Silvia Grant, PhD’s session “Translating Urogenital Microbiome Science into Clinical Impact” was approved for the 2026 American Society for Microbiology (ASM) Microbe Conference. Dr. Grant, who is a member of the CAIRIBU Urobiome Research Interest Group (U-RIG), says this is a valuable opportunity to show the broader microbiology community that the urogenital microbiome/urobiome field is active, growing, and deserving of a strong platform to showcase their science. Nazema Siddiqui, MD, MHSc, also a member of the CAIRIBU U-RIG, will serve as the invited speaker.
ASM Microbe will take place June 4th-7th, 2026, in Washington, D.C. The conference is organized into three parallel, co-located meetings: the Health Meeting, focused on clinical and public-health microbiology; the Applied & Environmental Microbiology Meeting, centered on environmental, ecological, and biotechnology applications; and the Mechanism Discovery Meeting, focused on fundamental microbial biology and molecular mechanisms.
Dr. Grant encourages the CAIRIBU Community to submit abstracts before the deadline on January 21st. Early-career members should also apply for the ASM Peggy Cotter Travel Award Program, which provides up to $1,650 for outstanding trainees to attend ASM Microbe.
ASM Microbe 2026 is an excellent venue for members of the CAIRIBU U-RIG to come together and share their accomplishments with the broader microbiome field. Congratulations to Dr. Grant for her successful submission and to Dr. Siddiqui for the speaker invitation.