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]

9:45am PST

Commensals are Mutualists, and "Pathogen" is Passé. Discuss. Rooms 338 & 339Kelly Cowan Community College Roundtable: Faculty Voices from the Community College Classroom Room 336Heather Townsend Critical Conversations Regarding Graduate Teaching Assistants’ Instructional Uses of Generative Artificial Intelligence (GenAI) Room 337Jeffrey Olimpo • Andrea Rediske From Archives to the Classroom: Building a Community and Developing Resources to Integrate History into Microbiology Education Room 335Stefanie Iverson Cabral

1:30pm PST

Writing Federal Grants in the Current Funding Landscape Rooms 333 & 334Elizabeth Danka

8:30am PST

Using GenAI to Restore Time-Intensive Teaching Practices and Assess Process Over Product Regardless of Class Size Rooms 333 & 334Kara Mosovsky • J. Jordan Steel • Michael Barnhart

10:05am PST

AI as a Mindtool: Shifting Student Use from Generating Content to Fostering Critical Thinking Rooms 333 & 334Jacqueline Washington • Mary Mawn Cognitive Isn’t Enough: Strategizing the Support of Affective Learning in Science to Achieve Full “Bloom” Learning Room 336Bethany Stone • Amanda Durbak Fostering student belonging, professional identity, and career readiness with revitalized co-curricular programming. Room 335Mary Allen • Stephanie Carr

11:10am PST

Health Disparities as a Framework for Connecting Basic Science, Community Engagement, and Student Success Room 335Kelly Collins

1:30pm PST

AI is here – how do educators plan to integrate AI tools for research into coursework (while still teaching core science skills)? Rooms 333 & 334Carlos Goller • Ellen Dow • Zachary Crockett Credentialing, Curriculum, and Career Readiness: A Roundtable Discussion Room 335Tamara Mandell The Microbiology Educator Exchange: Building New ASM Teaching and Learning Communities Through Peer Support and Networking Room 336Heather Townsend • Mary Allen • Caitlin Light

2:05pm PST

Advancing Excellence in Microbiology Education: ASM’s Course Endorsement Program Room 336Nancy Boury • Carlos Goller • Caitlin Light

2:40pm PST

Updating the 2018 Microbiology in Nursing and Allied Health (MINAH) Undergraduate Curriculum Guidelines Room 336Lourdes Norman-McKay • Beena Patel

3:15pm PST

Beyond BlackInMicro Week: Building Classroom Activities that Emphasize Science Identity and Stories from Everyday Scientists Room 337Antoinette Bell-Kareem • Nikea Pittman • Kishana Taylor