ASM Branches

ASM Branches Offer:

  • Local scientific meetings.
  • Outstanding lectures by ASM Distinguished Lecturers and other speakers.
  • Opportunities to network and collaborate with colleagues in your scientific discipline.
  • Forum for students, postdocs and early career scientists to present their research.
  • Branch Councilors serve on the ASM Council on Microbial Sciences.


Get Involved With Your Local ASM Branch

Interested in supporting ASM’s mission to promote and advance the microbial sciences in your local community?  Consider joining a Branch in your area! Branches serve students, postdocs, early-career and established scientists by providing professional development, leadership and mentoring opportunities.

ASM Branch dues support local Branch activities. Questions? Contact: branchactivities@asmusa.org

Join an ASM Branch and get involved locally.

Map of the United States indicates which states are associated with which region. See below for details about branches.
Source: American Society for Microbiology

Branches

Region 1

Regional Planning Coordinator, Region 1: Steven Fiester, Ph.D.    

Connecticut Valley

  • Connecticut.
  • Massachusetts (zip codes 01000-01699).
  • New Hampshire (zip codes 03400-03499 and 03600-03799).
  • Rhode Island.
Branch President: Blaire Steven 
Branch Secretary: Shawna Reed
 

Eastern New York

  • New York (zip codes 12000-12499, 12700-12999 and 13300-13399).
  • Note: New York Zip Codes 13000-13299 and 13400-13999 are currently unassigned; since these areas are somewhat equidistant from either the Eastern New York (Region 1) or Western New York (Region 3) Branches, individuals in those zip code areas are welcome to participate in/join either or both Branch(es). 

Branch President: Vir Singh

New York City

  • New York (zip codes 00500-11999 and 12500-12699).                  

Branch President: Wendy Szymczak

Northeast 

  • Maine.
  • Massachusetts (zip codes 01700-02799 and 05500-05599).
  • New Hampshire (zip codes 03000-03399, 03500-03599, and 03800-03899). 
  • Vermont.      

Branch President: Thea Brennan-Krohn  


Region 2

Regional Planning Coordinator, Region 2: TBD

Eastern Pennsylvania

  • Delaware.
  • New Jersey (zip codes 08000-08499).
  • Pennsylvania (zip codes 17000-17199, 17300-17699, and 17800-19699). 
Branch President: Kyle Rodino

Maryland

  • Maryland (All zip codes except 20700-20999).       
Branch Officers: Maryland Branch Email   

Theobald Smith Society, New Jersey

  • New Jersey (All zip codes except 08000-08499).          
Branch President: Srujana S. Yadavalli

Virginia

  • Virginia (All zip codes except 22000-22399).
Branch President: Joy Caughron  

Washington, D.C.

  • District of Columbia.
  • Maryland (zip codes 20700-20999).
  • Virginia (zip codes 22000-22399). 
Branch President: Karl Thompson

Region 3

Regional Planning Coordinator, Region 3: Sonia Tiquia-Arashiro, Ph.D.        

Allegheny

  • Pennsylvania (zip codes 15000-16999, 17200-17299, and 17700-17799).
  • West Virginia.            
Allegheny Branch Contact: ABASM Branch 
 

Indiana

  • Indiana.
Branch President: Erin McClelland      

Kentucky-Tennessee

  • Kentucky.
  • Tennessee.
Branch President: Yosra Helmy

Michigan

  • Michigan.    
Branch President: Christopher Waters    

Ohio

  • Ohio.             
Branch President: D. J. Ferguson

Western New York 

  • New York (zip codes 14000-14999). 
  • Note: New York Zip Codes 13000-13299 and 13400-13999 are currently unassigned; since these areas are somewhat equidistant from either the Eastern New York (Region 1) or Western New York (Region 3) Branches, individuals in those zip code areas are welcome to participate in/join either or both Branch(es).        
Branch President: Patricia Diaz

Region 4

Regional Planning Coordinator, Region 4: Julie Torruellas Garcia, Ph.D.

Florida

  • Florida (zip codes 33000-33499, 33900-34199, and 34900-34999).
Branch President: Kimberley L. James

North Carolina

  • North Carolina.         
Branch President: Amira Ayad  

Puerto Rico (Puerto Rico Society of Microbiologists)

  • Puerto Rico.
Branch President: Yilitza Olivera-Santiago    
Branch Secretary: P Rico Branch Secretary Email

South Carolina

  • South Carolina.
Branch President: Melissa Hayes    

South Central

  • Arkansas.
  • Louisiana.
  • Mississippi.
Branch President: Karl Boehme

Southeastern

  • Alabama.
  • Florida (zip codes 32000-32999, 33500-33899, 34200-34299, 34400-34499 and 34600-34799).
  • Georgia.
Branch President: Nikki Shariat  
    

Region 5

Regional Planning Coordinator, Region 5: Devin M. Drown

Alaska

  • Alaska.
Branch President: Jessica Pinard
 

Illinois (Illinois Society for Microbiology, Inc.)

  • Illinois.         
Branch President: Cecilia Thompson
Illinois Branch Contact: ISM


Missouri

  • Missouri.    
Branch President-elect: Chad Welsh    


North Central

  • Iowa. 
  • Minnesota.
  • North Dakota.
  • South Dakota.
  • Wisconsin.         
Branch President: David McClenahan
2025 Branch Meeting Site: NCB 2025 Meeting
 

Northwest

  • Idaho (zip codes 83500-83599 and 83800-83899).
  • Montana.
  • Oregon.
  • Washington.
  • British Columbia, Canada.           
Branch President: Jonathan Pruneda

Region 6

Regional Planning Coordinator, Region 6: Jennifer Hennigan, Ph.D.    

Missouri Valley

  • Kansas.
  • Nebraska.
  • Oklahoma.  
Branch President: Austin Nuxoll

Rio Grande

  • New Mexico.
  • Texas (zip codes 79800-79999 and 88500-88599).                 
Branch President: Hugues Ouellet
  

Rocky Mountain

  • Colorado.
  • Wyoming.    
Branch President: Breck Duerkop

Texas

  • Texas (All zip codes except 79800-79999 and 88500-88599).
Branch President: Natasha Kirienko

Region 7

Regional Planning Coordinator, Region 7: Boo Shan Tseng, Ph.D.    

Arizona/Southern Nevada

  • Arizona.
  • Nevada (zip codes 88900-89199).   
Branch President: Shazia Tabassum Hakim       

Hawaii

  • Hawaii.
Branch President: Michael Norris    

Hawaii Branch Contact: HI-ASM

Intermountain

  • Idaho (zip codes 83200-83499 and 83600-83799).
  • Nevada (zip codes 89300-89399).
  • Utah.             
Branch President: Lauren Brooks  

Northern California

  • California (zip codes 93600-96599).
  • Nevada (89400-89899).  
Branch President: Troy D. Cline  

Southern California

  • California (zip codes 90000-93599).
General Branch Contact: SCASM
Branch President: Shaun Yang