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Expanding Opportunities for Biotechnology Worldwide
China recently announced a new strategic plan, stipulating that the biotechnology sector should exceed 4% of gross domestic product by 2020, with 10…
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A Passion for the Scientific Process
For almost half of his life, Dr. David Mangus worked as a research scientist. He loved working in the laboratory, trying to figure out how things…
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From Ballet to Biotech
With nearly 15 years of dancing under her belt, Kimberly Piper had hopes of one day joining the Boston Ballet – that is, until she took ABE during a…
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The Amgen Scholars Program was a "Scientist Boot Camp"
"ABE was my only encounter with hands-on activities in science class which allowed me to actually experience the science and personally relate to the…
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Inspiring the Next Generation, One Lab Kit at a Time
"The hands-on components of ABE were much better than what was offered in other science courses I had taken. They are really what turned me on to…
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Science: A Common Language
At the young age of 14, Henry Chou made a bold move—he left behind his immediate family in Taiwan to live with relatives in the United States in…
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Melissa Lurie
Amgen Thousand Oaks
While many young adults may go through a phase of self-discovery to figure out their true life passion, for Melissa Lurie, it took a single high…
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ABE: Expanding Horizons, Increasing Students' Enthusiasm
Dr. Wendy Wooten always knew she wanted to go into academia and got an earlier start to teaching than most while she was working towards her Ph.D. at…