EPAASM- Student Leadership @EPAASM_Students
Student chapter of the Eastern PA American Society of Microbiology. Follow our main account @EPAASM to stay current on our upcoming talks and events! Joined August 2020-
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We're excited to welcome Dr. Robert Potter from the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia to discuss norovirus transmission! Join us for the 818th EPAASM meeting on March 31st. #CHOP #Pathology #InfectiousDisease #ScienceEvent
Don't miss this amazing opportunity to hear from #microbiology professionals! The Eastern PA ASM Branch is hosting a career panel for students interested in diverse career paths. Learn from experts in industry, clinical settings, consulting, and government.
Happening tomorrow registration will be open during the event as well!
Registration is now open for PIIF!!! We have a great line up of keynote and trainee speakers !! cvent.me/Zn41ra
Our 806th monthly meeting will be held October 23 on the Drexel University Campus in Philadelphia. This is the James A Poupard, PhD Memorial Lecture and we’re honored to host Nathan Grubaugh, Ph.D. from the Yale School of Public Health epaasm.org @ASMicrobiology
Calling all budding microbiologist!!! 🗣️🗣️🗣️
If you are interested in pursuing a graduate degree in the microbiological sciences, the CAMB Graduate Group at @PennMicro @PennMedicine is having a virtual admissions open house on Oct 12
The Student Chapter of @epaasm would like to invite you to participate in the 32nd Annual Philadelphia Infection and Immunity Forum. submit abstracts : forms.gle/wMHGoN7bFU2dsV… Or use the QR code Stay tuned for the meeting registration link!
The @epaasm education committee will be hosting a career panel this Thursday at @DrexelMedicine . Please Join us to learn more about different career paths. Both graduate and undergraduate students are welcome.
Join us for our monthly early career symposium on Monday September 18th at 5pm at Drexel.
A friendly reminder that our May Monthly Meeting is less than 2 weeks away! Join us on Monday, May 22nd for an exciting evening of science, featuring trainee presentations and our keynote talk from @MegPove!
A friendly reminder that our May Monthly Meeting is less than 2 weeks away! Join us on Monday, May 22nd for an exciting evening of science, featuring trainee presentations and our keynote talk from @MegPove!
I'm honored and excited to announce that on May 17th I'll be defending my thesis, discussing how inflammasomes respond to and restrict Salmonella in human macrophages! And, I'm thrilled to join @joeyzacks's lab for my postdoc, studying polymicrobial interactions @ChildrensPhila!
Had a great time at #PIIF2022, thanks @EPAASMBranch @EPAASM_Students for giving me the opportunity to talk female biased immune responses to pathogens! So many great talks and posters today!
Had a great time at #PIIF2022, thanks @EPAASMBranch @EPAASM_Students for giving me the opportunity to talk female biased immune responses to pathogens! So many great talks and posters today!

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