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...experiments or even negatively impact cells (see Figure 1). When behaving properly, FPs enable researchers ... disulfide bonds in the secretory pathway (Figure 1) [4,6–8]. Additionally, FPs that encode N-glycosylation... sarcoma-associated herpesvirus.       References 1. Snapp, Erik. "Design and use of fluorescent fusion...from Oregon Health Sciences University, did his postdoctoral fellowship with Jennifer Lippincott-Schwartz... from Albert Einstein College of Medicine. Her doctoral research was conducted in the laboratory of Erik...subcellular environment. Currently, she is a SPIRE postdoctoral fellow at the University of North Carolina at...

...by mating with Cre-expressing mice. Figure 1: (A) Schematic of the Cre-dependent SPH construct ... alpha (aCaMKII; excitatory neurons) and Synapsin-1 (pan-neuronal) promoters (Figure 1b), and sgRNAs can...ubiquitous expression of sgRNA(s) and mCherry (vector 1) with neuron-specific expression of dCas9-VPR (Figure...Neuron-specific expression is mediated by the synapsin 1 (SYN) promoter, which was superior in its ability ...Patrick Miller-Rhodes, a Ruth L. Kirschstein NRSA Predoctoral Fellow at University of Rochester Medical Center...Miller-Rhodes is currently a Ruth L. Kirschstein NRSA Predoctoral Fellow at University of Rochester Medical Center...

...in the immune system. Nature Immunology, 25(1), Article 1. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41590-023-01689-6 ... strains and lentiviral expression vectors (Table 1). The four systems Name Function Plasmid ... GFP (vex) Rosa26-FlpO-ERT2; H11-Cas9 Table 1: X-CHIME systems Proof of Concept These systems were...was lethal (LaFleur et al., 2024).   Figure 1: Schematic showing the X-CHIME approach. Figure from...genes in the immune system. Nature Communications, 10(1), 1668. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-019-09656-2... X-CHIME plasmids here!   Marty LaFleur is a Postdoctoral Fellow in Arlene Sharpe’s laboratory at Harvard...

...digital) signal at the end of the reaction (Figure 1). Partitions that did not contain any target DNA at...integrated through homology-directed repair (HDR) (1), or indel mutations resulting from non-homologous...Follow him on Twitter @AnotherLabRat.     References 1. Miyaoka, Y. et al. Isolation of single-base genome-edited...This post was contributed by Scott Findlay, a Postdoctoral Fellow at the University of Alberta. If you’... out of frame! Scott Findlay is currently a Postdoctoral Fellow at the University of Alberta. He is interested...

...Full "Applying for a Faculty Position" eBook Here 1. Have a competitive CV You don't necessarily need ...that people would agree is important to understand. (1-2 sentences). For example: Distinguishing correctly... What will be the focus of your first grant? (1-2 sentences) Simply stated, what are your aims... potential collaborations, critiques of your postdoctoral research, etc. The second question is whether...from Oregon Health Sciences University, did his postdoctoral fellowship with Jennifer Lippincott-Schwartz...and now serves as the Director of Student and Postdoctoral Programs at the Janelia Research Campus of the...

...$47,476 and the date for implementation was set for Dec 1 2016. In order to be exempted from the need to pay... these institutions (populations potentially from 1 to 5761, according to the NSF data) and therefore ...exactly how postdoctoral salaries are changing. Transparent salary information for postdoctoral positions...institutions set their postdoctoral salary scales to the NRSA scale (Figure 21, National Postdoctoral Association...Stanford raised salary levels to $50,000, and as of October 1st the salary minimum was raised again to $51,...as having postdocs, representing ~85% of the postdoctoral workforce. Based on our communications with ...according to the NSF data, account for 18% of the postdoctoral workforce in the sciences. The Dana Farber Cancer...

...estimated to affect anywhere from 1 in 6,000 to 1 in 19,000 live births (1).  While disruption of the smn1... funding opportunities. References 1. Jones, C., et al. "PP09. 1–2352: Systematic review of incidence...Peritoneal Mesothelioma  Noushin Nabavi is a Postdoctoral Fellow at the Vancouver Prostate Center and ...

...aggregation, and potentiates the effect of PD-1 blockade.“ (Ref 4). PD-1 helps tumor cells evade the immune system...fasting has a positive effect on cancer treatment (Ref 1). As described in the presentation, starvation or ...of the immunosuppressive cell surface receptor PD-1. This immunosuppressive environment in turn may represent...  (Chimeric Antigen Receptors) CAR T cells and PD-1 modulators. An exciting development in immunotherapy...free deposit and distribution service! References: 1. Pietrocola, Federico, et al. "Caloric restriction...Relationship” by our guest blogger Subhadra Jayaraman, a doctoral candidate at Binghamton University! Cancer therapeutics...

... requires selection. These two steps are (Figure 1): The initial plasmid integration step (the so-called...antibiotic resistance marker from the vector (abR, Figure 1). The resolution step (“double crossover”) which leads... loss of a specific phenotype (using sacB, Figure 1, further discussed below).  Counter-selectable marker...Current protocols in molecular biology 106.1 (2014): 1-16. PubMed PMID: 24733238. Additional resources on...This post was contributed by Jacob Lazarus, a postdoctoral researcher at Harvard. There’s an astounding...is now an attending physician. He performs post-doctoral research in the lab of Matthew Waldor at Harvard...

...Figure 1).   Figure 1: Each problem with dimerizing fluorescent proteins is illustrated. 1) Membrane... in nature are prone to dimerization (i.e. EGFP) [1, 2] or even form obligate tetramers (i.e. DsRed) [...active state due to closure by FP dimerization.   1. Transmembrane fluorescent protein fusions Transmembrane...bright, non-physiological, and difficult to ignore [1, 2]. 2. Fusion to an obligate dimer or oligomer Several... For a more detailed discussion see [5]. Problems 1 and 2 depend on protein concentrations. An imperfect... distance runner, gardner, and cook.   References 1. Snapp, E.L., et al., Formation of stacked ER cisternae...from Oregon Health Sciences University, did his postdoctoral fellowship with Jennifer Lippincott-Schwartz...

...all of its successes, has many deep-rooted flaws (1). As we discovered through the four workshops at the... Follow David on Twitter @driglar.     References 1. Alberts, Bruce, et al. "Rescuing US biomedical research...the Future of Research will be held from 22-24 October. This blog has been contributed by guest blogger...strong supporter of increasing the number of postdoctoral scientists at University of Maryland. Paula... can register here or live stream the event on October 22nd and 23rd here. Many thanks to our guest blogger...

...the journal-specific guidelines.  Peer-review step 1: The first read At the first read of the paper, I ...group of Prof. Mark Tester, where she focuses on (1) salt-induced changes in root-to-shoot ratio in Arabidopsis...post was contributed by Magdalena Julkowska, a postdoctoral researcher at KAUST, Saudi Arabia. From the... submission to the subsequent journal.  As a postdoctoral researcher studying plant development and abiotic...

...those ideas and build from those.   Figure 1: Virtual lab meeting? No problem! You can still creatively... on it – so it is important to take breaks. After 1 hour (or another designated time) of meeting, someone...This post was contributed by Matteo Tardelli, a postdoctoral scientist at Weill Cornell Medicine. Discussing...blogger Matteo Tardelli! Matteo Tardelli, PhD is Postdoctoral Scientist at Weill Cornell Medicine in NYC and...

...bioengineering, but it wasn’t clear whether they could 1) be decorated with proteins and remain functional,...Follow her on Twitter @jessicapolka.     References 1. Kanabrocki, J. A., Quackenbush, R. L. & Pond, F. ...contributed by guest blogger Jessica Polka, a Postdoctoral Research Fellow with Pamela Silver.  Most types...with their environment.   Jessica Polka is a Postdoctoral Research Fellow with Pamela Silver in the department...

...from 1:100–1:1,000. If your antibodies come from ascites fluid, try a dilution range from 1:1,000–1:100,000...the antibody’s dynamic range. Specifically, the 1:2, 1:1, and No dilution samples all have approximately...recommended dilution and/or range (typically between 1:500 and 1:10,000 for primary antibodies). You’ll want to...recommended dilution range is usually between 1:5,000 and 1:200,000. Check the manufacturer’s recommendations...reagent (usually an antibody).      Figure 1: A protein gradient. The density of the bands, which...Here, the lanes are lightly marked on the membrane (1) using the gel as a guide. The gel is then removed...membrane is reassembled and imaged. In this example, a 1:1,000 dilution gives a high signal with low background...

...Jacqueline N Crawley  [et al]. 2012;Chapter 1:Unit 1 20 1-18. doi: 10.1002/0471142301.ns0120s59. PMID:...mutually exclusive) commonly used in optogenetics: 1) electrophysiology and 2) behavioral experiments. ...can be broken down broadly into three main steps: 1) Selection and expression of your opsin of choice ...reviews for a discussion of the different variants [1, 2, 4]. And, of course, the best way to learn about...monitor expression at various time points (e.g. every 1-2 weeks over 8 weeks) in order to determine the optimal...follow him on Twitter @derekpsimonphd.    References 1. Tye KM, Deisseroth K. Optogenetic investigation of..., Jacqueline N Crawley  [et al]. 2013;4(435):4 35 1-4  20. doi: 10.1002/0471142301.ns0435s65. PMID: 25429312...

...two-step, 2 hr protocol prior to transformation (Figure 1). As this approach requires no special reagents or...with linearized vector backbone. DpnI digestion - 1 μl DpnI is added to the PCR mix to remove parental...confirm primer design.  Use minimal template DNA Use 1 ng of PCR template DNA to minimize false positive ... by PCR, so we usually add DMSO (3%) and Betaine (1 M) to the PCR mix. When PCR is not possible Some plasmids...Twitter @jakefwatson and @JGarciaNafria.  References 1. Jones, Douglas H., and Bruce H. Howard. "A rapid ...Laboratory of Molecular Biology. Jake Watson is a postdoctoral researcher in neurophysiology at the MRC Laboratory...

...setting out of the lab (coffee, lunch or beer) and in 1:1 conversations. This creates a level of familiarity... other posts in our Science Mentors series: Part 1: "What Makes a Good Mentor?" and 6 More FAQs About...successful PhD is different from choosing a lab for postdoctoral work. However, selecting a lab with a PI who...

...lentiviral gRNA expression vector (pRDA_526) that (1) enables efficient knockout (KO) of genes in immune...statistical power of in vivo screens. Figure 1: Using FITS to perform in vivo CRISPR screens to assess... Find FITS plasmids here! Marty LaFleur is a Postdoctoral Fellow in Arlene Sharpe’s laboratory at Harvard...

... different steps and materials required for each [1, 2]. This protocol [3] provides, in exquisite detail...follow him on Twitter @derekpsimonphd.    References 1. Gutierrez DV, et al. Optogenetic control of motor...manipulation of neural circuits. Nature protocols. 2012;7(1):12-23. doi: 10.1038/nprot.2011.413. PubMed PMID: ...freely moving mice. Neuroscience research. 2011;70(1):124-7. doi: 10.1016/j.neures.2011.01.007. PubMed ...University of Michigan and he is currently a Postdoctoral Fellow in the lab of Mary Jeanne Kreek at the...