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var Msg1587874843 = '<table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" width="500"><tr><td width="100%"><img src="/ASM/images/spacer.gif" width="10" height="10"><br /><b>What'+"'"+'s New for this Site</b><br /><img src="/ASM/images/blackrule.gif" width="100%" height="1"><img src="/ASM/images/spacer.gif" width="10" height="5"><br /></td></tr><tr><td width="100%"><a href="/Policy/index.asp?bid=62841">Research and Development Funding </a><br /><b>5/5/2009</b><br /><br /><DIV><STRONG>May 4, 2009 - ASM Submits FY 2010 Funding Recommendations to Congress<BR></STRONG>The ASM submitted FY 2010 funding recommendations to Congress on life sciences and public health programs.</DIV><BR /><BR /><a href="/Policy/index.asp?bid=64527">May 5, 2009 – ASM Sends Alert to Division C Members on New CDC Interim Guidance and FAQs</a><br /><b>5/5/2009</b><br /><br /><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 8pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 8pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">On May 5, the ASM sent an alert to Division C members to provide information on two new CDC interim guidance documents and FAQs for laboratorians regarding testing and screening for Influenza A (H1N1) Virus. </SPAN></SPAN><BR /><BR /><a href="/Media/index.asp?bid=64503">American Society for Microbiology Makes Research Publications on Influenza A (H1N1) Freely Available</a><br /><b>5/4/2009</b><br /><br /><STRONG>Washington, DC<SPAN style="mso-ascii-font-family: Geneva">—</SPAN>May 4, 2009<SPAN style="mso-ascii-font-family: Geneva">—</SPAN></STRONG>Because of the current public health emergency and worldwide concern about Influenza A H1N1 (swine flu), the American Society for Microbiology has made articles on H1N1 published within the past 6 months, November 2008 to May 2009, in ASM’s <EM>Journal of Virology, Journal of Clinical Microbiology</EM>, and <EM>Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy </EM>freely available online.<BR /><BR /><a href="/Media/index.asp?bid=64452">American Society for Microbiology Emphasizes Hand Hygiene As Flu Protective Measure</a><br /><b>5/1/2009</b><br /><br /><P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><STRONG>Washington, DC – May 1, 2009 --</STRONG>As H1N1 influenza A (swine flu) spreads, keeping hands clean is one of the most important ways to prevent<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">&nbsp; </SPAN>infection and illness. “Frequent handwashing is probably the single most effective and simplest intervention you can do to protect yourself and your family,” according to Dr. Judy Daly, spokesperson for the American Society for Microbiology.</P><BR /><BR /><a href="/Membership/index.asp?bid=23253">Branch Meetings Calendar</a><br /><b>4/29/2009</b><br /><br /><DIV>The Branch Meetings Calendar has been updated with information about the Puerto Rico Branch meeting.</DIV><BR /><BR /><a href="/Policy/index.asp?bid=22282">Committee on the Status of Women in Microbiology</a><br /><b>4/27/2009</b><br /><br /><DIV><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 8pt; COLOR: #000000"><A href="https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20090508185759/http://www.asm.org/ASM/files/LeftMarginHeaderList/DOWNLOADFILENAME/000000002921/CSWMSpring2009.pdf"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 8pt">CSWM Communicator - Spring 2009</SPAN></A><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 8pt">&nbsp;- <SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 8pt; COLOR: #ff0000">NEW!</SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></DIV>\n<DIV><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 8pt; COLOR: #000000"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 8pt">The spring 2009 edition of the Committee on the Status of Women in Microbiology Communicator has been published.&nbsp; The Spring newsletter features CSWM highlights at the upcoming ASM General Meeting in Philadelphia, May 17 - May 21, 2009. </SPAN></SPAN></DIV><BR /><BR /><a href="/newbooks/index.asp?bid=64225">Just Published -- Food-Borne Microbes: Shaping the Host Ecosystem</a><br /><b>4/25/2009</b><br /><br />With contributions from experts in environmental, food, oral, medical, and veterinary microbiology, this book takes an innovative and interdisciplinary approach that sheds new light on microbial communities and their interactions within and between different environments, with particular emphasis on food systems. <BR /><BR /><a href="/Membership/index.asp?bid=15451">Archives</a><br /><b>4/22/2009</b><br /><br />Archive Activities at the General Meeting have been updated.<BR /><BR /><a href="/Academy/index.asp?bid=2250">National Registry of Certified Microbiologists (NRCM)</a><br /><b>4/21/2009</b><br /><br /><span style="font-size: 8pt; font-family: Verdana;"><a href="../ASM/files/ccLibraryFiles/Filename/000000004808/Name%20change.pdf"><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span></a></span><span style="font-size: 8pt; font-family: Verdana;">The spring issue </span><span style="font-size: 8pt;">of </span><span style="font-size: 8pt;"><span style="font-style: italic;">The Loop</span></span><span style="font-size: 8pt;">, the newsletter of the National Registry of Certified Microbiologists, is now available <a href="https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20090508185759/http://www.asm.org/ASM/files/ccLibraryFiles/Filename/000000004861/Spring_2009.pdf">online</a>.</span><BR /><BR /><a href="/media/index.asp?bid=3258">Journal Tipsheets</a><br /><b>4/20/2009</b><br /><br /><DIV>New Highly Sensitive Method May Offer Early Detection of Dengue Virus</DIV>\n<DIV>Detection of Campylobacter in Air Samples May Offer New Monitoring System for Broiler Flocks</DIV>\n<DIV>New Ebolavirus Vaccine Protects Against Lethal Infection in Animal Models</DIV>\n<DIV>Repaired Gene Improves Commercial Lager Fermentation</DIV><BR /><BR /><a href="/Membership/index.asp?bid=53305">Member-Get-A-Member Campaign</a><br /><b>4/15/2009</b><br /><br /><P>NEW!&nbsp; Now full members you recruit can join online, and you will receive a $75 coupon for use at the ASM estore.</P><BR /><BR /><a href="/policy/index.asp?bid=64135">Minority Microbiology Mentor Newsletter - April 2009</a><br /><b>4/13/2009</b><br /><br /><SPAN class=ccListCopy><SPAN class=ccListCopy>The April issue of the Minority Microbiology Mentor has been published by the Committee on Microbiological Issues Impacting Minorities </SPAN></SPAN><BR /><BR /><a href="/Policy/index.asp?bid=64123">April 9, 2009 - ASM Comments on Revisions to the NIH Guidelines for Research Involving Recombinant DNA Molecules</a><br /><b>4/9/2009</b><br /><br />The American Society for Microbiology submitted&nbsp;comments on the proposed revisions to the NIH Guidelines for Research Involving Recombinant DNA Molecules, published in the March 4, 2009 <I>Federal Register.</I><BR /><BR /><a href="/newbooks/index.asp?bid=63999">ASM Journals offer optional open access, implement supplemental material fee.</a><br /><b>4/3/2009</b><br /><br />Journal authors may now pay an optional fee to permit immediate free public access to their accepted articles. The journals are also implementing a fee for posting supplemental material as an adjunct to a published article. See <A href="https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20090508185759/http://journals.asm.org/">the Journals site</A> for details.<BR /><BR /><a href="/newbooks/index.asp?bid=63870">American Board of Medical Laboratory Immunology (ABMLI)</a><br /><b>4/1/2009</b><br /><br />ABMLI certification is a tangible credential and it certifies your expertise. Visit <a href="https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20090508185759/http://www.microbiologycert.org">www.microbiologycert.org</a>&nbsp; to apply and schedule your online exam at one of 300 worldwide testing centers. <br>Application Deadline: June 1, 2009<br><BR /><BR /><a href="/newbooks/index.asp?bid=63824">Just Published - The Cell: A Molecular Approach, 5th Edition</a><br /><b>3/28/2009</b><br /><br /><EM>The Cell </EM>presents current comprehensive science in a readable and cohesive text that students can master in the course of one semester.<BR /><BR /><a href="/newbooks/index.asp?bid=63743">Newly Elected Fellows</a><br /><b>3/20/2009</b><br /><br />The American Academy of Microbiology is honored to welcome seventy-three new Fellows, elected in recognition of their records of scientific achievement and original contributions that have advanced microbiology.<BR /><BR /></td></tr></table><a href="https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20090508185759/http://www.contensive.com"><img src="/ccLib/images/spacer.gif" width="1" height="1" border="0"></a><script type="text/javascript" src="/ccLib/ClientSide/Core.js"></script>'; document.write( Msg1587874843 );