Whether you are a senior or early-career scientist, the ASM Ambassadors program offers you a platform to become a leader in advancing microbial sciences. ASM Country Ambassadors and ASM Young Ambassadors span 116 countries and connect with ASM members across the globe. They respond to the needs of their local scientific communities, build relationships with key institutions and facilitate partnerships.

Country Ambassadors

Want a leadership role in ASM’s mission to promote and advance the microbial sciences? Represent ASM in your home country by becoming an ASM Country Ambassador. 

Country Ambassadors are senior scientists who support the advancement of microbiology in their home country by building relationships with key institutions and scientific societies and networking with local ASM members. There are currently 101 ASM Country Ambassadors all over the world.

Why Apply?
  • Opportunity to play a leadership role in ASM’s mission to promote and advance the microbial sciences worldwide.

  • Prestige of being an official ASM representative to microbiologists in your country.

  • Opportunity to network with other scientific leaders worldwide.


Eligibility Requirements
  • Current ASM membership. If you are not an ASM member, you can join or renew online.

  • A Ph.D., or equivalent terminal degree in a microbiology-related field, or a graduate degree and 10 years post-academic experience.

  • At least 3 microbiology-related papers in last 5 years.

  • Intermediate to advanced proficiency in English.

  • At least 5 hours per month to commit to Ambassador activities.


Application Process

Applications for Country Ambassadors for 2023 are now closed.

* View 2023 Country Ambassador Vacancies

Applications must include the following:

  • Curriculum Vitae.

  • ASM and non-ASM meetings regularly attended.

  • Membership in national, regional and international scientific societies.

  • Cover letter explaining interest in position, relevant skills and experience.

  • Action plan of proposed activities for the calendar year. 

  • Letter of recommendation from an ASM member. 
     

Questions? Contact: international@asmusa.org  

Young Ambassadors

Further your science and career with ASM! ASM Young Ambassadors are dynamic early-career leaders who represent ASM in their local scientific communities, facilitating networking, professional development and collaboration to strengthen science globally. This prestigious volunteer position is open to students and early-career scientists in the United States, and around the world, who are interested in working with ASM.

Why Apply?
  • Work with the other ASM Young Ambassadors of Science around the globe to promote and advance the microbial sciences (and make great friends too)!

  • Promote networking and collaboration within your local science community.

  • Advance collaboration between ASM and local universities.

  • Address the needs of young scientists utilizing ASM resources.

  • Instill a passion for science in the next generation.

  • Be an official ASM representative.


Eligibility Requirements

Application Process

Applications for Young Ambassadors for 2023 are now closed.

* View 2023 Young Ambassador Vacancies

Applications must include the following:

  • Curriculum Vitae.

  • ASM and non-ASM meetings regularly attended.

  • Membership in national, regional and international scientific societies.

  • Cover letter explaining interest in position, relevant skills and experience.

  • Action plan of proposed activities in the Young Ambassador role.

  • Letter of recommendation from an ASM member. 

    Submit Application

Questions? Contact: international@asmusa.org  


Where We Work

ASM Country Ambassadors and ASM Young Ambassadors span 116 countries and connect with ASM members across the globe. Contact your local Ambassador to find out more about what ASM is doing in your community.

Map of the world showing where ASM has Ambassadors. See information below for details.

Country Ambassadors

Africa

Victorien Dougnon
Polytechnic School of Abomey-Calavi,
University of Abomey-Calavi
Abomey-Calavi, Benin
victorien88@hotmail.com
 
Sajini Souda
University of Botswana
Gaborone, Botswana
soudas@ub.ac.bw
 
Abdoul-Salam Ouedraogo
Souro Sanou Teaching Hospital
Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso
abdousal1021@gmail.com
 
Hortense Gonsu
University of Yaoundé    
Yaoundé, Cameroon    
hgonsu@gmail.com
 
Meite Syndou
Institut Pasteur and Felix Houphouet Boigny University
Abidjan, Cote D'Ivoire
meitesynd@yahoo.fr
 
Dieudonne Mumba Ngoyi           
Institut National de Recherche Biomédicale        
Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo       
mumbadieudonne@yahoo.fr
 
Tesfaye Tefera
Jimma University
Jimma, Ethiopia
ktes36@gmail.com
 
Ousman Secka
Medical Research Council Unit The Gambia at the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
Banjul, Gambia
osecka@mrc.gm
 
Cynthia Danquah
Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology
Kumasi, Ghana
cadanquah.pharm@knust.edu.gh
 
Joseph Nguta
University of Nairobi
Nairobi, Kenya
jmnguta@gmail.com
 
Niaina Rakotosamimanana
Institut Pasteur de Madagascar
Antananarivo, Madagascar
niaina@pasteur.mg
 
Ibrehima Guindo
National Institute of Public Health
Bamako, Mali
guindo50@gmail.com
 
Inacio Mandomando     
Centro de Investigação em Saúde de Manhiça (CISM)     
Maputo , Mozambique  
inacio.mandomando@gmail.com
 
Kehinde Eniola
Joseph Ayo Babalola University
Ikeji Arakeji- Ilesa, Nigeria
kiteniola@jabu.edu.ng
 
Nathalie Diagne
Institut Sénégalais de Recherches Agricoles (ISRA)
Bambey, Senegal
nathaliediagne@gmail.com
 
Mohamed Gelle Jama
Science and Research Foundation for Somalia
Mogadishu, Somalia
mohamedjamagelle@gmail.com
 
Monde Nyila
University of South
Johannesburg, South Africa
nyilama@unisa.ac.za
 
Mahadi Abdallah
Imperial College
Khartoum, Sudan
mahadi600@gmail.com
 
Mounerou Salou
University of Lomé
Lomé, Togo
mounerous@gmail.com
 
Joel Bazira
Mbarara University of Science and Technology
Mbarara, Uganda
jap2k2001@yahoo.co.uk; jbazira@gmail.com
 
Kaunda Yamba
University Teaching Hospitals
Lusaka, Zambia
kaundayamba@gmail.com
 
Michael Moyo  
Delta Beverages Private Limited
Harare, Zimbabwe          
mi.moyo@delta.co.zw


Asia and the Pacific
Dee Carter
University of Sydney
Sydney, Australia
dee.carter@sydney.edu.au
 
Chenli Liu
Shenzhen Institute of Advanced Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences
Shenzhen, China
chenli.liu@siat.ac.cn
 
Yogiara Yogiara
Atma Jaya Catholic University
Jakarta Selatan, Indonesia
yogiara@atmajaya.ac.id
 
Kiyofumi Ohkusu
Tokyo Medical University
Tokyo, Japan
ohkusu@tokyo-med.ac.jp
 
Hyung Jong Jin
The University of Suwon
Hwasung, Korea
hjjin@suwon.ac.kr
 
Kok Keng Tee
University of Malaya
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
k2tee@um.edu.my
 
Joanna MacKichan
Victoria University of Wellington
Wellington, New Zealand
joanna.mackichan@vuw.ac.nz
 
Tavul Livingstone
Papua New Guinea Institute of Medical Research
Madang, Papua New Guinea
lwtavul@gmail.com
 
Joel Cornista
Miriam College
Quezon City, Philippines
jcornista@mc.edu.ph; jccornista@gmail.com
 
Jianzhong He
National University of Singapore
Singapore
jianzhong.he@nus.edu.sg
 
Po-Ren Hsueh
National Taiwan University Hospital
Taipei, Taiwan
hsporen@ntu.edu.tw
 
Pimonsri Mittraparp-arthorn
Prince of Songkla University
Hat Yai, Thailand
pimonsri.m@psu.ac.th
 
Hoang Nguyen
University of Science, Vietnam National University
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
ndhoang@hcmus.edu.vn

Europe and Central Asia
Karen Trchounian
Yerevan State University
Yerevan, Armenia
k.trchounian@gmail.com
 
Thomas Kreil
Takeda Global Pathogen Safety
Vienna, Austria
thomas.kreil@shire.com
 
Samir Javadov
Azerbaijan Medical University
Baku, Azerbaijan
scavadov@amu.edu.az
 
Francoise Van Bambeke
Universite Catholique de Louvain
Brussels, Belgium
francoise.vanbambeke@uclouvain.be
 
Tomislav Mestrovic        
University North              
Varazdin, Croatia             
tomislav.mestrovic@gmail.com
 
Pavel Bostik
Charles University
Hradec Kralove, Czech Republic
bostikp@lfhk.cuni.cz
 
Michael Poulsen
University of Copenhagen
Copenhagen East, Denmark
mpoulsen@bio.ku.dk
 
Vijai Kumar Gupta
Tallinn University of Technology
Tallinn, Estonia
vijaifzd@gmail.com
 
Johanna Bjorkroth          
University of Helsinki     
Helsinki, Finland              
johanna.bjorkroth@helsinki.fi
 
Jean-François Carod
West French Guiana Hospital Center
Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni, France (French Guiana) 
jf.carod@ch-ouestguyane.fr
 
Tamar Sachaneli              
Georgian Technical University   
Tbilisi, Georgia 
t.sachaneli@gtu.ge
 
Dirk Tischler
Ruhr-Universität Bochum
Bochum, Germany
dirk-tischler@email.de
 
Katherine Pappas
National & Kapodistrian University of Athens
Athens, Greece
kmpappas@biol.uoa.gr
 
Attila Gacser
University of Szeged
Szeged, Hungary
gacsera@bio.u-szeged.hu
 
Özgür Bayram
Maynooth University
Maynooth, Ireland
ozgur.bayram@mu.ie
 
Mauro Pistello
University of Pisa
Pisa, Italy
mauro.pistello@med.unipi.it
 
Vidmantas Petraitis
Lithuania
vip2007@med.cornell.edu
 
Tomasz Jagielski               
University of Warsaw    
Warsaw, Poland               
t.jagielski@biol.uw.edu.pl
 
Paula Morais
University of Coimbra
Coimbra, Portugal
pvmorais@ci.uc.pt
 
Pavel Nazarov   
Lomonosov Moscow State University     
Moscow, Russia
nazarovpa@gmail.com
 
Jesus Romalde
Universidade de Santiago de Compostela
Santiago de Compostela, Spain
jesus.romalde@usc.es
 
Ute Römling      
Karolinska Institutet      
Stockholm, Sweden       
ute.romling@ki.se
 
Ali Kilic 
Karadeniz Technical University  
Trabzon, Turkey
kilicao@yahoo.com
 
Dmytro Stepanskyi
Dnipropetrovsk Medical Academy of the Ministry of Health of Ukraine
Dnipro, Ukraine
dstepanskiy@gmail.com
 
Elaine Cloutman-Green
Great Ormond Street Hospital
London, United Kingdom
elaine.cloutman-green@gosh.nhs.uk
 
Egamberdieva Dilfuza
National University of Uzbekistan
Tashkent, Uzbekistan
egamberdieva@yahoo.com

Latin America and the Caribbean
Prasanna Honnavar
American University of Antigua College of Medicine
St. Johns, Antigua and Barbuda
prasannna1@gmail.com
 
Gabriel Gutkind
Universidad de Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires, Argentina
ggutkind@ffyb.uba.ar
 
Maria Mayda
Bolivia
mayda04@aol.com
 
Felipe Neves
Universidade Federal Fluminense
Niterói, Brazil
fpgneves@id.uff.br
 
Daniel Rojas-Tapias        
Colombian Corporation for Agricultural Research
Bogota, Colombia            
df.rojas34@gmail.com
 
Modesto Cruz
Universidad Autónoma de Santo Domingo, UASD
Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
modesto_cruz@yahoo.com
 
Antonio Machado Soares
Universidad San Francisco de Quito
Quito, Ecuador
machadobq@gmail.com
 
Patience Bazuaye-Alonge
Northern Caribbean University
Mandeville, Jamaica
patience.alonge@ncu.edu.jm
 
Gabriela Olmedo-Alvarez
Cinvestav
Irapuato, Mexico
golmedo@ira.cinvestav.mx
 
Juan Castillo       
Instituto Conmemorativo Gorgas de Estudios de la Salud
Panamá City, Panama    
jcastillo@gorgas.gob.pa
 
Pablo Sotelo
Universidad Nacional de Asunción
San Lorenzo, Paraguay
phsotelo@gmail.com
 
Priyadarshi Sahu              
Medical University of the Americas         
Charlestown, Saint Kitts and Nevis           
priyadarshi_sahu@yahoo.com
 
Rajeev Nagassar
Eastern Regional Health Authority
Sangre Grande, Trinidad and Tobago
peeyush3@hotmail.com
 
Paola Scavone
Instituto de Investigaciones Biológicas Clemente Estable
Montevideo, Uruguay
pscavone@gmail.com
 
Maria Panizo     
Servicios Hospitalarios MCG, C.A.             
Caracas, Venezuela        
mmpanizo@gmail.com
 

Middle East and North Africa
Sayed Abdelwahab
Minia University
Minia, Egypt
icpminia@yahoo.com
 
Amir (Seyedmojtaba) Seyedmousavi
Center of Excellence for Infection Biology and Antimicrobial Pharmacology
Tehran, Iran 
S.Seyedmousavi@gmail.com
 
Basil Abbas        
University of Basrah       
Basrah, Iraq       
basilabbas63@yahoo.com
 
Suhaila Al-Sheboul
Jordan University of Science and Technology
Irbid, Jordan
suheyla.ali2015@gmail.com; kazarnuman@hotmail.com
 
Maribasappa Karched
Kuwait University
Kuwait, Kuwait
maribasappa.karched@gmail.com
 
Eid Azar
Saint George Hospital University Medical Center
Beirut, Lebanon
eeazar@stgeorgehospital.org
 
Nadya Alwaer   
Libyan Association of Clinical Pathology                                
Zawia, Libya       
Nadia.w.ly@gmail.com
 
El Mostafa El Fahime
National Center for Scientific and Technological Research (CNRST)
Rabat, Morocco
m.elfahime@gmail.com
 
Meher RizviSultan
Qaboos University
Muscat, Oman
rizvimeher@squ.edu.om
 
Abdelraouf Elmanama
Islamic University of Gaza
Gaza, Palestine
Elmanama_144@yahoo.com
 
Adila Shaukat
Hamad Medical Corporation
Al Wakra, Qatar
akashaf1@hamad.qa
 
Asif Naeem
King Fahad Medical City
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
drnaeemasif@gmail.com
 
Habib Thabet
Ibb University
Ibb, Yemen
habib.thabet@ibbuniv.edu.ye
 
Adnan Alatoom
Cleveland Clinic
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
a_otoom@hotmail.com

North America
Christine Szymanski
University of Alberta
Alberta, Canada
cszymans@ualberta.ca
 

South Asia
Md Abul Kalam Azad
Shahjalal University of Science and Technology
Sylhet, Bangladesh
dakazad-btc@sust.edu
 
Tshokey
Jigme Dorji Wangchuk National referral Hospital (JDWNRH)
Thimphu, Bhutan
doc_tshokey@yahoo.com
 
Jayanthi Shastri
T N Medical College & Nair hospital
Mumbai, India
jsshastri@gmail.com
 
Ujjala Ghoshal
Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow
Lucknow, India
ujjalaghoshal@yahoo.co.in
 
Baijayantimala Mishra
All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Bhubaneswar
Bhubaneshwar, India
bm_mishra@hotmail.com
 
Mohamed Hatha Abdulla
Cochin University of Science and Technology
Kochi, India
mohamedhatha@gmail.com
 
Cho Oo
University of Medicine 1
Yangon, Myanmar
chochooo028@gmail.com
 
Shishir Gokhale
Manipal College of Medical Sciences
Pokhara, Nepal
shishirmanju@gmail.com
 
Saeed Khan
Dow University of Health Sciences
Karachi, Pakistan
saeedkhn@gmail.com
 
Kosala Sirisena
University of Colombo
Colombo, Sri Lanka
kosala@et.cmb.ac.lk
 


International Young Ambassadors

Africa
Brice Boris Legba
University of Abomey-Calavi
Abomey-Calavi, Benin
legba.boris5@gmail.com
 
Jacques Delors Mfonkou
University of Yaounde 1
Yaounde, Cameroon
mfonkoujames@gmail.com
 
Maanicus Rodolpher Bez-bang Kotangou
University of Bangui
Bangui, Central African Republic
rodolpherbewbang@gmail.com
 
Matifan Dereje
Addis Ababa University
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
maathy4@gmail.com
 
Ousman Bajinka
University of The Gambia
Banjul, Gambia
bajinkaousman@gmail.com
 
James Deke
Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST)
Kumasi, Ghana
dekejames123@gmail.com
 
Injete Sirengo
University of Eldoret
Eldoret, Kenya
marystellainjete@gmail.com
 
Thomas Varmah
Liberia Laboratory Services
Paynesville City, Monrovia, Liberia
tsvarmah@gmail.com
 
Mamitina Alain Noah Rabenandrasana
Institut Pasteur of Madagascar
Antananarivo, Madagascar
rnoah@pasteur.mg
 
Sithembile Kawerama
Malawi Liverpool Wellcome Trust Clinical Reaserch Program
Blantyre, Malawi
bilimasithembile@gmail.com
 
Tejaswini Petkar
University of Mauritius
Reduit, Mauritius
tejaswini.petkar@gmail.com
 
Aureliana Filomena Chilengue
National Institute of Health of Mozambique
Maputo, Mozambique
aurelianachambal@gmail.com
 
Iyiola Oladunjoye
University of Ilorin
Ilorin, Nigeria
iyiolaoladunjoye@gmail.com
 
Tuyishime Obed
Rwanda Biomedical Center
Kigali, Rwanda
tuyishimeobed@gmail.com
 
Diatta Sally
Institut Sénégalais de Recherche Agricoles
Dakar, Senegal
sallydiatta1@hotmail.fr
 
Fatmata Souma
College of Medicine and Allied Health Sciences
Freetown, Sierra Leone
bintubarrie2015@gmail.com
 
Iliya Kwoji
University of KwaZulu-Natal
Durban, South Africa
iliyadauda27@yahoo.com
 
Shamsaldeen Saeed
University of Nyala
Nyala, Sudan
Shams88ns@gmail.com
 
Louis Komlan
Université de Lomé
Lomé, Togo
komlan119@gmail.com
 
Lisa Micheni
Kampala International University
Bushenyi, Uganda
lisamicheni@yahoo.com
 
Tatenda Jambo
Bindura University Of Science Education
Bindura, Zimbabwe
jambotatenda@gmail.com

Asia and the Pacific
Shakeel Mowlaboccus
Murdoch University
Murdoch, Australia
shakeel_mowlaboccus@hotmail.com
 
Sosorphea Seang
Takeo Provincial Referral Hospital
Dounkeo, Cambodia
sophea579@gmail.com
 
Zhangran Chen
Xiamen University
Xiamen, China
zhangran22105@xmu.edu.cn
 
Jumpei Fujiki
Rakuno Gakuen University
Ebetsu, Japan
j-fujiki@rakuno.ac.jp
 
Efaq Noman
Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia (UTHM)
Batu Pahat, Malaysia
eanm1984@gmail.com
 
Niño Andree Louis Caguimbal
University of Santo Tomas
Manila, Philippines
necaguimbal@ust.edu.ph
 
Ming-Hsien Chiang
National Defense Medical Center
Taipei, Taiwan
ph870101@mail.ndmctsgh.edu.tw
 
Le-Phuong Nguyen
Ngoc Thach University of Medicine
Ho Chi Min City, Vietnam
luongphekidz07@gmail.com
 

Europe and Central Asia

Liana Vanyan
Yerevan State University
Yerevan, Armenia
lianavanyan198@gmail.com
 
Lucija Podrzaj
University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences
Vienna, Austria
lucija.podrzaj@boku.ac.at
 
Anais Biclot
KuLeuven
Watermael-Boitsfort, Belgium
anais.biclot@kuleuven.be
 
Merilin Rosenberg
National Institute of Chemical Physics and Biophysics
Tallinn, Estonia
thredahlia@gmail.com
 
Typhaine Brual
Laboratory Microbiology, Adaptation and Pathogenicity
Villeurbanne, France
typhaine.brual@gmail.com
 
Aleko Kurdadze
David Tvildiani Medical University
Tbilisi, Georgia
kurdadzealeko@gmail.com
 
Irmak Sah
Ludwig Maximilian University
Oberschleissheim, Germany
irmak.sah@ls.vetmed.uni-muenchen.de
 
Maria Siopi
National and Kapodistrian University of Athens
Athens, Greece
marizasiopi@hotmail.com
 
Botond Surányi
Hungarian University of Agriculture and Life Sciences
Budapest, Hungary
botondsuranyi@hotmail.com
 
Tristan Nolan
University College Dublin
Dublin, Ireland
tristan.nolan@ucdconnect.ie
 
David Sáez
University of Minho
Braga, Portugal
david_gamonal95@hotmail.com
 
Anja Sterbenc Zeleznik
Universtiy of Ljubljana
Ljubljana, Slovenia
anja.sterbenc@mf.uni-lj.si
 
Guillem García
University of the Balearic Islands
Palma, Spain
guillem.collgar@gmail.com
 
Enrique Joffre
Karolinska Insitute
Stockholm, Sweden
enrique.joffre@ki.se
 
Francis Muchaamba
University of Zurich
Zurich, Switzerland
francis.muchaamba@uzh.ch
 
Cihan Bostanci
Ankara University
Ankara, Turkey
bostanci-1990@hotmail.com
 
Yulian Konechnyi
Danylo Halytsky Lviv National Medical University
Lviv, Ukraine
yuliankonechnyi@gmail.com
 
Kaho Ho
University of Bath
Bath, United Kingdom
khh30@bath.ac.uk

 

Latin American and the Caribbean
Florencia Brunetti
University of Buenos Aires
CABA, Argentina
florbrunetti44@gmail.com
 
Natália Costa
Federal University of Rio de Janeiro
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
natisilvacosta@gmail.com
 
Paola Asprilla Carabali
Universidad del Valle
Cali, Colombia
paola.asprilla.c@gmail.com
 
Carlos Espinoza-Solis
San Juan De Dios Hospital
San Jose, Costa Rica
carlosmicrobiologia@gmail.com
 
Yenisel Carmona
Topical Medicine Institute "Pedro Kourí"
La Habana, Cuba
yeniselc@ipk.sld.cu
 
Simeon Olatunde
All Saint University School of Medicine
Roseau, Dominica
olatundesimeon@gmail.com
 
Isaac Miguel Sánchez
Instituto de Microbiología y Parasitología
Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
isaacmiguelsanchez@gmail.com
 
Valeria Patricia Torres Espin
Oncological Hospital SOLCA Quito
Quito, Ecuador
valeria.torres.espin@gmail.com
 
Mario Romero
University of El Salvador
San Salvador, El Salvador
mario.romero2@ues.edu.sv
 
Bhumika Sharma
St George’s University
Grand Anse, Grenada
bsharma@sgu.edu; sharma2b@gmail.com
 
Bárbara Alvarez Rivera
Universidad de San Carlos de Guatemala
Guatemala, Guatemala
barbaramalvarezr@gmail.com
 
Steven Stone
University of the West Indies, Mona
Mona, Jamaica
steven.stone@mymona.uwi.edu
 
Nikolai Bayro Jablonski
Universidad de Guadalajara
Guadalajara, Mexico
bayrojablonskinikolaiemmanuel@gmail.com
 
Claudia Salinas Davalos
National University of Asuncion
San Lorenzo, Paraguay
salinasdavalos@gmail.com
 
Guillermo Salvatierra
Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia
Lima, Peru
gsalvatierrar@gmail.com
 
Romina Papa Ezdra
Universidad de la Republica
Montevideo, Uruguay
rpapa@higiene.edu.uy
 
Daniela Lucia Mendoza Millan
Universidad Central de Venezuela
Caracas, Venezuela
daniela.lm.millan@gmail.com
 

Middle East and North Africa
Abdul Haq
Afshar International Hospital
Kabul, Afghanistan
abdulhaqm6@gmail.com
 
Neveen Saleh
National Organization for Drug Control and Research
Giza, Egypt
neveensaleh0@gmail.com
 
Ebrahim Osdaghi
University of Tehran
Karaj, Iran
eosdaghi@gmail.com
 
Haider Alshawi
Technical Institute of Najaf
Najaf, Iraq
haideralshawi84@gmail.com
 
Mohammad Asadzadeh
Kuwait University
Jabriya, Kuwait
mohammad.assadzadeh@ku.edu.kw
 
Antoine Abou Fayad
American University of Beirut
Beirut, Lebanon
aa328@aub.edu.lb
 
Sofia Sehli
Mohammed VI University of Health Sciences
Casablanca, Morocco
sofiasehli@gmail.com
 
Razique Anwer
Imam Mohammad Ibn Saud Islamic University
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
raziq_anwer@yahoo.co.in
 
Ahmed Shibl
Experimental Research Building (C1)
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
shibl.aa@gmail.com
 
Najeeb Al-Shorgani
Taiz University
Taiz, Yemen
nag_nas2001@yahoo.com
 

North America
Landon Getz
University of Toronto
Toronto, Canada
landon.getz@utoronto.ca
 

South Asia
Salma Akter
Jahangirnagar University
Dhaka, Bangladesh
salma.akter025@gmail.com
 
Ragunath Sharma
Jigme Dorji Wangchuck National Referral Hospital
Thimphu, Bhutan
ragunathsharma959@yahoo.com
 
Sherly Antony
Pushpagiri Institute Of Medical Sciences and Research Centre
Thiruvalla, India
drsherlyantony@gmail.com
 
Sagar Aryal
Tribhuvan University
Kathmandu, Nepal
broneps1@gmail.com
 
Izzah Shahid
University of Central Punjab
Lahore, Pakistan
izzahshahid@ymail.com
 
Jayani Wewalwela
University of Colombo
Colombo, Sri Lanka
jayani@at.cmb.ac.lk
 


U.S. Young Ambassadors

Sierra Hansen
University of Alabama at Birmingham
Birmingham, Alabama
schansen@uab.edu
 
Meg Waite
University of Alaska Fairbanks
Fairbanks, Alaska
mwaite2@alaska.edu
 
Emily Higgins Keppler
Arizona State University
Mesa, Arizona
ehiggins@asu.edu
 
Sunghyun Yoon
FDA NCTR
Little Rock, Arkansas
sunghyun.yoon@fda.hhs.gov
 
Robert Gallant
Salk Institute for Biological Studies
La Jolla, California
rmgallant5@gmail.com
 
Joseph Villanueva
University of Colorado Boulder
Boulder, Colorado
joseph.villanueva@colorado.edu
 
Ragini Reddyvari
University of Connecticut
Willimantic, Connecticut
ragini.reddyvari@uconn.edu
 
Zachory Park
Georgetown University
Washington, DC
zmp7@georgetown.edu
 
Christian McDonald
University of Miami
Miami, Florida
cmcdonald@miami.edu
 
Ninecia Scott
Atlanta, Georgia
ninecia.scott@gmail.com
 
Akorede Seriki
University of Idaho
Moscow, Idaho
seri5256@vandals.uidaho.edu
 
Diandra Vaval Taylor
University of Illinois at Chicago
Chicago, Illinois
dvaval2@uic.edu
 
Radhika Bhaumik
Indiana University Purdue University
Indianapolis, Indiana
rbhaumi@iu.edu
 
Ashenafi Beyi
Iowa State University
Ames, Iowa
ashenafi.feyisa1@gmail.com
 
Zaria Elery
University of Kentucky
Lexington, Kentucky
zaria.elery@uky.edu
 
Adronisha Frazier
Northshore Technical Community College
Lacombe, Louisiana
adronisha2006@yahoo.com
 
Alaina Weinheimer
Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences
East Boothbay, Maine
alainarw94@gmail.com
 
Huiqiao Pan
Carnegie Institution for Science
Baltimore, Maryland
hpan@carnegiescience.edu
 
Veda Khadka
Cambridge, Massachusetts
veda.khadka@gmail.com
 
Shelby Kasto
Wayne State University
Taylor, Michigan
fq1592@wayne.edu
 
Huy Quach
Mayo Clinic
Rochester, Minnestoa
Quach.Huy@mayo.edu
 
Monzur Chowdhury
Mississippi State University
Starkville, Mississippi
qc120@msstate.edu
 
Caleb Nwongbouwoh Muefong
Washington University in St. Louis
St. Louis, Missouri
nmuefongcaleb@yahoo.fr
 
Samantha Crane
Rocky Mountain Laboratories
Hamilton, Montana
samantha.crane2@nih.gov
 
Shawn Freed
Creighton University
Omaha, Nebraska
smf11211@creighton.edu
 
Jessica Grifaldo
University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Las Vegas, Nevada
grifaldo@unlv.nevada.edu
 
Samantha Avina
Rutgers University
Hackensack, New Jersey
sa1357@njms.rutgers.edu
 
Stevie Taddei
University at Buffalo
Buffalo, New York
steventaddeijr@gmail.com
 
Jeanette Black
UNCW
Wilmington, North Carolina
jbb8031@uncw.edu
 
Damilare Ajagbe
Oklahoma State University
Stillwater, Oklahoma
dajagbe@okstate.edu
 
Donald Hall
Drexel University College of Medicine
Philadelphia, Pennslyvania
dch66@drexel.edu
 
Luz Arroyo-Cruz
Universidad Central del Caribe
Arecibo, Puerto Rico
luzvarroyo3@gmail.com
 
Maryam Bonakdar
Brown University
Providence, Rhode Island
maryam_bonakdar@brown.edu
 
Jennifer Grier
University of South Carolina School of Medicine Greenville
Greenville, South Carolina
jgrier@greenvillemed.sc.edu
 
Jillian Walton
University of Tennessee - Knoxville
Knoxville, Tennessee
jwalto12@vols.utk.edu
 
Jessica O'Berry
University of Texas at San Antonio
San Antonio, Texas
jessica.oberry00@gmail.com
 
Kyle Davis
University of Utah
Salt Lake City, Utah
kyle.m.davis@utah.edu
 
Annie Hinson
Virginia Commonwealth University
Richmond, Virginia
hinsonan3@vcu.edu
 
Yasin Ahmed
University of Wyoming
Laramie, Wyoming
mahmed1@uwyo.edu