Council on Microbial Sciences Council Members

Michael Schmidt
Chair

Suzanne Fleiszig
Vice Chair

Robin Patel
President

Victor DiRita
President-Elect

Michele Swanson
Past President

Timothy Donohue
Secretary

Marylynn Yates
Treasurer

Stefano Bertuzzi
CEO, ASM

Arturo Casadevall
Governors Chair, American Academy of Microbiology

Judith Armitage
('21), International

Paul Brown
('21, International)

Sean Crosson
('22)

Roberto De Pascalis
('20)

Rebecca Ferrell
('20)

Joerg Graf
('20)

Elizabeth Marlowe
('20)

Natividad Ruiz
('22)

Patricia Simner
('21, Early Career)

Amy Cheng Vollmer
('20) , COMS-elected Board Member

Kristine Wylie
('22)

Vanessa Sperandio
('22), ASM Press

Melissa Miller
('20), Clinical and Public Health Microbiology

Tara Smith
('22)

Mary Sanchez Lanier
('21), Education

Patrick Schloss
('20), Journals

David Aronoff
('22)

Steven Specter
('20), Membership

Stacey Schultz-Cherry
('22)

Alaska
Jack Brothers ('22)

Allegheny
Gail Rowe ('22)

Arizona/South Nevada
Boo Shan Tseng ('21)

Connecticut Valley
Lisa A. Cuchara ('20)

Eastern New York
Magdia De Jesus ('20)

Eastern Pennsylvania
Irving Nachamkin ('21)

Florida
Jamie Foster ('20)

Hawaii
Vacant

Illinois
Mike Costello ('20)

Indiana
Becky Sparks-Thissen ('22)

Intermountain
Michaela Gazdik ('20)

Kentucky-Tennessee
Jennifer Gaddy ('21)

Maryland
Silvia Pineiro ('21)

Michigan
Laura Harris ('22)

Missouri
Melanie Mormile (’22)

Missouri Valley
Franklin R. Champlin ('20)

New York City
Esther Babady ('20)

North Carolina
Eric Anderson ('21)

North Central
Brad Bearson ('20)

Northeast
Frank J. Scarano ('22)

Northern California
Elizabeth Antaki-Zukoski ('21)

Northwest
Rey Carabeo ('20)

Ohio
Laura Tuhela-Reuning ('20)

Puerto Rico
Jose Perez Jimenez ('21)

Rio Grande
Stephen Young ('22)

Rocky Mountain
Michael Schurr ('21)

So California
Susan Novak-Weekley ('20)

South Carolina
Michael Schmidt ('22)

South Central
Janet Donaldson ('21)

Southeastern
Laura Regassa ('20)

Texas
Bob McLean ('21)

Theobald Smith Society, NJ
Siobain Duffy ('21)

Virginia
Louise Temple ('22)

Washington, DC
Gopal R. Gopinath ('20)

Western New York
Elaine Haase ('22)

Division A. Antimicrobial Chemotherapy
Maria Fernanda Mojica ('21)

Division B. Microbial Pathogens
Anthony Richardson ('21)

Division C. Clinical Microbiology
Richard Thomson ('20)

Division D. Microbe-Host Interactions
Manuela Raffatellu ('22)

Division E. Immunology
Carolina Lopez ('20)

Division F. Medical Mycology
Paul Fidel ('22)

Division G. Mycoplasmology
Daniel Brown ('22)

Division H. Genetics and Molecular Biology
Carin Vanderpool ('21)

Division I. General Microbiology
Kyle MacLea ('22)

Division J. Cell and Structural Biology
Amy Camp ('20)

Division K. Microbial Physiology and Metabolism
Cecelia Martinez-Gomez ('21)

Division L. Healthcare Epidemiology
Silvia Munoz-Price ('20)

Division M. Bacteriophage
Jason Gill ('22)

Division N. Microbial Ecology
Alison Buchan ('22)

Division O. Fermentation and Biotechnology
Thaddeus Ezeji ('22)

Division P. Food Microbiology
Christopher Snabes ('21)

Division Q. Environmental and General Applied Microbiology
John Griffith ('22)

Division R. Evolutionary and Genomic Microbiology
Vaughn Cooper ('21)

Division S. DNA Viruses
Richard Longnecker ('20)

Division T. RNA Viruses
John S.L. Parker ('20)

Division U. Mycobacteriology
Jyothi Rengarajan ('21)

Division V. Clinical and Diagnostic Immunology
Marc Couturier ('20)

Division W. Microbiology Education
Mark Martin ('21)

Division X. Molecular, Cellular, and General Biology of Eukaryotes
George Sprague ('21)

Division Y. Public Health
Marie-Claire Rowlinson ('22)

Division Z. Animal Health Microbiology
Tracy Nicholson ('20)

Division AA. Free-Living, Symbiotic, and Parasitic Protists
Ira Blader ('20)

Mary Ann Bruns
('21)

Maria Dominguez-Bello
('21)

Peter Girguis
('21)

Joanna Goldberg
('21)

Erin Lipp
('21)

Joy Sturtevant
('21)

Vincent Young
('21)