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COMMITTEES

TSS aims to grow the inclusion and active participation of microbiologists across New Jersey at different institutions. To accomplish this, TSS committees are led by trainees and at-large members.

Social Media Committee

Chaired by the TSS Secretary, this committee increases the online presence and visibility of TSS. Examples of activities organized by this committee include the generation and distribution of online content for posting on the TSS website and social media platforms. Such content may include posts about TSS and campus chapter social events and annual meetings, summaries of publications by TSS members in peer-reviewed journals, and announcements about career panels, career opportunities, or other TSS events.

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Roshni Kadam

PhD Candidate, Xue Lab
Rutgers University

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Megan Mauriello

Ph.D. Candidate, Zhang & Duffy Labs

Rutgers University

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Joycelyn Radeny

Ph.D. Candidate, Bell Lab

Rutgers University

Fundraising Committee

Chaired by the TSS Treasurer, this committee will explore ideas on increasing TSS funds. Such funds will only be used to support poster prizes at TSS annual meetings, ASM student chapters, and cross-institutional social and outreach events. Examples of fundraisers may be TSS-branded merchandise such as t-shirts and swag.

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Ann Stock

Distinguished Professor, Department of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Associate Director, Center for Advanced Biotechnology and Medicine
Rutgers–Robert Wood Johnson Medical School

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Jimmy Siclari

Postdoctoral Fellow, Stock Lab

Rutgers University

Petri Dish Cultures

TBA

Fall and Spring Symposium Planning Committee

Chaired by the TSS President, this committee organizes the Fall and Spring TSS Symposiums. Examples of activities organized by this committee include planning the meeting agenda, inviting abstracts for posters and oral presentations, planning post-meeting social activities, and performing logistical support for room setups, catering, name tags, etc.

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Tania Wong Fok Lung

Assistant Professor & Chancellor Scholar 

Department of Microbiology, Biochemistry & Molecular Genetics

Rutgers NJ Medical School

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Prem Sreenivasan

Senior Fellow

HITLAB

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Chris Suriano

Assistant Professor

Department of Biology

Montclair State University

Outreach Committee

Chaired by the TSS President, this committee broadens the reach and participation of TSS across New Jersey institutions. Examples of activities organized by this committee include disseminating information about TSS to New Jersey institutions, establishing ASM TSS chapters at all New Jersey colleges / universities, the creation of cross-institution social and professional activities, organization of annual high school outreach event(s) across the state, including judges at high school science fairs. Liaising with industrial partners for career panels, creation of internship opportunities, dissemination of job opportunities, and sponsorship at TSS annual meetings.

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Kamila Abdujabbarova

PhD Student

Rutgers University

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Sarah Chaudhry

R&D Associate Germ Protection, Microbiology

Reckitt

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Neeraj Chauhan

Professor

Center for Discovery and Innovation

Hackensack Meridian Health

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Alexandra Deaconescu

Associate Research Professor

Institute for Quantitative Biomedicine

Rutgers University

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Aishwarya Santosh Deshpande

Assistant Professor

Department of Biology

Montclair State University

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Gwen Kester

PhD Student, Tumer Lab

Rutgers University

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Sudha Moorthy

Assistant Professor

Department of Biology

Arcadia University

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James Occi

Nontraditional PhD Student

Rutgers University

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Gabriel Palmieri

​PPL Laboratory Technician

Master's Student, Sun Lab

Rutgers University

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Dane Parker

Associate Professor, Pathology, Immunology and Laboratory Medicine

Center for Immunity and Inflammation

Rutgers New Jersey Medical School

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Anindita Saha

PhD student

Rutgers University

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Prem Sreenivsan

Senior Fellow

HITLAB

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Fahad Tahir

Lab technician

Rowan University

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