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–…
Creating Safe Spaces for Science Through ABE Kentucky
November 20, 2021
For 12 years as a health teacher, Diane Courington had a core goal for all her classes: to create a safe space for everyone. This drive was born out…
ABE Program Sites Scale for Depth
November 20, 2021
In this new blog series, the Program Office will highlight strategies different program sites are using to scale for depth, spread, shift, and…
ABE Program Sites Scale for Spread
December 19, 2021
In this monthly feature, the ABE Program Office highlights strategies different sites are using to scale for depth, spread, shift, and sustainability…
Overcoming Obstacles to Bring Biotech Education to a New Region
February 1, 2022
In Kentucky, the Amgen Biotech Experience (ABE) is just getting started, with the 2021–22 school year the first that some select area schools are…
ABE Program Sites Scale for Shift
January 16, 2022
In this ongoing monthly feature, the Program Office highlights strategies different sites are using to scale for depth, spread, shift, and…
Language in STEM and Science Classrooms
December 19, 2021
One way to broaden participation in STEM at the classroom level is to focus more intentionally on the variety of ways language is used with…
A Sliver of Science Can Spark a Career
December 29, 2021
This testimonial on the power of the ABE Volunteer Program by ABE Greater Los Angeles Area teacher Carla Davis was based on a single virtual visit…
A Biotech Business with an Eye Toward the Future
October 12, 2021
When their paths crossed as high school students, Leila Daneshmandi and Armin Tahmasbi Rad never imagined they would create a company…