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.
ABE Teacher Explores New Ways to Highlight Biotech Career Pathways for Students
July 15, 2025
During a whirlwind session of “speed networking” at a meeting in Boston in April, ABE Massachusetts teacher Christine Thompson felt transported back to her research days. Like other Master Teacher Fellows in attendance, she moved from table to table as different Amgen staff gave mini-talks about their careers in biotechnology. In a speed dating–…
30 Years of ABE: From Humble Origins
October 30, 2020
In 1989, during the early days of biotechnology, Southern California high school teacher Hugh Nelson had a summer internship at Amgen to learn more…
30 Years of ABE: Micropipetting Through the Years
October 30, 2020
When the Amgen Biotech Experience (ABE) first started in 1990, teachers like Hugh Nelson walked students through the steps for micropipetting through…
Into the Next 30 Years: ABE Singapore Takes a Community Approach for the Next Generation of Scientists
October 23, 2020
As part of Singapore’s heightened safety measures during the COVID-19 pandemic in the spring of 2020, schools there shifted to full home-based…
ABE Equity, Access, and Engagement Group Takes Action
October 16, 2020
It’s all about action. In the past few months, the ABE Equity, Access, and Engagement working group has been moving forward with systemic strategies…
30 Years of ABE: The Student–Teacher Bond
October 5, 2020
Hugh Nelson, a biology teacher at Newbury Park High School in Southern California, worked with leaders at Amgen to develop the Amgen Biotech…
30 Years of ABE: A Global Evolution
September 22, 2020
Today, the Amgen Biotech Experience (ABE) kicks off a celebration of its 30th anniversary. To honor this milestone, we have created new content to…
Viruses Offer New Hope for Sickle Cell Patients
September 21, 2020
In an era where a virus has upended our lives and harmed many, it’s easy to forget that viruses can also be a force for good. Researchers have…
30 Years of ABE: How New Teachers Continue to Shape the Program
September 8, 2020
When the Amgen Biotech Experience began in 1990, the Human Genome Project had just completed its initial planning for the 15-year effort to map all…