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.
A Redesigned Precision Medicine Module Sparks Student Excitement
December 15, 2025
Excitement is in the air in a biology classroom in Tampa, Florida. As Mishell Thomas-King explains how her students will be trying out a new lab next quarter that lets them test their own DNA, a student reacts simply with “Oh my gosh! Really?”“I said, ‘You get to test whether or not you have a particular trait, then swab your own cheek cells, and…
ABE Turkey—Reflections on Our First PDI
March 7, 2021
- Contributed by the ABE Turkey program site staff We recently (November–December 2020) completed our first official ABE professional development…
Coming Full Circle: From Teaching to Industry to ABE Parent
March 4, 2021
Cleo Talbot grew up in a small town in the middle of Ireland called Mullingar. There, the only women she ever met who had science degrees were her…
What's Gut Got to Do with It?
February 16, 2021
When we hear about COVID, most of us think of it as a respiratory illness. However, current research is beginning to link gut health with the…
Scaling Up a Biotech Workforce in Southern California
February 9, 2021
When Wendie Johnston was in college in the late 1950s and early 1960s, there was no double helix yet in the textbooks. “Back then, it took 10 years…
Variants, Variations, Mutations, Oh My!
January 18, 2021
In recent news, there has been a lot of talk about a SARS-CoV-2 (the virus that causes COVID-19) variant that seems to be more contagious than…
Celebrating Achievements in Biotech
January 17, 2021
Although 2020 was filled with tremendous global challenges, it also reminded us all of the crucial role scientists play in public health and safety.…
2020 ... the ABE Year in Review
January 15, 2021
The ABE Program Office wishes all of its program site staff, teachers, students, and ABE friends and family everywhere a very happy new year!! As we…
ABE Master Teacher Fellowship Launches a New Community of Leaders
January 15, 2021
The ABE Program Office is proud and excited to launch the inaugural cohort of the ABE Master Teacher Fellowship, with its first meeting taking place…