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- Resource (Teaching Materials, Classroom-based)
Synthetic Biology
In this lesson, students learn research and learn the underlying concepts of Synthetic Biology, learn how to apply engineering design process to create systems of devices composed of parts of DNA,… Read more
Class Sessions5–15
Appropriate AgesUpper Secondary
- Resource (Teaching Materials, Classroom-based)
Thalassemia
In this lesson, students deepen their understanding of the relationship between scientific research in modern biology and medicine by studying the genetic basis of thalassemia, a form of hereditary… Read more
Class Sessions15
Appropriate AgesUpper Secondary
- Resource (Teaching Materials, Classroom-based)
Computational Thinking and ABE
In this lesson, no instructions are provided. Instead, students use examples of what imaginary players have done to figure out how to play a game. Students practice the four parts of computational… Read more
Class Sessions1
Appropriate AgesUpper Secondary
- Resource (Teaching Materials, Lab-based)
The Good, the Bad, and the Complex Part 1: The Good—Lactic Acid Bacteria
Students investigate some of the claims companies make about probiotics and learn several key techniques in biotechnology (including aseptic technique, spreading, pipetting, sterilization using a… Read more
Class Sessions5+
Appropriate AgesUpper Secondary
- Resource (Teaching Materials, Lab-based)
What Can DNA Tell Us About Race?
This project examines issues of race and racism using a variety of scientific lenses, and debunks many widely held misconceptions. Students use a variety of techniques to look at misconceptions,… Read more
Appropriate AgesUpper Secondary
- Resource (Teaching Materials, Lab-based)
Species Diversity Barcoding
In this project, students analyze and compare DNA samples from a variety of different species in a process known as "barcoding." They also learn to perform several common scientific techniques and… Read more
Appropriate AgesUpper Secondary
- Resource (Teaching Materials, Classroom-based)
Exploring Precision Medicine (Classroom-based)
ABE’s classroom-based Exploring Precision Medicine mirrors the lab-based version but is designed for classroom use. The module explores the connections between genes and traits. Students learn how… Read more
Class Sessions7–9
Appropriate AgesLower Secondary, Upper Secondary, Introductory
- Resource (Lab-based)
Exploring Precision Medicine (Lab-based)
ABE’s Exploring Precision Medicine module explores the connections between genes and traits. Students learn how slight genetic differences can impact how well a patient responds to certain… Read more
Class Sessions8–12
Appropriate AgesUpper Secondary, Advanced
- Resource (Teaching Materials, Lab-based)
The Good, the Bad, and the Complex Part 1: The Good—Lactic Acid Bacteria
Students investigate some of the claims companies make about probiotics and learn several key techniques in biotechnology (including aseptic technique, spreading, pipetting, sterilization using a… Read more
Class Sessions5+
Appropriate AgesUpper Secondary
- Resource (Teaching Materials, Lab-based)
What Can DNA Tell Us About Race?
This project examines issues of race and racism using a variety of scientific lenses, and debunks many widely held misconceptions. Students use a variety of techniques to look at misconceptions,… Read more
Appropriate AgesUpper Secondary
- Resource (Teaching Materials, Lab-based)
Species Diversity Barcoding
In this project, students analyze and compare DNA samples from a variety of different species in a process known as "barcoding." They also learn to perform several common scientific techniques and… Read more
Appropriate AgesUpper Secondary
- Resource (Teaching Materials, Classroom-based)
Synthetic Biology
In this lesson, students learn research and learn the underlying concepts of Synthetic Biology, learn how to apply engineering design process to create systems of devices composed of parts of DNA,… Read more
Class Sessions5–15
Appropriate AgesUpper Secondary
- Resource (Teaching Materials, Classroom-based)
Thalassemia
In this lesson, students deepen their understanding of the relationship between scientific research in modern biology and medicine by studying the genetic basis of thalassemia, a form of hereditary… Read more
Class Sessions15
Appropriate AgesUpper Secondary
- Resource (Teaching Materials, Classroom-based)
Computational Thinking and ABE
In this lesson, no instructions are provided. Instead, students use examples of what imaginary players have done to figure out how to play a game. Students practice the four parts of computational… Read more
Class Sessions1
Appropriate AgesUpper Secondary
- Resource (Teaching Materials, Classroom-based)
Exploring Precision Medicine (Classroom-based)
ABE’s classroom-based Exploring Precision Medicine mirrors the lab-based version but is designed for classroom use. The module explores the connections between genes and traits. Students learn how… Read more
Class Sessions7–9
Appropriate AgesLower Secondary, Upper Secondary, Introductory
- Resource (Classroom-based)
Chasing Cystic Fibrosis
Students become engaged in learning about the disease cystic fibrosis (CF): they develop questions that they have about CF, its treatment, and its consequences, and then explore how they can… Read more
Class Sessions8–9
Appropriate AgesUpper Secondary, Advanced
- Resource (Web-based)
Using Bioinformatics to Track Down a Rare Cause of Diabetes
Many people are aware of the main two types of diabetes: type 1 and type 2. However, few people know that there are other types of diabetes. One type occurs in pregnant women (gestational diabetes),… Read more
Appropriate AgesLower Secondary
- Career Profile
Catherine Bond
In high school, Catherine Bond found her computer science classes challenging. While that experience turned her off from the programming space initially, she says, it did not manage to fully turn her… Read more
- Blog Post
Taking Biotech to a Whole New Level with Data Analytics
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 is closed or seems closed, there might be another door… Read more
- Blog Post
Bridging the Gap Between Immunology and Data Science
"Bridging the gap between immunology and data science allowed me to make new breakthroughs that were not readily possible." —Marvin Gee This story is part of an ABE series on data science in… Read more
- Blog Post
The Explosion of Data Science in Biotechnology
This story is the first part of an ongoing ABE series on data science in biotechnology. Every human cell is packed full of proteins twisted and folded into specific shapes. The shapes of proteins… Read more
- Blog Post
Analyzing Our Genes to Pinpoint Disease
You may never have heard of her, but Dr. Mary-Claire King is a significant name when it comes to the study of genetics. King was born in 1946 in Illinois (USA). The loss of her childhood best friend… Read more
- Career Profile
Jörg Auernheimer
Reflecting on his educational and career path, Jörg Auernheimer, a global safety manager at Amgen in Munich, says that one of the biggest things he wishes he had known from the beginning—as a high… Read more
- Career Profile
Kerry Weinberg
Kerry Weinberg’s diverse career has spanned biology, computer science, teaching, and business administration. Now head of data science for Digital Health and Innovation at Amgen in Thousand Oaks, CA… Read more
- Career Profile
David Hansen
For David Hansen, learning how to work with others has been his single greatest asset in navigating a technical career. Now Executive Director of Global Statistical Programming at Amgen, he reflects… Read more