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.
Master Teacher Fellows Gather in Person to Collaborate and Build Community
May 12, 2025
Although the Amgen Biotech Experience (ABE) has been around for more than 35 years, something special has happened in the past 5 years that has had a seismic impact on the program—the Master Teacher Fellowship. Speaking to a room of more than 30 ABE Master Teacher Fellows last month in Boston, ABE’s Jessica Juliuson said, “The projects you have…
Growth and Rebirth at ABE Puerto Rico, 15 Years in the Making
November 15, 2023
When microbiologist Héctor L. Ayala-Del-Río started the ABE Puerto Rico program 15 years ago, he never thought it would last as long as it has, let…
Extending Access to ABE Through Social Media Channels with ABE Hong Kong
October 24, 2023
In August, the ABE Hong Kong SAR program gathered together educators and students who shared a common interest in science. Looking through the photos…
Unpacking Representation in Science
October 15, 2023
“Everyone needs science and science needs everyone.” That mantra from the Amgen Foundation leads our efforts here at the Amgen Biotech Experience (…
ABE Opens Doors to Hands-On Science in Mexico
September 18, 2023
A new type of science experience has come to classrooms in Mexico. After four schools in the Mexico City and Cuernavaca, state of Morelos, areas…
Seeing Individual Differences Through a Genomics Lens in the Classroom
August 22, 2023
A new school year is beginning now in the United States, and for some students, that means they will get exclusive access to a new ABE module, in the…
Diving into Wonder Through New Approaches to Science Education
July 26, 2023
In the last weeks of May, after finishing her honors thesis and graduating with a biology degree from Bellarmine University, Kaitlyn Kalehuawehe made…
Closing Out the School Year by Investigating a Real-World Biotech Mystery
July 5, 2023
As the school year wound down for most students in the Northern Hemisphere in the first couple weeks of June, some students were still actively…
A Biotech Collaboration with the Deaf Community in Ireland
June 20, 2023
Any language is a living system. Language is not about individual words or phrases; it is about how those words uniquely connect as part of the…