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Welcome to the ASM Website!
The ASM is a not-for-profit organisation, formed in 1959 as a learned society devoted to furthering the science of microbiology.
 
The ASM became an incorporated professional society in 1976, and now has a membership of around 3,000. 
 
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ASM 2008 Melbourne - Australia's largest microbiology event for 2008!
 
 
    Conference Dates
    6 - 10 July 2008
 
    Melbourne Convention Centre VIC
 
 
 
 
 
 You are warmly invited to join us in July for ASM 2008 Melbourne - Australia's largest microbiology event for 2008!
 
Go to the conference website for detailed conference information, including the proposed plenary and symposia invites speakers and topics, discounted registration rates for ASM members, workshops, social and networking program, sponsorship & exhibition opportunities and more.
  • Call for abstracts has been made - deadline: 31 March 2008
  • Discounted Early Bird Registration is now available: deadline 31 March 2008
  • Laureate Professor Peter Doherty to deliver Opening Plenary Address
  • Rubbo Oration to be delivered by Professor Alan Cowman - malaria
  • News from the Hospitals - open to the wider community, RSVPs with the conference organisers required
  • And much more.....
 
ASM joins the APACE Scheme
The ASM has joined the Australian Professional Acknowledgement of Continuing Education (APACE) Scheme to benefit our members.
 
The program is designed to assist with continuing education and continuing professional development.
Download an application form now!
For more information visit the AIMS Apace Website
 
 
Downloads 
Guidelines for Assuring Quality of Food & Water Microbiological Culture Media
Guidelines for Quality of Solid Mycobacteria Media
Guidelines for Assuring Quality of Medical Microbiological Media
 
 
Jobs & Scholarships
If you have a job or scholarship that you feel will be of interest to our membership, please email full details to the ASM General Manager
For info on what's currently available, go to the Jobs and Scholarships page
 
 
Seminars & Conferences
What dates do you need to keep free for special interest seminars, meetings and conferences?
Click here to view the latest calendar of events
 
To post an announcement of your meeting on the calendar of events, email full details to the ASM Conference Manager 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Latest News
ASM 2008 Frank Fenner Award
The deadline for the 2008 Frank Fenner Award has been EXTENDED to 31 May 2008 - click here for more information on Award criteria and how to apply for this prestigious Award
 
ASM 2007 Annual Report and Financials
Now available to download from the Members Lounge - Members Only
 
 
Visiting Speakers Program (VSP)
To offer suggestions on international or Australian Microbiologists to speak at your local branch, contact the VSP Chair or your local state branch representative:
 
 
 2007 Snowdon Lecture
Avian Influenza Epizootie: Where do we stand in 2007?
Delivered by Dr Bernard Vallat Director General, World Animal Health Organisation (OIE) France on 11 July 2007 at the Annual Scientific Meeting & Exhibition in Adelaide.
Click PDF icon above to view a PDF of Dr Vallat's lecture powerpoint slides, transcripts of his talk are also available. Available courtesy of the Australian Animal Health Laboratory (AAHL) CSIRO Livestock Industries website.
 
ASM Member is
"2006 Australian of the Year"!
Congratulations to ASM member Prof Ian Frazer, Founder & Director of the University of Queensland's Centre for Immunology & Cancer Research, on being recognised as 2006 Australian of the Year!  For further information go to: www.australianoftheyear.gov.au
Professor Frazer delivered the Closing Plenary Presentation on Infections & Cancer - Opportunities & Challenges at the ASM 2006 Annual Scientific Meeting & Exhibition on the Gold Coast (2 - 6 July 2006).
 
ASM 2005, Canberra - Rubbo Oration
The ASM 2005, Canberra - Rubbo Oration on Systems Biology and Biological Complexity by Dr Lee Hood, Co-Founder & President of the Institute for Systems Biology, Seattle Washington, USA is now available for download to members in the Members Lounge.
 
ASM Member Wins Nobel Prize!
Congratulations to ASM member Prof Barry Marshall and colleague Dr Robin Warren, who have been awarded the "2005 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine"
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