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  1. Antibodies 101: Conjugation

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    ... be useful. Mainly because, well, antibodies are kind of hard to see. To solve this issue, researchers...post, where you can find some additional tips for working with these tools.          Enzymes An equally, ...properties allow for efficient signal amplification, making biotin conjugated antibodies good options for detecting...lead perfectly blissful, productive lives without thinking about these chemical reactions. After all, there... are ready to use off the shelf. So why are we talking about this? Even though there are so many commercially...antibodies’ performance after the reaction.  If you are looking to conjugate antibodies yourself, there are kits...
  2. Uncertainty about Labor Law Brings More Uncertainty to Postdoc Wages

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    ... Research. On December 1st 2016, many postdocs working more than 40 hours per week could expect to see... salaried workers receive overtime payment for working more than 40 hours per week increasing from $23,660... postdocs were at institutions focused only on tracking hours, and 22% of postdocs were at institutions...going ahead with their planned raises, some are taking the opportunity of the lapsed mandate (or are being...University of Massachusetts Medical School. We are working with postdocs at other institutions to see if we...that many postdocs already made plans and budgets working around issues such as childcare using money from...
  3. RANbodies: Reporter Nanobody Fusions

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    ..., consider making you own DNA ladders with these plasmids from Penn State Need help picking the right ...cells due to their IgGκ signal peptide sequence, making them easy to harvest from cell culture media. Their...HA staining is weaker than reporter staining. Picking the right reporter for your RANBody While all three...staining GFP, RFP, H2A2B   Are you ready to start making your own RANbodies? Great! All of the RANbody plasmids...learn more about nanobodies Additional Resources Looking for primary monoclonal antibodies to use with the...
  4. Transferable Skills Guide: Problem Solving

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    ...heavily with other skills such as critical thinking, decision making, creativity, or data analysis. Conveniently...researchers do learn MANY transferable skills while working in the lab and by offering advice on areas where...you spend time in a lab learning techniques and taking on independent projects, you will inevitably develop... skills passively. But I have always found that taking a conscious or active approach can be hugely helpful...are, while also practicing systematic, logical thinking.  If you are already a lab veteran at this point...
  5. New Tool for Lineage Tracing: The ClonTracer Library

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    ...Novartis Oncology.  Bhang did her PhD work at Johns Hopkins and came to Novartis for her post-doc in January...after treatment with EGFR inhibitor, erlotinib. Looking at barcode abundances among multiple replicate ...Pharmacology group at Novartis Oncology, Bhang has been working on using the ClonTracer library to monitor clonal...their own work. She says, “I spend a lot of time packing, shipping, and sharing protocols one by one,” and...is a “really great way of broadly sharing these kinds of reagents.” Here at Addgene, we’re excited to ... to use! Many thanks to Carrie and Novartis for taking the time to talk with us and for providing this...
  6. CRISPR Activators: A Comparison Between dCas9-VP64, SAM, SunTag, VPR, and More!

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    ...proteins had to be re-engineered for each gene, making wide-scale gene activation seem next to impossible...activation uses dCas9, a CRISPR protein variant lacking its endonuclease ability, to bind to genes without...there are multiple options to choose from when looking to activate genes across diverse cell lines.   ...activation compared to other CRISPR activators, making it a popular method for gene activation experiments...design (SunTag). This streamlines its delivery, making it a common choice for CRISPR activation. Newer... Larson MH, Gilbert LA, Doudna JA, Weissman JS, Arkin AP, Lim WA (2013) Repurposing CRISPR as an RNA-Guided...
  7. How to Prepare for an Industry Interview

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    ...started working in the pharmaceuticals industry after earning my Master’s in 2016 and then working four ...prepare 1-2 unique questions for each interviewer by looking at their LinkedIn profiles. This can help spark...your 1-hour presentation to your audience Start by asking the hiring manager or recruiter what presentation...improving a process or procedure, solving a problem, or making a key decision. Even deciding to stop pursuing ...sharing your screen and won’t be able to see who’s asking a question. Maybe you ask for questions after completing...
  8. Lab Automation at Addgene

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    ...deposits per month!), manual transformations were taking a lot of time. Enter the Biomek FXP! We wanted ...improve our transformation protocol and, after looking at a few options, we decided on Beckman Coulter...protocol on the Biomek FxP is pretty simple. By clicking a few buttons you can quickly tell the Biomek ...pick up 8 tips and position the tips indepently making it easy to spread out your samples. This can be...scientists share plasmids across the globe, we’re working on ways to send plasmids as DNA as opposed to in...it suits our plasmid prepping needs perfectly. Working with Qiagen, we developed a protocol to run up ...
  9. Engaging with science and society at pgEd

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    ...the hopes and concerns of these communities. This kind of engagement and two-way dialogue is crucial if...advising writers and directors in Hollywood; and working directly with community organizations, libraries...leadership and communication experience. These included taking extra coursework and attending seminars in bioethics...writing science articles for a lay readership, and working with middle and high school students. One of these...organizations was pgEd. After obtaining my PhD and working in digital academic publishing for a year, I’ve...and in helping you decide whether you enjoy this kind of work. It is also beneficial to hone your non-...
  10. Reaching out to China: Canton Nucleic Acids Forum (CNAF) 2015

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    ... (and Addgene depositor) Craig Mello. Taking his groundbreaking work in RNAi one step further, his lab...the majority of attendees were scientists still working at the bench. It was a fantastic opportunity to...cell membrane. His recent work shows that they are making fairly remarkable progress on establishing a system...the drug resistantance genes in the bacteria thus making the bacteria sensitive to known antibotics. These... CRISPR resources Read Joanne Kamens' Post on Networking at Scientific Conferences  ...
  11. CRISPR 101: Multiplex Expression of gRNAs

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    ... gRNA using restriction enzyme BsaI. If you’re working in Drosophila, a two-gRNA expressing plasmid is...outside of their recognition sequence, creating flanking overhangs. These overhangs can be customized to...vectors each contain Type IIS restriction sites flanking the promoter-gRNA construct, but with different...with the appropriate Type IIS enzyme, the unique flanking overhang sequences can link together to allow ...constructs with multiple promoter-gRNA cassettes, making them advantageous for small capacity vectors like... mammalian option described below, plasmids for making polycistronic gRNAs are also available from the... tyr gRNA, which causes hypopigmentation, thus marking cells that have undergone genomic modification....
  12. Common Injection Routes in Mice

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    ...between skin and muscle 25–27 < 2–3 mL (~1 mL per site) Beginner Intradermal Anesthesia Between skin layers...Subcutaneous (SQ or SC) injections are given between the skin and the muscles. The most common injection sites... (ID) injections occur between the layers of the skin. While this could theoretically be performed anywhere...shaved first. Restraint: anesthesia Location: between skin layers Gauge: 26 Volume: < 0.05 ml Skill required...cringe or your experiment will allow you to avoid poking the mice, these “no needles” techniques may come...
  13. Of Myc and Men

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    ...mentioned above basically involve taking the Myc1-9E10 variable regions and sticking them onto different scaffolds...tagging strategy, another group of researchers was working on isolating monoclonal antibodies to better probe...used in way more applications.   Fig. 1 Making a Protein Tag (Abridged) (1) Locate a promising...same antibody developed almost 40 years ago? Well…kinda. In some cases, antibody providers are distributing.... 1997; Schiweck, et al. 1997) with the goal of making the antibody more amenable to protein engineering...
  14. Sharing Your Lab Protocols: Using Apps to Save Time & Track Your Experiments

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    ...and feel the satisfaction of checking off each step as you painstakingly complete your experiment – one...Addgene Website: http://www.addgene.org/ If you’re working with plasmids and you decide to share them using...of useful molecular cloning protocols, including making LB agar plates, restriction digest of plasmid DNA.../ Labguru is a good place to go if your lab is looking to streamline your lab management and you want ...reagent storage and inventory, managing orders, tracking students and research projects, electronic lab...
  15. Uncovering Ancestral Bias in CRISPR Research

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    ...large-scale CRISPR screens in cancer cell lines, looking to uncover genetic dependencies of individual tumors...dependencies across ancestry groups (right).    Seeking an explanation  First, they looked for a biological...unexpected discovery, which didn’t make sense in any kind of biological framework, suggested to them that ...information they needed to begin correcting the issue. Working with James McFarland, Jeremie Kalfon, Javad Noorbakhsh...CRISPR guides mapped to a SNP would be ignored. Working with Lia Petronio and Katherine Huang from Broad...process does not stop there. Currently, they are working with Broad's Genetic Perturbation Platform to modify...
  16. Summer SciComm Series: Modes of Communication

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    ...proficiency.  What kind of content are you sharing?  Sometimes your subject matter will drive the kinds of communications...others will avoid it like the plague. Instead of looking for The One Method to Rule Them All, consider the...embark on a project, do your best to understand what kind of resources - including your time - will be required...Podcasts Medium Easy for audience to engage while multitasking. Easy to host guests remotely. Easy access from...things to be physically interacted with. Public speaking is a common fear. Can be discouraging to build...
  17. Introducing Addgene's New Search - Find Plasmids More Easily For Your Research!

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    ...in “crispr” and see what comes up. Before even clicking the ‘Search’ button a new content-aware suggestion...jump directly to the type of information you are looking for in our catalog or educational resources: plasmid... your lab. Instead of starting a new search or clicking through to a different part of the website, you...been deposited? In this example we’re going to be looking for recombinant monoclonal antibody plasmids from...finger protein involved in neurodegeneration in Parkinson’s disease. Knowing the primary investigator where...functionally (e.g. Base Editing) and by target organism. Clicking through to RNA Editing brings us to a page with...
  18. The Importance of a Fun Workplace: Company Culture at Addgene

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    ...employees spent this remaining time by elaborately pranking each other, dressing in costume, and holding competitions...the question, “What’s your favorite part about working at Addgene?” Most Addgenies reply with an enthusiastic...collaborators have completed their work thoroughly. It’s kind of a chicken and egg situation- do we work so hard...rose-colored-glasses-esque picture of how everyone is kind and collaborative and all we do is have fun all ... To keep the organizational side of things from taking too much of your time, scroll down for some tips...fall into that rut! We’ve done everything from kayaking, to field day, to relay triathlons, to 5Ks. Many...
  19. Tips and Tricks for Using Golden Gate Modular Cloning (MoClo)

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    ....g. 5’-GGAG and 3’-TACT flanking promoter parts, 5’-AATG and 3’-GCTT flanking CDS parts, etc). These overhangs... Level 1 vector with a promoter and terminator flanking the CDS, and a Level 2 multigene vector with two...depend on compatibility of four-base overhangs flanking each genetic part. (A) Example Level 0 assembly...Level 0 vectors depends on the four-base overhangs flanking each part, as they need to match sequentially ...and request your sequence with the appropriate flanking restriction sites and overhangs already added....
  20. Career Insights: Technical Support Specialist

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    ...chat is a convenient alternative for asking a quick question or making initial contact, but is less suitable...to look forward to in a technical support role Talking to customers everyday, it can be fascinating and...right place to live it out, but ideally without asking too many (annoying) questions. Identifying and ...understanding of when to use these communication skills by working with people from many different backgrounds and... other roles in industry. Many thanks to Eric Perkins and Stephanie Hays for images used in this post...
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