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ASM is a global community shaping the future of the microbial sciences to tackle some of the world's most pressing challenges. Microbes Make Our World.

@asm.org Oct 12, 2026, 4:33 PM

#MicrobiologyMonday: Pathogens like Staphylococcus aureus secrete proteases that remodel the host environment. Degradomics allows for broad mapping of protease activity across host tissues and cell proteomes. Learn more in #IAIJournal: asm.social/37N

The power of degradomics versus canonical approaches to protease substrate identification.

@asm.org Oct 12, 2026, 11:24 AM

⏰Don't forget! Submit to ASM's 2026 #AgarArt Contest by Oct. 21, 11:59 p.m. ET. This year's theme, "Microbial Postcards," invites pieces inspired by a place you love — its visible character and the invisible microbes that shape it. See contest details: asm.social/37K

@asm.org Oct 9, 2026, 11:18 AM

ASM BIG is happening next week! Join researchers from around the world in Washington, D.C., Oct. 11–14, to explore how genomics, bioinformatics AI & big data are transforming microbial science. 🧬 Don’t miss it! 👉 Register now: asm.social/37B

Starting soon. Join researchers around the world in Washington D.C.

@asm.org Oct 8, 2026, 6:48 PM

How bacteriophages can reveal host dynamics, microbial shifts, and new opportunities for environmental surveillance. youtu.be/jXyXW0lTjME

@asm.org Oct 8, 2026, 3:26 PM

Oct 9 at 10 a.m. ET: Join experts in antimicrobial resistance for a discussion on CLSI & EUCAST’s impact on the landscape of fungal susceptibility testing in the current clinical landscape. Free for ASM members!

#ASMClinMicro #AAR

@asm.org Oct 8, 2026, 11:25 AM

Are you a Ph.D. candidate, postdoc or lab-based researcher—or know someone whose work deserves recognition? ✨ Nominate for possible inclusion in #IAIJournal’s 2027 Emerging Voices in Microbiology Minireview Collection! 📢 Deadline is Oct. 20: asm.social/37u

Infection and Immunity is now accepting nominations and self-nominations for our 2027 Emerging Voices in Microbiology minireview collection! Nominate by Oct. 20.

@asm.org Oct 6, 2026, 11:26 AM

Join us Nov. 4, 12 p.m. ET for a free #ASMPress @wileylifesci.bsky.social CMPH—Back to Basics webinar “Body Fluid Cultures” with Nicholas M. Moore. Learn about blood culture bottle inoculation & work-up/reporting strategies for low-virulence organisms. Register at: asm.social/37j

Register for the next free CMPH Back to Basics Webinar! November 4 at 12 p.m. on Body Fluid Cultures.

@asm.org Oct 5, 2026, 11:40 AM

🦷 Just published! 🦠 From the oral microbiome to host-microbe interactions & oral-systemic health, the new 4th edition of Oral Microbiology and Immunology reflects the latest advances in the field.

📚 Order now: asm.social/37f

#ASMPress #OralMicrobiology

New Edition! Order "Oral Microbiology and Immunology, 4th Edition"

@geiselbiofilm.bsky.social Oct 1, 2026, 12:53 PMReposted by @asm.org

JB Editor's Choice: Stoner, Fairbanks-Mahnke & Clark have written a really fantastic review on the complex interactions of Prevotella with the host and other microbes during infection.
journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/...
@asm.org #JBacteriol @microsky.bsky.social

@asm.org Oct 1, 2026, 3:02 PM

Join ASM for a FREE webinar, "Beyond the Manuscript: Communicating Science Across Audiences." Adapt research for scientific, funding, policy & public audiences while maintaining accuracy & integrity.

When: Oct. 14 | 2:30–3:30 p.m. ET

Upcoming free webinar. Beyond the Manuscript: Communicating Science Across Audiences. Wed. Oct. 14 from 2:30-3:30 pm ET. Learn how to adapt research messages for scientific, funding, policy & public audiences while maintaining scientific accuracy and integrity. All student trainees and postdoctoral and early-career scientists are welcome to this webinar. Register today.

@asm.org Oct 1, 2026, 11:35 AM

The complex dynamic between Candida albicans and macrophages has become an important model system for host-pathogen interactions. How can mechanistic insight into these interactions facilitate therapeutic development? #MMBRJournal: asm.social/36S

Macrophage recognition, phagocytosis, and antimicrobial mechanisms engaged during Candida uptake.

@asm.org Sep 30, 2026, 4:11 PM

How do viruses build a capsid? Join the next JVI Seminar Series to explore new findings on bacteriophage P22 assembly and the portal protein interactions that drive viral maturation.

Read the paper: asm.social/36Q

Journal of Virology Seminar Series
Constructing the Capsid:
Portal Protein Interactions in Bacteriophage P22
November 6, 2026 | 10 a.m. ET

Carolyn M. Teschke, Ph.D.
University of Connecticut
Makayla Leroux, Ph.D.
University of Connecticut
Kristin Parent, Ph.D. (moderator)
University of Michigan
Felicia Goodrum, Ph.D. (host)
Co-Editor in Chief, Journal of
Virology®, Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth, Hanover, N.H.

@asm.org Sep 30, 2026, 11:22 AM

Curli fibers produced by E. coli initiate innate immune responses at mucosal surfaces. Researchers engineered E. coli Nissle 1917 to produce modified curli fibers designed to reduce TLR2 signaling through2 mechanistically distinct strategies. #IAIJournal: asm.social/36I

Conceptual overview of curli fiber engineering to modulate TLR2 signaling.

@asm.org Sep 29, 2026, 5:27 PM

Join the next JMBE Live! webinar to learn how a student-driven podcast project helped increase motivation, interest and community while introducing undergraduate students to STEM career pathways.

📅 Oct. 9, 12 p.m. ET

🎓 Free registration: asm.social/36J

Grab Your Seat for JMBE Live!
Integrating STEM Career Exploration Into Busy Introductory Biology Courses Through a Student-Driven Podcast Project
Register Now

@asm.org Sep 29, 2026, 2:09 PM

Join ASM and APHL tomorrow, Sept. 30 at 2 p.m. ET to learn how to relocate laboratories with biological safety requirements, particularly BSL-2 and BSL-3 facilities, presents unique regulatory and validation challenges.

#ASMClinMicro

@asm.org Sep 28, 2026, 11:11 PM

A new batch of myths!! From the commonly accepted to completely bizarre, Microbial Myths puts urban legends, superstitions and home remedies to the test—using science to determine fact or fiction! youtu.be/HBkP_q_tTgM

@asm.org Sep 28, 2026, 9:44 PM

ASM is launching the Detection to Protection (D2P) Initiative, bringing leading voices together to lay out a specific, expert-validated blueprint to address emerging infectious and zoonotic disease threats. Read the press release: asm.social/36D

@asm.org Sep 28, 2026, 5:58 PM

The traditional landscape of dermatophyte infections has changed over the past decade. In #ClinMicroRev: an overview of currently recognized dermatophyte species, complexes & genera, describing phylogenetic, ecological, and biochemical relatedness. asm.social/36x

KOH wet mounts of nail tissue containing dermatophyte hyphae with arthroconidia, stained with Parker Ink (A and B), viewed under a light microscope, and calcofluor white (C), viewed using a fluorescence microscope with ultra-violet light. Images in panels A and B: Sarah Kidd, School of Biological Sciences, Adelaide University.

@asm.org Sep 28, 2026, 4:38 PM

Registration is open for #IMARI2027! Join leaders from academia, biotech, pharma, and government Jan. 27-29 in Las Vegas to advance AMR research and collaboration. Advanced rates end Oct. 28. asm.social/36v

Person holding a microphone and smiling. Text says "Registration now open for IMARI 2027. Join us in Las Vegas, January 27-29, 2027"

@asm.org Sep 25, 2026, 3:17 PM

Join ASM’s FREE webinar, "Co-Designing Course AI Policies with Students Trainees" and learn how to:

• Elicit learner concerns.
• Protect critical thinking.
• Co-design policies with students

Date & time: Sept. 30 | 1 –2 p.m. ET

Upcoming free webinar. Co-designing course AI Policies with student trainees to ensure flexibility, transparency, and precision. Wed. Sept. 30 from 1-2 pm ET. All are welcome to this webinar. Register today.

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