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.
Exponential Growth of ABE Canada Fueled by Passionate Teachers
April 28, 2026
Last year, ABE Canada celebrated reaching 10,000 students. As impressive as that may sound, the metric that was even more remarkable to ABE teacher Janette Buckley was 5,000. That's the number of students the program has reached just since the 10,000-student milestone in spring 2025.“I didn't realize how small the program used to be and how it's…
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…
Broadening Participation Through the Practical Application of CRP
October 16, 2021
How can educators implement culturally relevant and responsive pedagogy (CRP), a research- and evidence-based approach that values the rich variety…
Taking Biotech to a Whole New Level with Data Analytics
September 27, 2021
This story is part of an ABE series on data science in biotechnology. Read the overview story and then a profile of Marvin Gee. "When one door…
Creating a Culturally Responsive Science Classroom: Strategies for Adapting Curricula
September 13, 2021
One of the goals of ABE is to broaden STEM participation to historically underserved, and often minoritized, communities. In this effort, creating…
Pandemic Teaching Stories - Lessons Learned
September 10, 2021
As a new school year begins for students in many areas of the world, teachers have been reflecting on a year of adaptation and resilience in the face…
Instructional Scaffolding in STEM
September 9, 2021
Most teachers would agree that every student is unique and, therefore, has their own way of learning. However, teachers have a limited amount of time…
Bridging the Gap Between Immunology and Data Science
August 23, 2021
"Bridging the gap between immunology and data science allowed me to make new breakthroughs that were not readily possible." —Marvin Gee This story…
The Explosion of Data Science in Biotechnology
August 23, 2021
This story is the first part of an ongoing ABE series on data science in biotechnology. Every human cell is packed full of proteins…