The American Society for Microbiology (ASM) selected Maliha Ishaq as a 2013 recipient of the ASM Undergraduate Research Fellowship. The ASM fellowships are targeted for highly competitive students who plan to pursue graduate studies in microbiology. Each fellow receives a stipend to conduct full tme summer research at their institution, a two-year ASM student membership and funding for travel expenses to the ASM Capstone Institute and 114th ASM General Meeting in Boston, MA.  Under the direction of Dr.