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A Microbiology Student Career Panel Discussion

Hosted by: The SUNY Buffalo ASM Student Chapter
Format: Moderated panel discussion followed by open Q&A
Audience: undergraduate and graduate students in BS, MS and PhD programs

The Panel Members:

  • Karuna Sharma, Ph,D.
  • Peter Trabold, Ph.D., MBA
  • Olga Petrova, Ph.D.
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Annual WNY ASM Spring Meeting

The Program for the Spring Meeting:

  • Rodney E. Rohde, Ph.D., SM (ASCP) CM, SVCM (virtual) – “The Resurgence of Vaccine-Preventable Infections: A U.S. Update”
  • Namrata Deka, Ph.D. Fellow – “Microbial Community Dynamics and Within-Host Pathogen Adaptation in Individuals with Long-Term Urinary Catheters”
  • M. Kim Saxton, MBA, Ph.D. – “From Why to How: Designing Vaccine Messages That Motivate”
  • John A. Sellick, Jr., D.O., M.S. – “What’s New With the Flu?”
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WNY ASM Spring Meeting Registration Form

This is a HYBRID Event (Attendance LIVE and ONLINE via ZOOM)

Hayes Hall, Room 403B
3435 Main Street, Buffalo
UB South Campus

Wednesday, April 29, 2026

Registration Deadline: Wednesday, April 22, 2026

Dinner fee for WNY ASM Regular Members who paid 2026 Dues*: $15.00

Dinner and Membership fee for WNY ASM Regular Members: $40.00

ZOOM Attendance and Membership fee for WNY ASM Regular Members: $30.00

Dinner fee for WNY ASM Student Members who paid 2026 Dues*: $5.00

Dinner and Membership fee for WNY ASM Student Members: $15.00

ZOOM Attendance and Membership fee for WNY ASM Student Members: $15.00

*Dues paid for Fall Symposium Oct 20th, 2025 are 2026 dues. If you are unsure of your dues status email Lynn Connors at .

Pay by Mail

Lynn Connors
23 Chisholm Trail
Orchard Park, NY  14127
H 662-7552; W 829-5184

Make check payable to: WNY/ASM

WNY ASM Fall Symposium Registration Form

This is a HYBRID Event (Attendance LIVE and ONLINE via ZOOM)

Active Learning Center, University at Buffalo
Jacobs School of Medicine & Biomedical Sciences
Downtown Buffalo Campus

Monday, October 20th, 2025

Registration Deadline: Monday, October 13, 2025

Dinner fee for WNY ASM Regular Members who paid 2025 Dues*: $15.00

Dinner and Membership fee for WNY ASM Regular Members: $40.00

ZOOM Attendance and Membership fee for WNY ASM Regular Members: $30.00

Dinner fee for WNY ASM Student Members who paid 2025 Dues*: $5.00

Dinner and Membership fee for WNY ASM Student Members: $15.00

ZOOM Attendance and Membership fee for WNY ASM Student Members: $15.00

*You are a CURRENT 2025 member if you paid dues AFTER Sept 1, 2025. If you are unsure of your dues status email Lynn Connors (WNY ASM secretary/treasurer) at .

Pay by Mail

Lynn Connors
23 Chisholm Trail
Orchard Park, NY  14127
H 662-7552; W 829-5184

Make check payable to: WNY/ASM

Annual WNY ASM Fall Symposium

The Program for the Fall Symposium:

  • Alexsandra P. Lenhard, Ph.D. Candidate -“The role of CD73 during Influenza A Virus/Streptococcus pneumoniae co-infection.”
  • Sebastian Lourido, Ph.D. – “Stress and Persistence: How one parasite adapts to survive”
  • Susan Madison-Antenucci, PhD – “Clinical Parasitology in the age of Multiplex PCR and Targeted Next Generation Sequencing”
  • Elizabeth A. Wohlfert, Ph.D. – “Nerve-wracking Parasites: Toxoplasma’s inflammatory footprint”
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Annual WNY ASM Spring Meeting

The Program for the Spring Meeting:

  • Lucas Simpson, Ph.D. Candidate (video) – “High Throughput Screening Identifies EGLN Family Prolyl Hydroxylases as Important Determinants of HCMV Infections”
  • Vincent Escuyer, Ph.D. (virtual) – “The Changing Landscape of Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis Treatment: New Challenges for the Laboratory”
  • John K. Crane, M.D., Ph.D. – “Case Presentation: Delayed Diagnosis of Tuberculosis”
  • Jessica L. Reynolds, Ph.D. – “Immunotherapeutics for Tuberculosis”
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WNY ASM Spring Meeting Registration Form

This is a HYBRID Event (Attendance LIVE and ONLINE via ZOOM)

Hayes Hall, Room 403
3435 Main Street, Buffalo
UB South Campus

Monday, April, 7th, 2025

Registration Deadline: Monday, March 31, 2025

Dinner fee for WNY ASM Regular Members who paid 2024 Dues*: $15.00

Dinner and Membership fee for WNY ASM Regular Members: $40.00

ZOOM Attendance and Membership fee for WNY ASM Regular Members: $30.00

Dinner fee for WNY ASM Student Members who paid 2024 Dues*: $5.00

Dinner and Membership fee for WNY ASM Student Members: $15.00

ZOOM Attendance and Membership fee for WNY ASM Student Members: $15.00

*Dues paid for Fall Symposium Oct 29th, 2024 are 2025 dues. If you are unsure of your dues status email Lynn Connors (WNY ASM secretary/treasurer) at .

Pay by Mail

Lynn Connors
23 Chisholm Trail
Orchard Park, NY  14127
H 662-7552; W 829-5184

Make check payable to: WNY/ASM

Annual WNY ASM Fall Symposium

The Program for the Fall Symposium:

  • L. Beryl Guterman, M.D. & Ph.D. Candidate -“Harnessing Microbially Derived Metabolites in the Urinary Tract to Prevent Infection Induced Catheter Encrustation”
  • Ryan Hunter, Ph.D. – “When Good Bugs Go Wild. How Commensal Microbiota Shape Chronic Airway Disease Trajectory”
  • Crista Wadsworth, Ph.D. – “A Bubbling Cauldron of Antibiotic Resistance: Commensal Neisseria, a Persistent Threat fo rDNA Donation to Important Human Pathogens”
  • Samuel P. Brown, Ph.D. – “Challenges and Opportunities in the Treatment of
    Chronic Polymicrobial Infections”
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WNY ASM Fall Symposium Registration Form

This is a HYBRID Event (Attendance LIVE and ONLINE via ZOOM)

Active Learning Center, University at Buffalo
Jacobs School of Medicine & Biomedical Sciences
Downtown Buffalo Campus

Tuesday, October 29th, 2024

Registration Deadline: Monday, October 21, 2024

Dinner fee for WNY ASM Regular Members who paid 2024 Dues*: $15.00

Dinner and Membership fee for WNY ASM Regular Members: $40.00

ZOOM Attendance and Membership fee for WNY ASM Regular Members: $30.00

Dinner fee for WNY ASM Student Members who paid 2024 Dues*: $5.00

Dinner and Membership fee for WNY ASM Student Members: $15.00

ZOOM Attendance and Membership fee for WNY ASM Student Members: $15.00

*You are a CURRENT 2024 member if you paid dues AFTER Sept 1, 2024. If you are unsure of your dues status email Lynn Connors (WNY ASM secretary/treasurer) at .

Pay by Mail

Lynn Connors
23 Chisholm Trail
Orchard Park, NY  14127
H 662-7552; W 829-5184

Make check payable to: WNY/ASM

WNY ASM survey 2024