Voices from the Field

The impact of the ABE program has been profound, aiding teachers in bringing cutting-edge content to their classrooms and inspiring students to be empowered through biotechnology, catalyzing some students to pursue careers in the sciences.

Explore our blog posts and stories about the people who make ABE what it is and those who have been impacted by their ABE experiences.
 

Blog

Mahsa Khatibeghdami June 17, 2021
ABE-LA Future Leaders of Biotech Virtual Summit
— Contributed by Mahsa Khatibeghdami, Program Site Director, ABE Greater Los Angeles Area During the 2020–21 school year, the COVID-19 pandemic...
ABE Program Office June 1, 2021
Breaking Historic Cycles of Mistrust in Medicine
The COVID-19 pandemic has given us new awareness of a variety of social and health factors that make certain groups more vulnerable to disease...
ABE Program Office May 27, 2021
Evaluating Professional Learning
This is the second in a series of blog posts on the topic of evaluation in the context of the ABE program. Read Part 1 of the evaluation series...

ABE Impact and Career Pathways Stories

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Krista Dong
Amgen Massachusetts
While organic chemistry is a college course feared by some, for Krista Dong, it was a revelation. “It wasn’t until my first semester of organic...
Marco Cyrille
Amgen Thousand Oaks
Marco Cyrille has had many mentors in his life, but one especially stands out. When he was 19 years old attending Queens College CUNY, he met a...
Shalini Nemani
Amgen Tampa
Shalini Nemani spent much of her youth struggling to fit in. A first-generation immigrant who moved from India to the United States at the end of...
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