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.
Finding a Path Back to Science
March 11, 2025
Like many people pursuing a PhD in research, Drew Spacht entered his graduate work not looking forward to the teaching that would be expected of him. To his surprise, however, he loved it. “When I started, I was like, ‘I'm going to do pure science,’” he recalls. “And very quickly, I got wrapped up in teaching, putting a lot of my time into being…
Overcoming Obstacles to Bring Biotech Education to a New Region
February 1, 2022
In Kentucky, the Amgen Biotech Experience (ABE) is just getting started, with the 2021–22 school year the first that some select area schools are…
ABE Program Sites Scale for Shift
January 16, 2022
In this ongoing monthly feature, the Program Office highlights strategies different sites are using to scale for depth, spread, shift, and…
Language in STEM and Science Classrooms
December 19, 2021
One way to broaden participation in STEM at the classroom level is to focus more intentionally on the variety of ways language is used with…
A Sliver of Science Can Spark a Career
December 29, 2021
This testimonial on the power of the ABE Volunteer Program by ABE Greater Los Angeles Area teacher Carla Davis was based on a single virtual visit…
A Biotech Business with an Eye Toward the Future
October 12, 2021
When their paths crossed as high school students, Leila Daneshmandi and Armin Tahmasbi Rad never imagined they would create a company…
Broadening Participation Through the Practical Application of CRP
October 16, 2021
How can educators implement culturally relevant and responsive pedagogy (CRP), a research- and evidence-based approach that values the rich…
Taking Biotech to a Whole New Level with Data Analytics
September 27, 2021
This story is part of an ABE series on data science in biotechnology. Read the overview story and then a profile of Marvin Gee. "When one door…
Creating a Culturally Responsive Science Classroom: Strategies for Adapting Curricula
September 13, 2021
One of the goals of ABE is to broaden STEM participation to historically underserved, and often minoritized, communities. In this effort, creating…