Guest Post Written by Rebecca Lewis, EDC

With a passion for science and a desire to teach future generations, Alia Qatarneh, program coordinator for the Life Sciences Outreach Program at Harvard and the Amgen Biotech Experience (ABE) in Massachusetts, is remixing the way high school students across the state are studying science.

Linda Griffith, Ph.D.

Director, Center for Gynepathology Research

School of Engineering Professor of Teaching Innovation, Biological Engineering, and Mechanical Engineering
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)

Since its inception in 2006, more than 2,500 talented undergraduates have participated in the Amgen Scholars Program by undertaking hands-on summer research projects in science and engineering laboratories at 13 host institutions in the United States and Europe. And a growing cadre of Program alumni are going on to graduate school and scientific careers across the globe.

The Amgen Scholars Program provides hundreds of young scientists across the globe with access to cutting-edge scientific research experiences at leading educational institutions through a 12-year, $50-million commitment from the Amgen Foundation. Since 2006, the Amgen Scholars Program has provided those engaging, hands-on opportunities for more than 2,500 undergraduates from across the United States and Europe. The experience has been deeply transformative for many Scholars, as is evident by their stories and their trajectories on to scientific degree programs and careers.