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TypeBlog PostPublishedMarch 20, 2014, 3:04 p.m....the fact). #9 Thou shalt make a to-do list, and a to-don’t list Prioritize! Some things can wait and some...This article was originally published on the Society for Laboratory Automation and Screening (SLAS) Electronic...tactics to plan your work and make this happen. Be realistic and: Your co-workers will learn to work within...your family, for yourself and for fun to the to-do list. #10 Thou shalt also have fun I’m really busy, but...
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Transferable Skills Guide: External Collaborations
TypeBlog PostPublishedApril 19, 2018, 1:25 p.m....implementation, and now must focus on managing the established partnership. If you’re willing to do similar ... worked with people outside the department to accomplish a variety of goals. For example, I worked with...from other universities and maintained a mailing list. This project gave me practice reaching out to other...some advice and guidance. The relationships you establish in this way can, of course, lead to jobs and even...common interest so naturally this may be easier to accomplish with people at your organization. You can meet... -
AAV Titers: Where Do They Come From And What Do They Mean?
TypeBlog PostPublishedNov. 15, 2017, 3 p.m.... category by listing off things that fall into that category? Okay, let’s play. I’ll list the examples...examples and you try to guess the category: ELISA...qPCR...Digital droplet PCR...DNA dot blot...Transduction...can be affected by many experimental factors. To list some complicating factors for quantifying AAV: ...Titration of AAV-2 particles via a novel capsid ELISA: packaging of genomes can limit production of recombinant... -
Advancing Biology with Zebrafish: Genetic Tools for Developmental Studies and More
TypeBlog PostPublishedAug. 13, 2019, 12:58 p.m....sequence assembly of the zebrafish genome was published in 2013, revealing that about 70% of human genes...networks that regulate processes from development to metabolism to fertility. Several zebrafish-specific gene...for generating transgenic zebrafish are well established (Felker and Mosimann, 2016). One common and robust...zygote transforms into an organism with a clearly established body plan including head, eyes, and tail. Compared...different methods have been developed, relying on established reagents such as CRISPR/Cas9, Tol2, and the high-quality... -
What's Your Organism? Expanding Genomic Tools via the NSF EDGE Program
TypeBlog PostPublishedMay 2, 2019, 12:41 p.m.... encouraged to not just wait for papers to be published, but to engage in ongoing, real-time dissemination...No transformation techniques are available yet. Polistes (Amy Toth) These wasps are like the ones that ...Lab (@EvoEmbryo) September 24, 2018 Xenopus tropicalis (Gary Gorbsky) This is not a new experimental...with RNAi to make a polygamous species monogamous. Anolis sagrei (Doug Menke) No methods were available to...A paper on stickleback fish science was first published in 1867. It said they were hard to raise because... -
Binning Singletons: Tackling Conference Networking When You Don’t Know Anyone
TypeBlog PostPublishedFeb. 18, 2020, 2:15 p.m....these people at the time, but I met some very accomplished scientists and some rising stars in the world...world of microbiology, some before they had even established their own labs. Fried chicken with a side of...worth addressing. Clear expectations have been established for future participants regarding the activities...Johnston, Kat Milligan-Myhre, Kim Dill-McFarland, Lisa Gorski, Mark O. Martin, Maureen Berg, Michael D....Apologies to anyone I’ve inadvertently left off this list. Many thanks to our guest blogger Joe James from... -
Replacing Paper: Tips for Choosing an Electronic lab Notebook
TypeBlog PostPublishedJuly 10, 2018, 1:08 p.m....not enough. A 2013 study showed that out of 238 published scientific articles, only 46% could be reproduced... have software tools that help us efficiently accomplish our daily goals. These tools remind us of our...In their ideal form, ELNs provide users with a holistic means to manage their work, combining data, team...there will be no sharp changes in costs once they establish the system within their institution. In the study...supportive the ELN team is. Once you’ve made your list of ELNs, create some free or demo accounts and schedule... -
Enabling high school research at the Journal of Emerging Investigators
TypeBlog PostPublishedSept. 5, 2018, 12:01 p.m....open-access journal that enables high school students to publish peer-reviewed scientific research. You’ll meet ...submitted to the journal with funding from Addgene. Listen to the interview with the Journal of Emerging Investigators...Arooba Ahmed, Jiachen Lee, and Jillian Parker who published their work on a protein required for cytokinesis... Edward B. Page is a Digital Media Production Specialist at Addgene. He is the audio engineer and producer... -
Genome Engineering, CRISPR, and Research in Singapore: Interview with Wei Leong Chew
TypeBlog PostPublishedFeb. 6, 2018, 2 p.m....Plasmids Podcast Listen to our interview with synthetic biology researcher Tom Ellis Resources at Addgene.org... in George Church’s lab as a graduate student. Listen to the interview with Wei Leong Chew! Podcast breakdown... Edward B. Page is a Digital Media Production Specialist at Addgene. He is the audio engineer and producer... -
How to Design Your gRNA for CRISPR Genome Editing
TypeBlog PostPublishedSept. 24, 2020, 1:15 p.m....Originally published May 3, 2017 and last updated Sep 24, 2020 This post was contributed by guest blogger...Gene knockout with CRISPR technology is usually accomplished by Cas9-mediated dsDNA breaks: following a cut...nevertheless still lead to activity has been established, and can be used to identify sites that are likely... for functional genomics, with an ever-expanding list of tools to probe gene function. The best tools ....1093/nar/gkt555 Resources at the Addgene Blog Listen to our Podcast with John Doench Learn How to Conduct... -
Antibodies 101: The Basics of Western Blotting
TypeBlog PostPublishedMarch 8, 2021, 2:41 p.m....and types of ELISA, and our laboratory experience with peptide/protein analyses using ELISA. Peptides 72...first pay attention to the validated applications listed on the vendor’s website and choose an antibody ...applications, pay close attention to the controls listed on the vendor’s website. Typically, the vendor ...method such as an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) (Aydin et al., 2015). Post-translational modifications... -
Podcast: A Malawian Professor's Path to Biotech Research
TypeBlog PostPublishedMay 24, 2016, 2:30 p.m....equipment that will help accelerate his research. Listen to learn more about Dr. Kwapata’s current work ...more scientific collaboration across the globe. Listen here! Podcast Breakdown (Time: Topic) 0:00-1:00... Edward B. Page is a Digital Media Production Specialist at Addgene. He is the audio engineer and producer...through Seeding Labs Resources on the Addgene Blog Listen to Additional Addgene Podcasts Learn How You Can... -
Tips for Working in Industry & Success in Management: Interview with Crystal Shih
TypeBlog PostPublishedOct. 5, 2017, 1:13 p.m....now works on protein therapeutics at Novartis - listen to learn more about Crystal’s exciting career path...new projects when old ones prove unsuccessful. Listen to the interview with Crystal Shih Podcast breakdown...applying for industry jobs and deciphering job listings. Mobility between different positions at Novartis... Edward B. Page is a Digital Media Production Specialist at Addgene. He is the audio engineer and producer... -
Podcast: Interview with Addgene's Founders
TypeBlog PostPublishedApril 13, 2018, 12:51 p.m.... own nonprofit, this is the episode for you. Listen to the interview with Addgene's founders Podcast...Developing Addgene as a modern e-commerce company and establishing credibility Chapter 5 - Realizing that Addgene...Harvard University, where she studied diabetes and metabolism. Melina has worked at Genetics Institute in Cambridge... Edward B. Page is a Digital Media Production Specialist at Addgene. He is the audio engineer and producer... -
A History of Genome Engineering in Popular Culture
TypeBlog PostPublishedFeb. 25, 2020, 2:15 p.m....who creates human-animal hybrids. This book is published 30 years after the seminal work of Gregor Mendel...into the twenty amino acids. Once scientists established that DNA encoded all the information necessary...giants such as Isaac Asimov, Arthur C. Clarke, James Blish, and John W. Campbell. This period is termed as ...specific. Jurassic Park by Michael Crichton was published in 1990, just a year after the discovery of meganucleases...Packer MS, Badran AH, Bryson DI, Liu DR (2018) Publisher Correction: Programmable base editing of A•T to... -
Sequencing Options for CRISPR Genotyping
TypeBlog PostPublishedOct. 4, 2016, 2:30 p.m....CRISPR use grows across the life sciences and to establish standardized validation techniques for academia...starting point for most researchers as it provides a list of putative off-target sites that they can later...limited to off-target sites of <4 bp. The off-target list is also generally weighted by the position of the...silico prediction to create a more comprehensive list of off-target editing events. Two of the most common.... Outside of the lab, he works as a freelance journalist and science writer with a focus on the ways science... -
Developing Transferable Skills During Science Training
TypeBlog PostPublishedJune 3, 2014, 2:14 p.m.... with another lab, in another field maybe, and publish Join a lab that has multiple collaborations, even..., resume writing, and networking Practice your English if you need to, go to ESL classes Practice your...technique and be able to talk and own these accomplishments. Employers and academic departments want to... for Researchers called Vitae. Vitae recently published a career development framework for career skills... -
Which Fluorescence Microscopy Techniques is Best for Me?
TypeBlog PostPublishedOct. 10, 2017, 1:57 p.m....1); similar to an MRI or CT scanner. This is accomplished by focusing excitation light to a point in the... bleaching) to a single focal point. This is accomplished by using, for example, red light instead of ...can a a high enough density of red-photons be establish for this to happen.Using red light has a second... on the sample, a temporal resolution on the millisecond scale may be needed. Most commonly these experiments... be afraid to seek out expertise from a well-established microscopist at your institution when heading... -
Management for Scientists: Seeking Feedback
TypeBlog PostPublishedJan. 8, 2015, 2:34 p.m.... my comments: Everyone on the team talks and listens in roughly equal measure, keeping contribution ...regularly seeks expertise wherever it can be found. Listen to our podcast interview with Harvard Medical School...to feedback with your actions Use active listening skills such as the PAC Method. P = demonstrate...Addgene Blog to follow the entire series as it is published. For more reading try The Discipline of Teams ... -
Easing the Protein Purification Process with pCri
TypeBlog PostPublishedJune 19, 2015, 3:08 p.m....save a lot of time later. Protein purification specialists recommend doing some research, notably determining...Tags. Beyond E. coli: purifying from Bacillus subtilis and Pichia pastoris pCri also includes plasmids...than E. coli, specifically the bacterium Bacillus subtilis and the yeast Pichia pastoris. The improved secretory.... pCri vector pCri-13a, designed for use in B. subtilis, contains the MISTIC (membrane-integrating sequence...