2026 ASM Conference for Undergraduate Educators

2026 ASM Conference for Undergraduate Educators

Welcome to ASMCUE in Seattle, Washington! Registered attendees are able to download the mobile app onto their phone, create a log-in, and make a personalized schedule and chat with attendees. Questions? Email [email protected]

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10:00am PST

Activity: Tour and Lunch at the Allen Institute off-site

12:00pm PST

ASMCUE Registration & Information desk is open ASMCUE registration desk

1:30pm PST

Workshop 1: Integrating an Immunology Storyline in Your Course with HHMI BioInteractive Room 335Melissa Haswell • Holly Basta Workshop 2: Hands-On PCR: Integrating End Point, Quantitative and Digital PCR Technology for Undergraduate Teaching and Research Room 336 Workshop 3: From Course to Publication: A Guide to Environmental Microbiome Analysis With Students Room 337Ellen Dow • Zachary Crockett

4:30pm PST

Affinity dinners (on your own). Advanced sign-up required. off-site

6:00pm PST

Opening Comments & Plenary by Ben Wiggins Rooms 333 & 334Aisling Dugan • Ben Wiggins

7:00pm PST

Exhibit & Poster Hall Open ASMCUE Exhibit & Poster Hall LuxArt activity (sign-up required) Rooms 338 & 339Mark Martin

7:15pm PST

A bioprospecting ethics case study with multi-institution evidence of student learning ASMCUE Exhibit & Poster HallSarah Miller • Stephanie Mathews A bite-sized approach to scaffolding scientific literature interpretation for first year and early students ASMCUE Exhibit & Poster HallKaren Avery A low-cost CRISPR gene editing workflow for the college classroom ASMCUE Exhibit & Poster HallOrlando de Lange Active Learning in Microbiology (ALM) – Disseminating Best Practices and Novel Ideas ASMCUE Exhibit & Poster HallNancy Boury Adapting the EvolvingSTEM CURE: Scaling Up High School Outreach for University-Level Inquiry ASMCUE Exhibit & Poster HallAbigail Matela • Elizabeth Ostrowski • Erin Nawrocki AI Meets Microbiology: Building an Infectious Disease Case ASMCUE Exhibit & Poster HallParisa Jazbi Analysis of How Undergraduate Biology STEM Students Integrate AI Tools into their Biology Education: A Multi-course perspective ASMCUE Exhibit & Poster HallDiviya Ray Awarding Merit Badges in Undergraduate Microbiology Laboratories to Promote Technique and Build Community ASMCUE Exhibit & Poster HallAisling Dugan Beyond the Classroom: Designing Biology Courses That Recognize Working Learners ASMCUE Exhibit & Poster HallAlexander Eden Beyond the final product: A process-based framework for observing student learning throughout the writing process in the age of AI ASMCUE Exhibit & Poster HallHannah Schapiro Beyond the Pathogen: Reimagining Microbiology Education Using Infectious Disease History to Teach Health Equity ASMCUE Exhibit & Poster HallStefanie Iverson Cabral BioCrawl: Promoting transparency toward undergraduate research and experiential learning opportunities ASMCUE Exhibit & Poster HallYvonne Sun Biotech Launch: An Experiential Biotechnology Training Program for Community College Students ASMCUE Exhibit & Poster HallNikki Mertz Breaking the ice: Using video introductions to connect with students and manage large classrooms ASMCUE Exhibit & Poster HallChintamani Manish Bridging STEM knowledge gaps through a multidisciplinary zebrafish CURE ASMCUE Exhibit & Poster HallAllison Scherer BUDDY: A Turnkey Platform to Enable Clinically Relevant Yeast CRISPR Course-Based Undergraduate Research Experiences (CUREs) ASMCUE Exhibit & Poster HallBrian Wasko Building a Community Resource for Undergraduate Immunology Laboratories ASMCUE Exhibit & Poster HallEric Cooper • Sumali Pandey Building and implementing a standards-based grading scheme based on the ASM Curriculum Guidelines in a 300-level mixed major Microbiology course ASMCUE Exhibit & Poster HallSean Coleman Building Research and Workforce Skills Through an Interdisciplinary Fish Microbiome CURE ASMCUE Exhibit & Poster HallKarin Kram Communication Soft Skills in the Sciences and Micro-Credentials ASMCUE Exhibit & Poster HallKate Knoll Connecting Microbiology and Oral Health: A Multi-Procedure Laboratory Investigation of Cariogenic Bacteria ASMCUE Exhibit & Poster HallNed Barden Cultivating STEM Identity Through Tiny Earth: A Study of Gateway Program Students' Self-Efficacy and Motivation in Undergraduate Antibiotic-Discovery Research ASMCUE Exhibit & Poster HallKari Jensen CURE TAPESTRy: A Network to Advance Professional Development of Teaching Assistants for CUREs across Institutions ASMCUE Exhibit & Poster HallJacqueline Miralles-Salazar Development and Implementation of a DNA Puzzle Builder Activity for Undergraduate Learners ASMCUE Exhibit & Poster HallKelly Weaver Engaging Students in Immunology Through Student-Created Games ASMCUE Exhibit & Poster HallNana Ankrah Evaluating “Live and Active” Claims: Probiotic Foods as Tractable Systems for Teaching Quantitative Microbiological Skills ASMCUE Exhibit & Poster HallRachel Cheng Evaluating the Experiences of Counterstereotypical Scientists in the Classroom ASMCUE Exhibit & Poster HallCarolina Mehaffy • Grace Borlee Examining the role of professional societies in pedagogical mentorship: lessons learned from a community of practice ASMCUE Exhibit & Poster HallCarlos Goller • Stephanie Mathews From Classroom to Community: Using Environmental Justice Projects to Teach Labs ASMCUE Exhibit & Poster HallLiu Cao From No Lab Experience to Research Readiness: Supporting Students for Graduate Pathways ASMCUE Exhibit & Poster HallAmira Ayad • Deiaa Hassanein From Phenotype to Genotype: Integrating Microbial Physiology with Genetics through Two Inquiry-Based Laboratory Modules ASMCUE Exhibit & Poster HallJorgelina Morán Barrio Glow Up: Transforming pGLO into a Collaborative, Quantitative CURE for Biology Majors ASMCUE Exhibit & Poster HallBhooma Srinivasan Improving Consistency and Efficiency in Grading Quantitative Data Analysis through Automated Validation of Student Laboratory Calculations ASMCUE Exhibit & Poster HallJisoo Han • Colton Baumler Improving STEM retention by utilizing CUREs, external partnerships, and microcredentials ASMCUE Exhibit & Poster HallGary Bates • LaShall Bates Leveraging a Public Database based on Student Discoveries ASMCUE Exhibit & Poster HallMariah Knowles • Sarah Miller Looking Forward to Nursing: A Weekly Framework for Teaching Microbiology with Purpose and Relevance for Nursing Track Students ASMCUE Exhibit & Poster HallLinda King Making Classroom Engagement Sweeter: Using a Case Study on Diabetes to teach Metabolism and Empathy ASMCUE Exhibit & Poster HallRachel Bergerson Myco-Ed: Empowering Students to Decode Fungal Diversity and Tolerance ASMCUE Exhibit & Poster HallCarlos Goller No Code, No Budget, No Problem: Vibe Code Your Own Zero-Cost Microbiology Lab Tool with AI ASMCUE Exhibit & Poster HallMichael Barnhart Structured for Success: Enhancing Equity in STEM Through Scaffolded Assessment Design ASMCUE Exhibit & Poster HallSudha Moorthy The Curious, The Cautious, and The Convinced: A Role-Play Activity for Effective Vaccine Communication ASMCUE Exhibit & Poster HallAndrea Rediske

7:30pm PST

GIDEON Informatics: Product & Author Corner Rooms 333 & 334Jean-Felipe Teotonio