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AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR MICROBIOLOGY NAMES BARBARA M. GOLDMAN DIRECTOR OF JOURNALS

We are pleased to announce that Dr. Barbara Goldman has been named Director of Journals at the American Society for Microbiology (ASM). In her new role, Barbara will report to the Executive Director of the ASM, and will work closely with the chair of the ASM Publications Board and the Editors-in-Chief to set publication policies, maintain consistently high standards, and implement new technologies, systems, and journal features. In addition to managing all in-house functional areas for the ASM journals program, Barbara will guide the continuing transition of ASM publications to a fully online environment.

With over 25 years in scientific publishing and research experience in life sciences, Barbara brings a wealth of applicable experience to her appointment at ASM. She received her Ph.D. in developmental biology from the University of Chicago, followed by an NIH postdoctoral fellowship in cell biology at Rockefeller University. In her publishing career, Barbara most recently served as Senior Director of Scientific Programs at the Society for Neuroscience. There, she was responsible for The Journal of Neuroscience, the annual Neuroscience meeting scientific program, and several new neuroinformatics initiatives. Her previous positions include posts at the New York Academy of Sciences, John Wiley & Sons, Chapman & Hall, and Springer-Verlag New York.

About the ASM:
 The American Society for Microbiology [ASM; asm.org] is the oldest and largest life science membership organization in the world. Membership has grown from 59 scientists in 1899 to more than 43,000 members today, with more than one third located outside the United States. The members represent 26 disciplines of microbiological specialization plus a division for microbiology educators, and the ASM is comprised of five boards – Education, Meetings, Membership, Public and Scientific Affairs, and Publications, plus the American Academy of Microbiology. The field of microbiology boasts some of the greatest achievements for mankind, with a third of all 20th century Nobel Prizes in Physiology or Medicine having been bestowed upon microbiologists. The Society’s mission is to advance microbiological sciences through the pursuit of scientific knowledge and dissemination of the results of fundamental and applied research.

 

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