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.
Steering a Course to Success in Biotech Manufacturing
December 12, 2022
In biopharmaceutical manufacturing, there is no “one size fits all” approach when it comes to who can pursue and succeed in a career. Some have backgrounds and an early interest in science, whereas others come into the industry from other fields. Some have advanced college degrees; others have more vocational backgrounds. What draws them together…
Steering a Course to Success in Biotech Manufacturing
December 12, 2022
In biopharmaceutical manufacturing, there is no “one size fits all” approach when it comes to who can pursue and succeed in a career. Some have…
Volunteers Bring New Dimensions to ABE Classrooms
November 30, 2022
Over the years, students in Wendy Wooten’s biomedical science classes have heard varied stories about career paths into biotechnology, each one…
ABE at St. Ivo Academy, Cambridgeshire, UK
November 30, 2022
First published in the ABE UK monthly newsletter. At St. Ivo, we have been running the Amgen Biotech Experience for our year 13 groups for the past 7…
Mission Possible: Forging a Path from the Military to Biotech
November 10, 2022
On Veterans Day 2021, Lt. Col. Edwin Martinez received special recognition in Puerto Rico for his work during the COVID-19 pandemic—distributing…
Scientists Make a Turn to Teaching
October 5, 2022
Although many students think about careers as a linear journey that continues along roughly the same track, building over time, most professionals…
Broadening Participation in STEM Through Community Engagement
September 20, 2022
Advancing STEM interest and engagement has increasingly demanded the creation of complementary education strategies to support continued growth and…
From Childhood Museum Visits to Cross-Country Research: Fulfilling a Science Dream
September 19, 2022
This year has been a particularly memorable one for Hannah Menghis, who spent the spring before her freshman year at Brown University doing…
When Lifelong Learners Turn to Teaching
August 30, 2022
This story is part of a blog series on the ABE Master Teaching Fellows. Although the school year is just starting to kick off in the Northern…