbiology

Zhicheng Dou, Ph.D.

Division AA. Free-Living, Symbiotic and Parasitic Protists

Division Interdisciplinary Councilors

Mark A. Fisher, Ph.D., D(ABMM)

Peter Girguis, Ph.D.

Birthe Kjellerup, Ph.D.

Eric S. Miller, Ph.D.

Andrea Prinzi, Ph.D., MPH, SM(ASCP)

Elizabeth A. Shank, Ph.D.

Braden Tierney, Ph.D.

Mark Willcox, Ph.D.