ABE empowers teachers to bring biotechnology to their classrooms.
Curriculum & Resources
ABE offers lab-based, classroom-based (non-lab), and web-based investigations in biotechnology, and provides professional learning opportunities and resources to support teachers and students in the use of ABE materials.
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ABE Is Effective
Studies have shown that students exposed to ABE have increased interest and confidence in science and biotechnology.
Students made a significant and substantial gain in biotech learning.
Teachers reported greater interest, knowledge, and skills from their ABE training.
59% of participating public ABE schools in U.S. serving low SES students.
ABE’s Global Reach
ABE currently has 27 program sites across 16 countries. Globally, the program has impacted 1,000,000+ students to date.
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Featured Content
Master Teacher Fellows Gather in Person to Collaborate and Build Community
Although the Amgen Biotech Experience (ABE) has been around for more than 35 years, something special has happened in the past 5 years that has had a seismic impact on the program—the Master Teacher Fellowship. Speaking to a room of more than 30 ABE Master Teacher Fellows last month in Boston, ABE’s Jessica Juliuson said, “The projects you have done have really changed the program, and they have changed the program for the better.” > READ MORE
Clinical Trials: From Disease to Medicine
In the From Disease to Medicine module, students learn about the purpose and structure of clinical research by exploring the various phases of a clinical trial. Students investigate the timeline of the 2009 H1N1 pandemic, taking on the role of researchers who are developing a promising new H1N1 vaccine. Throughout the module, students engage in different hands-on activities. > READ MORE