At the core: contemplating Mars exploration, the origins of cellular life and core facility administration

In this meeting report, Joshua Rappoport and Michelle Itano share their highlights from the 2025 ABRF Annual Meeting. This report reflects their personal perspectives, focusing on sessions and collaborations that they found particularly impactful, without detailing everything discussed at the conference.  The sessions discussed: Workshops, technology showcases, lightning talks and collaborative networks Welcome & opening keynote: using core facilities in planetary science and astrobiology research The “central”ization question: which models of core support work better? The currency of cores: reporting the performance of shared resources ABRF award | Hunting for signs of life: laboratories, volcanoes and Martian ice The core...