Halmos Faculty Gets Regional Planning Coordinator Position

Julie Torruellas Garcia, Ph.D., professor in the Department of Biological Sciences in the Halmos College of Arts and Sciences and the Guy Harvey Oceanographic Research Center (HCAS) was recently appointed as the Regional Planning Coordinator (RPC) for Region IV of the American Society for Microbiology (ASM) Branch Organization Sub-Committee.  ASM is one of the largest life science societies in the world with over 30,000 members, including researchers, educators, and health professionals from around the world.  As the RPC, she will be the liaison between the national ASM and the ASM branches in Region IV. Garcia will be coordinating with ASM national to provide funding to branches for meetings and activities, training branch officers and promoting diversity.

Garcia teaches a variety of courses including Microbiology/Lab, Microbial Pathogenesis, Immunology, Genetics, and Cellular and Molecular Biology.

Posted 11/20/22