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  1. An Integrin Antibody Toolkit from IPI

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    Blog Post
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    March 28, 2024, 1:15 p.m.
    ...integrins are key to a diverse array of processes, including cell adhesion, migration, and signaling, as well...available through Addgene’s repository. The collection includes 26 unique antibodies that bind discrete subunits...domains. All bind specific integrin alpha subunits, including αL, αM and α5. IPI’s anti-integrin rAbs are unconjugated...
  2. Transferable Skills Guide: Conflict Resolution

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    Jan. 4, 2022, 2:15 p.m.
    ...you realize whether or not you have a natural inclination for this skill that you could strengthen. The...everyone who visits your poster to agree with your conclusions. That conversation you’re having--that conflict...of the conflict. It can be easy to leap to the conclusion that a conflict is personal (”Person A and Person...
  3. Harnessing Bacterial Toxins for Allelic Exchange

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    Aug. 15, 2019, 12:30 p.m.
    ...chloramphenicol-resistant strains, we have also included versions with gentamicin-resistance (amplified...broad group of Gram-negative Enterobacteriaceae including in E. coli O157:H7, Shigella flexneri, Enterobacter...where conjugation may be difficult, we have also included versions of pTOX that encode one of two visible...
  4. Multiple Plasmids at a Low Price: Kits from Addgene

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    Sept. 14, 2016, 2:30 p.m.
    ...have been used to purify a variety of peptides including antibiotic efflux pumps and ankyrin seven-repeat...constructs. Some applications of plasmids from this kit include the production of a suicide switch in cyanobacteria...PUF protein fusions reported in the literature include RNA detection, RNA cleavage, and translational ...
  5. Plasmids 101: Gibson Assembly and Other Long-Homology Based Cloning Methods

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    March 1, 2016, 3:30 p.m.
    ...N-terminus, but you don’t have the tag already included in the vector you want to use. If you inserted...primers to amplify the two fragments while also including regions of homology to the vector or neighboring...sequences between fragments. Some of these products include: GeneArt® Seamless Cloning and Assembly (Thermo...
  6. How to Negotiate a Successful Lab Start Up Budget

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    Sept. 1, 2015, 2:30 p.m.
    ...resources needed to accomplish your science, and can include: equipment, reagents, animals, glassware, and even...the institution/funding source. Major equipment includes large centrifuges, sequencers and analyzers, and... as many of these tools as possible, this even includes clocks, timers, and phones.  As for reagents and...
  7. Evolution of Brainbow: Using Cre-lox for Multicolor Labeling of Neurons

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    April 24, 2015, 2:39 p.m.
    ...works. Advances in Cre-lox recombination have included inducible Cre, such as the tamoxifen-responsive...immediately following the promoter. The STOP cassette includes a mutant YFP that does not fluoresce, but can ...More variants have been created by other labs, including R26R-Confetti described in Hugo J. Snippert, et...
  8. Scientific Reproducibility - Focusing on Solutions at the Minisymposium on Reproducibility

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    Blog Post
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    May 18, 2018, 7:32 p.m.
    .... Other practices that fall into this category include performing experiments with too few replicates ...institute better experimental design practices including talking to statisticians when necessary and encouraging...Hines Minisymposium on Reproducibility Booklet - Including descriptions of many organizations promoting reproducibility...
  9. CRISPR 101: Epigenetics and Editing the Epigenome

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    June 24, 2020, 5:45 p.m.
    ...expression, but causality and mechanisms remain unclear. Today, targeted epigenetic modification at specific...which uses light to regulate transcription, also includes light-regulated histone methyltransferases and...has deposited mammalian expression constructs including pcDNA-dCas9-p300 Core and pcDNA3.3-Nm-dCas9-p300...
  10. Viral Vectors 101: Optogenetic Tools

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    June 27, 2023, 1:15 p.m.
    ... cascades (reviewed in Abreu & Levitz, 2020), including light-sensitive chimeric GPCRS (OptoXRs) (Tichy...experiments!  First, closely read the publication, including the supplemental data. You’re most likely to find...hardware, optogenetics tools, viruses, and more.  Conclusion   Optogenetic tools provide a powerful way to...
  11. How to Design Your gRNA for CRISPR Genome Editing

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    Sept. 24, 2020, 1:15 p.m.
    ...phenotype in order to conclude that the phenotype is due to an on-target effect. Conclusions Selection of gRNAs...modification of interest, it would be unwise to make conclusions on the basis of the activity of a single gRNA...
  12. Building Global Connections with the International Mentorship Program USA-EUROPE

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    Nov. 6, 2015, 3:30 p.m.
    ...mentioned above. The initial IMP cohort of 78 mentees included: 47 women (60.2%) 20 graduate students (25.6%...directly attributable to participation in the program included improvements in writing fellowships, giving oral...impressions of the IMP experience. Conference highlights included remarks by the Spanish Secretary of Research, ...
  13. Tips for a 1st Time CRISPR User (by a 1st Time CRISPR User)

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    March 7, 2017, 3:30 p.m.
    ...Wild-type A549 cells do not express CAs9 and are included as a control (WT). Vinculin is a loading control... assay before, consider following their tips, including: Before digesting the DNA duplexes with Surveyor...PAGE instead of agarose to get sharper bands. Conclusion Overall, making a human cell line with a gene...
  14. Fluorescent Proteins 101: Monitoring Cell Mobility Using Fluorescent Proteins

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    Aug. 15, 2017, 1:24 p.m.
    ...monitor cell interactions in diverse tissues, including lymph nodes, brain, liver, gut and skin. Two-...able to help answer using two-photon microscopy include: How do T cells and/or Neutrophils travel to the...probes when using a standard Ti:Sapphire Laser include: Blue-green fluorescent proteins like EGFP Yellow-orange...
  15. With an Eye Towards the Future, We Look Back at the March for Science

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    Oct. 24, 2017, 1:54 p.m.
    ...Science is about fighting scientific partisanship, including more scientists in our leadership, and raising... Anschutz Medical Campus.  He studies viruses including HIV and is interested in global health policy....Committee about climate change. All the scientists – including global warming skeptics – insisted that more data...
  16. Antibodies 101: Designing Your First Flow Panel

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    May 28, 2024, 1:45 p.m.
    ... in Table 2 is a standard and should always be included—the live/dead stain. This stain is in fact not...www.bdbiosciences.com/en-us/resources/bd-spectrum-viewer.   Conclusion You made it! In this post, you learned about ...Sharpe at Harvard Medical School. His projects include investigating negative regulators of T cells and...
  17. Special Delivery: Fluorophore Targeting for FRET Studies

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    July 19, 2016, 2:30 p.m.
    ...impediments. FRET has been used in many applications, including drug discovery by big pharma (i.e. HTRF and LanthaScreen...dynamic range of your assay. These experiments include producing a positive control construct where the... Women’s Hospital in Boston, MA. His interests include developing novel fluorescent tools for labeling...
  18. A Primer on Optogenetics: Introduction and Opsin Delivery

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    Sept. 10, 2015, 2:30 p.m.
    ....  Of course, proper controls are required and include, for example, confirmation of opsin expression ... brief, some standard opsins (see table above) include Channelrhodopsin2 (Chr2), a blue-light sensitive... at the Rockefeller University.  His interests include the role of learning and memory in opioid addiction...
  19. Deep Dive: qPCR

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    Sept. 29, 2022, 1:15 p.m.
    ...Scorpions Low Probe is on a hairpin structure included in the 5’ primer Yes Yes. Agarose gel  ...Low Reporter and quencher on hairpin structure included in primer Yes Yes Agarose gel Table...well-to-well normalization of signal. They are often included in commercial sets and most machines have a protocol...
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