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's Expansion to the Global South: Brazil
November 18, 2024
Three countries, with vastly different education, science, and biotechnology infrastructures, are now bonded in a common goal—bringing hands-on biotech labs to underserved students. Comparing notes at a recent visit to a science education conference in Washington, DC, USA, leaders of the newest ABE sites, in Brazil, Mexico, and South Africa, found…
A Biotech Coming of Age: One Student's Journey
September 14, 2018
As a young child, James Bowden loved science – he enjoyed the Magic School Bus and visiting the California Science Center. But he always viewed…
In Recognition: Teaching the Next-Generation from a Biotech Hub
September 10, 2018
Boston Latin School is the first public school in the United States, opening its doors in 1635 – a time before the great biology revolution of the…
In Recognition: A Teacher’s Relentless Quest for Biotech Labs
August 28, 2018
I don't think that you can replace the experience of conducting a bacterial transformation in the lab with anything from a book. To go through all…
A Poetic Journey into Science Education: The Italian PDI Experience
August 2, 2018
Ask Anna Pascucci about her experience becoming involved with the Amgen Biotech Experience (ABE) program and her responses are poetic, romantic even…
Piloting PCR at Bay Area Schools: PDIs in Action
July 26, 2018
In the last month, Maia Binding and her team have worked with some 30 teachers across the San Francisco Bay area to arm them with new tools and…
Partnering to Build Communities Beyond the Classroom
June 22, 2018
The core of the Amgen Biotech Experience (ABE) is a unique partnership between scientists and teachers. Amgen scientists contribute their expertise…
Creating Strong Bridges to Biotech: Professional Development in Action
June 5, 2018
School is out for summer – or almost – for most high school students globally. But for some teachers, the learning is going to continue. Around the…
Views of the Biotech Experience from Dublin
May 15, 2018
On one typically overcast morning in April, I stepped out of my comfort zone and headed down to the Herbert Park Hotel in Ballsbridge, Dublin, to…