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  1. COVID-19 Resources

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    ...the Drew Endy and Philippa Marrack Labs. Point-of-care testing for COVID-19 using SHERLOCK diagnostics....
  2. TALENs for Endogenous Zebrafish Genes

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    ...TGCGCAAACTGCAGGAGAgtggcttctactggagCACCGTGAGCGGGAAGGA Solute-carrier-family-16 TAL3176 & TAL3177 TTGTGTGTGTGTGTGTGTgtcagtgagcagcagcTCGCCACAGTGTTGGAGA...
  3. Retrograde AAV viral preps

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    ...Optogenetics Yizhar 125712 pAAV-CaMKIIa(0.4)-eOPN3-mScarlet-WPRE CamKII Inhibitor Optogenetics Yizhar 154948...
  4. Trimmer Lab NeuroMab Collection

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    ...Channel Rat Mouse IgG2a 128629 Anti-WAVE1/SCAR [K91/36R] WAVE1/SCAR Human Mouse IgG2a 128630 Anti-PICK1 [L20...
  5. Five Questions to Ask If You're Deciding Between a Master's or PhD Program

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    ... degree prepared them for their career.  2. Are you looking for career advancement and growth? A master...is a tool that can help you advance your career, promote career growth, and/or switch your field of work...Advancing along a career path in these two fields looks different however. In industry the career ladder is larger...it’s possible.  In academia, the career ladder is smaller, but career growth is possible even if your ...the bench longer (or for your whole career) with a master’s. Career advancement for PhDs, both in academia...If you'd like more career development tips, take a look at the Addgene Science Career Guide eBook Addgene... Science Career Guide eBook.   Resources Resources on the Addgene blog Learn about career planning ...
  6. Finding Your Science Policy Path

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    ...different types of science policy careers, there are many ways to enter this career trajectory. One common route...this many times throughout my short science policy career and this seemingly simple question is a moving ...options for achieving success in a science policy career with many opportunities to pivot and grow along... The most challenging part of jumping into this career path from academia is the uncertainty of it all...school, standing at the start of a science policy career was much more circuitous and unknown. In fact, ... and most importantly, how, of a science policy career.  Who does science policy? I’ve intentionally started...creates a rich and diverse workforce. Out of all the career spaces I explored for my post-PhD life, the science...
  7. Hot Plasmids: Fall 2024

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    ...shown, comparing GFP, wrmScarlet (mScarlet), and the new mScarlet3 and mScarlet-I3 constructs. Scale bar...hours. In order to use the latest mScarlet tags, mScarlet3 and mScarlet-I3, Oliver Hobert’s lab recently...4 protein, mScarlet3 was 50% brighter than the original worm-optimized wrmScarlet. mScarlet-I3, while ...like mScarlet are essential tools for visualizing biological processes in vivo. However, mScarlet’s slow... The team designed coding sequences for mScarlet3 and mScarlet-I3 that were codon-optimized for C. elegans...structural studies of E3 ligase cereblon Optimized mScarlet-based tags for live imaging in C. elegans CRISPR...s41467-024-52871-9. PMID 39406745. Optimizing mScarlet tags for live imaging in C. elegans By Alyssa ...
  8. Thoughts on the Future of Research 2015 Boston Symposium

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    ...Taking Steps to Achieve a Successful Career Career Advice from the Career Path Panel Two of the panels at ...Graduate Student Career Outcomes University websites do not currently publish career outcomes for PhDs... FOR Boston 2015 symposium, the Career Path Panel and the Early Career Researchers in Publishing panel...achieve success in their careers. The take-away message I took from the career panel was that there are... boosting awareness of various career opportunities through our career, networking, and management for...navigating the waters of career development. Publishing Panel The Early Career Researchers in Publishing...2015. I personally participated as a member of the Career Paths Panel on the second day of the symposium ...
  9. Building Global Connections with the International Mentorship Program USA-EUROPE

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    ...important for their career goals, and identified possible funding sources to help them carry out their plans...co-directing Mentor Circle Programs at BWH and providing career mentoring to several students from Spain and all... their country some years ago looking for their career improvement) and bright students that will be the...where millions of people hold a PhD, achieving our career goals can be a real challenge. On top of that, ...broader, first-hand vision of the challenges and career opportunities that truly exist outside their immediate...discovered that the challenges that I am facing in my career are common problems that many others have faced...challenge did not hinder them from advancing their careers and achieving success.” Pedro Gonzalez Menendez...
  10. A Guide to Getting Started in Undergrad Research

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    ...gap-year position taken to transition to the next career stage (ex: grad school, med school, industry) ... the lab? Ask your questions—especially if it’s scary. I’ve been afraid to ask “dumb questions” and to... help you along your path. Learning about their career paths and goals helped me reflect on what I wanted...Informational interviews with people who have taken career paths that you would be interested in can also ... next steps! More than serving as resources for career advice and advancement, my labmates have been some...I go. This story by Dr. Erika Moore in Science Careers discusses the importance of building a network ...resources! Many online resources and articles about careers in science are geared towards grad students and...
  11. Is this the right place for me? 8 tactics for choosing a lab

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    ...who you don’t look up to and who doesn’t care about your career development? To get a better idea of whether...non-academic careers?    Will you be encouraged to develop transferable skills by attending career events or... it will make a huge difference for your future career and life. You might see a lab head as choosing ...had experience writing, publishing, or discussing career opportunities with the lab head. Former lab members...questions about lab culture. Support for diverse career paths I hope by now you are aware that the majority...scientists will not actually follow the academic career path taken by their training lab mentors. ~80% ...and preparing for both academic and non-academic career paths. I can’t say this strongly enough - don’t...
  12. Negotiating Work and Life: How to Find the Joy

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    ...create a network of support to help with elder care, carpooling, cooking on nights when you can’t get home... are no easy answers to negotiating a demanding career in science with other interests and priorities,...under control.” Think again. Maybe you’ll need to care for an elderly family member, want to train for ...not. You want your family and friends to know you care, but they need to know that you have an important...will respect you if you show respect for your own career and it will teach them to respect their own responsibilities...less You can work at home sometimes, but do so carefully and with attention to those around you #4 Thou...alone You, alone, are not solely responsible for care and attention to your home and family unless you...
  13. A Conference By Postdocs For Postdocs: Future of Research

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    ...enterprising early career scientists taking an active part in creating their own opportunities for career development...independent career organizations to get the grants and programs they need such as at the Postdoc Career Development...ensure that all scientists can have successful careers doing science in some form? There is a lot of talk.... They are not exposed to the vast non-academia career landscape and there is insufficient (or no) emphasis...Pennsylvania has the Penn Biotech Group and PBG Healthcare Consulting. I know of many schools that have ...administrators who are finding ways to provide new types of career preparedness training for their scientists. I have...worked with some great postdoc and grad student career offices in the last few years. However, some organizations...
  14. Plasmids 101: Choosing an Antibiotic Resistance Gene

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    ...acidic environments.   Carbenicillin   Carbenicillin, colloquially known as carb, belongs to the penicillin...both carb and amp, due to their common degradation mechanism. How to choose between the two? Carb is generally...similar relationship as amp and carb (they are interchangeable). Like carb, spectinomycin is the more stable...synthesis as its mode of action (sound familiar?). Carb is degraded by beta-lactamase, just like amp is.... bacteria. So… why do some people still use amp? Carb is expensive (relative to amp), and for some applications...marginal. Fortunately, amp can easily be replaced with carb if satellite colonies are an issue. Pros: Very stable...eukaryotic selection, whereas other plasmids must carry both a bacterial and a mammalian antibiotic selection...
  15. Lab to Office Culture Shock

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    ...away from calling non-academic careers and desk jobs “alternative careers.” Realistically, based on the...Visit our careers topic page Read our transferable skills guide Read blog posts about career readiness... Resources at Addgene.org Find careers at Addgene Watch out career videos Sign up for the Addgene quarterly... transition. In this installment of the Addgene career guide, we’ll think about what causes this culture... feeling of camaraderie again in a non-academic career. You might not be in a lab anymore, but you will...scientists is the most enjoyable aspect of their chosen career. You can confidently call yourself a Scientist...course, a “desk job” could entail any number of career paths--industry, nonprofit organization, law office...
  16. Viral Vectors 101: Viruses as Biological Tools

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    ...easily deliver their “cargo” to target cells and organisms, and when that cargo is designed to make you...tools. As scientists, we can manipulate what this cargo is and where it goes, turning these pesky germs ...Once inside the host cell, the virus unleashes its cargo – its own genome.   Fig. 1: Viral particle...Depending on the type of virus used, the DNA (or RNA) cargo will either permanently integrate into the host ...cells with a high efficiency and deposit a DNA/RNA cargo into their targets makes them attractive and tractable...viruses to target specific cell types and deliver any cargo you fancy (size limits do apply, however.) Why ...each virus allows you to infect cells and deliver cargo, it’s important to understand their differences ...
  17. Addgene's Top 10 Blog Posts of 2015

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    ...happiness in their careers regardless of their end goals and believe the popularity of our career posts shows...into a new job or maybe to an entirely new career path, a career coach might be able to help you. Head Addgenie... Joanne Kamens explains what career coaches do and offers up some career coach suggestions. 8. A Match.... We’re incredibly happy to see that one of our career posts has made it to the top of the list this year...repair by non-homologous end joining (NHEJ). 7. Career Coaching for Scientists: Why and Where Do I Find...making them difficult to use with CRISPR as the cargo. Mary Gearing explains some of the clever ways to...Read the Most Recent Plasmids 101, CRISPR 101, and Career Posts Resources at Addgene Browse Our CRISPR ...
  18. 25 Work From Home Tips for Scientists

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    ...self-care during the COVID-19 pandemic, check out Care For Your Coronavirus Anxiety and Taking Care of ...events. Download Addgene’s Science Career guide to learn more about career paths and things you can do to ...help you keep calm and science on. Practice self-care and stay connected Find time for exercise. Many...supporting local businesses (ex: purchasing a gift card to use later or ordering take-out) or volunteering...identify skills to work on for the next steps in your career. Update your resume and CV. Attend virtual workshops...Scientist is now open to families at home, the STEM career exploration site Inventing Heron has a radio reporter...Reproducibility for Everyone. Plan out new experiments carefully. Consider submitting a registered report, where...
  19. 5 Reasons to Use Reddit for Science Communication

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    ...particular topic. Given Joanne’s expertise in science careers, women in STEM, work-life negotiation, and mentorship... refer to if they have questions about science careers, women in STEM, work-life negotiation, and mentorship...Reddit “Ask Me Anything” was appealing, but also scary. I do a lot of public speaking where I enjoy communicating... large number of scientist posters with serious career dilemmas. Some questions were about general advice...to transition out of academia, and other science career topics. However, many of the posts were about toxic...the really tough times. Getting on a good science career path can be challenging these days, but for many...and postdoc programs beginning to support diverse career path development--but the science trainees still...
  20. Form Your Own Peer Mentoring Group: A How-To Guide for Scientists

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    ...Go to a science or career seminar together and meet to debrief on the topic (career) or presentation style...Invite guests from a lab, career or industry of interest – learn about their career paths and get their advice... for 25 years. They helped one another navigate career changes and overcome barriers by sharing broader...mentoring groups through my work with the renowned Healthcare Businesswomen’s Association (HBA) Boston Chapter...commit to the group. The group can be one gender and career stage (e.g. all women, all men, all postdocs, all...compete for fastest to set up a coffee date or most cards collected. The next blog in this series will have...other as you transition to the next stage in your careers! Stay in touch…this group will be the core of your...
  21. Viral Vectors 101: An Introduction to AAV

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    ...Diagram of AAV components      Cargo capacity Empty rAAV has a cargo capacity of ~ 4.7 kb, meaning that...primary application of AAV is delivery of genetic cargo to a host cell. In order to make room for a gene... (rAAVs) with maximum “trunk” space for genetic cargo. Typically, when researchers speak about AAVs, they...switches placed in your cell type of interest. Careful combination of promoters, gene switches, and/or...second strand of DNA before expression of their cargo can begin, which all takes time. Though the time...standard ballpark estimation. Once expressed, viral cargo is usually quite stable and in some mammalian tissues...self-complementary AAV (scAAV) may be an option (McCarty et al., 2001). This AAV is designed so that the...
  22. Science communication: 9 Strategies to Get Your Foot in the Door

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    ... Laboratory. Are you a science student or early career researcher looking to break into science communication...Everybody goes about this in their own way. The career paths into science communication are as varied ...strategies will get you started:  Subscribe to Career Blog Posts from Addgene 1) Twitter – Get your voice...and science blogs like @WIRED Science. Don’t be scared to engage with them. Comment on their activities... like Ed Yong jumpstarted their science writing career by blogging. Writing a blog is not only a great...know and get known by editors and others whose careers are in advance of yours, but also get inspired ...Imperial College London. Similarly, the University of Cardiff offers an MSc in Science, Media and Communication...
  23. 15 Hot Plasmids from 2017

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    ...characterized: mScarlet (fluorescent lifetime of 3.9 ns, quantum yield of 0.70), mScarlet-I with T74I (...compared to mScarlet, fluorescent lifetime of 3.1 ns, quantum yield of 0.54) and mScarlet-H with M164H...compared to mScarlet, fluorescent lifetime of 1.3 ns, quantum yield of 0.20). All three mScarlet variants...New bright monomeric red fluorescent protein - mScarlet! The Dorus Gadella lab has recently developed ...synthetic red fluorescent protein variant they call mScarlet. Bindels et al used a combination of deliberate...protein fusions. The Gadella lab has deposited all mScarlet constructs with Addgene. Bindels DS, et al. Nat...Methods. 2017. PubMed PMID: 27869816 Listen to our mScarlet Podcast Segment    Photocleavable protein PhoCl...
  24. Harnessing Bacterial Toxins for Allelic Exchange

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    ... are ways to create scarless mutations, ones that don’t leave any undesired scars in the chromosome. These... Chris R., and Kristala LJ Prather. "The no-SCAR (Scarless Cas9 Assisted Recombineering) system for genome...an antibiotic resistance cassette. This leaves a “scar” in the chromosome, sometimes interfering with expression...CRISPR-Cas9 technology has also aided in the creation of scarless mutations, both in stand-alone systems (Jiang ...replication to allow replication only in hosts carrying the bacteriophage lambda pir protein. This allows... Allelic exchange is a great technique for the scarless modification of bacterial genomes. It can accomplish... New Suite of Allelic Exchange Vectors for the Scarless Modification of Proteobacterial Genomes." Applied...
  25. 10 Steps to a Perfect Science Talk

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    ...serve you well. The happy byproduct might just be a career opportunity. The focus of this article will be...from. Some of the best talks I have seen by early career scientists are those in the Young Scientist Seminar...this opportunity to recommend all the science and career talks at iBiology which hosts an amazing amount...amount of useful, entertaining science lab, career, and policy content. Watch Joanne give her "Not" Networking...will be listening.  Are they early, mid, or late career?  Will many non-scientists be present?  Always ...when the host told me and wished I had been more careful. 3. Tell a story We are biologically programmed...about something you know a lot about and that you care about. Don’t try to present topics that are unfamiliar...
  26. Advice for Moving Into Sales After Your Science Postdoc

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    ...Will I leave academia?” and "What type of science careers would would make a good fit for me?" Whatever would... headlines entitled “Presentation Experience”, “Career Achievements”, and “Academic Achievements”. Leaning...had published with and whether I would be able to carry out a yeast-2-hybrid library screen; instead I thought...Has this person been consistent throughout their career?”, "Have they sought out opportunities to expand...marketing knowledge. For most PhDs looking at careers outside of academia, sales and marketing can be...great places to start. Depending on what type of career you would like to build, sales and marketing gives... more posts about Scientific Career Development ...
  27. PiggyBac-ing Through the Genome Editing Field

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    ...behind. Furthermore, piggyBac™ offers a large cargo-carrying capacity (over 200 kb has been demonstrated...direct integration of the donor-transposon (carrying your cargo of interest) into random ‘TTAA’ sites throughout...gene modification system and the scarless, Footprint-Free™ removal of cargo with the excision-only piggyBac...throughout the genome. When using piggyBac™, the cargo is inserted into the genome fully intact, while,...transfection, a double-stranded break may occur in your cargo. Additionally, with piggyBac™, the number of integration...utilizing a piggyBac™ transposon in a donor plasmid carrying the DNA edit of interest, along with a site-specific...
  28. Finding Your Perfect Job After University

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    ...Addgene Read Additional Career Posts on the Addgene Blog Browse Our Careers Page to See What Positions...20’s, new graduates often ask me for advice on careers available to new science graduates and the pro’...enjoyed some aspects of the work, such as physically carrying out experiments like PCR and running gels, but...and other reasons, I started  looking for other career options after 6 months. Returning to university...hands-on lab work for a dissertation. I chose to carry out my dissertation research in a lab in California...virology testing company. This particular company carries out clinical trials of drugs and treatments for...also understand my job would not suit everyone. My career path may seem quite unusual but it has allowed ...
  29. Viral Vectors 101: Types of viruses

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    ...permanently integrate a genetic cargo into a cell. These viruses have a cargo capacity of ~ 8 kb, ample room... transient expression of a genetic cargo or have a very large cargo. Fast fact: All viruses discussed...itself to direct application of virus. However, the cargo capacity of AAV is ~4.7 kb, almost half that of ...doesn’t require genomic integration to express its cargo, in fact its viral life cycle does not include genomic...integration. While the expression of adenovirus cargo is high, it’s generally not as long lasting as AAV...some adenoviruses pack up to ~35 kb of space for cargo! Adenovirus is an effective option if you need high...
  30. How to Make Friends and Meet People at a Scientific Conference

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    ...business card – even students and postdocs. There are many inexpensive/free places to order cards. There...good reasons to have a card but two of the best are: if you give someone a card they are more likely to...meeting other scientists is not a priority for your career. Actually, it is crucial for all scientists, academic...you if you follow up and if you give someone your card, they have to give you theirs! Think about how you...traveling with a poster roll, say hello. Keep your cards handy and make sure your name tag is always visible...webinar with Joanne Kamens via ASCB Check out more Career Advice blog posts to continue improving your networking...
  31. Hot Plasmids - March 2020 - base editors, GEVI, MoClo, and optogenetics

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    ...protein (mScarlet) with either a seven or eight amino acid linker between them. The Ace-mScarlet voltage...results in higher quenching of mScarlet emission. Figure 2: Ace-mScarlet is a fusion between the voltage-sensitive...inhibitory rhodopsin Ace2N and mScarlet. Ace2N quenches a proportion of mScarlet's emission via FRET. Image ...created two plasmids containing a red-shifted Ace-mScarlet, a fusion of a voltage-sensitive inhibitory rhodopsin...blue-light-sensitive channelrhodopsins. Find the Ace-mScarlet voltage indicator plasmids at Addgene! Beck et...
  32. The Future of Research Symposium Boston 2015

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    ...Identifying Career Pathways for PhDs in Science”, through which she collects data on the careers of science...Resources at Addgene Learn More about Careers in Science in Our Career Posts! Get Advice on Networking at...academia may in fact be just another ‘alternative’ career.   The news is not all bad, however - there are... in STEM fields (6). Melanie Sinche is a STEM career counselor, Director of Education for the Jackson...that biomedical graduates take in their future careers. To participate in the Future or Research Symposium...Sauermann, Henry, and Michael Roach. "Science PhD career preferences: levels, changes, and advisor encouragement...
  33. Viral Vectors 101: Voltage Indicators

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    ...across the membrane of cardiac cells. Similarly, neuronal signaling is carried out by action potentials...: Ace-mScarlet is a fusion between the voltage-sensitive inhibitory rhodopsin Ace2N and mScarlet. Ace2N... package your genetic cargo in lieu of their own genomes and deposit this cargo upon host infection. Packaging...directly related to the electrical impulse of the cardiac cells. To study this phenomenon you will likely...Ace2N quenches a proportion of mScarlet's emission via FRET.  Image from Beck et al, 2019 under CC BY 4.0...
  34. Transferable Skills Guide: External Collaborations

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    ...my scientific expertise. Organizing a career fair for early-career scientists provided a crash course in...of the the skills favored by research-intensive careers. External collaborations are becoming increasingly...a message asking how things are going. Science careers where the ability to start and maintain external...is important for success in research-intensive careers. In addition, this skill is a hallmark for jobs...Additional Resources on the Addgene Blog Check out Our Career Topic Page Read Other Posts in the Transferable...Addgene.org Check Careers at Addgene ... science career...
  35. Hot Plasmids September 2018 - Optogenetics, RNA Localization, Fluorescent Protein, and Base-editing Tools

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    ...new FPs - the mCarmine story Article contributed by Caroline LaManna  Listen to the mCarmine podcast segment...by Klaus Hahn's lab at the University of North Carolina (plasmids at Addgene). It consists of two domains...tested a series of mutations. Through this process mCarmine was developed (mNeptune684 with C65S, T107K, A108V... 603 nm, while the emission maximum is 675 nm. mCarmine is monomeric, 4-5 fold brighter than mNeptune684... test out this new FP in your own experiments, mCarmine is available in a mammalian expression vector ...
  36. "Build Your Plasmid": The Game - Play to Teach

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    ...daughters playing with some cards and I had a quick flashback to time spent playing a card game called “Magic”...this game was played. These rules restricted which cards could be played when and, depending upon who your... 100% student engagement. I figured, an engaging card game could help me get the engagement I wanted. ...disease case. Then, each team received a whole set of cards (Promoters, Inserts, Tags, Origins of Replication...each element to use, they had to place the selected card on the board game. They had 35 minutes to develop...and some were so enthusiastic that they took the cards and the board with them. My impression was that ...
  37. Pushing the Limits of DNA Assembly

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    ...Assembly. Gibson Assembly allows the production of scarless DNA constructs using homologous regions to guide...the joining reaction. BioBrick Assembly will leave scar regions at the site of fragment joining, but this...use of Type IIS restriction enzymes results in scarless assembly. Finally, the NEBuilder® HiFi DNA Assembly...fragment overlap sections, while still creating scarless plasmid inserts.  Want to Learn More about DNA...reset and ligate mismatched overhangs, yielding scarless DNA assembly, and allowing fragments to be taken...used directly in DNA assembly will still yield scarless assemblies. Overview of NEBuilder HiFi DNA assembly...and primer design results in covalently joined, scarless DNA – perfect for transforma­­­tion or as a PCR...
  38. Viral Vectors 101: Viral Vector Elements

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    ...components to convert the cargo from RNA to DNA and permanently insert the cargo into the host genome. Lentiviral-specific...purposes. The primary plasmid with the delivered cargo (often a gene) is called the transfer plasmid while... most viral experiments is to deliver a genetic cargo, typically an expression construct, to cells/organisms..., though. Viral packaging and entry The genetic cargo requires viral packaging to infiltrate and integrate...functions to infiltrate the host cell and deposit viral cargo. Gene expression While AAV often does not integrate...inverted terminal repeats (ITRs) is the promoter and cargo, in that order. This will all be ssDNA within the...
  39. From Lab Bench to Leadership: Transitioning into Management as a PhD

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    ...right path for me. I began exploring alternative career trajectories within the industry, but the transition...fulfilment in supporting my team’s development and career growth. This realization led me to pursue a shift...I discovered strategies to effectively pivot my career development and align it with these new goals, ...final choice Management is not a one-way path. As careers evolve, many professionals move between technical...that managing isn’t for you at this point in your career—and to step back into a technical role. My advice...transitions as an integral part of your broader career development.   Matteo Tardelli authored the book...metabolism. He now guides fellow PhDs in their careers with actionable steps and execution plans.   Resources...
  40. 9 tips for a successful postdoctoral experience

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    ...on Addgene.org Learn more about Careers at Addgene Watch out career videos  ...addressed in numerous essays and workshops (see the Careers essays in the journals Nature and Science, for ...what will be needed to achieve your intended next career stage and create a timeline for achieving these...designing and interpreting experiments, as well as career guidance. In my own experience, great mentors often...needed, this is a strong indicator that this person cares about your science and your development. Taken together...'ll be better prepared for your future intended career and you'll become a better scientist in the process...getting a faculty position Academic v. Non-Academic Career Decisions Check out our transferable skills guide...
  41. 28 Hot Plasmid Technologies from 2015

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    ...the available sgRNA-cargo constructs utilize a U6 promoter and contain the RNA cargo cassette inserted ...to observe intra- and post-Golgi segregation of cargo during their transport. Finally, the system can ...MluI-XhoI-SalI) chaining results in a translatable ligation scar (Val-Glu) between each module to permit easy construction...compared to other viral systems due to its large cargo capacity, minimal cytotoxicity, and broad host-tropism...and their collaborators in Robert Campbell’s lab carried out five rounds of random mutagenesis on a library...CRISPR-Display: A novel CRISPR technology for targeting RNA cargos to specific DNA loci John Rinn’s lab is interested...CRISPR-Display uses the dCas9 enzyme to deploy large RNA cargos to specific DNA loci. In CRISPR-Display, your RNA...
  42. New Educational Resource: The Addgene Videos Page

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    ...Bacterial Colonies can be found below: Career videos Ever needed career advice or wonder what it’s like to...ll hear all about their career paths, future goals, and get some useful career advice.  Our first video...you to find content relevant to your research and career goals, or to answer any questions you might have...to work at a biotech nonprofit? In our Career Video series, we feature interviews with real Addgenies ...
  43. INTEGRATE: Bacterial Genome Engineering Using CRISPR-Transposons

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    ...transposition, genetic cargos must be flanked by the L and R ends - thus, scarless insertions are not currently...efficient and programmable insertions of large DNA cargos into bacterial genomes. This new capability was...DNA (aka mini-transposon), which contains the DNA cargo of interest flanked by ~50-150 bp transposon end... which offer simple transformations for smaller cargos, and the ability to easily cure cells of the plasmid...spacer(s) into the CRISPR array Clone desired DNA cargo into the mini-transposon Transform plasmid(s) into...programmable insertions of even very large genetic cargo, at one or multiple desired genomic loci. Many applications...
  44. Developing Transferable Skills During Science Training

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    ...found on the UK Career Site for Researchers called Vitae. Vitae recently published a career development framework...learned a lot. Whether you are pursuing an academic career path or moving in a nonacademic direction, there... put you in position to pursue a diverse set of career paths. Check out Joanne's Reddit AMA Here are some...defining characteristics of nonacademic science careers is that a team is almost always involved. Demonstrating... framework for career skills. Download a summary PDF here or try out the online Researcher Development...
  45. CRISPR 101: Engineering the Plant Genome Using CRISPR/Cas9

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    ...using chitosan-complexed single-walled carbon nanotube carriers. Nat Nanotechnol 14:447–455 . https://...small RNAs in their respective species. Addgene carries >30 “empty gRNA” backbones which contain a plant...ubiquitin promoters (Belhaj et al., 2013). Addgene carries Cas9-containing plasmids for knockout, activation...CRISPR-Cas9 components into plants. Nanoparticles (carbon nanotubes, Kwak et al., 2019), DNA nanostructures...addition to the plasmids described above, Addgene carries several useful CRISPR toolkits for creating plant...Targeted delivery of nanomaterials with chemical cargoes in plants enabled by a biorecognition motif. Nat...
  46. Plasmids 101: Biotinylation

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    ...including biotin carboxylase and decarboxylases. These enzymes catalyze the transfer of carboxyl groups to organic...important cellular metabolites. Biotin acts as a carboxyl carrier from one compound to the other. These biotin...lysine in the entire organism on the biotin carboxyl carrier protein (BCCP). Discovery of the biotin-avidin...
  47. Stepping into a Virtual Internship: My Experience at Addgene

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    ...thinking about my career options is being an overthinker. Being an overthinker can make me scared of taking risks... no idea how to translate them into real world careers. I figured this internship would be a perfect way...was certain I would not end up in a life sciences career but life has a way of making unexpected decisions...future. They made me rethink having a structured career because our mindsets and needs can change. Having...say with certainty that Addgene is a company that cares - not only in terms of its employees but in general...
  48. New Viral Vectors - Fall 2024

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    ...pAAV-Ef1a-DIO mScarlet AAV5 Controls Karl Deisseroth New serotype pAAV_hSyn-PdCO-mScarlet-WPRE AAV5 Optogenetics... a whole host of (awesome) research not easily carried out before. We have a bunch of other new AAV vectors...AAV-GfaABC1D-Cre-4x6T AAV5 Recombinases Stanley Thomas Carmichael New viral prep pAAV-EF1a-fDIO-Cre AAV5 Recombinases...Ofer Yizhar New viral prep pAAV_hSyn-DIO-PdCO-mScarlet-WPRE AAV1, AAV5 Optogenetics Ofer Yizhar New...Edward Boyden New serotype pAAV-Ef1a-DIO-ChRmine-mScarlet-WPRE AAV1 Optogenetics Karl Deisseroth New serotype...
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