ASM 2010 Sydney
 
 
Special Interest Groups Standing Committees  
National Scientific Advisory Committee (NSAC)

 

The plenary and symposia programs have been developed in consultation with the National Scientific Advisory Committee (NSAC) of the Australian Society for Microbiology (ASM).

 

NSAC is an Advisory Group to the Australian Society for Microbiology - one of their primary roles is to provide breadth, continuity and relevance in the scientific content of specialist and annual scientific meetings in collaboration with the conference Scientific Program Committee together with all active Special Interest Groups and Standing Committees of the Australian Society for Microbiology.

 

Chair | NSAC Vice President, Scientific Affairs - Australian Society for Microbiology

Associate Professor Liz Harry

Institute for the Biotechnology of Infectious Diseases

University of Technology Sydney, Broadway NSW

 

Chair | ASM 2010 Sydney - Scientific Program Committee

Dr Andrew Holmes

School of Molecular & Microbial Sciences

University of Sydney NSW

 

 

NSAC Divisional Structure | Special Interest Groups
Division 1 Division 2 Division 3 Division 4
Antimicrobials Virology AquaSIG - Water Microbiology Molecular Microbiology
Mycobacteria   Cosmetics & Pharmaceuticals  
Mycology   Culture Media  
Mycoplasmatales   Education  
Ocular Microbiology   Food Microbiology  
Parasitology & Tropical Medicine   Laboratory Management  
Public Health Microbiology   Microbial Ecology  
Clinical Serology & Molecular   Microbial Informatics  
Veterinary Microbiology   Probiotic & Enteric Microbial Diversity  
Womens & Childrens Microbiology   Rapid Methods  
    Students  

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Convenors

Special Interest Groups | Convenors

Division 1 - Medical & Veterinary Microbiology

2010 Divisional Chair | Associate Professor Jon Iredell

Centre for Infectious Diseases & Microbiology, University of Sydney NSW

Antimicrobials

John Merlino

Concord Repatriation General Hospital, Microbiology & Infectious Diseases, Concord NSW

Clinical Serology & Molecular

David Dickeson

Institute of Clinical Pathology & Medical Research, Centre for Infectious Diseases & Microbiology, Lab Services, Westmead Hospital, NSW

Mycobacteria

Dr Janet Fyfe

Mycobacterium Reference Laboratory, Victorian Infectious Diseases Reference Laboratory, North Melbourne VIC

Mycology

Dr Wieland Meyer

Molecular Mycology Research Laboratory, Centre for Infectious Diseases and Microbiology, ICPMR, Westmead Hospital NSW

Mycoplasmatales

Dr Steven Djordjevic

NSW Department of Primary Industries, Camden NSW

Ocular Microbiology

Dr Carol Lakkis

University of Melbourne, Clinical Vision Research Australia VIC

Parasitology & Tropical Medicine

Dr Andrew Butcher

Institute of Medical & Veterinary Science, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Department of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases, SA

Public Health Microbiology

Dr Geoff Hogg

Microbiological Diagnostic Unit, University of Melbourne, Parkville VIC

Veterinary Microbiology

Dr Glenn Browning

Veterinary Preclinic Centre, University of Melbourne, Parkville VIC

Womens & Childrens Microbiology

Dr Suzanne Garland

Department of Microbiology & Infectious Diseases, Royal Women's Hospital, Carlton and Royal Children's Hospital, Flemington VIC

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Division 2 - Virology

2010 Divisional Chair | Associate Professor Peter White

Biotechnology & Biomolecular Sciences, University of New South Wales

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Division 3 - General, Applied and Environmental Microbiology

2010 Divisional Chair | Professor Linda Blackall

Marine Microbes and Symbioses, Australian Insitute of Marine Science QLD

AquaSIG - Water Microbiology

Simon Rockliff

ACT Health, ACT Government Analytical Laboratories Micro Section, Western Creek ACT

Cosmetics & Pharmaceuticals

Dr Paul Priscott

AMS Laboratories, Rockdale NSW

Culture Media

Peter Traynor

Oxoid Australia | Thermo Fisher Scientific, Thebarton SA

Education

Dr Chris Burke

Department of Microbiology, University of Melbourne, Parkville VIC

Food Microbiology

Sofroni Eglezos

EML Consulting Services QLD, Tennyson QLD

Laboratory Leadership & Management

CAPT Dennis Mok

Health Services - New South Wales, Victoria Barracks, Paddington NSW

Microbial Ecology

Dr John Bowman

University of Tasmania, Antarctica CRC, Hobart TAS

Microbial Informatics

Associate Professor Michael Wise

University of Western Australia, School of Biochemistry, WA

Probiotic & Enteric Microbiology

Associate Professor James Chin

formerly - Department of Primary Industries, NSW Agriculture, Glenfield NSW (RETIRED)

Rapid Methods

vacant

Students

Si Ming Man

PhD Candidate, School of Biotechnology & Biomolecular Sciences, University of New South Wales, NSW

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Division 4 - Microbial Genetics, Physiology and Pathogenesis

2010 Divisional Chair | Dr Ruiting Lan

Biotechnology & Biomolecular Sciences, University of New South Wales

Molecular Microbiology

Dr Peter Lewis

School of Environmental & Life Sciences, University of Newcastle, NSW

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Standing Committees

Standing Committees | Convenors

BioSafety

Lee Smythe

Supervising Scientist, WHO/FAO/OIE Collaborating Centre for Reference & Research on Leptospirosis, Queensland Health Services, QLD

Clinical Microbiology

Dr Stephen Graves

Director of Microbiology, Hunter Area Pathology Service, John Hunter Hospital, Newcastle NSW

Ethics Committee

Emeritus Professor Nancy Millis

University of Melbourne, Parkville VIC


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