Council on Microbial Sciences Council Members

Vaughn Cooper
('19) Chair

Michael Schmidt
('19), Vice Chair

Arturo Casadevall
('20) Board of Governors Chair, American Academy of Microbiology

Peggy Cotter
('19), Past President

Robin Patel
('21), President-Elect

Michele Swanson
('20), President

Timothy Donohue
('20), Secretary

Marylynn Yates
('20) Treasurer

Stefano Bertuzzi
CEO

Judith Armitage
('21), International

Kristine Wylie
('19)

Paul Brown
('21, International)

Sean Crosson
('19)

Roberto De Pascalis
('20)

Victor DiRita
('20)

Rebecca Ferrell
('20)

Elizabeth Marlowe
('20)

Patricia Simner
('21, Early Career)

Amy Cheng Vollmer
('19)

Mary Sanchez Lanier
('21), Education

Patrick Schloss
('20), Journals

David Hooper
('19), Meetings

Steven Specter
('20), Membership

Ronald Atlas
('19), Public and Scientific Affairs

Vanessa Sperandio
('19), ASM Press

Vincent Racaniello
('19), Communications

Melissa Miller
('20), Professional Practice

Alaska
Jack Brothers ('19)

Allegheny
Merilee Anderson ('19)

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
Paul M. Fox ('19)

Illinois
Mike Costello ('20)

Indiana
Nancy Magill ('19)

Intermountain
Michaela Gazdik ('20)

Kentucky-Tennessee
Jennifer Gaddy ('21)

Maryland
Silvia Pineiro ('21)

Michigan
Steven W. Gorsich ('19)

Missouri
Anna R. Oller ('19)

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 ('19)

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 ('19)

Rocky Mountain
Michael Schurr ('21)

So California
Susan Novak-Weekley ('20)

South Carolina
Michael Schmidt ('19)

South Central
Janet Donaldson ('21)

Southeastern
Laura Regassa ('20)

Texas
Bob McLean ('21)

Theobald Smith Society, NJ
Siobain Duffy ('21)

Virginia
David Freier ('19)

Washington, DC
Gopal R. Gopinath ('20)

Western New York
Diane Dryja ('19)

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

Division AA. Free-Living, Symbiotic, and Parasitic Protists
Christopher Huston ('20)

Division B. Microbial Pathogens
Anthony Richardson ('21)

Division C. Clinical Microbiology
Richard Thomson ('20)

Division D. Microbe-Host Interactions
Raphael Valdivia ('19)

Division E. Immunology
Carolina Lopez ('20)

Division F. Medical Mycology
Michael Lorenz ('19)

Division G. Mycoplasmology
Subramanian Dhandayuthapani ('19)

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

Division I. General Microbiology
Shannon Hinsa-Leasure ('19)

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
Gerald Koudelka ('19)

Division N. Microbial Ecology
Jay Lennon ('19)

Division O. Fermentation and Biotechnology
Thaddeus Ezeji ('19)

Division P. Food Microbiology
Christopher Snabes ('21)

Division Q. Environmental and General Applied Microbiology
John Griffith ('19)

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
vacant

Division Y. Public Health
Sarah Buss ('19)

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

Erin Lipp
('21)

Joanna Goldberg
('21)

Joy Sturtevant
('21)

Maria Dominguez-Bello
('21)

Suzanne Fleiszig
('21)

Peter Girguis
('21)

Tara Smith
('21)

Vincent Young
('21)