The nucleus of the Northeast Branch of the American Society for Microbiology was the Boston Bacteriology or “Bug” Club. In 1948, some of these men (women were initially excluded from the Bug Club) formed the Branch and became its first officers. The Northeast Branch is supported by the American Society for Microbiology but functions independently.

The Branch currently serves members in Maine, Vermont, and the areas of Massachusetts and New Hampshire east of the Connecticut River. The Branch has one affiliated student chapter located at the University of Maine at Orono, ME.

UPCOMING EVENTS

Ecologically-informed Microbial Therapies for Vaginal Health

Speaker: Faima Hussain, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Tufts University, Department of Biology, Medford, MA

Tuesday, November 10, 2026, 7:00pm via Zoom

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