ANAEROBE SOCIETY OF THE AMERICAS, INC.
P.O. Box 452058, Los Angeles, CA 90045
(310) 216-9265 -- asa@anaerobe.org
History of the Society
At the first American Congress on Anaerobic Bacteria and Anaerobic Infections held at Marina del Rey, CA on July 24-26, 1992, a business meeting was held to consider setting up a new society for those interested in anaerobes, anaerobic infections, and related matters. There was overwhelming support for such a society. The society has been formed under the name ANAEROBE SOCIETY OF THE AMERICAS, INC. and is registered as a non-profit corporation status in the state of California. The first permanent officers were elected at the 1994 meeting. The society holds meetings every two years.
Purposes of the Society
- to stimulate interest in anaerobes and to encourage and facilitate interchange among anaerobists from all disciplines, including medical, dental, veterinary, environmental and basic sciences.
- to bring together investigators, clinicians, and technicians interested in anaerobes and anaerobic infections for formal and informal meetings.
- to review and assess new advances in the field
- to discuss areas of controversy
- to mark future directions
Other Benefits of the Society:
Scientific Meetings
- these will consist of invited presentations, free papers, discussions, and posters
- participants are encouraged to submit abstracts and describe the results of their original research
- members will receive a copy of the published Abstract Book of all ASA meetings
- workshops
- opportunities to meet others in the field, to exchange ideas, and to learn about research being done in other disciplines (e.g. dentistry, veterinary medicine etc.) with anaerobes
Anaerobe
- members will receive discounts to the electronic and print editions of the Anaerobe journal
Newsletter
Forum
- members will have an opportunity to receive communications via the Anaerobe e-mail network
Published proceedings of meetings:
- The first Proceedings appeared in the June 1993 issue of Clinical Infectious Diseases (Volume 16, supplement 4)
- The second proceedings appeared in the June 1995 issue of Clinical Infectious Diseases (Volume 20, supplement 2)
- The third proceedings appeared in the September 1997 issue of Clinical Infectious Diseases (Volume 25, supplement 2)
- The fourth proceedings appeared in the July/August 1999 issue of Anaerobe (Volume 5, number 3/4)
- Presentations from later Congress appeared in issues of Anaerobe.
2008-2010 Board
President: Bennett Lorber, M.D. - Temple University, Philadelphia, PA
Vice President: - Cynthia L. Sears, M.D. - Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD
Secretary: Dale N. Gerding, M.D. - Loyola University, Maywood, IL
Treasurer: Ellie J.C. Goldstein, M.D. - R.M. Alden Research Laboratory, Santa Monica, CA
Executive Director: Ronald Goldman, Ph.D.
Council
Roberta Carey, Ph.D. - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA
Diane Citron - R.M. Alden Research Laboratory, Santa Monica, CA
Michael Cox - Anaerobe Systems, Concord, CA
Jeanne Marrazzo, M.D. - Harborview Medical Center, Seattle, WA
Thomas E. Rams, D.D.S. - Temple University, Philadelphia, PA
Marilyn C. Roberts, Ph.D. - University of Washington, Seattle, WA
J. Glenn Songer, Ph.D. - University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ
C. Jeffrey Smith, Ph.D. - East Carolina University, Greenville, NC
Glenn Tillotson, Ph.D. - Viropharma, Exton, PA
Past Presidents
Sydney M. Finegold, M.D. - Founding President (1992-1996)
Ellie J.C. Goldstein, M.D (1996-2000)
David W. Hecht, M.D. (2000-2002)
Stephen D. Allen, M.D. (2002-2004)
Dennis L. Stevens, M.D. (2004-2006)
Stuart Johnson, M.D. (2006-2008)
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