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Advancing Microbiology in the Global Community ASM GLOBAL REPORT 2019-2020 ADVANCING MICROBIOLOGY IN THE GLOBAL COMMUNITY Virtual Knowledge Exchange 11 Mentoring Microbial Scientists 22 Advocacy at ASM 30 Contents Message from Our CEO 4 HEADQUARTERS 26 What We Do 6 ASM Press: Making Critical Information Accessible to All 28 Where We Are 8 The Beauty of Science: The 5th Annual Agar Art Contest 29 Virtual Network 10 US Public Policy Engagement 30 Oceans Apart, Working Together: 11 AMBASSADORS 32 The Online ClinMicro Knowledge Exchange Man, Microbes, Machine: Finding Solutions Together 34 LABORATORIANS 12 Bringing Global Research to the Local Context 36 A New Partnership to Strengthen Liberian Laboratories 14 Promoting Equal Opportunities for Female Scientists in Latin America 38 [INTERVIEW] Celso Carrera, Laboratory Quality Assurance Coordinator 15 Training Future Scientists 40 Fighting AMR, One Sample at a Time 16 WiSci: Young Women Explore STEAM Careers in Estonia 41 TB Testing in Zimbabwe: Sustained Progress Through Mentoring 18 [INTERVIEW] Dr. Afreenish Amir, Clinical Microbiologist 19 Acknowledgements 42 CONSULTANTS 20 Global Public Health Programs Team 2019 - 2020 43 Mentoring Programs Keep Microbiologists at the Forefront of the Field 22 52 Weeks of Biosafety 24 [INTERVIEW] Dr. Douglas Abbott, ASM Consultant 25 2 ASM GLOBAL REPORT 2019-2020 AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR MICROBIOLOGY 3 Message from Our CEO ASM is a global community with members and stakeholders in 154 countries. My hope is that we will emerge from this pandemic acknowledging the need for an As always, we are focused on our mission of promoting and advancing the overarching research strategy framework where a global approach must play an even microbial sciences—and never before has this mission come into sharper more important role than it has in the past. Many of the accomplishments battling focus, with the whole world now united in the global fight against COVID-19. this pandemic have foundations in the hard work, collaborations, and commitments of microbiology researchers made over the decades. Our global network of clinical Around the globe, policymakers and the general public alike are realizing how microbiologists is on the front lines, working tirelessly to ramp up COVID-19 testing, important robust laboratory infrastructure and research operations are to public accelerating and highlighting critical research, and coordinating amongst federal agencies health. ASM’s Global Public Health Programs team is devoted to strengthening and the White House Coronavirus Task Force on supply shortages. We are making it our the laboratory networks that comprise the backbone of many health systems, priority to find solutions during these difficult times and remain committed to helping you providing critical laboratory training and capacity to detect and respond to advance. I am particularly proud of the great work that ASM has done! infectious disease outbreaks. ASM leverages its cadre of more than 500 subject matter experts and its extensive global membership to provide high-quality So let’s not forget: even after the crisis has faded, we must continue to stress the training, mentorship, and cost-effective public health solutions in over 20 importance of our field. We have seen what happens when scientists work together, countries. With its extensive network of laboratory experts, ASM local teams and this report highlights some of the many accomplishments. By sharing data ensure their countries are prepared to face a multitude of public health threats. and knowledge, encouraging best practices, and training future scientists, we are strengthening public health capacities, which is saving millions of lives. The world also needs microbiology advocates, and ASM is working hard to fill that gap. Our print and digital resources are used by researchers, clinicians, Thank you all for being a part of the ASM global community! educators, and laboratorians around the world. The ASM Ambassador programs, meanwhile, are active in 115 countries, connecting ASM members, building relationships with key institutions, facilitating partnerships and responding to the needs of their local scientific communities. We also have active student chapters in the US and internationally that connect with the next generation of microbial scientists. Despite the gravity of this crisis, I see rays of optimism and hope. Communities around the world are uniting against this public health emergency. I see great strength in scientists and public health professionals who selflessly donate their time, resources, and expertise to the ASM mission. The need for Stefano Bertuzzi, Ph.D., M.P.H. connection and collaboration within the international scientific community is CEO, American Society for Microbiology more critical than ever before. 4 ASM GLOBAL REPORT 2019-2020 AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR MICROBIOLOGY 5 With over 30,000 members, including researchers, educators, and health professionals, the American Society for Microbiology, founded in 1899, is one of the What We Do largest life science societies in the world. 1 ADVANCE THE MICROBIAL SCIENCES 3 STRENGTHEN GLOBAL HEALTH Collaborate with industry partners Build robust laboratory capacity in remote, through the ASM Corporate Council underserved areas and work with local staff to Leverage global to strengthen our relationship with the help their facilities meet international standards. network of experts to Publish 16 journals and industry community and to explore new advise on best practices a collection of books and creative ideas to address the needs of in testing, diagnosis, and that provide current, microbiologists. communicating results. influential coverage of Develop sentinel laboratories basic, applied, and clinical and contribute to the drafting microbial research. of national action plans to help governments combat antimicrobial Host meetings and resistance and other pressing Deliver biorisk management conferences that provide public health problems. trainings based on international unique forums to explore standards, while seeking cost the complete spectrum of effective solutions in resource- microbiology, including our limited settings. annual meeting, ASM Microbe. 4 CONNECT SCIENCE, OUR MEMBERS, AND THE PUBLIC 2 SUPPORT MICROBIOLOGY PROFESSIONALS Provide professional development Empower members to advocate for evidence- opportunities and content to members to based policies and the highest standards in help them improve their skills, enhance their job scientific practice. performance, and advance in their profession. Promote a public understanding of Support microbiology professionals through microbiology through science festivals, public 60 fellowships and 300 travel awards, webinars, outreach campaigns, and museum exhibits. conferences, workshops, networking opportunities, continuing education, and honorific awards. Engage the science-interested public and microbiologists through articles that reach nearly 25,000 readers per month, nine podcasts with 1.5 million downloads, and close to half a million social media followers. 6 ASM GLOBAL REPORT 2019-2020 AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR MICROBIOLOGY 7 Where We Are 22 Capacity Building Programs * Our mission is to translate microbiology expertise and tools into sustainable 90 Country Ambassadors global public health solutions. Currently, ASM has a global presence that includes our active laboratory capacity-building programs. We center our approach on 83 International Young Ambassadors workforce development, biorisk management, and disease surveillance. 42 US Young Ambassadors Check out Ambassador activities on p. 32-41 ASIA AFGHANISTAN BANGLADESH * BHUTAN CAMBODIA CHINA AMERICAS HONG KONG ARGENTINA INDIA * BRAZIL INDONESIA CANADA JAPAN CHILE KAZAKHSTAN COLOMBIA MALAYSIA MIDDLE EAST & CUBA MONGOLIA DOMINICAN REPUBLIC NORTH AFRICA (MENA) EUROPE & EURASIA MYANMAR ECUADOR AFRICA ALGERIA ARMENIA ISRAEL NEPAL EL SALVADOR ANGOLA MOZAMBIQUE * EGYPT * AUSTRIA ITALY PAKISTAN * GUYANA BENIN NAMIBIA IRAN AZERBAIJAN LITHUANIA PHILIPPINES HAITI * BOTSWANA * NIGERIA * IRAQ * BELGIUM NETHERLANDS SINGAPORE JAMAICA CAMEROON RWANDA JORDAN CROATIA POLAND SRI LANKA MEXICO KUWAIT CYPRUS PORTUGAL TAIWAN DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF SENEGAL PANAMA THE CONGO* SOUTH AFRICA LEBANON CZECH REPUBLIC RUSSIA THAILAND PARAGUAY CÔTE D’IVOIRE * SOUTH SUDAN MOROCCO DENMARK SCOTLAND VIETNAM * PERU ETHIOPIA * SUDAN OMAN ESTONIA SERBIA SAINT KITTS AND NEVIS GAMBIA TANZANIA * PALESTINE FINLAND SPAIN SAINT LUCIA GHANA * QATAR FRANCE SWEDEN TOGO OCEANIA TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO KENYA * UGANDA SAUDI ARABIA GEORGIA * SWITZERLAND UNITED STATES LIBERIA * ZAMBIA * TUNISIA GERMANY TURKEY AUSTRALIA URUGUAY MALAWI ZIMBABWE * UNITED ARAB EMIRATES GREECE UKRAINE * NEW ZEALAND VENEZUELA MAURITIUS YEMEN * HUNGARY UNITED KINGDOM PAPUA NEW GUINEA 8 ASM GLOBAL REPORT 2019-2020 AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR MICROBIOLOGY 9 VIRTUAL COMMUNITIES Oceans Apart, Working Together: The Online ClinMicro Knowledge Exchange When Dr. Michael Miller created a small consultation group for laboratory directors in the early 1990s, he never expected it to turn into the world’s premiere virtual network for microbiology discussions and advancements. At the time, Dr. Miller was working as an associate director at the CDC in Atlanta—but though he had a Ph.D. in microbiology, he was feeling increasingly disconnected from the clinical world. “I didn’t feel confident in my knowledge of the day-to-day work of hospitals,” Dr. Michael Miller, Director, Microbiology Technical Services, LLC told ASM. “So I decided to ask the people who know the field best.”
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