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 Life Changing Two Weeks in Ottawa
January 8, 2025
"Be patient, it is a meticulous process." These wise words came from students who completed a 2-week series of ABE labs this fall at South Carleton High School in Ottawa, Canada. Their teacher, Shona Schneider, was pleased to see that like in the first year she conducted the labs, her students in this second year gained new perspectives on…
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…
Reflections on 24 Years of Teaching ABE
April 30, 2015
Winnie Litten may have come from a family of educators, but she didn’t realize her passion for teaching until she was studying pre-med in college. A…
ABE Reignites Interest in Science for Teachers and Students
March 15, 2015
Huw Williams never intended to become a high school science teacher. Prior to teaching high school, Huw taught game rangers at a technical university…