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

ABE Program Office October 23, 2020
Into the Next 30 Years: ABE Singapore Takes a Community Approach for the Next Generation of Scientists
As part of Singapore’s heightened safety measures during the COVID-19 pandemic in the spring of 2020, schools there shifted to full home-based...
ABE Program Office October 16, 2020
ABE Equity, Access, and Engagement Group Takes Action
It’s all about action. In the past few months, the ABE Equity, Access, and Engagement working group has been moving forward with systemic strategies...
ABE Program Office October 5, 2020
30 Years of ABE: The Student–Teacher Bond
Hugh Nelson, a biology teacher at Newbury Park High School in Southern California, worked with leaders at Amgen to develop the Amgen Biotech...

ABE Impact and Career Pathways Stories

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Vincent Tedjasaputra
Alexandria, VA, USA
Vincent Tedjasaputra traces the start of his career to a single relationship: a bond he formed with his biology teacher in high school. He met Winnie...
Winnie Litten
Oak Park High School
Oak Park, CA, USA
When Winnie Litten first began teaching the Amgen Biotech Experience (ABE), the technology she was able to teach to her students was not yet even...
Ann Cortina
West High School
Torrance, CA, USA
In the spring of 2006, Ann Cortina drove 70 miles through Los Angeles area traffic to Newbury Park, Calif., to pick up the kits for a new biotech...
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