News Overview

The latest news from and for the community


November 2024
Harnessing microbial solutions to combat climate change
The ISME Climate Change Committee, AAM, AMI, ASM, FEMS and ICRS are joining forces to encourage industry and policy-makers to make use of microbes to mitigate and adapt to climate change. Read more

October 2024
Introducing the new ISME President
It is our pleasure to announce Raquel Peixoto, Associate Professor at King Abdullah University of Science and Technology in Saudi Arabia, as the new ISME President. Read more

September 2024
Call for microbial ecology photos and videos
Join the ISME Photo and Videos Competition 2024! The winning photos and videos will be used to promote the ISME Society and our publications. Read more

Career Choice interview with Bingran Cheng
Bingran Cheng talks about her current position developing microbial solutions to extract metals from marine and terrestrial ores in an environmentally friendly way. Read more

August 2024
The ISME Early Career Scientist Reviewer Pool
In collaboration with the ISME Society publications, the ISME Early Career Scientist Committee (ECSC) are launching the ISME ECS Reviewer Pool. Read more

Panel on Peer Review and Publishing in ISME Journals
The Early Career Scientist Committee invites you to join the panel discussion on Peer Review and Publishing in ISME Journals at ISME19. Read more

Introducing the ISME Climate Change Committee
This Committee aims to bring global attention to the discipline and practitioners of microbial ecology in addressing the climate change emergency and to inform the world of the importance of microorganisms in creating climate change solutions. Read more

Meet the Panellists of the Diversity in STEM Panel
At ISME19, panellists will be exploring how our community can prevent the disparities in career outcomes and opportunities of marginalized scientists. Read More

Winner of the ISME Tiedje Award 2024
ISME is delighted to celebrate Jan Dirk (Dick) van Elsas outstanding lifetime contribution to microbial ecology and his enduring legacy in the field with the Tiedje Award. Read more

July 2024
Career Choice interview with Elizabeth Deyett
Elizabeth Deyett talks about spearheading a team dedicated to integrating data science and bioinformatics for sustainability advancements, focusing on microbial genomics innovations. Read more

Call for new members for the ISME Early Career Scientist Committee
The ISME Early Career Scientist Committee is recruiting 6 new members! Join us to support early career microbial ecologists globally, facilitating networking, education, training, research, and career development. Please apply by 28 July 2024. Read more

June 2024
Career Choice interview with Leon Hartman
Leon Hartman talks about helping to track the composition and evolution of SARS-CoV-2 variants circulating in Victoria, Australia, in his role as Research Assistant. Read more

Winner of the ISME/IWA BioCluster Rising Star Award
Congratulations to Ryan Ziels from the University of British Columbia for winning the ISME/IWA BioCluster Rising Star Award 2024. This is a prestigious prize dedicated to internationally-recognised research of unusual merit. Read more

Winner of the ISME/IWA BioCluster Grand Prize 2024
ISME is delighted to congratulate Amy Pruden from Virginia Tech as the winner of the ISME/IWA BioCluster Grand Prize 2024, a prestigious prize acknowledging internationally-recognised research of unusual merit. Read more

May 2024
Editorial Board Member Awards 2023
Congratulations to Meiying Xu, Linda Thomashow and William Orsi for winning the Outstanding Editorial Board Member Awards for their contribution to The ISME Journal. Read more

The ISME Journal Best Paper Award 2023
ISME wishes to congratulate the authors of the most impactful articles published in The ISME Journal that also nicely reflect the breadth of topics published from around the world each year. Read more

Winner of the ISME Winogradsky Award 2024
ISME acknowledges Jennifer Martiny's groundbreaking work that significantly advanced our understanding of microbial diversity and its impact on ecosystem functioning with the Winogradsky Award. Read more

Winner of the Alma Dal Co Award 2024
ISME is delighted to congratulate Jean-Baptiste Raina as the winner of the Alma Dal Co Award 2024, recognizing his significant contribution to microbial ecology in marine environments. Read more

Spoofing attack - emails not from ISME President
Please be aware currently spoofing emails. If you receive an email from ISME President, Phil Hugenholtz please check whether the email address is correct, only respond to email addresses ending with  @uq.edu.au and @isme-microbes.org Read more

April 2024
Call for Applications - ISME Scholar Fund
ISME is providing financial support to Early Career microbial ecology scientists to further develop their academic knowledge and skills at hosting Institutions. Make sure to share this information with your students! Read more.

The new ISME Winogradsky Award for Mid-Career Scientists
ISME has a new award that acknowledges the achievements of Mid-career microbial ecologists, which is named after Sergei Winogradsky to honour his importance to our field. Read more

March 2024
ISME award renamed to honour Alma Dal Co
ISME and the Alma Dal Co Foundation are delighted to announce the renaming of the ISME Early Career Award to the ISME Alma Dal Co Award to commemorate the life and work of Alma Dal Co (1989 - 2022. Read more

August 2023
Submit via the OUP Submission System
As announced recently, our society journals are transitioning to Oxford University Press (OUP) as our new publisher. As of this Friday 1 September, all new submissions to The ISME Journal and ISME Communications will use OUP submission systems. Read more

July 2023
New benefits for ISME Members
ISME aims to serve the public good and its members and is committed to supporting and promoting the growth and success of the field of Microbial Ecology. As part of this mission, ISME provides grants and sponsorship opportunities to members and organizations whose objectives are in line with the values and objectives of ISME. Read more

May 2023
ISME Publications Announcement
The International Society for Microbial Ecology is excited to announce that The ISME Journal and ISME Communications will be published by Oxford University Press beginning in 2024. Read more