About ASV
The American Society for Virology is committed to growing and supporting a diverse and inclusive community of virologists, to promote research and education on viruses, and to foster engagement and open communication of discoveries.
Rotavirus triple-layered particles. Rotavirus virions are triple-layered particles with icosahedral symmetry. The spike protein and the glycoprotein VP7 compose the external layer. Meanwhile, a unique component, VP6, is part of the middle layer. The VP2 icosahedral internal layer or virus core encapsidates the eleven dsRNA genome segments. All twelve vertices of inner core contain VP1-VP3 complexes. The image represents high-definition transmission electron microscopy of rotavirus triple-layered particles purified from cell culture. After glutaraldehyde fixation, the particles were stained phosphotungstate. Acquired images were colored using Adobe Photoshop.
Courtesy of Catherine Eichwald, Institute of Virology, University of Zürich.
Officers and Councilors
COLIN PARRISH, Ph.D.
President
Cornell University
Baker Institute for Animal Health
College of Veterinary Medicine
235 Hungerford Hill Road
Ithaca, NY 14853
Phone: 607-256-5610
ANNE MOSCONA, M.D.
President-Elect
Columbia University
Vagelos College of Physicians & Surgeons
Departments of Pediatrics, Microbiology & Immunology, and Physiology & Cellular Biophysics
701 West 168th St., Room 13-02
New York City, NY 10032
Phone: 347-366-2459
KATHERINE R. SPINDLER, Ph.D.
University of Michigan Medical School Department of Microbiology and Immunology
1150 West Medical Center Drive,
5635 Med Sci II
Ann Arbor, MI 48109-5620
Phone: 734-615-2727
Councilors
Councilor for Veterinary/Zoonotic Virology (2025)
ANDREW BROADBENT – University of Maryland
Councilor for Virology Trainees (2024)
JILLIAN CARMICHAEL – Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Councilor for Invertebrate Virology (2024)
MICHELLE FLENNIKEN – Montana State University
Councilor for Plant Virology (2023)
SVETLANA FOLIMONOVA – University of Florida
Nominating Committee Chair (2023)
FELICIA GOODRUM – University of Arizona
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Councilor for Evolution and Ecology (2023)
ADAM LAURING – University of Michigan
Councilor for Medical Virology (2025)
BENHUR LEE – Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Councilor for Animal Virology (2024)
ANDREW MEHLE – University of Wisconsin – Madison
Councilor for Prokaryotic Virology (2023)
KRISTIN PARENT – Michigan State University
Councilor for Virology Trainees (2023)
CHELSEY SPRIGGS – University of Michigan
In Memoriam
Dr. Nicholas Muzyczka
Professor Emeritus and Eminent Scholar
University of Florida College of Medicine
Dr. Oveta Fuller
Professor
University of Michigan Medical School
Professor Emeritus
Fox Chase Cancer Center
OBITUARY
Postdoctoral Fellow, Mehle Lab
University of Wisconsin - Madison
ASV Member
OBITUARY
Chair of Microbiology, Associate Dean for Research, Vice Provost for Research, Director of Global Health Programs at the University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine
ASV Lifetime Member
Professor Emeritus, Director
Salk Institute’s National Cancer Institute
President and Founder
ViroDefense Inc.
Assistant Professor
Texas A&M AgriLife Research
ASV Member
OBITUARY
Edith Wilson Bowles and Robert Bowles Professor
California Institute of Technology