Membership Benefits
Stay at the Forefront of Scientific Discovery
As a member of the IS-MPMI, you’ll connect with leading scientists, access the latest research, and open the door to meaningful collaborations and career development opportunities. Members receive:
- Access to IS-MPMI community updates, member recognitions, events, and scientific news through the online news platform, Interactions
- Voting rights in IS-MPMI leadership elections
- Eligibility for honorary awards and recognition
- Eligibility to present in the virtual Rising Star Webinar Series that are then posted on our Youtube channel and on this website.
- Access to our Web-based Community Board where members can post events.
- Access to our Job Boad for Members
- Opportunities to keep up with the top IS-MPMI research in the world at a discounted registration rate at the biennial IS-MPMI Congress
- Access to webinars featuring Legendary IS-MPMI Members
- A 5% Discount to publish research in Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions (MPMI), a gold open access journal published by the American Phytopathological Society and edited by many IS-MPMI members (members use promo code ISMPMI-5 when invoiced).
Why Join IS-MPMI?
Members get access to a range of benefits that promote scientific advancement and foster professional growth.
Keep Up with the Latest Research
Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions (MPMI) is a peer-reviewed journal that publishes significant primary research and reviews on the molecular biology and genetics of pathological, symbiotic and associative interactions between microbes and plants. MPMI gives you the best and most accurate information for your work with opportunities for members to publish research in MPMI at discounted rates and gain recognition among your peers. With MPMI‘s First Look feature, your paper is also published online within a few days of acceptance!
Contribute to a Growing Scientific Community
Join more than 1,000 fellow scientists at the biennial International Congress on molecular plant-microbe interactions—the premier event for IS-MPMI members. Connect to peers in our field from around the world, present your research, and learn about trending topics from microbial pathogenesis to symbiosis and everything in between. Members receive reduced registration rates to attend our Congress events.
Stay Informed on Society News and Happenings
Learn the latest news from IS-MPMI members in Interactions, our newsletter that has updates on our Webinars, Congresses, breakthroughs by IS-MPMI members, interviews with society members and updates from our IS-MPMI president and board members. Checkout our webpage for events and announcements from the community and log into our website to view job postings.
Collaborate All Around the World
Contact international colleagues through a quick and easy search in our online member-only directory and reach out to other IS-MPMI members to collaborate on research projects, network, and stay in touch.
Early Career Scientists
Share your work via the Rising Star Webinar Series!
Early career IS-MPMI members can apply to give talks in the series that are shared in real time and then posted on our Youtube Channel.