ASM Announces 2025-26 Distinguished Lecturer (ASMDL) Roster
Washington, D.C. –The American Society for Microbiology (ASM) has announced the ASM Distinguished Lecturer (ASMDL) Roster for 2025-2026. Each year, the ASMDL Program selects a scientifically diverse group of lecturers to present at local ASM Branch meetings throughout the U.S. ASMDL lecturers also participate in career development and mentoring activities at ASM Branch meetings that benefit students, postdocs and early career scientists.
Lecturers are chosen through a competitive nomination process, and only the most distinguished lecturers and researchers are chosen to participate in the program. The ASMDL Roster includes 2 Waksman Foundation Lecturers, supported through funding from the Waksman Foundation for Microbiology, with research topics primarily focused in antibiotics, translational research and/or environmental microbiology.
For more than 60 years, the ASMDL program has been a mainstay of ASM Branch programming and has enhanced the scientific content available to local communities. The program reaches thousands of microbiologists, including students, every year and extends the reach and impact of ASM throughout the U.S. ASM congratulates all the new and returning Lecturers.
2025-2026 ASM Distinguished Lecturer Roster:
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Shaun Brinsmade, Ph.D., Georgetown University, Washington, D.C.
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Sam Brown, Ph.D., Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta.
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Sarah D'Orazio, Ph.D., University of Kentucky, Lexington, Ky.
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Breck A. Duerkop, Ph.D., University of Colorado—Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, Colo.
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Donna E. Fennell, Ph.D., Waksman Foundation Lecturer, Rutgers University–New Brunswick, N.J.
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Danielle Garsin, Ph.D., McGovern Medical School, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston.
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Maria Hadjifrangiskou, Ph.D., Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tenn.
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Kostas Konstantinidis, Ph.D., Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta.
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Anna F. Lau, Ph.D., D(ABMM), National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Md.
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Matthew B. Lawrenz, Ph.D., University of Louisville School of Medicine, Louisville, Ky.
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Peter N. Lipke, Ph.D., Brooklyn College, Brooklyn, N.Y.
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Sebastian Lourido, Ph.D., Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research, Cambridge, Mass.
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Rodney E. Rohde, Ph.D., SM(ASCP)CM, SVCM, Global Fellow, Waksman Foundation Lecturer, Texas State University, College of Health, San Marcos, Texas.
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Jason Rosch, Ph.D., St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, Tenn.
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Davida S. Smyth, Ph.D., Texas A&M University-San Antonio.
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Vanessa Sperandio, Ph.D., University of Wisconsin-Madison.
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Anne W. Thompson, Ph.D., Portland State University, Portland, Ore.
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The American Society for Microbiology is one of the largest professional societies dedicated to the life sciences and is composed of over 37,000 scientists and health practitioners. ASM's mission is to promote and advance the microbial sciences.
ASM advances the microbial sciences through conferences, publications, certifications, educational opportunities and advocacy efforts. It enhances laboratory capacity around the globe through training and resources. It provides a network for scientists in academia, industry and clinical settings. Additionally, ASM promotes a deeper understanding of the microbial sciences to all audiences.
