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Career Profile
Kerry Weinberg
Amgen Thousand Oaks
Kerry Weinberg’s diverse career has spanned biology, computer science, teaching, and business administration. Now head of data science for…
Blog Post
Teasing Apart Race, Ancestry, and Ethnicity with Scientist Luke Ward (Part 2)
Boston ABE teacher Amanda Dillingham and colleagues had some tough questions about genetics and ethnicity that arise in their biology classes, so…
Blog Post
Teasing Apart Race, Ancestry, and Ethnicity with Scientist Luke Ward (Part 1)
Last fall, Amanda Dillingham (above, center) had a memorable encounter with Amgen senior scientist Luke Ward at an Amgen Biotech Experience (ABE…
Career Profile
Hamed Mirzaei, Ph.D.
Amgen San Francisco
While completing his Ph.D. in molecular biology and genetics at the University of South Florida, Hamed Mirzaei had a mission – to bring a fuller…
Career Profile
David Hansen
Amgen Thousand Oaks
For David Hansen, learning how to work with others has been his single greatest asset in navigating a technical career. Now Executive Director of…
Career Profile
Sung Chang
Amgen Thousand Oaks
Sung Chang never dreamed he would end up in the biotech industry. “If I look back, it was a fortunate set of events that happened, but I never…
Career Profile
Becky Pferdehirt
Amgen San Francisco
Becky Pferdehirt knew she wanted to be a scientist ever since her high school biology class. Seeing a DNA band move through agarose gel got her…
Blog Post
ABE Covers My Favorite Areas in the Life Sciences
Lam Mei Kien has been teaching science in Singapore for 34 years, 24 of which at Methodist Girls’ School. Always looking for ways to improve the STEM…