New & Noteworthy

A Piece of ASTMH History Donated to Headquarters

In May 2025, Past President Donald S. Burke visited the ASTMH headquarters in Arlington, Va., to donate a painting of ASTMH founder Thomas Fenton. Here, Dr. Burke shares information about the history of the painting as well as how he came to possess it.

Annual Meeting Keynote: Wafaa El-Sadr

Founder and director of ICAP at Columbia University in New York and an international expert in infectious diseases and public health, will kick off this year's Annual Meeting in Toronto on November 9.

ASTMH Statement: Trump Administration’s FY 2026 Discretionary Budget Proposal Will Devastate U.S. Leadership and Partnerships in Science, and Compromise U.S. and Global Health

ASTMH expresses grave concern regarding President Trump’s proposed Fiscal Year 2026 discretionary budget released May 2, which has the potential to undermine decades of progress in global and domestic health through the severe reduction and, in some cases, elimination of critical funding for institutions that protect lives and advance public health.

Coming Soon: Call for Late-Breakers

The Call for Late-Breaker Abstracts will be distributed in early July

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