Western Australian Branch of the
Australian Society for Microbiology
We are a dynamic not-for-profit professional association that collaborates with our parent organisation, the Australian Society for Microbiology, to advance the science of microbiology in Australia.
The branch is coordinated by a volunteer member committee dedicated to providing professional development, information and networking activities specificially for our Western Australian members.
The ASM-WA actively seeks to keep our members up-to-date via our calendar of events, awards & scholarships.
Your involvement is vital in ensuring the ASM-WA continues to meet the needs of its members. We strongly encourage your participation by visiting our website and becoming involved in the activities of the association. Please also follow the West Coast Microbiome Network to keep up to date with their yearly meeting.
2024/25 WA Committee
Shakeel Mowlaboccus (Murdoch, PathWest) Chair
Mitali Sarkar-Tyson (UWA) Past-Chair
Nicole Bzdyl (UWA) Secretary
Su Chen Lim (UWA) Treasurer
Megan Lloyd (UWA)
Charlene Kahler (UWA) WAMM Chair
Joshua Ramsay (Curtin) AUSMGE Chair
Justin Morgan (PathWest) TriState Committee
Lucy Furfaro (UWA) Membership
Avram Levy (PathWest)
Natasza Hain-Saunders (Murdoch) West Coast Microbiome Rep, Student Careers Nights
Wen-Shuz Yeow (UWA)
Ritika Kar Bahal (UWA) TriState Committee
August Mikucki (The Kids) Diversity & Inclusion
Margaret Kopczyk (UWA) Communications (Co-Lead)
Georgina Robbins (Murdoch)
Laura Masters (Curtin)
Nicholas Yee (Murdoch) Communications (Co-Lead)
Vanessa Tenaglia (UWA)
Auriane Form (Murdoch)
Dianne Gardam (PathWest)