...Castano Corsino, a junior faculty member at Harvard Medical School/Brigham and Women’s Hospital (BWH). Based...like IMP, bring closer than ever (although not physically) the ideas and experience from talented professionals... IMP USA-Europe not only provide the specific technical and logistic support to increase the chances of...professional opportunities that are outside of our typical boundaries, and will arrive to Spain at one point...international mentors. Universities from five different geographical locations in Spain were enrolled: the University...represented a diverse group of individuals with technical and career path needs, and came from the universities...this first program. Although not everyone got a physical award, all the students experienced great improvements...

...began with only a few inventory items offered domestically, but by the end of 2016, we expanded our viral...2014). It is a dual-vector system, meaning it is typically used in conjunction with a second vector that ...lentiGuide-Puro. The alternative single-vector systems typically express Cas9 and a gRNA from the same plasmid....several benefits. First, the low viral titers typically associated with Cas9-expressing lentiviruses will...Tips for using this plasmid Cas9 expression is typically cytotoxic, which makes generation of high titer...particular signaling pathways in specific cell types (typically neurons). While all of these viruses are popular...expressed in cells that express cre recombinase. Typically, this feature is used to attain cell-specific ...

...Table 2: Effect of Localization on Rosella’s fluorescence emission. Localization pH Emission Color ...improves upon them. Methods for studying autophagy Biochemical assays Long-lived protein degradation: This... Pho8Δ60 mutant protein is expressed. Pho8Δ60 localizes to the cytosol in an inactive form unless autophagy...’s slow and only measures bulk autophagy. Morphological assays Electron microscopy: Electron microscopy... tagging it with GFP allows for tracking the localization or accumulation of pre-autophagosomal structures...will emit red fluorescence regardless of its localization in the cell. SEP’s pH sensitivity means Rosella...color fluorescence Rosella emits based on its localization. Table 1: Summary of Rosella’s excitation and...

... mechanisms. Most take advantage of chemical groups intrinsically present on antibodies, such as the primary...Chemiluminescence, which is light produced by a chemical reaction, can be detected using specialized imaging...reactions produce a color change, so they are typically used in microscopy-based assays like immunohistochemistry...conjugates (especially if you start to consider clinical applications). But there are a few other classes...somehow be tightly linked to your antibody. This chemical coupling can be achieved through several different... made to antibodies, such as inclusion of non-canonical amino acids or peptide tags. 5) Strong protein-protein... productive lives without thinking about these chemical reactions. After all, there is an abundance of...

...hM4Di was fused to mCherry. To investigate the localization of the hM4Di, we used primary antibodies against...allow a high-spatial resolution of the protein localization. Surprisingly our observations at the electron...expression of the transgene of interest and its localization in the membrane. The lesson we learned from ...Electron microscope images showing ultrastructural localization of hM4Di in monkeys. The pre-embedding immungold...arrows point, respectively, to gold particles localized in the cytoplasm or bound to the plasma membrane...However, in some cases the fluorescent signal may be critical for the experiment. Since the fused protein could...Research Center. Using a combination of in vivo and anatomical techniques, her research aims to gain a deeper...

...through our lab using barcoded tubes and plates. The critical pieces of information for a given plasmid are ...plasmid sequence. Other information may also be critical to the maintenance and use of certain plasmids...for the process. Always sequence verify Once the physical sample and its associated information are at Addgene... but, in most cases at Addgene, we check what we call the “insert,” (the gene or genetic element cloned...recover around 750 bp of clean sequence from a typical reaction, or about 250 amino acids worth, so make...comparable success rates and sequence quality, which is critical for the efficient handling of large numbers of...glycerol stock to each of 2 96-well microplates (identical copies, see image above). We then select forward...

...Research at universities typically requires funding from a variety of government and academic institutions...to trusted students. For example, if the proposal call aligns with your work, your advisor may want to ...actively pursue. Proposal writing: Improves technical writing and communication skills, Elucidates...required for a successful grant application. It typically includes overview information, key dates, funding...proposal and deliverables to the aims requested in the call. Step 2: Develop a research plan Most grant applications...delivers strength to the sentence. Below are the typical sections in a NIH RFA, for example, and tips to...met in order to deem your proposal successful. Typical proposals consist of 3 to 5 aims, with secondary...

...many have called out antibodies as major culprits in the reproducibility crisis of biomedical research ...why validation is so important. Antibodies are a critical component of the researcher toolkit due to their...other strategies may not be feasible and (2) large-scale proteomic and transcriptomic datasets already exist...-out approach to show that an antibody binds specifically to the expected protein. Common approaches include...that you want to use to look at the subcellular localization of a protein of interest. Conveniently, you ...plasmid not encoding this protein, which we will call Negative Control Gene (NCG) (A). Then you lyse the...experiment and want to validate that your antibody is specifically capturing your RNA-binding protein of interest...

...most Enterobacteriaceae. An update to this system, called pEcCas/pEcgRNA, allows it to be used in more E.... CRISPR-transposons. The Sternberg lab's system called INTEGRATE (Insertion of Transposable Elements by...-Assisted Targeting) and the Zhang lab's system called CAST (CRISPR-associated Transposase) both enable...eukaryotes (Qi et al., 2013). As in other systems, catalytically dead (dCas9) targeted to a promoter or gene ...gene body can repress transcription by physically blocking the elongation complex from binding the DNA or...responsive promoter to drive expression of a catalytically dead Cas9 enzyme allows reversible repression...Bikard et al., 2013). By targeting either a catalytically dead Cas9 (dCas9) alone or a dCas9 fused to ...

...classrooms, the laboratory experience is focused on classical embryology techniques such as basic observation... They also created an online companion resource called “cutting class” which provides more detailed materials...technique that detects the temporal and spatial localization of mRNA transcripts in tissue. This is useful... manipulation. The technique involves using synthetically made RNA (riboprobes) with modified nucleotides... added to the tissue. The last step involves a chemical reaction to stain the cells that contain this ...easily generate off of a circular plasmid via PCR. Typically, to make these constructs, developmental biologists...target mRNA and silences its expression. More specifically, during the process of RNAi, an enzyme dubbed...

...Almost all patients have achieved persistent immunological reconstitution with a normally functioning T...translating gene therapies from conceptual design to clinical trials involve identifying a therapeutic gene,...carcinogenic profiles have limited their usability in clinical settings. On the other hand, vectors derived from...Unlike most naturally occurring viruses used in clinical trials, wild type AAV is not associated with any...http://www.abedia.com/wiley/vectors.php). These clinical trials have been directed at diseases including...HIV. A notable landmark study showed significant clinical efficacy against a form of blindness known as ...rAAV2 carrying the human gene RPE65, patients with clinical diagnosis of LCA and mutations in RPE65 (n=3),...

...they perform complex biological tasks, both of which are factors in the technical challenges they can ...hail Marys that have helped me troubleshoot some technical obstacles when working with virus: 1. Viral vectors...Different titering methods can reveal differences in physical versus functional titer. If you have low titers...cells, replace the medium with half the volume typically used (e.g., use 5 mL medium on a 10 cm plate)....increase transduction efficiency. These reagents typically enhance the adsorption of a virus particle to ...measured with branched-DNA technology." Journal of clinical microbiology 37.6 (1999): 1683-1686. PubMed PMID... virus adsorption on target cell membranes." Biophysical chemistry 97.2 (2002): 159-172. PubMed PMID: ...

...cable is threaded through—and fixed to—an optical insulator called a ferrule (below). The fiber optic cable...maintained during the entire protocol, otherwise optical stimulation will be erratic, opsin activation/inactivation...stimulation parameters must also be determined empirically but it’s best to try those that have already ...flexibility in behavioral experiments. However, the technical demands of using these wireless devices are significantly... in cerebellar Purkinje cells. The Journal of biological chemistry. 2011;286(29):25848-58. doi: 10.1074... Sparta DR, et al. Construction of implantable optical fibers for long-term optogenetic manipulation of...PMC3466483. 4. Kim TI, et al. Injectable, cellular-scale optoelectronics with applications for wireless optogenetics...

...Kusumika (Kushi) Mukherjee, editor of Trends in Pharmacological Sciences, a Cell Press reviews journal. Stem...differentiate into cells of peripheral blood. Typically, there is a very small number of ASCs in each ...Limited. Only specific cell types can be produced Ethical concern High. Embryos are destroyed during ESC ...of post-transplantation rejection when used therapeutically High Low (if ASCs are isolated from the patient...bypass the transplantation compatibility issues and ethical concerns of ESCs. As iPSCs can be sourced directly...directly from a patient’s adult cells when used therapeutically, the chances of post-transplantation rejection...Kushi) Mukherjee is the Editor of Trends in Pharmacological Sciences, a Cell Press reviews journal. She...

...must make is which system you will use, or more specifically, the type of cells that will be used to make...spanning both prokaryotic and eukaryotic organisms. Typically, what system is used is dictated by the specific... one passage (transfection). This differs from typical insect cell preparations, which we talk about below... below. Processing The viral supernatant is typically collected over the course of a couple days to increase...supernatant will depend on the virus type. AAV is typically purified using methods like ultracentrifugation...produce baculovirus, a family of viruses that specifically infect insects. This is what makes insect cells...transfer plasmid and the baculovirus construct, called a bacmid. Like AAV and lentiviral packaging plasmids...

...smaller libraries, chemical transformations can also be used. Efficiency for chemical transformations is...expected transformation efficiency, or more specifically calculated based on the size of and weight of your...that of electroporation, but an advantage is that chemical transformations are generally cheaper and easier...easier. One library that Addgene distributes with a chemical transformation amplification protocol is the Chong... KB) Screening Rinehart Lab Iterative Synthetically Phosphorylated Isomers (iSPI) Libraries ~11,000...DOCX, 17 KB)   For CRISPR libraries, Genome-scale CRISPR-Cas9 knockout and transcriptional activation...

...to your normal control - you can set up your calculations so that your assay output number (RQ value) ... In that case, an RQ value of one (or, more realistically, between 0.80-1.20) would mean you have one ... on and so forth. This also serves as a light technical control - an RQ value of 1.5 means you have either...incredible discovery. The range of RQ values used to call copy numbers should be as small as reasonably possible...all double-stranded DNA, while Taqman uses an intercalating dye, with a fluorescent probe and quencher to...). Sybr, therefore, cannot be used to accurately call copy numbers, though it has been shown to identify...all researchers. Accuracy needed Do you need to call exact copy numbers or just general trends? How confident...

...graduate student culminated in my founding a nonprofit called Central Indiana Science Outreach, or CINSO. We ...public. My experiences in grad school, though often called “nontraditional,” helped prepare me to start CINSO...educating the public and organizing events. I contacted local professional organizations and nonprofits. I volunteered...nontraditional” career path long ago. Use your analytical mind to test and discover what career suits you...mistake, I evaluated what lessons I had learned – call it “troubleshooting.” Trying out new experiments...followers. It’s also been a great place to reach out to local establishments such as museums, professional organizations...State Museum and others when I was trying to find local informal science educators, and ever since, the ...

...MCC develops and makes freely available technical and pedagogical resources, offers mentoring for instructors...best teachers and mentors pass on more than just technical knowledge, shaping their trainees’ very way of...their research capabilities and laboratory and critical thinking skills (Knutson et al., 2010a,b). Classroom-based...at other institutions to form a support network called the MDH CUREs Community (MCC) that seeks to reduce...student enthusiasm, and research backs up that view (Callahan et al., 2022).     Fig. 2: Students in...Chapter 17, Einstein Discovers America. New York./  Callahan, K., Peterson, C., et al. 2022. External collaboration...classroom-based undergraduate research experiences spanning chemical biology, biochemistry, and neurobiology. CBE Life...

...Produce Chemically and Functionally Distinct Vectors. Molecular Therapy - Methods and Clinical Development...and community concerns AAV vectors are complex biological reagents; many factors, like storage buffers ...out of fear it points to flaws or gaps in their technical ability. But, especially for AAV data, that may...experimental settings. It is a curated set of technical reports on AAV vectors from Addgene and the CLOVER...Hub. These minimum data standards are designed specifically to allow scientists to evaluate how small changes...evaluate AAV vector performance. Yet, most of the technical data needed to replicate and build on others’ ...word of mouth” as their source for this type of technical know-how, which highlights the dearth of AAV vector...