19th ASM Conference for Undergraduate Educators
Blending Science and Education
June 14 – 17, 2012 | San Mateo Marriott, San Mateo, California
Join over 300 microbiology and biology educators for an interactive four-day conference that will discuss the latest information in biological sciences and education research.
New Collaboration: Register for ASMCUE and Gain Access to asm2012
ASMCUE 2012 will meet in conjunction with asm2012 in San Francisco, California and will be held 20 miles away in San Mateo, California. Organizers have arranged a joint program that benefits ASMCUE registered attendees in the following ways:
- Enjoy a complimentary “field trip” Saturday evening to the Opening asm2012 Keynote Session and Reception 5:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. on Saturday, June 16. Complimentary transportation will be provided to/from the San Mateo Marriott and the Moscone Convention Center.
- Enjoy a complimentary one-day registration pass to attend asm2012 sessions on Sunday, June 17 only. Attendees will need to make transportation arrangements to attend asm2012 that day.
Plenary Lecturers
Teaching Effectively: Less is More!!
Spencer Benson, University of Maryland
2011 Carski Foundation Distinguished Undergraduate Teaching Awardee
Host-Virus Interactions: A New Focus on Fat
Melanie Ott, University of California, San Francisco
Adventures in Personal Genomics and Whole Omics Profiling
Michael Snyder, Stanford University
Rock Stars, Deficit Models, and Stereotype Threats: Learning to See Inequity in Science and Strategies for Addressing It
Kimberly Tanner, San Francisco State University
2010 National Science Foundation CAREER Grant Awardee and 2011 Society for College Science Teachers Outstanding Undergraduate Science Teacher Awardee
Concurrent Scientific Sessions
- Subversion of the Host Epithelial Barrier by Pseudomonas aeruginosa
- Emerging Pathogens: How Do We Detect and Track Them?
- Discoveries in Phylogenetically-Driven Genomic Sequencing Projects and its Potential for Your Students
- E. coli: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
- Microbes and Oil Spills
- The Hosthogen Genome in 4D
- Resolving Community and Metabolic Dynamics in Colorado Plateau Biological Soil Crusts
- Innate Immune Detection of Pathogenic Bacteria
- The Science of the Microbiome: A Renaissance for Microbiology
Concurrent Pedagogy Sessions
- Understanding by Design: Using Intelligent Course Design to Build Learning Environments
- MedMyst: Using Serious Games to Teach Microbiology
- Enhancing the Undergraduate Research Experience by Transforming Laboratory Activities
- Creating Videos and Public Service Announcements as a Means of Promoting Student Engagement, Developing Critical Thinking Skills, and Creating Citizen Scientists
- Transforming “Lecture” Halls into Student-centered Classrooms
- Forming Effective Student Groups for Active Learning Pedagogies
- Programs and Best Practices to Increase Retention and Graduation Rates of Students from Underrepresented Groups in STEM: An Overview of the California State University Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation Program
- Using the Scientific Literature to Teach Science Literacy
Concurrent Resource Sessions
- From the Few to the Many: Scaling up the Undergraduate Research Experience with the HHMI SEA-PHAGES Course
- MicrobeLibrary’s Newest Collection: The Multiple Choice Critical Thinking Question Bank
- Tailoring Teaching for Demographically Diverse Learners Road Map to Academic Success
- Effective Online Microbiology Education: A Two-Session Progression
- National Science Foundation (NSF) Funding – Education & Undergraduate Research
- Road Map to Academic Success
- What is New in Teaching Technology? PowerPoint Annotation Using Notebook computers or Tablets to Create Interactive Lectures Which are Captured Using Lecture Capture Software
Important Dates
| February 1, 2012 | Abstract Submission Deadline | |
| February 15, 2012 | Travel Award Submission Deadline | |
| February 29, 2012 | Microbrew Abstract Submission Deadline | |
| March 16, 2012 | Discounted Registration Deadline | |
| April 20, 2012 | Final Registration Deadline |
Conference Steering Committee
Jacqueline Washington, Chair
Nyack College, Nyack, New York
Todd Primm, Vice Chair
Sam Houston State University, Huntsville, Texas
Min-Ken Liao, Abstract Review Chair
Furman University, Greenville, South Carolina
Kimberly Tanner, Local Organizing Chair,
San Francisco State University, San Francisco, California
Brinda Govindan, Local Organizing Chair
San Francisco State University, San Francisco, California
For complete program details and deadlines, please visit www.ASMCUE.org.
