Branch Annual Meeting Information
We hold an annual meeting each year at organizations that foster education and support for the Microbiological Sciences.
Next Meeting Date: April 26, 2025
Location: Colorado State University - Fort Collins
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ASM Distinguished Lecturer: Danielle A. Garsin, Professor, Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, McGovern Medical School, UT Health Houston
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Meeting details and registration TBA
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Registration fees:
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Post Docs and Faculty: $15
Students: $5​​
Awards
The Rocky Mountain Branch of ASM awards students and postdoctoral fellows that present posters and talks at our annual Meetings. The requirements for the awards include:
1) Branch membership
2) Consensus of votes tallied online during the meeting by all attending members.
There are several categories for awards and the payouts are as follows:
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Postdoctoral Fellow and Graduate student Talks
1st place: $150.00
2nd place: $125.00
3rd place: $100.00
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Undergraduate Student Talks
1st place: $125.00
2nd place: $100.00
3rd place: $75.00
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Postdoctoral Fellow, Graduate and Undergraduate Posters
1st place: $100.00
2nd place: $75.00
3rd place: $50.00
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Students that win an award at our annual meetings are eligible to compete for a $750.00 Travel Award to MICROBE. The Branch will support two of these awards annually. More information on travel award applications for 2025 will be announced after the annual meeting in April.
In addition, the Branch recognizes students with the most enthusiastic undergraduate talk at the Spring Meeting with the Randall Cohrs Award ($202)