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–…
Bioinformatics Resources from ABE
October 1, 2019
Technology has brought about some radical changes in the ways in which science is practiced. What first seemed nearly impossible—sequencing the…
Pivotal Moments on a Path to Biotechnology
September 9, 2019
A series of moments have shaped Rithik Kumar’s path to biotechnology. There was learning about nature from his parents who were avid gardeners. There…
Gel Electrophoresis: Do’s and Don’ts
September 6, 2019
Gel electrophoresis is an important verification step in ABE's Foundations of Biotech labs. It allows students to determine the size of a product by…
Bringing Biotech Out of the Textbooks and Into the Real World in Rhode Island
August 8, 2019
Julie Pankowicz’s students engaging in an ABE activity Julie Pankowicz started teaching high school biology right out of undergraduate school when…
Pipetting 101: Tips and Tricks to Help Everyone Master the Use of a Micropipette
July 19, 2019
Pipetting is a crucial skill in biotechnology. Doing it properly helps ensure better results in the lab, prolongs the life of the equipment, and…
Bacterial Whack-A-Mole: The Rise of Drug Resistant “SuperBugs”
July 17, 2019
Today, we often take antibiotics for granted. Since the discovery of penicillin in 1928, these powerful medications have become a cornerstone of…
Viruses to the Rescue: A Promising Treatment for Cystic Fibrosis
June 30, 2019
Cystic fibrosis (CF) is a progressive genetic condition that causes recurrent respiratory infections and limits a patient’s ability to breathe over…
A Biotech Revolution at a Vocational School in Massachusetts
June 10, 2019
Over the last 6 years, a biotech revolution has occurred at Greater New Bedford Regional Vocational Technical High School in Massachusetts. Driven by…