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The ABE blog covers biotech and biotech-education news and trends in and beyond the ABE community. Topical posts often include student activities. 

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Creating Mentoring Moments for Underserved Students in Ireland

February 15, 2023

In the Irish school system, secondary students have a unique opportunity in their fourth year, when most students are about 15 years old, to explore…

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Steering a Course to Success in Biotech Manufacturing

December 12, 2022

In biopharmaceutical manufacturing, there is no “one size fits all” approach when it comes to who can pursue and succeed in a career. Some have…

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Volunteers Bring New Dimensions to ABE Classrooms

November 30, 2022

Over the years, students in Wendy Wooten’s biomedical science classes have heard varied stories about career paths into biotechnology, each one…

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ABE at St. Ivo Academy, Cambridgeshire, UK

November 30, 2022

First published in the ABE UK monthly newsletter. At St. Ivo, we have been running the Amgen Biotech Experience for our year 13 groups for the past 7…

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Mission Possible: Forging a Path from the Military to Biotech

November 10, 2022

On Veterans Day 2021, Lt. Col. Edwin Martinez received special recognition in Puerto Rico for his work during the COVID-19 pandemic—distributing…

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Scientists Make a Turn to Teaching

October 5, 2022

Although many students think about careers as a linear journey that continues along roughly the same track, building over time, most professionals…

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Broadening Participation in STEM Through Community Engagement

September 20, 2022

Advancing STEM interest and engagement has increasingly demanded the creation of complementary education strategies to support continued growth and…

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From Childhood Museum Visits to Cross-Country Research: Fulfilling a Science Dream

September 19, 2022

This year has been a particularly memorable one for Hannah Menghis, who spent the spring before her freshman year at Brown University doing…

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