The ASM is organised into 4 Division each of which contains one or more Special Interest Groups (SIGs). The SIGs cover the major subdisciplines of microbiology and organise meetings according to their needs. The SIGS also help plan symposia and workshops for the Annual Scientific Meetings.

 

If you would like further information about the ASM Special Interest Groups, please email Michelle Jackson - Office Manager: michelle@theasm.com.au

 

Division 1 - Medical & Veterinary Microbiology

 

Antimicrobials

 

Dr John Merlino
Department of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases
Concord Hospital
Hospital Rd

Concord NSW 2139
Tel: (02) 9767 6658
Email: JMerlino@med.usyd.edu.au
Website: www.asig.org.au

 

Clinical Serology and Molecular

 

David Dickeson
Centre for Infectious Diseases & Microbiology Lab Services
Level 3, ICPMR, Westmead Hospital
Westmead NSW 2145
Tel: (02) 9845 6861
Email: david.dickeson@swahs.health.nsw.gov.au

 

Mycobacteria

 

Janet Fyfe
Mycobacterium Reference Laboratory
Victorian Infectious Diseases Reference Laboratory
10 Wreckyn Street
North Melbourne VIC 3051
Tel: 03 9342 2617
Email: Janet.Fyfe@mh.org.au

 

Mycology

 

Wieland Meyer
Westmead Hospital
ICPMR CIDMLS Microbiology
Level 2 Room 3114A
Darcy Road
Westmead NSW 2145
Tel: (02) 9845 6895
Email: w.meyer@usyd.edu.au

 

Mycoplasmatales

 

Steven Djordjevic
Elizabeth Macarthur Agricultural Institute
Private Mail Bag 8
Camden NSW 2570
Tel: (02) 4640 6426
E-mail: steve.djordevic@agric.nsw.gov.au

 

Ocular Microbiology

 

Carol Lakkis
The University of Melbourne
Clinical Vision Research Australia
Cnr Cardigan & Keppel Street
Carlton Vic 3053
Tel: (03) 9349 7420
Email: clakkis@unimelb.edu.au

Parasitology and Tropical Medicine

 

Andrew Butcher
Institute of Medical & Veterinary Science
28 Woodville Road
Woodville SA 5011
Tel: 08 8222 6728
Email: andrew.butcher@imvs.sa.gov.au

 

Public Health Microbiology

 

Geoffrey Hogg
Microbiological Diagnostic Unit
University of Melbourne
Parkville Vic 3052
Tel: (03) 9344 5713
E-mail: g.hogg@mdu.unimelb.edu.au

 

Veterinary Microbiology

 

Glenn Browning
Veterinary Preclinical Centre
University of Melbourne
Parkville Vic 3052
Tel: (03) 8344 7342
E-mail: glenfb@unimelb.edu.au

 

Women's and Children's Microbiology

 

Convenor

 

Suzanne Garland
Director
Royal Womens Hospital
Microbiology
132 Grattan Street
Melbourne VIC 8045
Tel: (03) 9344 2476
Email: suzanne.garland@rwh.org.au

Secretary

 

Mr Andrew Lawrence
Women's & Children's Hospital
Microbiology & Infectious Diseases Dept
72 King William Road
North Adelaide, SA 5006
Tel: (08) 8204 6376
E-mail: andrew.lawrence@cywhs.sa.gov.au

 

 

 

Division 2 - Virology

 

Virology

 

Paul Young
Molecular & Microbial Sciences School
University of Queensland
St Lucia QLD 4072
Tel: (07) 3365 4646
E-mail: p.young@uq.edu.au

 

 

Division 3 - General, Applied and Environmental Microbiology

 

AQUASIG (Water Microbiology)

 

Simon Rockliff
ACT Health
ACT Government Analaytical Laboratories
Micro Section, Locked Bag 5
Weston Creek ACT 2611
Tel: (02) 6205 8701
Email: simon.rockliff@act.gov.au

 

Cosmetics and Pharmaceuticals

 

Paul Priscott
AMS Laboratories Pty Ltd
8 Rachael Close
Silverwater NSW 2216
Tel: (02) 9704 2300
E-mail: paul@amslabs.com.au

 

Culture Media

 

Peter Traynor
Oxoid Australia Pty Ltd
20 Dalgleish Street
Thebarton SA 5031
Tel: 1800 33 11 63
Email: Peter.Traynor@thermofisher.com

 

Education

 

Chris Burke
National Centre for Marine Conservation & Resource Sustainability
University of Tasmania
Launceston TAS 7250
Tel: (03) 6324 3806
E-mail: C.Burke@utas.edu.au

 

Food Microbiology

 

Sofroni Eglezos
EML Consulting Services Qld Pty Ltd
1/148 Tennyson Memorial Ave
Tennyson QLD 4105
Tel: 07 3848 3622
E-mail: sofroni@eml.com.au

 

Laboratory Leadership and Management

 

Dennis Mok
2nd Division
Randwick Barracks
Randwick NSW 2031
Tel: 0433 288 441
Email: convenorsig@gmail.com

 

Microbial Ecology

 

John Bowman
University of Tasmania
Antartic CRC
GPO Box 252-80
Hobart TAS 7001
Tel: (03) 6226 2776
E-mail: john.bowman@utas.edu.au

 

Microbial Informatics

 

Michael Wise
School of Biomedical, Biomolecular and Chemical Sciences
The University of Western Australia
35 Stirling Highway
Crawley WA 6009
Tel: (08) 6488 4410
E-mail: mwise@cyllene.uwa.edu.au

 

Rapid Methods

 

Vacant

 

If you wish to be the Convenor of the Rapid Methods SIG please contact, ASM Office Manager, Michelle Jackson michelle@theasm.com.au

 

Students

 

Si Ming Man
School of Biotechnology & Biomolecular Sciences
University of New South Wales
Sydney NSW 2052
Tel: 02 9385 3514
Email: s.man@student.unsw.edu.au

 

Probiotics & Enteric Microbial Diversity

 

James Chin
NSW Agriculture
PO Box 128
Glenfield NSW 2167
Tel: (02) 4640 6359
Email: james.chin@dpi.nsw.gov.au

 

 

 

Division 4 - Microbial Genetics, Physiology and Pathogenesis

 

Molecular Microbiology

 

Peter Lewis
School of Environmental & Life Sciences
University of Newcastle
Callaghan NSW 2308
Tel: 02 4921 5701
Email: peter.lewis@newcastle.edu.au