Mission Statement

Northern California American Society for Microbiology

NCASM exists to promote scientific knowledge of microbiology and related subjects through discussions, reports, and publications; improve education in the science of microbiology; stimulate scientific microbiological investigations and their applications; and, foster recruitment of newcomers into the profession of microbiology in Northern California and middle-western Nevada.

 

NCASM is a non-profit public benefit corporation organized under Section 237 of the Old Revenue and Taxation Code of the State of California, United States of America. NCASM is organized exclusively for educational and scientific purposes as described for tax-exempt organizations under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954. The American Society for Microbiology (ASM), the parent organization of NCASM, is also arecognized 501(c)(3) tax-exempt organization.