The Illinois Society for Microbiology (ISM) is a non-profit organization committed to promoting scientific knowledge in the field of microbiology as well as supporting the contributions of the American Society for Microbiology (ASM).

Register now for the
Fall 2026 Pasteur Award Meeting
Monday, November 2nd, 2026
Loyola University of Chicago, Maywood, IL

Congratulations to Dr. Karen M. Frank, MD, PhD, D(ABMM) as the recipient of the 76th Pasteur Award. Please join us at the ISM Fall 2026 meeting in celebrating her!

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ISM Roundtable

Location: Loyola University Health Sciences Campus, Stritch School of Medicine, Room 460 (building across from Parking Deck A)
Address: 2160 S. First Ave, Maywood, IL 60153

When: Thursday February 21, 2019 at 6-7:30pm

Parking: Available in Parking Deck A (next to the main hospital)—parking will be complimentary courtesy of Loyola Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine (be sure to receive your ticket for free parking)

Cost: Free to members!

RSVP: Please RSVP to Amanda Harrington amanda.harrington@lumc.edu so we can get an accurate count for food

Does your lab have questions about wound culture work ups? Do you know what to do with those new bacterial organisms? How do you report organisms in the era of MALDI-TOF MS based identification? Are you working the wound bench, or is it working you?

If you've got questions, our next ISM Roundtable is for you.

This session will feature a panel based discussion with members from several hospitals from the Chicagoland area regarding different approaches to wound culture identification, reporting, and additional testing.

Bring your challenging cases for discussion or send them in advance to Amanda Harrington amanda.harrington@lumc.edu (no patient identifiers-just culture information please!)

This session is designed to be informative and interactive.

See you there!