Ayush received his Masters degree in Microbiology from Awadh University in India and his PhD in Microbiology from the University of Manitoba. He did his post-doctoral work at Colorado State University. Ayush’s laboratory studies the mechanisms of multidrug resistance and virulence in Acinetobacter baumannii and Pseudomonas aeruginosa. His group is also studying the microbiological quality of drinking water from First Nation communities in Manitoba. Ayush has served the CSM as Secretary-Treasurer and also as the member of the Local Organizing Committee for the 68th Annual Conference.