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  1. Fluorescent Proteins 101: Fluorescent Biosensors

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    ...fused to calmodulin (CaM) and the chicken myosin kinase calmodulin binding region RS20. When calcium is...place for the biosensor to be expressed. Are you looking at an intracellular or extracellular molecule? ...extracellular glutamate sensor pCMV(MinDis).iGluSnFR. Picking your reporter Don’t forget about the other end ...with your lab and experimental setup? Consider what kind of instrumentation you have available, and the conditions...and multi-color imaging experiments. Finally, what kind of system will you use to detect your fluorescent...method depends on what type of information you are looking for. Below we have summarized some of the common...

  2. Five Questions to Ask If You're Deciding Between a Master's or PhD Program

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    ...its value. My master’s strengthened my critical thinking and problem solving abilities, increased my technical...writer,” among others. Don’t discount job postings looking for PhD applicants since many will also accept ...people describe their actual work. To do this, try looking at LinkedIn profiles of people who have masters...Is their career path one you could see yourself taking? If so, consider setting up an informational interview...degree prepared them for their career.  2. Are you looking for career advancement and growth? A master’s is...project.  3. Do you prefer being a generalist? Working on a variety of projects and in different fields...

  3. Choosing a Good Mentor for Scientists

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    ...equipment acquisition, public speaking and personnel management?  If you are thinking about a non-academic path...advisors learning how to be a scientist. It is shocking how little pre-work most PhD students and postdocs...learn how to be a scientist. Your PI should be the kind of mentor that will teach you how to: interpret ...with the potential advisor and don’t be shy about asking hard questions. Talk to as many lab members as ... time with everyone. Additionally, if you are looking for more resources to help you choose a good mentor...

  4. Antibodies 101: Epitope Availability

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    ...cell membrane.  Picking the Right Antibody  It can get even more complex if you’re looking for proteins ...keep epitope availability in mind whenever you're working with antibodies.) Conformation changes usually ...Processes  If you’re feeling relieved that you’re working with native proteins instead of denatured ones ...are interacting with one another, or if you’re looking for a protein of interest while it’s in a transition...validated for ELISAs, it has a good chance of also working for a Western because they both typically use denatured...

  5. Intro to Our Summer SciComm Series!

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    ...Welcome to our Summer SciComm Series, where we’ll be talking about science communication, best practices in ...science communication research.   This summer, we’re making time to talk about my favorite thing - science ...but the foundation of all good communication is making sure everyone’s on the same page. So for our first... endless.    Activity Example audience  Talking about your career as a scientist underrepresented...enjoy listening to podcasts A series of Tweets breaking down a new publication that could advance treatments...Communication - 9 Ways to Get Your Foot in the Door Taking Science to Elementary and Middle Schools   Image...

  6. Donations from Addgene to Yield Answers for Rare Disease Researchers

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    ... sponsors a global competition for researchers working on rare diseases, offering them the chance to win...Claudio Aguilar (right) at Purdue University and is working to understand Lowe Syndrome, a devastating genetic...great for us,” Wang said. “We were planning on and looking at a bunch of different strategies with CRISPR-...hearing loss and changes in coloring of the hair, skin, and eyes. The researchers found that seven patients... budget is approximately 20,000 USD and we are working on several genetic diseases at the same time. The...studies.” Thank you to all the BeHeard Awardees for speaking with us! Additional Resources Find out more ...

  7. Don’t Wait To Launch Your Health Science Startup

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    ... to email strangers asking to meet. I have cold emailed hundreds of people asking for meetings to discuss... carry a heavy price tag, especially if you're working on something other than software.  If you are a... your entire career in science, you are likely lacking the necessary business background and/or connections... Start with your network You've spent your life making connections and finding mentors -- well, it's time...discuss each project and business decision before making it, to have an internal review system.  On top ...

  8. Hot Plasmids: FRET-Based Biosensors

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    ... and high resolution functional tracking of T lymphocytes, too, making them a versatile tool for application...Max Planck Institute for Neurobiology has been working on genetically encoded indicators of calcium and...has a particular advantage for observing events taking place inside cells that are on the move, such as...element-binding protein (CREB) in living cells. “Now we are making this really good,” Griesbeck said. “We know CREB...genetically encoded magnesium sensor, the first of its kind. “I hope by depositing at Addgene, people will start...

  9. Interview: Ed Boyden on Optogenetics, Neuroscience, and the Future of Neuroengineering

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    ... optogenetic tools in a deep part of the brain, making it sensitive to light. When they illuminated this...patients? Over a quarter of a million people have some kind of neural implant already. If we can use light to...maybe we could treat patients suffering from Parkinson's, chronic pain, deafness, or other conditions.... emotions, to see how a monkey changes decision making, to cure a human patient. We can't do it all by...you have any special tips or tricks for someone looking to try these optogenetic tools out for the first...always tell people, 'Be driven by your science.' Looking for Optogenetics Plasmids? Plasmids for Optogenetics...

  10. Tips for a 1st Time CRISPR User (by a 1st Time CRISPR User)

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    ...gene edit. I wanted to inactivate the gene BRAF (a kinase implicated in several human cancers) in A549 cells...Vinculin is a loading control. 3. In terms of making the monoclonal line: I had never done it before...found here. Figure 3: A surprise for the author. Checking Cas9 expression Overview: By Western blotting ...difficult part of the assay was designing primers flanking my edits in genomic DNA and doing PCR on genomic...agarose to get sharper bands. Conclusion Overall, making a human cell line with a gene knockout was straightforward...who you are, you could quickly be on your way to making new scientific observations. References 1. Rago...C, Vogelstein B, Bunz F. Genetic knockouts and knockins in human somatic cells. Nature Protocols 2007;...
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