2026 Communications Award Accepting Entries

ASTMH member and non-members: Nominate your favorite news story about tropical medicine and global health from the last 12 months. Our judging committee will review and select the winner. Deadline is September 1, 2026.

New & Noteworthy

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ASTMH Opposes the Hostile Treatment of Public Health Professionals

ASTMH is deeply concerned by the increasingly hostile treatment of scientists whose careers have been devoted to understanding, preventing and responding to infectious diseases.

12 Aug 2026

Annual Meeting Registration Discount

Through September 26, register for the 2026 Annual Meeting in Gaylord National Harbor, Maryland (near Washington, DC) to receive the early-bird discount.

14 Jul 2026

Kristy Murray Named New Scientific Program Chair

Dr. Murray is currently Associate Program Chair. She will assume the role of Scientific Program Chair following the Annual Meeting in November.

08 Jul 2026

Upcoming Events

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16Aug 2026

Update Course Day 1 in Brazil (with a livestream option)

The first of a two-day update of the essential components of tropical medicine and travelers' health. In person in Brazil in conjunction with the Brazilian Society of Tropical Medicine MedTrop 2026 Meeting.

BRASILIA, BRAZIL
26Aug 2026

Webinar - From Extreme Weather to Patient Care: Science Into Action

10 a.m. ET: How populations are being affected right now by extreme weather and environmental hazards. The urgency of coordinated action across federal agencies and the healthcare sector.

WEBINAR
02Sep 2026

Webinar - Translating Medical Entomology Research into Actionable Vector Control

9 a.m. ET: Translational approaches to vector control, how research findings become practical vector control strategies, and career paths and collaborations that make this possible.

WEBINAR

2026
18 - 22 November

2026 Annual Meeting

Gaylord National Harbor at National Harbor, Maryland USA (adjacent to Washington, DC
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2026 Annual Meeting Schedule At-a-Glance

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