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  1. Neurodegeneration Plasmid Collection

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    Collection
    ...Browse neurodegeneration plasmids for research related to Alzheimer's Disease, ALS, Frontotemporal Dementia...collection of neurodegeneration plasmids for research related to Alzheimer's Disease (AD), Amyotrophic Lateral...pSLIK-NFLAG-hFUS FUS Flag, His TRE ALS Zissimos Mourelatos 51146 DsRed-p150 217-548 DCTN1 CMV ALS Trina ...
  2. CRISPR Library Amplification

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    Protocol
    ...digest. Recombination is thought to be in part related to selective pressure. These recombined plasmids...
  3. Plasmids 101: Origin of Replication

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    Blog Post
    ...pMB1 (derivative) A Relaxed pBR322 ~15-20 pMB1 A Relaxed pET ~15-20 pBR322 A Relaxed pGEX ~15-20 pBR322... F1** A Relaxed pGEM ~300-500 pUC and F1** A Relaxed pCDF ~20-40 CloDF13 (CDF) D Relaxed This...pBR322 A Relaxed pColE1 ~15-20 ColE1 A Relaxed pR6K ~15-20 R6K* C Stringent pACYC ~10 p15A B Relaxed...Generally, control of replication is referred to as "relaxed" or "stringent" depending on whether the ori is...
  4. Transferable Skills Guide: External Collaborations

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    Blog Post
    ...conference calls and make sure to maintain these relationships by keeping in touch by email and social media...media (see the section on “Maintaining Relationships” below). Expand: Collaboration opportunities outside... fun. I just had to remember to approach the relationship with the perspective of my potential collaborators...generally asking for some advice and guidance. The relationships you establish in this way can, of course, lead...favors, but you should not go into a professional relationship expecting these things. In this context, I often...about and get started. You never know where the relationships you develop will lead! Read our blog post about... collaborations! Stay in touch: Maintaining relationships Great progress! You are collaborating with your...
  5. Networking Follow-up: I Met a Person. Now What?

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    ... build the relationship in a non-awkward way?  7 ways to strengthen your new relationships Here are some...Relationships need nurturing. Perhaps you’ve met someone interesting at an event. Or, perhaps you have...contacts you have; it’s about building genuine relationships with people you care about knowing. How do you...some ways to go about strengthening a new relationship with authenticity and not discomfort: Invite the...meeting (in person or virtually) will make the relationship stronger.  If appropriate, invite them to speak...same people is often the easiest way to build relationships and strengthen them over time.  Things to ...important” or senior people. Focus on building relationships with peers and people around you naturally. ...
  6. How to Be an Excellent Trainee

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    Blog Post
    ...planning you can do to build a bench mentor-mentee relationship and bring your best self to the training experience...plenty of articles on building successful mentor relationships, asking for mentor support, and choosing your...the research group). The bench mentor-mentee relationship is extremely important – without a good set ...mentor than your scientific mentor. Thus, this relationship will probably define your experience in the ...Luckily, you can do a lot to contribute to the relationship dynamic and set yourself up for success! Getting...information in your training. Bench mentor-mentee relationships Training can be a very fulfilling experience...So, what can you do to build a positive work relationship with your trainer? Adopt the schedule of ...
  7. Mentoring for Scientists: I Have a Mentor, What Now?

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    Blog Post
    ...mentor. How do you make the most of this new relationship? Consider adding formality and active goal setting... setting to your mentoring relationships, so that you can reap rewards in the form of reaching career ... career path is a great start to a mentoring relationship, but if you don’t take this past the chatting...meetings and setting the direction in a mentoring relationship falls on the shoulders of the Mentee. A Mentor...progress over the course of an ongoing mentoring relationship (in a book or online). Mentee: Make a list of...secret of accountability To make a mentoring relationship really productive, the most important step you... to put time and energy into your mentoring relationships. You will only reap rewards if you put in the...
  8. Addgene Depositors Get More Citations

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    Blog Post
    ...demand for the related plasmid. Under such circumstances, we would observe this same correlation, but it wouldn...aggregated this much, you can see the 2013 ‘bump’ related to the CRISPR/Cas papers and Addgene deposits, ...Addgene, in contrast to other reasons for the correlation. However, determining this exactly is difficult... remaining difference caused by depositing the related plasmids with Addgene? Probably not all of it. ...still be controlled for. As an example, plasmid-related areas of science could be growing more quickly ...quickly which could also generate this type of correlation. But even with that caveat, it is still suggestive...
  9. Scientist Networking: What is an Informational Interview?

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    Blog Post
    ... more open to developing a relationship. The time to develop relationships is before you need them (well...doing interesting things. I call this building relationships because networking has gotten a bad reputation...Scientists enjoy learning new things. Building new relationships is all about learning new things from other ...networking for a job connection with ongoing relationship building through Informational Interviews. Making...is always best to meet in person to develop relationships, but if it is not possible consider a phone ...
  10. BeHeard Award 2018: Diseases of Glycosylation, Arginine Mutagenesis, & Neural Development

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    Blog Post
    ...NFIB- and NFIC-related human syndromes. As therapies are developed for specific NFI-related genetic disorders...formerly occupied by the Arg sidechain. Although not related to this rescue function, GdnHCl was approved by...PubMed PMID: 9514755. Richard Gronostajski: NFI-related diseases of neural development Richard Gronostajski...VUSs will enable more accurate diagnosis of NFIX-related syndromes (Sotos-type 2 and Marshall-Smith) and...these will also allow better treatment of these related syndromes. Many thanks and best of luck to the...
  11. 27 Hot Plasmids from 2016

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    ...enhancers function independently of their position relative to a transcription start site. In STARR-seq, randomly...parts involved in altering gene expression are relatively well known, particularly in bacteria, the process...additional 6 gRNAs per gene generated using slightly relaxed gRNA design parameters. To demonstrate the effectiveness...cell models and identified ~4-5-fold more fitness-related genes than have been found in previous screens ...strains (5). MutL is highly conserved in distant relatives of E. coli so it can be used in a broad range ...The key to the biosensor lies in pH: DsRed is relatively pH-insensitive, while SEP fluoresces at cellular... and normalized to assess interactions. Higher relative firefly luciferase activity in the Co-IP compared...
  12. Fluorescent Biosensors for Measuring Autophagic Flux

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    Blog Post
    ...comprised of two tandem fluorescent proteins: a relatively pH-insensitive RFP variant, DsRed.T3, that’s ...biosensor contains mRFP and GFP fused to the autophagy-related microtubule-associated proteins 1A/1B light chain...quenched in acidic environments, while mRFP is relatively stable and fluorescences even at the acidic pH... GFP/RFP ratio: a decrease in GFP fluorescence relative to RFP fluorescence suggests an increase in autophagic...autophagic flux, while an increase in GFP fluorescence relative to RFP fluorescence suggests a decrease in autophagic...
  13. Why and how to start studying chromatin (with Addgene's help)

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    ...difficult to consolidate every conceivable chromatin-related plasmid in a collection that grows on a daily basis... Yi Zhang Leonard Zon  You!     Chromatin-related genes with plasmids available from Addgene The ...directly on our website. In-exhaustive Chromatin-related genes with plasmids on Addgene.org AGO1 BRCA1...from Addgene Many articles reporting chromatin-related research describe the production of plasmids that...2018 Feb 13. pii: 1722491115. Addgene blog posts related to chromatin This is not the first Addgene blog...
  14. How to Make Friends and Meet People at a Scientific Conference

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    Blog Post
    ...no better place for a scientist to make new relationships than at scientific conferences. Conferences ...this is a great ice breaker. Of course, real relationships go further and grow over time, but being interested...fun, memorable meal is a great way to build relationships. Make a list of experimental problems or questions...work – casual socializing is how people build relationships that are memorable. It isn’t always appropriate...Thesis Whisperer "Not Networking - Building Relationships for Success" webinar with Joanne Kamens via ...
  15. Will You Be My Mentor? Finding and Asking for Mentoring Support

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    ...watch my webinar, “Not Networking 101-Building Relationships for Success”. Choose 1-2 tactics to try. One...be a bit random because you never know which relationships will take off, or who your new contact will ...current organization but also important to build relationships outside your organization. The mentor in your... doing it again next month?” Some mentoring relationships grow naturally out of friendships or work interactions...other ways they can help you grow. Mentoring relationships can last for an hour or for a year. Some click...
  16. Advice on Career Paths and the Green Card Process for International Researchers and Entrepreneurs

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    ...paths are not the only place to develop “industry related skills”. Many career paths in academia as well ...look broadly at opportunities to develop skills related to their areas of interest. Additionally, since...institutions of higher education nonprofit entities related to or affiliated with institutions of higher education...applicant works at institutions of higher education, a related or affiliated nonprofit entity, or nonprofit research...awards, media reports, and membership in groups related to the foreign national’s field.” (Matter of Dhanasar...  These are wonderful opportunities to build relationships and connect with people who could be beneficial...
  17. New Tools Enable CRISPRa for Neuroscience Applications

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    ...using CRISPRa to target individual genes can be relatively laborious because multiple plasmids/viruses are...mouse an attractive tool to probe gene-function relationships in defined substructures of the CNS as well ...can be targeted anywhere in the genome, it is relatively straightforward to use CRISPRa to selectively...tools described above make CRISPRa in the brain relatively easy and accessible. There are also other applications...Rochester Medical Center. He studies gene-function relationships in the CNS using CRISPRa as a member of the ...
  18. Uncovering Ancestral Bias in CRISPR Research

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    ...tumors, which can lead to new cancer targets and related biomarkers . Data from such screens are often uploaded...Unexpected results Their results showed 96 strongly correlated genetic dependencies that were clearly associated... they looked for a biological explanation, a relationship between the genetic dependencies they identified... ancestries. While there were some exciting relationships identified, 48% were found to be artificial,...bias into their experiments instead of a true correlation.   It turned out there was indeed a bias, and...
  19. Five Popular Model Organisms, Part 2

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    ...BSL-1 status, E. coli can be used as a model to relate these processes in more pathogenic bacteria (Blount...rat, is another popular model organism. A close relative to the mouse, both are great mammalian models ...regeneration.  In addition, axolotls have many age-related phenotypic changes that are similar to those observed...that make them an ideal model organism; they are relatively simple to maintain and breed and they have large...axolotl genome, revealing an abundance of genes related to limb regeneration (Vieira et al., 2019). To ...
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