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.
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 vaccines and COVID tests while helping the local community. Deployed as part of the U.S. Army National Guard and working as a principal scientist in process development, he is part of a community of Amgen…
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…
Building New Pathways to Biotech
August 23, 2022
The biotech sector often has a stigma attached to it: the idea that you need a science degree to be a part of it. That stigma can prevent many…
Drug Design: An Overview
August 15, 2022
This is the first in a series of blog posts on drug design. In the past, most drugs were discovered by accident. For example, in the 1920s,…
Opening a Gateway to New Possibilities in Rhode Island
August 2, 2022
It can take just one person to open a student’s eyes to new possibilities: That’s a common theme that emerges when speaking with professionals of all…