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An Escape with Purpose: Creating a Flexible Classroom Experience
On a Zoom call in November, Maria Niño-Soto held up her lab schedule, and it looked more like a complex conference scheme than a classroom set-up. It…
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Bioinformatics BLAST-off!
Bioinformatics, the emerging field that uses software to analyze vast amounts of biological data, is also accessible in the classroom. Bioinformatics…
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Barriers to Teacher Success
In past ABE all-staff meetings, we have discussed barriers to teacher success. Below are some suggestions from various ABE site staff on how to make…
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30 Years of ABE: In Gratitude for Our Teachers
When Hugh Nelson began work as the first teacher ever for the Amgen Biotech Experience (ABE), he had a crash course in cutting-edge biotechnology.…
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Using Flowcharts with ABE Labs
What are “flowcharts”?Flowcharts are a common type of graphic organizer; they can help students to organize their thinking and their ideas in a…
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Lab Technicians Look Forward in October Virtual Meeting
Connection and problem-solving were the hallmarks of October’s quarterly virtual Lab Technician Meeting in October. Meeting officially for the first…
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30 Years of ABE: A Global Expansion
In 1990, the Amgen Biotech Experience made its debut at Newbury High School in Hugh Nelson’s classroom, just down the road from Amgen headquarters in…
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30 Years of ABE: From Humble Origins
In 1989, during the early days of biotechnology, Southern California high school teacher Hugh Nelson had a summer internship at Amgen to learn more…