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 Real-World Biotech Detective
July 9, 2024
Detective work is not found only in law enforcement. Epidemiologists and data scientists all investigate what happens when a medicine enters the real world, “deciphering” everything from who receives the medicine and how it’s prescribed to unanticipated side effects and long-term benefits. “It's all about observing the real patients out there,”…
The Amgen Scholars Program was a "Scientist Boot Camp"
August 11, 2015
"ABE was my only encounter with hands-on activities in science class which allowed me to actually experience the science and personally relate to the…
Inspiring the Next Generation, One Lab Kit at a Time
August 11, 2015
"The hands-on components of ABE were much better than what was offered in other science courses I had taken. They are really what turned me on to…
Science: A Common Language
August 11, 2015
At the young age of 14, Henry Chou made a bold move—he left behind his immediate family in Taiwan to live with relatives in the United States in…
ABE: Expanding Horizons, Increasing Students' Enthusiasm
July 15, 2015
Dr. Wendy Wooten always knew she wanted to go into academia and got an earlier start to teaching than most while she was working towards her Ph.D. at…
ABE Takes the Mystery Out of Science
June 5, 2015
Like all mothers, Monica Barsever wanted to provide her children with the best education possible. Early on, she could tell her children were gifted…
The Gift of Awareness
May 5, 2015
Well on her way to becoming a doctor, it wasn’t until Sarah Elizabeth Allen took a six -month solo European sabbatical following her college…
An Encore Career as an ABE Teacher
May 6, 2015
Teaching science was always Dr. Howard Goldsweig’s dream "encore career." Formerly Amgen’s executive director of medical science, Dr. Goldsweig had…
Sharing Passion for Science with the Next Generation
May 5, 2015
Like so many undergrads, Christine Martin hit a ‘wall’ her senior year at Dundee University in Scotland. She’d soon have her bachelor’s degree in…