American Academy of Microbiology Leadership Election Results
The American Academy of Microbiology (Academy) is the honorific leadership group and scientific think tank within the American Society for Microbiology. The mission of the Academy is to recognize scientists for outstanding contributions to microbiology and provide microbiological expertise in the service of science and the public. The Academy is pleased to announce the 2025 leadership election results. ASM and the Academy are excited to welcome this new leadership and look forward to serving the mission of the Academy with them.
Fellows Elected as Academy Governors
The governors set the Academy’s strategic direction, elect fellows to the Academy, develop new topics for colloquia and establish new programs and initiatives consistent with its overall mission. Those elected will begin their 3-year terms on July 1, 2025.
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Michael J. Imperiale, Ph.D.
Arthur F. Thurnau Professor Emeritus of Microbiology and Immunology , University of Michigan
International Fellow
Fellows Elected to the Subcommittee on Elections
The Subcommittee on Elections (SoE) is charged to examine the credentials of nominees to fellowship and make election recommendations to the Academy Governors. Those elected will begin their 4-year terms on July 1, 2025.
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Esther Babady, Ph.D., D (ABMM), FIDSA, F(AAM)
Director of the Clinical Microbiology Service, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer
Kasturi Haldar, Ph.D.
Rev. Julius A. Nieuwland CSC Professor of Biological Sciences, University of Notre Dame
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Garth D. Ehrlich, Ph.D.
Professor of Microbiology and Immunology and Otolaryngology, Drexel University College of Medicine Microbiology and Immunology
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Samantha Joye, Ph.D.
Regents' Professor and Athletic Association Distinguished Professorship of Arts and Sciences, University of Georgia
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Wade Winkler, Ph.D.
Professor of Cell Biology and Molecular Genetics and Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Maryland