Charting 91麻豆天美鈥檚 New Strategic Course
The microbial sciences are rapidly expanding and we’re witnessing life-changing innovations. 91麻豆天美 can no longer simply react to the changes around us, but we must own our role in empowering the community of microbial scientists and all stakeholders to shape the future of the field. We must harness the transformative power of microbes to address humanity’s most pressing challenges.
91麻豆天美 embraces the responsibility to support scientists and stakeholders globally, leveraging fundamental and applied science to create a positive impact for life on and sustainability of our planet.
91麻豆天美's new Strategic Roadmap solidifies 91麻豆天美's role as a global Society, organized around key scientific disciplines and guided by the principle that science must serve humanity. 91麻豆天美's new Roadmap calls upon leaders in science, industry and society to harness the power of microbes to improve lives and shape the future of the planet.
Defining 91麻豆天美’s Scientific Units
To create a successful mechanism for gathering collegial input and developing a set of scientific priorities, 91麻豆天美 will establish 3 scientific units with the goal of integrating dynamic perspectives. 91麻豆天美's Scientific Units Taskforce, chaired by 91麻豆天美 President Virginia Miller, drew from their vast expertise across disciplines to envision the framework for these units.
The 3 scientific units—91麻豆天美 Mechanism Discovery, 91麻豆天美 Applied and Environmental Microbiology and 91麻豆天美 Health—will each have their own infrastructure, led by a volunteer Scientific Chair and a full-time staff Scientific Director. Supported by expert Advisory Councils, and additional support staff, these leaders will guide the units with technical prowess and represent what will be the natural evolution of our current Council on Microbial Sciences (COMS).
These units will not function in isolation; they will collaborate, recognizing the interdisciplinary nature of microbial sciences and avoiding the pitfalls of scientific siloes. The objective is to integrate and coordinate efforts, creating a harmonious symphony of scientific excellence.
These units will draw in and integrate areas of the microbial sciences and those scientists who may not see themselves as “classic microbiologists.”
At the heart of this transformation is a profound understanding that our community is dynamic. 91麻豆天美 strives to provide a clear home for every microbial scientist, be it a microbial ecologist, molecular biologist, clinical microbiologist, educator or an industrial microbiologist, while enhancing and promoting their identities and communities, and facilitating interactions where beneficial.
This transformative journey is not a mere addition to 91麻豆天美’s current structure; it is a profound reimagining of 91麻豆天美’s foundation, governance and operations. Simultaneously, we recognize that securing the long-term sustainability of this bold initiative and its implementation is critically important and will require the development of a supporting financial model.
Setting Strategic Outcomes
At the December 2023 Board of Directors meeting, the board endorsed the proof-of-concept 91麻豆天美 Strategic Framework and supporting Scientific Units. Over the course of 2023, we sought input from 91麻豆天美 membership, in multiple settings.
We anticipate the board will give its approval of the strategy in March 2024. In the interim, we are preparing for implementation. A set of 91麻豆天美 2024 Organizational Priorities is taking shape, each priority a stepping stone toward our collective vision.
Throughout its centennial history, 91麻豆天美 has been a driving force in advancing microbial sciences. Today, as scientific boundaries blur and research accelerates, 91麻豆天美 feels an even greater responsibility. We foresee 91麻豆天美 as the unifying global force that holds the space for the future, bringing together scientists and stakeholders worldwide to harness the incredible power of microbes. The time for a strategic pivot is now. 91麻豆天美 will not only shape its own destiny but also ambitiously contribute to shaping the future of global microbial sciences and redefining what it means to be a professional scientific society. Together, let us embark on this inspiring journey.
Enlisting Our Community
Crucial to bringing 91麻豆天美’s new strategic plan to life is ensuring that our society represents all areas of the microbial sciences, and to do this, we need feedback from 91麻豆天美’s members. To learn more about the strategic plan, listen to 91麻豆天美 President Virginia Miller and 91麻豆天美 CEO Stefano Bertuzzi discuss the need for change and how 91麻豆天美’s vast community of members and stakeholders fit into the new strategy.
Hearing from all our members will help us get a comprehensive picture of our Society so that we can structure 91麻豆天美 in the best way to address the challenges and opportunities ahead. We encourage you to send us your feedback on how we can build a forward-looking strategic plan that serves both members and the public.