The 108th General Meeting of the American Society for Microbiology will convene in Boston, June 1 to June 5, 2008. The scientific program features nearly 300 individual colloquia, symposia, roundtable discussions, award lectures, & poster sessions.

The general meeting covers fundamental microbial cell biology, genetics and physiology, environmental and applied microbiology and microbial ecology, pathogenesis and clinical microbiology and infectious diseases. The program is designed to showcase state of the art science, update experts in their own field, and allow participants to explore areas of microbiology that are outside of their realm of expertise.

Microbiologist from all fields
The ASM General Meeting is designed to meet the needs of professionals in the field of microbiology, particularly clinical microbiologists, pathologists, researchers, pharmacists, physicians, and other health care professionals.

Topics include:
Microbiology (General, Clinical, and Medical)
Medical Mycology
Nosocomial Infections
Mycobacteriology
Antimicrobial Chemotherapy
Microbial Pathogenesis
Immunology (Clinical and Diagnostic)
Mycoplasmology
Animal Health Microbiology
Microbial Ecology
Evolutionary and Genomic Microbiology
Microbiology Education
Genetics and Molecular Biology
Cell and Structural Biology
Microbial Physiology and Metabolism
Bacteriophage
Parasitology
Virology
Molecular, Cellular and General Biology of Eukaryotes

For more information, visit ASM 2008 and view a message from the chairman.