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TypeBlog PostPublishedAug. 20, 2015, 2:30 p.m....experience and to build upon your existing skills. 2. Find your niche Identify and develop an area of expertise...Becoming a grant professional is rewarding and challenging! Jo Miller, GPC, CSMS is the founder and principal...
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New CRISPR Tools: Cas7-11 and PASTE
TypeBlog PostPublishedFeb. 17, 2022, 2 p.m....rate of 10-55% - the PASTE system. Fig. 2: Schematic of programmable gene insertion with PASTE...right integrase for this new approach proved a challenge. The old standby of CRE/flp didn’t work – it turns... -
Viral Vectors 101: Preparing Pooled Libraries
TypeBlog PostPublishedJuly 13, 2023, 1:15 p.m....replicate, then purify the DNA. Figure 2: A pooled library page with protocols boxed in red...presentation deceive you; pooled libraries can be quite challenging to use! In this post, I’ll walk you through how... -
Transferable Skills Guide: Career Planning Resources
TypeBlog PostPublishedNov. 14, 2017, 2 p.m....) or the American Chemical Society (ACS) are just 2 examples of organizations that hold large, annual ...development (or lack thereof) One of the biggest challenges facing students today is that many graduate and... -
An “elegans” Approach to Better CRISPR/Cas9 Editing Efficiency
TypeBlog PostPublishedDec. 17, 2020, 1:30 p.m....effective recovery of knock-ins, but did result in 1-2 kilobases of additional sequence being introduced....the power of lethal mutation co-selection. Only animals rescued for the conditional lethal mutation survive...selection. Knock-in events tend to be rare, and the challenge with any experiment is in efficient recovery of...co-selection approach relying on repair of a conditional-lethal mutation to identify edits with minimal screening...screening effort. Selecting for repair of a lethal mutation should remove much of the unedited “haystack”, ...viable at 15 ºC, yet exhibit complete embryonic lethality at 25 ºC. This method resulted in efficiencies...Engineering of theCaenorhabditis elegansGenome with Lethal Mutation Co-Conversion and Inactivation of NHEJ... -
Finding Your Perfect Job After University
TypeBlog PostPublishedJan. 12, 2016, 3:30 p.m....experience in cancer research After graduating with a 2:1 BSc in Molecular Biology (roughly a B average in...become bored because I was not being mentally challenged. For these and other reasons, I started looking...combination of genetic mutations. This is a particular challenge in pancreatic cancer where one drug does not work...while I’m based in London) does bring its own challenges. I’ve had to become skilled with technology like... -
5 Reasons to Use Reddit for Science Communication
TypeBlog PostPublishedOct. 20, 2016, 2:30 p.m....community is active, engaged, and has great questions! 2. The r/Science subreddit is well moderated. One of...Getting on a good science career path can be challenging these days, but for many of us, scientist is ... -
Proximity Labeling: A Powerful Tool for Protein Complex Purification and Proteomic Mapping
TypeBlog PostPublishedDec. 2, 2019, 2 p.m....There are approximately 2-4 million proteins per cubic micron in bacteria, yeast, and mammalian cells...soluble and insoluble proteins, which can be a challenge for classic antibody based affinity purification... -
Harnessing Bacterial Toxins for Allelic Exchange
TypeBlog PostPublishedAug. 15, 2019, 12:30 p.m....two visible blue or magenta chromoproteins (Figure 2) (Liljeruhm et al., 2018). This system is a nice confirmation... revolutionized allelic exchange. Even now, only half our lab has switched over to pTOX. However, we feel... -
Transferable Skills Guide: Conflict Resolution
TypeBlog PostPublishedJan. 4, 2022, 2:15 p.m....become a valuable asset yourself. Fig 2: A diagram of the Thomas-Kilmann Conflict Model, courtesy...lack thereof): Information sharing gets more challenging the bigger an organization gets, and creating... -
Quick Guide to Near-Infrared Fluorescent Proteins
TypeBlog PostPublishedOct. 5, 2021, 1:15 p.m.... iRFP713, % Oligomeric state Photo-stabilityc, t1/2, s pKa Brightness in HeLa cells vs. iRFP713, % d ...NIR. Usually, mercury lamps are suboptimal, metal halide lamps are better, and xenon lamps are the best ... -
Plasmids 101: Gibson Assembly and Other Long-Homology Based Cloning Methods
TypeBlog PostPublishedMarch 1, 2016, 3:30 p.m.... Methods 2009; 6, 343-345. PubMed PMID: 19363495. 2. Wang JW, Wang A, Li K, Wang B, Jin S, Reiser M, Lockey...fragments of the chromosome, which was technically challenging. Other homology based technologies We've described... -
A Control for All Seasons
TypeBlog PostPublishedOct. 5, 2023, 1:15 p.m....as the protocol remains the same. Figure 2: Microscopy-based antibody experiments should include...possible due to a lack of available materials, lethality of knockdown, or other factors, consider using... -
Hot Plasmids: Summer 2024
TypeBlog PostPublishedAug. 27, 2024, 1:15 p.m.... from damage (Abe & Lim, 2024). Figure 2: A) When proteins (blue) interact with the air-water...myriad cell types and subtypes, and a familiar challenge for anyone who has done histology on brain tissue... -
9 tips for a successful postdoctoral experience
TypeBlog PostPublishedOct. 9, 2018, 12:21 p.m....ask new and interesting questions in your own lab. 2. Seek multiple mentors during your postdoc At the ...Today's postdoctoral fellows (PFs) face a number of challenges ranging from long periods of training to limited...