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 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 piloted the Amgen Biotech Experience (ABE) in May, the hands-on labs have now arrived in classrooms. It’s a significant move, says Monica Georgina Cinco Basurto, director at the Fundación EDUCA México, “…
Steering the Ship Through Fog
July 14, 2021
"There is a time and place for 'set in stone' with appropriate consequences. But even during non-pandemic years, students struggle through…
2020–21 Master Teacher Fellows Present Their Curriculum Projects
July 5, 2021
In late 2020, the ABE Program Office launched a pilot of the ABE Master Teacher Fellowship, an initiative that provides opportunity, support, and…
Supporting a Return to the Classroom
July 2, 2021
As another school year ends in many ABE locations, it is important to recognize that many sites were unable to be “in” their classrooms. Virtual and…
ABE-LA Future Leaders of Biotech Virtual Summit
June 17, 2021
— Contributed by Mahsa Khatibeghdami, Program Site Director, ABE Greater Los Angeles Area During the 2020–21 school year, the COVID-19 pandemic…
Breaking Historic Cycles of Mistrust in Medicine
June 1, 2021
The COVID-19 pandemic has given us new awareness of a variety of social and health factors that make certain groups more vulnerable to disease and…
Evaluating Professional Learning
May 27, 2021
This is the second in a series of blog posts on the topic of evaluation in the context of the ABE program. Read Part 1 of the evaluation series, How…
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…