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TypeBlog Post...This post was contributed by guest bloggers and IMP organizers Rosario F. Godino, Rocío López-Diego, ...youth, our future, around the world. In many countries of the world, professional internationalization.... Brain drain is a serious problem in several countries, however programs like IMP, bring closer than ...from talented professionals to their original countries to help build, together with the universities,...pre-program self-assesment. Achievements directly attributable to participation in the program included improvements... will also initiate mentoring pilots in other countries. In 2016, we expect the program to comprise over...
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Celebrating Accomplishments in the Lab
TypeBlog Post...nights, game nights, and trips to eat out together. “We also have a lab day trip each year and as we do ... the lab receives send-off via a gift, card, and trip to the pub. Dr. Ellis adds “we probably don’t celebrate...lot of yeast research, a few of those have been trips to breweries who happily exchange our expertise ...company outside of the lab by sharing meals, going on trips, and going to New Hampshire in the summer for the... -
Addgene is Expanding Our Viral Vector Service!
TypeBlog Post...through a distributor? Yes! Packaged on Request service will be available through our distributor partners...of AAV plasmids will have technical or legal restrictions that make them ineligible for use in this service...international; varies widely by country and/or distributor.) You should plan to receive your Packaged on...is launched, you’ll be able to work with the distributor to place a request and order if approved. I ... -
Quick Guide to All Things Lentivirus
TypeBlog Post...on chemical (CaCl2, cationic liposome) or electrical (electric current forming membrane pores) transfection...virus. Virus purification can be a tricky process. You have to centrifuge the culture supernatant in order...The ability to infect non-dividing cells is not restricted to in vitro cell culture as lentivirus-derived...transducing non-adherent cells you might need to centrifuge your cells with the virus in order to aid viral... -
Lambda Red: A Homologous Recombination-based Technique for Genetic Engineering
TypeBlog Post...Restriction enzyme cloning is the workhorse of molecular cloning; however, one of its biggest limitations...that sequence modifications can only be made at restriction enzyme cut sites. The lambda red system is an... of DNA within E. coli and is independent of restriction sites. The lambda red system is derived from ...means cloning occurs in vivo, as compared to restriction enzyme cloning where the genetic changes occur...sections, key steps that differ from traditional restriction enzyme cloning will be explained in greater detail...screen for positive clones in most cases, and restriction enzyme digest can be used to screen plasmids ... -
Running for Rare Disease, Running for FOP, Running for AJ
TypeBlog Post...This post was contributed by Kurt Swanson a structural biologist and protein engineer currently working...R206H point mutation on the receptor ACVR1. ACVR1 triggers appropriate bone regeneration in healthy patients...mouse models. As this biologic moves into clinical trials, there is new HOPE for AJ. But, as we in the scientific...fight against FOP in two ways. First, Addgene is distributing ACVR1 Plasmids from a variety of research labs...will be hosting the AJ’s Boston League team (Contributing many new heroes to the team in the process) ... -
Management for Scientists: What Makes a Good Manager Anyway?
TypeBlog Post... a team to get a lot of stuff done. Factors contributing to job satisfaction Being a good manager is ...mostly happy at work, they will work harder and contribute more. Assuming basic needs are being met (i.e...pay and benefits to live on), the factors that contribute to job satisfaction are a bit surprising. There...overwhelmingly agree that these are the factors that most contribute to job satisfaction: A feeling of being appreciated...organization and feel the importance of their contributions. Flexible work schedule Flexibility to manage... -
Safe Port in a Storm...How Addgene is Weathering the Pandemic
TypeBlog Post...shut-down and the subsequent fluctuations in distribution. I don’t have space in this blog to call ...scientific community. With the dramatic reduction in distribution, we had to figure out a way to maintain our ...operations until our normal work resumed. Addgene distributes and fulfills requests for scientists doing almost...especially proud to support Addgene now, when their distribution of plasmids for COVID-19 research is accelerating... cloning grade DNA service, and viral vector distribution is recovering from the pandemic-related slowdown... -
Hot Plasmids - June 2020 - Barcoded CRISPR Library, Sparse Cell Labeling, Calcineurin Reporter, and DNA Staining Dye Alternative
TypeBlog Post...Human whole genome sgRNA iBAR library Article contributed by Susanna Bachle Figure 1: Initial steps...labeling using recombinase competition Article contributed by Aliyah Weinstein Sparse Predictive Activity...reporter for calcineurin activity in yeast Article contributed by Leah Schwiesow Calcineurin is a protein phosphatase...protein fusions as a DNA staining dye Article contributed by Jennifer Tsang Figure 4: Double stranded...single molecule-fluorescence assay to monitor restriction enzyme digestion of single molecules in real-... -
Special Delivery: Fluorophore Targeting for FRET Studies
TypeBlog Post... This post was contributed by guest blogger James D. Fessenden, an Assistant Professor at Brigham and... site when used in conjunction with Cy dye-nitrilotriacetic acid (NTA) conjugates (Kapanidis, Ebright,...50-69. Royal Society of Chemistry. 3. Ermolenko, Dmitri N., et al. "Observation of intersubunit movement...-mediated fluorescent labeling with (Ni2+: nitrilotriacetic acid) n-fluorochrome conjugates." Journal ... -
Predicting Adverse Reactions to Monoclonal Antibody Drugs
TypeBlog Post...immune response from the body. Several factors contribute to the immunogenicity of a drug, including the... body recognizes a drug as a foreign antigen, triggering a humoral immune response. ADAs can inactivate...one of the more common open-access tools, while EpiMatrix is a commercially available algorithm to evaluate...in silico assessments, as well as analyze the contributing factors that in silico prediction algorithms...monocytes. PBMCs can be further differentiated into dentritic cells or macrophages through cytokine induction... -
Plasmids 101: NGS Quality Control for Pooled Libraries
TypeBlog Post...In addition to single plasmids, Addgene also distributes pooled plasmid libraries containing hundreds,...versatile offerings! We recently re-amplified our distribution stock of the Brunello Human gRNA library, and...processes we use to ensure high-quality library distribution. You can also use these tips as a starting point... scaled to 1, to create a “cumulative wealth distribution” curve, or Lorenz curve. By calculating the ...gain a sense of the uniformity of the library distribution, with an AUC of 0.5 representing perfect uniformity... -
Selecting Your Plasmid Purification Kit
TypeBlog Post... is a silica matrix fixed in a column and you flow lysate and buffers through the matrix, usually by centrifugation... can inhibit important reactions like PCR or restriction digests. Transfection Grade DNA (high quality... centrifugation or vacuum. In a bead-based approach, you mix specially coated magnetic beads into your...constructs – Large plasmids, cosmids, or BACs, can be tricky to purify due to their size. Some manufacturers...a good option for you, some manufacturers offer trial or sample sizes of their kits, which you can use... -
Hot Plasmids - June 2019 - Optogenetics, Acoustic Reporter Genes, microRNAs, and the CRISPR-Cas9 system CHIME
TypeBlog Post...Light-mediated block of synaptic transmission Article contributed by Klaus Wanisch Listen to the optogenetics ...imaging of microbes in mammalian hosts Article contributed by Lukas Morgan Listen to the acoustic reporter...and create ultrasound contrast. At a very low volumetric density and with a resolution of less than 100...mechanisms of miRNA-mediated gene regulation Article contributed by Michael Lemieux Listen to the miRNA reporter...vivo using the CRISPR-Cas9 system CHIME Article contributed by Aliyah Weinstein Listen to the CRISPR podcast... -
A Deep Dive into BioBuilder
TypeBlog Post...This post was contributed by Mary Tamer from BioBuilder, an innovative nonprofit bringing the study of... new for themselves and when they effectively contribute as part of a team.” As a seasoned educator, Kuldell...almost every state in the U.S. and in more than 30 countries around the world. Snapshots of the BioBuilder ...open-access curriculum begins with students reading comic strips and watching animations that present a specific... lab materials and reagents such as droppers, centrifuge tubes, circuit parts, and lab-strains of bacteria... -
Cancer, Inflammation and Immunity - Harnessing the Body’s Defenses to Fight Cancer
TypeBlog Post...presentation, starvation or the use of caloric restriction mimetics trigger autophagy and, in a mouse model led ...deposit and distribution service! References: 1. Pietrocola, Federico, et al. "Caloric restriction mimetics...from a state of chronic hepatitis caused by hypernutrition and alcohol consumption. Chronic inflammation... -
Reproducibility for Everyone: Lessons from an Open Science Collaboration
TypeBlog Post...collaborative group, she also joined early on and contributed her expertise in developing reproducibility workshops...Joanne Kamens, Addgene also had the opportunity to contribute to this open science collaboration. The first...workshop at the conference, but because each contributor made the materials accessible, anyone could present...present the material. For example, Addgene’s contributions by Tyler Ford included reagent sharing and were... upcoming conference or you’d like to join or contribute to this collaboration, please check out the official... -
Announcing the Winners of the 2021 Michael Davidson and Roger Tsien Commemorative Conference Awards
TypeBlog Post...He has recently developed a third-generation intensiometric glutamate sensing fluorescent reporter (iGluSnFR3...to identify cell populations in the brain that contribute to the development of behavioral signs of opioid...connectivity patterns of these cells and the functional contribution to a variety of behaviors related to addiction...expressed in a mammalian cell line engineered to be electrically excitable. The mutants are co-expressed with...membrane voltage,” says Tian. Figure 5: Citrine-tagged voltage indicator expressed in mouse cortex... -
Celebrating 15 Years of Scientific Sharing
TypeBlog Post...worry about and that is something to recognize! Distributing plasmids, viral service, and more For the ...about succeeding at our core mission. Plasmid distribution is amazingly still growing at >9% every year...since 2005. We’re meeting the challenges of DNA distribution to ensure scientists everywhere can access plasmids... it. Almost 10,000 viral vector samples were distributed in 2018 and we are poised for more offerings....Addgene. There’s so much potential for service and contribution! Leadership On an organizational level, ... -
Gendered Innovations: Why Does Sex of the Cell Matter?
TypeBlog Post...The post was contributed by guest blogger Londa Schiebinger, PhD, Hinds Professor of History of Science...the US Women’s Health Initiative Hormone Therapy Trial, for example, found that the study saved lives. ...was $35.2 billion (or $140 per $1 invested in the trial). The goal of gendered innovations It is crucially...research is minimal compared to that of human clinical trials. And, as Janine Clayton points out, late-stage ...because sex was not analyzed) may harm humans or contribute to failures in drug development – costs far greater...