ˈeɪbəl hˈɛld ɐ ɹᵻsˈɜːtʃ fˈɛloʊʃˌɪp ɪnðə lˈæbɹətˌɔːɹi ʌv dˈeɪvɪd ˈiː. kˈeɪn æt bɹˈaʊn jˌuːnɪvˈɜːsᵻɾi, pɹˈɑːvɪdəns, jˌuːˌɛsˈeɪ, stˈʌdiɪŋ tˈɜːpiːn bˌaɪoʊsˈɪnθəsˌɪs nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi tˈuː ˈeɪɾi θɹˈiː.
Abell held a research fellowship in the laboratory of David E. Cane at Brown University, Providence, USA, studying terpene biosynthesis (1982–83).