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Congratulations to this year’s ASM Young Leaders Circle award recipients!🎉
🏆 Young Ambassador Excellence Award
Lamarana Jallow — Young Ambassador to Gambia
🏆 Student Chapter Excellence Award
UTEC Student Chapter — Lima, Perú
Thank you for your dedication and contributions!
🚨 Calling all Young Ambassadors! 🚨
Nominations are now open for the Young Ambassador Excellence Award & Student Chapter Excellence Award.
Recognizing outstanding outreach, science literacy, and community impact 🌍
📅 Deadline: April 15
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🏆 Student Chapter Excellence Award Honors chapters excelling in:
Professional development, community outreach, science education & communication
💰 $500 + certificate
📅 Deadline: April 15
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📩 Submit nominations or self-nominations by April 15 : [email protected]
Let’s highlight the amazing work being done by our global community 💫
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Thinking about a career in industry? 🧪🦠
Kyle Leistikow shares insights on what industry science really looks like,from translating academic skills to creating real-world impact beyond the lab.
Read “Beyond the Academic Lab” here: asmyoungambassadors.wordpres…
#Microbiology #Industry
ASM Young Leaders Circle retweeted
Both fungi and bacteria contribute the floc structure of waste-activated sludge (WAS). Research in #AppEnvMicro shows how enrichment of a microbial consortium of degrading fungi disrupts floc structure through degradation of native fungi in WAS. asm.social/2Qy
ALT Degradation of four typical fungi by the enriched MCDF. (A) Growth curve, (B) methane production from four fungi and control (no fungi added), (C) scanning electron microscopy (SEM), and (D) transmission electron microscopy (TEM) pictures of four typical fungi, from left to right: Candida albicans, Trichosporon asahii, Magnusiomyces capitatus, and Geotrichum sp. The arrows point to the pictures of fungi.
New YLC Opinion Article!🦠
Join Yaprak Ozakman (YLC Chair 2024–2025) as she reflects on her journey in microbiology, the power of sharing science, and the community that makes it all meaningful. ✨
Read “Looking Back, Moving Forward” here: asmyoungambassadors.wordpres…
We hope everyone is off to a great start this year! 🎉 We’re excited to kick off 2026 with our first meeting of the year! ✨
@ASMicrobiology #Microbiology #Science #NewYear2026
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Meet Damilare Ajagbe! 🎉
He holds a PhD in Microbiology from Oklahoma State University, with research on sustainable produced water management through microbial ecology, bioremediation, and resource recovery♻️🦠
Outside the lab, he enjoys football (soccer 😉) and biographies⚽📚
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📣 Join us on December 6, 2025 for our next YLC Webinar: “Learning from experience: How to establish a successful student chapter.”
Featuring D. Alex Kang, PhD, Carmela V. Vicera, MSc, and Mark J. Dimatulac — winners of the 2025 ASM Award for Student Chapter Excellence!🦠🌟
We’re excited to introduce our new Asia & Australia Regional Head, Dr. Zhe Li! 🎉
He’s an obstetrician-gynecologist and master’s supervisor researching the maternal-fetal microbiota during the perinatal period. 👶🦠 He aims to advance global microbiome research through his work🧪
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We’re happy to introduce our new Educational Officer, Daniela Nieto!! 🎉
She’s an MD from Universidad Central de Venezuela 🇻🇪 whose research focuses on HIV screening in treatment-naive patients. 🧪
In her free time, she enjoys playing the piano and painting. 🎹🎨 #Microbiology
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ASM Young Leaders Circle retweeted
In #MRAJournal: the BAT-VFDB database enables quick screening for, and identification of, virulence genes in genomes of Brucella species. This new resource comprises a complete set of known Brucella spp. virulence genes. Get the details: asm.social/2FR
ALT Brucella colonies on blood agar
Meet Kyle, our new Networking & Communications Officer! 🎉 He leads a research team at Microbial Discovery Group studying how commensal bacteria help reduce disease and antimicrobial resistance. 🦠Outside the lab, he enjoys traveling, exercising, and family time.
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We’re thrilled to introduce our new Networking Officer, Maria Guzman! 🎉
She’s a Microbiology PhD student at Michigan State University 💚 studying electroactive bacteria and their potential in metal bioreclamation. ⚡
#Microbiology #WomenInSTEM
🎉Congratulations to our Vice Chair Aureliana Chambal Chilengue for winning 3rd place in the 3-Minute Flash Talk competition at the #BlackInMicro Week 2025 of the ECR Symposium!
Your work and dedication continue to inspire the microbiology community! 🦠#Microbiology
The YLC latest article is out! 📖 In this piece, we feature @andrertmf as he reflects on how attending scientific meetings supports career development, skill-building & networking within the scientific community.
Don’t miss it—read here 👉 asmyoungambassadors.wordpres…
From the buzz of Lounge & Learn 2 on Sunday, @Muc_Francis shared hard-earned wisdom on Navigating Career Transitions 💼✨. A session full of real talk, smart strategies, and encouragement for anyone facing change. #ASMicrobe #Microbe2025 #CareerPathways #ASM_YLC
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At #asmicrobe2025, former YLC Chair-@Muc_Francis brought the energy! ⚡ His session, Bringing Microbiology Enthusiasts Together, celebrated the power of community—uniting YLCs, YAs, and Student Chapters in one vibrant network. 🌱🧫 #YoungLeaders #Microbe2025
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