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.
Making Biology Real: How ABE Transformed One Tutor’s Path
February 23, 2026
As a biology tutor, Aya Barghachoun is constantly looking for ways to move beyond theory to create authentic scientific practice. While a physiotherapy student at the University of Sydney, she joined the ABE teacher training program, not realizing just how transformative that move would be.A year later, Barghachoun has not only expanded her…
ABE Appreciation: Charissa Lin, ABE Singapore
April 13, 2021
Meet one of our most passionate and innovative ABE community members. Working with her team at Singapore’s Science Centre, Charissa Lin is the team’s…
How Does ABE Approach Evaluation?
March 22, 2021
This is the first in a series of blog posts on the topic of evaluation in the context of the ABE program. Program evaluation is a valuable tool when…
Seeing Is Not Necessarily Believing
March 15, 2021
Supporting Students in Evaluating SourcesOne of the most difficult tasks that we have as humans is discerning whether something we hear, see, or read…
What Does Culturally Responsive Teaching Look Like?
March 7, 2021
With a continued focus on bringing equity, engagement, and diversity to the forefront of an inclusive STEM workforce, the ABE Program Office is…
ABE Turkey—Reflections on Our First PDI
March 7, 2021
- Contributed by the ABE Turkey program site staff We recently (November–December 2020) completed our first official ABE professional development…
Coming Full Circle: From Teaching to Industry to ABE Parent
March 4, 2021
Cleo Talbot grew up in a small town in the middle of Ireland called Mullingar. There, the only women she ever met who had science degrees were her…
What's Gut Got to Do with It?
February 16, 2021
When we hear about COVID, most of us think of it as a respiratory illness. However, current research is beginning to link gut health with the…
Scaling Up a Biotech Workforce in Southern California
February 9, 2021
When Wendie Johnston was in college in the late 1950s and early 1960s, there was no double helix yet in the textbooks. “Back then, it took 10 years…