American Society for Microbiology Distinguished Lecturer Committee
(formerly Waksman Foundation for Microbiology Lectures)
Gerri S. Hall, Ph.D., Chair (’15)
Medical Director in Clinical Microbiology
Cleveland Clinic
L 40/ Clinical Microbiology
Department of Clinical Pathology
Institute of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
9500 Euclid Avenue
Cleveland, OH 44195-5140
Phone: 216-444-5990
Fax: 216-445-6984
E-mail: hallg@ccf.org
Primary Division: C (Clinical Microbiology)
Secondary Division: A (Antimicrobial Chemotherapy)
Raul J. Cano, Ph.D. (’14)
Unocal Chair for Environmental Studies
California Polytechnic State University
San Luis Obispo, CA 93407
Phone: 805-756-1358
Cell: 805-748-9717
Email: rcano@calpoly.edu
Primary Division: Q (Environmental & General Applied Microbiology)
Secondary Division: O (Fermentation and Biotechnology)
Gary M. Dunny, Ph.D. (’14)
Department of Microbiology
University of Minnesota Medical School
1460 Mayo Building, MMC196
420 Delaware Street, SE
Minneapolis, MN 55455
Phone: 612-625-9930
Fax: 612-626-0623
E-mail: dunny001@umn.edu
Division: H (Genetics & Molecular Biology)
Heidi Kaplan, Ph.D. (’14)
Microbiology and Molecular Genetics
University of Texas Medical School at Houston
6431 Fannin Street, MSB1.206
Houston, TX 77030
Phone: 713-500-5448
Fax: 713-500-5499
E-mail: Heidi.B.Kaplan@uth.tmc.edu
Primary Division: I (General Microbiology)
Secondary Division: H (Genetics & Molecular Biology)
Omar A. Oyarzabal, Ph.D. (’14)
VP Poultry Division
Institute for Environmental Health, Inc.
15300 Bothell Way NE Lake Forest Park
Seattle, WA 98155
E-mail: oaoyarzabal@gmail.com
Primary Division: P (Food Microbiology)
Secondary Division: B (Microbial Pathogens)
Gary A. Toranzos, Ph.D. (’14)
PO Box 23360
San Juan, PR 00931-3360
Phone: 787-764-0000, x4885
Phone: 787-773-1743
Fax: 787-764-3875
E-mail: gatoranzos@uprrp.edu
E-mail: gatoranzos@hotmail.com
Division: Q (Environmental & Applied Microbiology)
Ex officio Members:
Victor J. DiRita, Ph.D. (’15)
Chair, Membership Board
University of Michigan
5641 Medical Sciences II
1150 Catherine Street
Ann Arbor, MI 48103
Phone: 734-763-3531
Fax: 734-764-3562
E-mail: vdirita@umich.edu
Primary Division: B (Microbial Pathogens)
John Meyers
Director, Membership Services
ASM Headquarters
1752 N Street, NW
Washington, DC 20036
Phone: 202-942-9253
Fax: 202-942-9346
E-mail: jmeyers@asmusa.org
ASM Staff Contact
Anne Dempsey
Program Coordinator, Membership Services
ASM Headquarters
1752 N Street, NW
Washington DC 20036
Phone: 202-942-9381
Fax: 202-942-9346
E-mail: adempsey@asmusa.org
Gerri S. Hall, Ph.D., Chair (’15)
Medical Director in Clinical Microbiology
Cleveland Clinic
L 40/ Clinical Microbiology
Department of Clinical Pathology
Institute of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
9500 Euclid Avenue
Cleveland, OH 44195-5140
Phone: 216-444-5990
Fax: 216-445-6984
E-mail: hallg@ccf.org
Primary Division: C (Clinical Microbiology)
Secondary Division: A (Antimicrobial Chemotherapy)
Raul J. Cano, Ph.D. (’14)
Unocal Chair for Environmental Studies
California Polytechnic State University
San Luis Obispo, CA 93407
Phone: 805-756-1358
Cell: 805-748-9717
Email: rcano@calpoly.edu
Primary Division: Q (Environmental & General Applied Microbiology)
Secondary Division: O (Fermentation and Biotechnology)
Gary M. Dunny, Ph.D. (’14)
Department of Microbiology
University of Minnesota Medical School
1460 Mayo Building, MMC196
420 Delaware Street, SE
Minneapolis, MN 55455
Phone: 612-625-9930
Fax: 612-626-0623
E-mail: dunny001@umn.edu
Division: H (Genetics & Molecular Biology)
Heidi Kaplan, Ph.D. (’14)
Microbiology and Molecular Genetics
University of Texas Medical School at Houston
6431 Fannin Street, MSB1.206
Houston, TX 77030
Phone: 713-500-5448
Fax: 713-500-5499
E-mail: Heidi.B.Kaplan@uth.tmc.edu
Primary Division: I (General Microbiology)
Secondary Division: H (Genetics & Molecular Biology)
Omar A. Oyarzabal, Ph.D. (’14)
VP Poultry Division
Institute for Environmental Health, Inc.
15300 Bothell Way NE Lake Forest Park
Seattle, WA 98155
E-mail: oaoyarzabal@gmail.com
Primary Division: P (Food Microbiology)
Secondary Division: B (Microbial Pathogens)
Gary A. Toranzos, Ph.D. (’14)
PO Box 23360
San Juan, PR 00931-3360
Phone: 787-764-0000, x4885
Phone: 787-773-1743
Fax: 787-764-3875
E-mail: gatoranzos@uprrp.edu
E-mail: gatoranzos@hotmail.com
Division: Q (Environmental & Applied Microbiology)
Ex officio Members:
Victor J. DiRita, Ph.D. (’15)
Chair, Membership Board
University of Michigan
5641 Medical Sciences II
1150 Catherine Street
Ann Arbor, MI 48103
Phone: 734-763-3531
Fax: 734-764-3562
E-mail: vdirita@umich.edu
Primary Division: B (Microbial Pathogens)
John Meyers
Director, Membership Services
ASM Headquarters
1752 N Street, NW
Washington, DC 20036
Phone: 202-942-9253
Fax: 202-942-9346
E-mail: jmeyers@asmusa.org
ASM Staff Contact
Anne Dempsey
Program Coordinator, Membership Services
ASM Headquarters
1752 N Street, NW
Washington DC 20036
Phone: 202-942-9381
Fax: 202-942-9346
E-mail: adempsey@asmusa.org

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