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TypeBlog PostPublishedDec. 20, 2022, 2:15 p.m....added, it binds tTA, resulting in a confirmation change that prevents binding to the promoter and turning...added, it binds cTA, resulting in a confirmation change that prevents binding to the promoter and turning...acid to Drosophila cells. Work by Wei et al. from Kang Shen’s lab has also shown that the Q system is also.... Wei, Xing, Christopher J. Potter, Liqin Luo & Kang Shen. “Controlling gene expression with the Q repressible...
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Building Global Connections with the International Mentorship Program USA-EUROPE
TypeBlog PostPublishedNov. 6, 2015, 3:30 p.m....training in a globalized world where individuals can exchange ideas, network, collaborate, and innovate internationally...challenge. On top of that, in the midst of a rapidly changing, globalized environment re-emerging from international... University of Valencia): “IMP showed me a wide range of professional opportunities that are outside of... this conference, mentors and mentees met and exchanged impressions of the IMP experience. Conference ... -
Deep Dive: Statistical Tests (Comparisons)
TypeBlog PostPublishedMarch 7, 2023, 2:15 p.m....dispersion – standard deviation/error, variance, data ranges. how closely data points fall to each other (see...identifies a p value cut off. This method entails arranging all calculated p values from smallest to largest...– Tukey’s test, Newman-Keuls, Duncan’s multiple range test, and several others. Each test has different...negatives, moderate false positives. Duncan’s multiple range test – Most powerful. Low false negatives, high ... -
Tips for a 1st Time CRISPR User (by a 1st Time CRISPR User)
TypeBlog PostPublishedMarch 7, 2017, 3:30 p.m....able to make the edits without any reagent-grade endangered Martian chicory root, but considering this is...you can better plan your transductions and use a range of reasonable MOIs. 2. Create a monoclonal Cas9-...lentiCas9-Blast (Plasmid #52962) was a gift from Feng Zhang and is described in Improved vectors and genome-...libraries for CRISPR screening. Sanjana NE, Shalem O, Zhang F. Nat Methods. 2014 Aug;11(8):783-4. doi: 10.1038... -
Live and Let Dye: Self-Labeling Protein Tags
TypeBlog PostPublishedApril 16, 2024, 1:15 p.m.... Strebinger, D., Frangieh, C. J., Friedrich, M. J., Faure, G., Macrae, R. K., & Zhang, F. (2023). Cell...takes is a bit of chemistry magic to produce a wide range of useful molecules linked to that substrate. If... magnetic beads. In one innovative example, the Zhang lab used SNAP-tag to decorate synthetic viral particles... -
RNA Interference in Plant Biology: New Tools for an Old Favorite
TypeBlog PostPublishedOct. 27, 2020, 1:15 p.m....-biophys-083012-130404 Zhang N, Zhang D, Chen SL, Gong B-Q, Guo Y, Xu L, Zhang X-N, Li J-F (2018) Engineering...flowering plant Arabidopsis thaliana (Li et al., 2013; Zhang et al., 2018) and the model bryophyte Physcomitrium... -
Finding Your Science Policy Path
TypeBlog PostPublishedSept. 22, 2020, 1:15 p.m....variety of backgrounds with technical expertise that ranges from astronomy to bioethics to chemical engineering...disease area. Depending on the organization, these changes to policy could shift how society interacts with...or essays. Note: the answer to this question may change over time and that’s perfectly normal! Action ...what parts of your current job you want to keep or change and can inform your move into science policy. Read... -
Which Fluorescence Microscopy Technique is Best for Me?
TypeBlog PostPublishedOct. 10, 2017, 1:57 p.m....Although white light is entering your hand, only orange/red light can be seen exiting through the tissue... Light is projected through the coverslip at an angle such that when it reaches the interface between ...when acquiring multiple images over a large axial range. 2-photon imaging, which restricts excitation and...confocal microscopy, 3rd edn. Springer (2006). 7. Yang, Weijian, and Rafael Yuste. In vivo imaging of neural... -
Custom CRISPR Screens & the Green Listed Software
TypeBlog PostPublishedJuly 11, 2017, 2:30 p.m.... constellations: Doench/Root (2), Zhang (3), Wu (4), Yusa (5), Wang/Lander/Sabatini (6), and Chari/Mali... 3. Sanjana, Neville E., Ophir Shalem, and Feng Zhang. "Improved vectors and genome-wide libraries for...: 27760321. PubMed Central PMCID: PMC5081405. 6. Wang, Tim, et al. "Gene essentiality profiling reveals... -
Antibodies 101: Designing Your First Flow Panel
TypeBlog PostPublishedMay 28, 2024, 1:45 p.m....emission. The visible color spectrum is located in a range of wavelengths of about 380–700 nm. Photons of lower...electrons of a fluorophore, they can do so at a range of wavelengths, rather than at just one defined ...Likewise, the emitted photons also appear within a range of wavelengths. For that reason, we speak of excitation...conjugated to Cy7, however, (APC-Cy7) the brightness changes to "dim" for the same laser type. Knowing that ... -
Hassle-free 96-well Format Epitope Tagging Using Cas9 Ribonucleoprotein
TypeBlog PostPublishedJune 28, 2018, 3:01 p.m.... genes in mammalian cells (Bressan et al. 2017; Liang et al. 2017). Current methods of epitope tagging...Characterize clonal lines by ICC and PCR genotyping (Sanger sequencing); use primers flanking the tag sequence...References 1. Bressan RB, Dewari PS, Kalantzaki M, Gangoso E, Matjusaitis M, Garcia-Diaz C, Blin C, Grant ...Rev Genet 32: 601-618. PubMed PMID: 9928493. 4. Liang X, Potter J, Kumar S, Ravinder N, Chesnut JD. 2017... -
Selecting Your Plasmid Purification Kit
TypeBlog PostPublishedMay 27, 2025, 1:15 p.m.... is working for you, then there is no reason to change it. But what if a kit isn’t working for you, or...kits are designed to accommodate specific volume ranges of culture as their input (Table 1). When you feel...addition to standard purification kits, there’s a range of specialty kits available for plasmid purification...you do want to make sure you’re getting the best bang for your buck. If you’re unsure if a kit is a good... -
Deck the Lab 2022!
TypeBlog PostPublishedJan. 17, 2023, 2:15 p.m....by 草方 (@gracie_fang) That’s right, researchers of the world. Cap your Eppendorf tubes, hang up your ...at like 23:00, so I decided to make a giant snow angel for biologists in our building. Unfortunately, snow... -
Grad School Advice Part 1: Picking a Lab and a Project
TypeBlog PostPublishedSept. 1, 2016, 2:30 p.m....the make-up and scope of your graduate projects changed throughout grad school? 22:05 - 26:10 : What's ... studies developmental gene regulation with Dr. Angela DePace in the Department of Systems Biology, and... genetics at the University of California, Los Angeles. She enjoys chromosome biology and reading Ben ... -
The CRISPR Software Matchmaker: A New Tool for Choosing the Best CRISPR Software for Your Needs
TypeBlog PostPublishedNov. 3, 2015, 3:30 p.m....Host-parasite Interactions, Institut Pasteur, Paris) that changed genome editing in the malaria community for the...it all settles down and the value of each item changes from what the reviewers so painstakingly assessed...offline tools requiring expertise in one programming language or another. Supported organisms: This section...Top tool for first timers: You need to learn the language and what the parameters represent. The best learn-by-doing... -
Your Top Requested Plasmid in 2015!
TypeBlog PostPublishedDec. 30, 2015, 3:30 p.m....lentiCRISPR V2 LentiCRISPR v2 originates from Feng Zhang’s lab at the Broad Institute and was designed and...take a look at the protocol kindly provided by the Zhang lab. Even though lentiCRISPR v2 has only been available... 2. Sanjana, Neville E., Ophir Shalem, and Feng Zhang. "Improved vectors and genome-wide libraries for... -
Keeping Up With CRISPR/Cas9
TypeBlog PostPublishedMarch 11, 2014, 5:55 p.m...., in the labs of Chase L. Beisel and Rodolphe Barrangou, had applied the CRISPR/Cas9 system to developing... author F. Ann Ran, a graduate student in Feng Zhang's lab, in a press release. "In the future, it could...Powerful New Way to Edit DNA" and "This Protein Could Change Biotech Forever." David S. Weiss of Emory University... -
IDP and your PI: A Roadmap for Career Planning and Personal Development
TypeBlog PostPublishedJuly 21, 2015, 2:30 p.m....find oneself unsure of the next steps. Harvard PI Angela DePace has put personal development at the center... is to give honest, constructive feedback, set tangible research and career goals, and celebrate accomplishments...getting used to, yearly planning meetings have tangible benefits for both PI and trainee. DePace and her... -
Three Tips to Organize Your Lab Notebooks in the New Year
TypeBlog PostPublishedJan. 2, 2014, 3:44 p.m....pile of lab notebooks and binder on your desk. Arrange them in chronological order (or by project, if ...lists of your upcoming tasks, set deadlines, and arrange automatic email reminders. These programs can be...necessary time and resource investment required to change the status quo. But with recent improvements to... -
London Calling - Addgene’s New Europe Office in London
TypeBlog PostPublishedJune 10, 2014, 3:20 p.m....States - Cambridge, MA to be exact. Today, that changes. Today, Addgene launches a brand new Europe office...specialising in Molecular Biology. She has worked in a range of labs - cancer research, microbiology, virology...scientists together from all over the world to exchange research materials in an easy way. She has a passion...