ABE Blog
The ABE blog covers biotech and biotech-education news and trends in and beyond the ABE community. Topical posts often include student activities.
How ABE North Carolina Brings Science to Life for Young Students
October 7, 2025
In Greensboro, North Carolina, third graders don lab coats and gloves and are instantly transformed: Whereas moments before they were ordinary elementary students on a field trip, now they are scientists—seeing themselves in a new way that 8- or 9-year-olds seldom experience.That is all in a day’s work for the ABE North Carolina (NC) team at North…
Supporting a Return to the Classroom
July 2, 2021
As another school year ends in many ABE locations, it is important to recognize that many sites were unable to be “in” their classrooms. Virtual…
ABE-LA Future Leaders of Biotech Virtual Summit
June 17, 2021
— Contributed by Mahsa Khatibeghdami, Program Site Director, ABE Greater Los Angeles Area During the 2020–21 school year, the COVID-19 pandemic…
Breaking Historic Cycles of Mistrust in Medicine
June 1, 2021
The COVID-19 pandemic has given us new awareness of a variety of social and health factors that make certain groups more vulnerable to disease and…
Evaluating Professional Learning
May 27, 2021
This is the second in a series of blog posts on the topic of evaluation in the context of the ABE program. Read Part 1 of the evaluation series…
An Alumnus Reflects on the Relationship That Would Spark His Career
August 21, 2020
"Getting people to understand why science is important early is critical to the survival of our country now."Vincent Tedjasaputra traces the start of…
Growing a Regional Program and Making a Lasting Impact
June 9, 2020
"Each time I attend one of the all-ABE site meetings hosted by the Program Office, I look around and feel extremely proud to be part of this amazing…
It's All About the Students
January 29, 2020
"They come away understanding that as long as they learn how to use the equipment, they are modeling what a real scientist actually does." In her…
Analyzing Our Genes to Pinpoint Disease
May 15, 2021
You may never have heard of her, but Dr. Mary-Claire King is a significant name when it comes to the study of genetics. King was born in 1946 in…