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Featured Sessions

Featured Sessions

Each year, ASM Microbe presents premier scientific sessions that break disciplinary barriers and tackle pressing issues at the forefront of microbiology. These sessions provide a unique opportunity to explore the interconnected nature of the microbial sciences—spanning food systems, infectious diseases and cutting-edge research driving biological discovery. Explore the full ASM Microbe 2025 program and add these sessions to your itinerary for a deeper dive into the future of microbiology!

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Pictured: Esteemed speakers addressing the crowd during ASM Microbe's opening session, kicking off the world's largest microbiology conference.
Pictured: Esteemed speakers addressing the crowd during ASM Microbe's opening session, kicking off the world's largest microbiology conference.

Join Our Cross-Track Plenary Sessions

Microbiology From Farm to Table

Friday, June 20 | 8:15-10:15 a.m.

Erica Majumder, Ph.D.
Convener
8:15-10:15 a.m.
 

Jay Lennon, Ph.D.
Scientific Program Leader, ASM Applied and Environmental Microbiology Unit
8:15-8:30 a.m.

Garret Suen, Ph.D.
Who's Farming Who: How Microbes Drive Production on Dairy Farms
8:30-9 a.m.

Folarin Oguntoyinbo, Ph.D.
Maximizing the Advantages of Microbial Ecology of Fermented Foods and Beverages
9-9:30 a.m.

Kiana Frank, Ph.D.
Microbes to Meaʻai (food): Cultivating Abundance in Traditional Hawaiian Food Systems
9:30-10 a.m.

 

One Health—It Takes a Village

Saturday, June 21 | 8:15-10:15 a.m.

Robert Tibbetts, Ph.D.
Convener
8:15-10:15 a.m.

Bobbi S. Pritt, M.D., M.S.
Scientific Program Leader, ASM Health Unit
8:15-8:30 a.m.

Davida S. Smyth, Ph.D.
Water as a Data Source: The Role of Water Sources in Surveillance for Emerging Contaminants of Concern
8:30-9 a.m.

Christine Johnson, Ph.D.
Emerging Infectious Diseases in a Time of Accelerated Global Change
9-9:30 a.m.
 

Biology Across Scales: From Discovery to Mechanism

Sunday, June 22 | 8:15-10:15 a.m.

Heran Darwin, Ph.D.
Scientific Program Leader, ASM Mechanism Discovery Unit
8:15-8:30 a.m.

Cesar de la Fuente, Ph.D.
Revolutionizing Antibiotic Discovery
8:30-9 a.m.

Seema Mattoo, Ph.D.
Fic Proteins in Cell Signaling
9-9:30 a.m.

Lars Dietrich, Ph.D.
R-bodies: Miniature Javelins Produced by Pseudomonas aeruginosa
9:30-10 a.m.

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