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ABE Australia Teacher Builds Bead Model to Help Students Visualize Plasmids
August 11, 2026
Susan Senior, an ABE Master Teacher Fellow in New South Wales, Australia, noticed her Year 12 students were struggling to grasp how plasmids work. “They just weren’t understanding how the plasmids would come apart and go back together,” she recalled. While the ABE laboratory kit includes a paper modeling activity, her students found the process…
30 Years of ABE: In Gratitude for Our Teachers
November 23, 2020
When Hugh Nelson began work as the first teacher ever for the Amgen Biotech Experience (ABE), he had a crash course in cutting-edge biotechnology.…
Using Flowcharts with ABE Labs
November 14, 2020
What are “flowcharts”?Flowcharts are a common type of graphic organizer; they can help students to organize their thinking and their ideas in a…
Lab Technicians Look Forward in October Virtual Meeting
November 12, 2020
Connection and problem-solving were the hallmarks of October’s quarterly virtual Lab Technician Meeting in October. Meeting officially for the first…
30 Years of ABE: A Global Expansion
November 6, 2020
In 1990, the Amgen Biotech Experience made its debut at Newbury High School in Hugh Nelson’s classroom, just down the road from Amgen headquarters in…
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…