Careers and Profiles In Microbiology 

• links to affinity groups for Microbiologists sharing diverse identities

• Microbiologist profiles, history and spotlights shared for teaching and mentoring from ASM National website, 2020-2024

  • ASM Spotlights and articles denoted with a * were censored from ASM.org for review In January 2025

link to entire shared folder for the links below; 

Do you have a .pdf or link to share here for other microbiologists? This list is not exhaustive and may not include all the archived ASM Spotlight articles. If you would prefer not to have your .pdf hosted here or have an alternate version or link, please email your resource to ctvalleyasm@gmail.com 

Resources and Links about Microbiologists; 

List of microbiologists to use as historical examples In teaching the History of Microbiology, Inspired by Mark Martin's OMG scientists;

Akiko Iwasaki, Carl Woese, Carlos Juan Finlay, David Baltimore, Esther Lederberg, Fanny Hesse, Harmit Malik, Harold Amos, Jane Hinton, Jo Handelsman, June Almeida, Katalin Kariko, Maria Dominguez-Bello, Martinus Beijerinck, Onesimus, Sergei Winogradsky, Sir Patrick Manson, Stanley Falkow, Tu Youyou.

General Articles; 

Montgomery BL. Lessons from Microbes: What Can We Learn about Equity from Unculturable Bacteria? mSphere. 2020 Oct 28;5(5):e01046-20. doi: 10.1128/mSphere.01046-20. PMID: 33115840; PMCID: PMC7593602. pdf

Ishaq SL, Parada FJ, Wolf PG, Bonilla CY, Carney MA, Benezra A, Wissel E, Friedman M, DeAngelis KM, Robinson JM, Fahimipour AK, Manus MB, Grieneisen L, Dietz LG, Pathak A, Chauhan A, Kuthyar S, Stewart JD, Dasari MR, Nonnamaker E, Choudoir M, Horve PF, Zimmerman NB, Kozik AJ, Darling KW, Romero-Olivares AL, Hariharan J, Farmer N, Maki KA, Collier JL, O'Doherty KC, Letourneau J, Kline J, Moses PL, Morar N. Introducing the Microbes and Social Equity Working Group: Considering the Microbial Components of Social, Environmental, and Health Justice. mSystems. 2021 Aug 31;6(4):e0047121. doi: 10.1128/mSystems.00471-21. Epub 2021 Jul 27. PMID: 34313460; PMCID: PMC8407420. pdf

Resources and Links about Black Microbiologists; 

USA Black History Month Is each February; UK Race Equity Week Feb 3-9, 2025. Black Microbiologists should be celebrated 365 days a year. 

(ASM Spotlight)

Aisha Burton (ASM Spotlight)

*Chelsey Spriggs (ASM Spotlight)

Isola Brown  (ASM Spotlight)

Paul Turner (ASM Spotlight)

Adrian Land (ASM Spotlight)

Kawanda Foster (ASM Spotlight)

Kristen Walker (ASM Spotlight)

*Ruth E. Moore (ASM History Article)

Black Pioneers In Clinical Microbiology (ASM Article)

*Iconic Black Women in the History of Microbiology Research (ASM Article)

A Better Future for Black Microbiologists: Lessons Past & Present (BMA ASM Article)

*The Spirit of Juneteenth (ASM Article)

Schloss PD, Junior M, Alvania R, Arias CA, Baumler A, Casadevall A, Detweiler C, Drake H, Gilbert J, Imperiale MJ, Lovett S, Maloy S, McAdam AJ, Newton ILG, Sadowsky MJ, Sandri-Goldin RM, Silhavy TJ, Tontonoz P, Young JH, Cameron CE, Cann I, Fuller AO, Kozik AJ. The ASM Journals Committee Values the Contributions of Black Microbiologists. Clin Microbiol Rev. 2020 Jul 31;33(4):e00203-20. doi: 10.1128/CMR.00203-20. PMID: 32737035; PMCID: PMC7405835. link

Resources and Links about LGBTQ+ Microbiologists

USA Pride Month Is generally celebrated In June, but observations vary among states and cities. LGBTQ+ Microbiologists should be celebrated 365 days a year. 

https://500queerscientists.com/ 

*Juliet Johnston (ASM Spotlight)

Mo Kaze (ASM Spotlight)

Candace Cole (ASM spotlight)

Russell Thomas (ASM Spotlight)

Resources and Links for Indigenous/Native American Microbiologists

Rebecca Pollet (ASM Spotlight)

Matt Anderson (ASM Spotlight)

*Stephanie Momeni (ASM Spotlight)

Kat Milligan-Mclellan (EOSCU profile) (Microtalk podcast)

Resources and Links for Latine/x, Hispanic and Chicano/x Microbiologists

USA Hispanic Heritage month Is celebrated from Sep 15th - Oct 15th. Latine Microbiologists should be celebrated 365 days a year. 

Candace Cole (ASM spotlight)

*Nicole Jiménez (ASM Spotlight)

*Brendaliz Santiago-Narvaez (ASM Spotlight)

Samantha Avina (ASM Spotlight)

Carla Bonilla (ASM Spotlight)

Verónica A. Segarra (ASM Spotlight)

Cadena MA, Amaya C, Duan D, Rico CA, García-Bayona L, Blanco AT, Agreda YS, Villegas Rodríguez GJ, Ceja A, Martinez VG, Goldman OV, Fernandez RW. Insights and strategies for improving equity in graduate school admissions. Cell. 2023 Aug 17;186(17):3529-3547. doi: 10.1016/j.cell.2023.07.029. PMID: 37595563; PMCID: PMC10512701.  link

Resources and Links for Other Women and PEER Microbiologists;

*Women In the History of Antimicrobial Development (ASM Article 2024 version)

Alice Evans (ASM History Article)

*Jyothi Rengar (ASM Spotlight)

Kyle Card (ASM Spotlight)

P Hemarajata (ASM Spotlight)

International Day of Women and Girls In Science February 11th

https://www.unesco.org/en/articles/2025-international-day-women-and-girls-science#:~:text=In%202015%2C%20the%20United%20Nations,anniversary%20together%20at%20UNESCO%20Headquarters. 

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