This series of bioinformatics introductory activities puts students in the role of scientists analyzing samples of genetic material collected after a meteor shower. Are the samples contaminated from… Read more

This workbook introduces students to the foundational concepts of bioinformatics and genomics and connects them to the ABE Foundations of Biotech labs. Read more

This lesson provides an introduction to eight current topics in biotechnology, including polymerase chain reaction (PCR), DNA "fingerprinting," and genetic sequencing. The scientific principles… Read more

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

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

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

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

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

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

The 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

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

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

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

This series of bioinformatics introductory activities puts students in the role of scientists analyzing samples of genetic material collected after a meteor shower. Are the samples contaminated from… Read more

This workbook introduces students to the foundational concepts of bioinformatics and genomics and connects them to the ABE Foundations of Biotech labs. Read more

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

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

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

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

This series of bioinformatics introductory activities puts students in the role of scientists analyzing samples of genetic material collected after a meteor shower. Are the samples contaminated from… Read more

This workbook introduces students to the foundational concepts of bioinformatics and genomics and connects them to the ABE Foundations of Biotech labs. Read more

This lesson provides an introduction to eight current topics in biotechnology, including polymerase chain reaction (PCR), DNA "fingerprinting," and genetic sequencing. The scientific principles… Read more

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

Detective work is not found only in law enforcement. Epidemiologists and data scientists all investigate what happens when a medicine enters the real world, “deciphering” everything from who receives… Read more

On a day in early March 2022, Bryan Yee, director of knowledge management at Amgen, was eagerly anticipating returning to the Amgen campus in Thousand Oaks, California, for a workshop. It would be… Read more

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

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… Read more

"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

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… Read more

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

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

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… Read more

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