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![Faculty: You Too Can Benefit from the ASM Fellowship for Students](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20170206233838im_/http://www.asm.org/media/k2/items/cache/a7026f2c09b9c77773978d2e8288c449_Generic.jpg)
Faculty: You Too Can Benefit from the ASM Fellowship for Students
The ASM Undergraduate Research Fellowship (URF) positively impacts students, sparking their interest in microbiology and helping them achieve success. But it’s not just students who benefit from the URF program...
Education Education, Mentoring, Fellowships
![Cloning Competition Drives Student and Mentor Excellence](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20170206233838im_/http://www.asm.org/media/k2/items/cache/31f5636df1285162acdc40a46cdef36a_Generic.jpg)
Cloning Competition Drives Student and Mentor Excellence
The iGEM cloning competition offers unique opportunities for both students and mentors.
Julie Wolf
![The Dangers of Closing the Borders on Global Science](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20170206233838im_/http://www.asm.org/media/k2/items/cache/4bb02010c3d18822206306a00dd91be7_Generic.jpg)
The Dangers of Closing the Borders on Global Science
From its beginnings, modern science has been international. Global collaboration enhances biomedical science, and clinical trials and genetic research today rely on international cooperation.
Stefano Bertuzzi
![Multivalent vaccines may help prevent future outbreaks](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20170206233838im_/http://www.asm.org/media/k2/items/cache/b6bfad9b56e207dfd3ebc1bda54ea834_Generic.jpg)
Multivalent vaccines may help prevent future outbreaks
The Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovation (CEPI) hopes to prevent future outbreaks by generating, testing, and storing vaccines before outbreaks occur. How do you design a vaccine before a prevailing...
Julie Wolf
![Interlab reproducibility in bacterial genotyping by whole-genome sequencing](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20170206233838im_/http://www.asm.org/media/k2/items/cache/0b588a945780ed62a02f7154e18867fd_Generic.jpg)
Interlab reproducibility in bacterial genotyping by whole-genome sequencing
A new Journal of Clinical Microbiology report shows reproducibility of accurate bacterial genotyping derived by WGS-based methods.
Julie Wolf
![High-Protein Diet Could Reduce Obesity in Dogs](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20170206233838im_/http://www.asm.org/media/k2/items/cache/92ff0b25e5cff138aef8b781ca9ee984_Generic.jpg)
High-Protein Diet Could Reduce Obesity in Dogs
A new study on dogs' diets could be used as an initial step toward using microbiotic information to customize pet diets.
Stephen Ornes canine, dog, microbiome
![New Research On Wine Fermentation Could Lead To Better Bouquet](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20170206233838im_/http://www.asm.org/media/k2/items/cache/3bfcb96f4a715b49386696a411b3c33a_Generic.jpg)
New Research On Wine Fermentation Could Lead To Better Bouquet
Researchers investigated how yeasts manage and use the nitrogen available in an industrial environment—wine fermentation—to sustain their growth
ASM Communications wine
![ASM on the Use of Preprints](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20170206233838im_/http://www.asm.org/media/k2/items/cache/7fa78c00c2a251aa68f6de0da82d1198_Generic.jpg)
ASM on the Use of Preprints
ASM supports preprints but asserts the essential value of peer review to help validate the quality and trustworthiness of science, favoring an ecosystem where preprints and journals coexist and synergize
ASM Communications
![A Microbial Death Star](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20170206233838im_/http://www.asm.org/media/k2/items/cache/3edddbcebcebb8e886af44b12182893e_Generic.jpg)
A Microbial Death Star
Believe it or not, there is a lot of similarity between the Star Wars saga and the battle that rages in AIDS patients with cryptococcal meningitis.
ASM Communications
![The Public Good and the Public Funding of Science](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20170206233838im_/http://www.asm.org/media/k2/items/cache/9a50768b30e801a6d7f2749749e74772_Generic.jpg)
The Public Good and the Public Funding of Science
Given the enormous uncertainty and the long trek from discovery to commercial payback, relying on the private sector to carry the lion’s share of funding for basic research would bring...
Stefano Bertuzzi
![Researchers Devise Methods to Identify Transmission of Microbes from Mothers to Infants](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20170206233838im_/http://www.asm.org/media/k2/items/cache/3e07cac361df4ab31efe815f4c44558f_Generic.jpg)
Researchers Devise Methods to Identify Transmission of Microbes from Mother…
Researchers in Italy have combined laboratory and novel computational techniques to systematically track the vertical transmission of microbes in a pilot study.
Karen Blum vertical transmission, mother, infant, microbes
![Outbreak of H7N2 Flu Virus in Cats](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20170206233838im_/http://www.asm.org/media/k2/items/cache/3162a918ed854710e9a481e7834dccb1_Generic.jpg)
Outbreak of H7N2 Flu Virus in Cats
Few people think of cats when they think of influenza virus carriers, but an H7N2 influenza outbreak has struck a Queens cat shelter. We discuss the ability of H7 influenza...
Julie Wolf
![Novel Combination Therapy Overcomes Difficult-to-Treat Form of Antibiotic Resistance](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20170206233838im_/http://www.asm.org/media/k2/items/cache/97941f8009bab516492647e74e62ef54_Generic.jpg)
Novel Combination Therapy Overcomes Difficult-to-Treat Form of Antibiotic R…
Combination therapy with two antibiotic compounds overcame pathogenic Enterobacteriaceae harboring a pernicious form of antibiotic resistance.
Joanna Urban
![Gut Microbes Can Cause High Blood Pressure](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20170206233838im_/http://www.asm.org/media/k2/items/cache/603bd406ffd218b7bb83a039527890ae_Generic.jpg)
Gut Microbes Can Cause High Blood Pressure
Transplanting the gut microbiota from rats with high blood pressure can induce hypertension in normal rats
Patrick Lacey
![Global Threats, Collaborative Solutions - Combatting Emerging Biothreats, U.S. Agencies Perspectives](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20170206233838im_/http://www.asm.org/media/k2/items/cache/c87ac2a1774865a9e630d52d89b57921_Generic.jpg)
Global Threats, Collaborative Solutions - Combatting Emerging Biothreats, U…
Program leaders from within the CDC, DoD and USAID speak to their work in reducing biological threats globally.
Chris Condayan
![Sultry Snow Cell Sun Screen - BacterioFiles 285](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20170206233838im_/http://www.asm.org/media/k2/items/cache/c98754ca7f3cd3c3104714240b42f656_Generic.jpg)
Sultry Snow Cell Sun Screen - BacterioFiles 285
Algae growing in Arctic snow make red pigments that heat up their surroundings.
Jesse Noar algae
![It was a DURC and UV light - TWiV 427](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20170206233838im_/http://www.asm.org/media/k2/items/cache/661d42fdef7183d32020b709dcb07dbd_Generic.jpg)
It was a DURC and UV light - TWiV 427
TWiV discusses the March for Science, the GOF moratorium, and a classic virology paper on mapping the gene order for vesicular stomatitis virus.
Vincent Racaniello
![A virus walks into a parasite - TWiP 126](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20170206233838im_/http://www.asm.org/media/k2/items/cache/58c3b9713c1ab09b3877602ba209a61f_Generic.jpg)
A virus walks into a parasite - TWiP 126
TWiP solves the case of the Peace Corps volunteer with diarrhea, and reveal how immunizing against a virus ameliorates exacerbated leishmaniasis.
Vincent Racaniello leishmaniasis, Parasitism
![ASM Journals Calls for Nominations for Next EiC of Molecular and Cellular Biology as Journal Expands its Scope of Research](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20170206233838im_/http://www.asm.org/media/k2/items/cache/de9732a7147142174baba8b4293e386b_Generic.jpg)
ASM Journals Calls for Nominations for Next EiC of Molecular and Cellular B…
ASM Journals Board Chair, Tom Shenk has issued a call for the next Editor in Chief of Molecular and Cellular Biology® (MCB).
Joanna Urban
![Industrial Uses of Yeast Brewing and Distilling - Graham Stewart, PhD](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20170206233838im_/http://www.asm.org/media/k2/items/cache/548eb596b1747c6d09a43b11b46be1e1_Generic.jpg)
Industrial Uses of Yeast Brewing and Distilling - Graham Stewart, PhD
In this ASM Virtual Lecture Graham Stewart, PhD, Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh, describes the role of yeast in industrial brewing and distilling processes.
![A Zika Paper](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20170206233838im_/http://www.asm.org/media/k2/items/cache/436b4a3b37e4d19d7d260ac954f98119_Generic.jpg)
A Zika Paper
Our tiny Zika laboratory has been working on the virus since the middle of 2016, and we are ready to write a paper describing some of our findings. We are very excited about what...
Vincent Racaniello
![Public Policy Daily Brief - February 1, 2017](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20170206233838im_/http://www.asm.org/media/k2/items/cache/575d0d80883b1d4e8290f4091c69575c_Generic.jpg)
Public Policy Daily Brief - February 1, 2017
Capitol Hill The Senate Finance Committee today approved Steve Mnuchin as Treasury Secretary and Rep. Tom Price (R-Ga.) as Secretary of Health and Human Services under suspension of the rules, with...
Public and Scientific Affairs Board
![Experience Needed for an Industry Managerial Career](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20170206233838im_/http://www.asm.org/media/k2/items/cache/fa4ef59c4480a8d32eae5fc31771f1b0_Generic.jpg)
Experience Needed for an Industry Managerial Career
You’ve finally landed a job in research & development or in the clinical research division at a pharmaceutical or biotechnology company. After spending a few years mastering your job, you...
ASM Careers
![ASMCUE Travel Award Winners Share Tips for Faculty](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20170206233838im_/http://www.asm.org/media/k2/items/cache/e27e14fd9c82b81b8c84d177d8865305_Generic.jpg)
ASMCUE Travel Award Winners Share Tips for Faculty
Planning is underway for the 2017 ASM Conference for Undergraduate Educators (ASMCUE), and applications are now being accepted for the ASMCUE Textbook Travel Award. We recently checked in with past...
Education Education, Travel Awards, ASMCUE