BioQUEST at ASMCUE 2025: Field Engagement and Community Impact

This publication documents BioQUEST’s engagement at ASMCUE 2025 and synthesizes key field signals emerging from the conference. Faculty conversations and sessions consistently emphasized the need for sustained professional learning networks, adaptable open educational resources, and collaborative infrastructure that extends beyond one-time events. The report outlines BioQUEST’s layered conference presence and examines how strategic partnership models can deepen relational networks while reinforcing shared cyberinfrastructure such as QUBES. By positioning conference engagement as a catalyst for long-term community development, this report contributes to broader conversations about how faculty communities, open platforms, and mentoring networks can function as durable systems for advancing undergraduate STEM education. Readers may find this report useful as a model for mission-aligned field engagement, professional society partnerships, and community-centered infrastructure building.