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 meetings
Emerging Technologies and Automation in Clinical Microbiology Diagnostics
A Joint NEADLM and NEBASM Event
at Ruth’s Chris Steak House, 45 School Street, Boston, MA
Thursday, March 19, 2026 6:00pm
with
Stefan Reidel, M.D., Ph.D., D(ABMM), FCAP
Additional information and registration details coming soon