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  1. Tips to Make the Most of a Scientific Conference

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    Blog Post
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    May 23, 2019, 12:26 p.m.
    ...throughout the conference, what worked? Use this information to prepare for the next meeting. Navigating talks... work to a preprint server (and include this information on the poster) so your visitors can have a DOI...questions from your poster viewers and trade contact information if your conversation is particularly fruitful...’s best to turn to an established social media platform. During the conference If the conference has a...using social media for sharing new scientific information from the conference, many conferences also have...having business cards is a good way to share your information quickly. During the conference Arriving at the...scientific networking Learn how to set up and informational interview and Expand your professional network...

  2. Plasmids 101: Optimizing Plasmid Yields

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    Blog Post
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    May 26, 2016, 2:30 p.m.
    ...Your DNA Learn to Do a Bacterial Transformation Learn How to Perform a Diagnostic Restriction Digest ...inverted terminal repeats. We use NEB Stable to transform and prep high quality DNA that contains these ...of your prep. Many plasmid prep kits recommend performing an extra wash step to remove endonucleases (see... in a protein expression strain, we suggest retransforming the plasmid into a strain meant for DNA purification...the binding matrix could clog the matrix when performing filter based plasmid prepping. Be sure to stay...plasmid feature should be indicated in the plasmid information or growth strain instructions from the manufacturer...

  3. Transgenic Organisms, Cas9 Gene Drives, and Appropriate Safeguards

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    Blog Post
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    May 22, 2015, 4:58 p.m.
    ... not represent a formal stance taken by Addgene or its staff. Additional information about gene drives...tested in yeast5. Ecological confinement involves performing experiments in a geographic area where escaped...such as malaria and dengue are currently being performed in regions that don't have resident populations...should be used? There are ongoing efforts to develop formal guidelines to answer this question. Until then,...very few gene drive experiments that can't be performed with two or more confinement methods. Since molecular...developed safely and transparently.  For more information, visit www.sculptingevolution.org. References...

  4. Finding nucleic acids with SHERLOCK and DETECTR

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    Blog Post
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    April 16, 2020, 1 p.m.
    ...adapted the DETECTR platform to detect SARS-CoV-2 using a lateral flow strip format. They published this... to develop simple, portable, and inexpensive platforms to reliably detect nucleic acids at the atomolar...point, they hope that the protocol serves as a platform for advancing diagnostics.     DETECTR- DNA...harnessed this ability to create a DNA detection platform called DETECTR. How does DETECTR work? DETECTR...technology with the mission to “provide a CRISPR-based platform on which an infinite number of tests” for biosensing...Multiplexed and portable nucleic acid detection platform with Cas13, Cas12a, and Csm6. Science 360:439–...

  5. Twenty Years of Sharing: Addgene's Viral Vector Service

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    Blog Post
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    July 30, 2024, 1:15 p.m.
    ...builds on our former approach and involves reading primary literature, soliciting information from requestors...requestors or how it performed. Addgene launched our AAV Data Hub as a community platform for the sharing ...upload their experimental data in a standardized format, sharing how well a given viral vector worked —...selecting an AAV can help a researcher make a more informed choice on which AAV to request and/or save time...develop new systems, new partnerships, and new platforms, from our early engagement with UPenn to our launch...

  6. Thoughts on the Future of Research 2015 Boston Symposium

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    Blog Post
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    Nov. 25, 2015, 4 p.m.
    ...demographics and the information is often confidential (see image below). Slide of information gathered by Postdoctoral...trying to compile more comprehensive demographic information about the postdoc work force, problems start ...Institutional Perspective. This lack of complete information does not, however, prevent us from identifying...career outcomes for PhDs or postdocs. Having this information publicly available may realign trainee expectations...scientifically minded, and able to communicate complex information - all traits you are likely to find in graduate...Saturday Hack Day Session focused on finding this information and making it more easily digestible/available...

  7. Easing the Protein Purification Process with pCri

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    Blog Post
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    June 19, 2015, 3:08 p.m.
    ...E. coli can produce your protein. Structural information for many proteins is easily accessible in the...Protein Data Bank and PDBsum. After acquiring this information, you can then pick an expression vector and expression...from the purified protein. For more detailed information on these and other tags used in the pCri system...pathway to improve folding and disulfide bond formation. If one prefers expression in E. coli, the use...-containing vector can improve disulfide bond formation. pCri also includes a special feature for difficult-to-purify... - a database of detailed protein structural information PDBsum - visualization of the data from RSCB ...

  8. Viral Vectors 101: Optogenetic Tools

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    Blog Post
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    June 27, 2023, 1:15 p.m.
    ...Photoswitches are engineered molecules that induce conformational changes with light stimulation to either activate...receptors. When exposed to light, there is a conformational change in the extracellular domain which activates... OptoXR incorporating rhodopsin undergoes a conformational change when exposed to blue-light and activates...designing your experiment.  Finding the right information When using a previously published system in your...characterization data, like spectral and kinetic activation information, in the supplemental data instead of in the main...have extensive collections of publications and information on hardware, optogenetics tools, viruses, and...important to understand the details of how each tool performs and the consequences of off-target activity. Whether...

  9. Antibodies 101: Multiplex Immunofluorescence

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    Blog Post
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    May 23, 2023, 1:15 p.m.
    ... frozen or formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded tissue sections, methanol- or paraformaldehyde-fixed cell...repeating for each target. Alternatively, you can perform simultaneous detection with a mixture of primary...) for more guidelines for creating clear and informative figures. Pro-tip! If you find yourself stuck ...steps, in order to ensure your antibodies are performing their best and that the sample is not being degraded... P., & Yong, W. H. (2019). An Introduction to Performing Immunofluorescence Staining. In W. H. Yong (Ed...Weissgerber, T. L. (2021). Creating clear and informative image-based figures for scientific publications...

  10. Antibodies 101: Epitope Availability

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    Blog Post
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    Jan. 11, 2022, 2 p.m.
    ...mind whenever you're working with antibodies.) Conformation changes usually fall into one of two categories...Denaturing  First, let’s think about induced conformation changes. Several types of assays, such as ELISAs..., changing locations, or even just as part of performing a specific function. A transmembrane protein ... validated for the type of assay that you are performing. If they’re not available, the next best thing...denatured protein samples. If, however, you are performing an immunohistochemistry assay, you may want to... immunoimaging assays. It can also elucidate information about what a given protein is doing or changing...

  11. Live and Let Dye: Self-Labeling Protein Tags

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    Blog Post
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    April 16, 2024, 1:15 p.m.
    ...use. Or you can really capitalize on the dye’s performance and use super-resolution or single-molecule techniques...fluorescent ligand and see the results right away. Or perform pulse-chase experiments by sequentially adding ...-labeled actin filament (488-Actin, cyan), with formin (649-mDia1, magenta) and capping protein (549-CP...priority, SNAP-Tag or HaloTag have been shown to perform differently for different ligands (Wilhelm et al...super-resolution imaging, HaloTag gives better performance than SNAP-tag (Erdmann et al., 2019). Check out...new ligands for these systems, enhancing their performance and ease of use. With so many possibilities from...regulation of actin barbed end assembly by twinfilin, formin and capping protein. Nature Communications, 14(...

  12. Cultivating Community Science at BosLab

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    Blog Post
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    Nov. 2, 2017, 1:35 p.m.
    ...December 2015 we held our first intro to bacterial transformation course (read our blog post on it and to see...consisting of over twenty members and volunteers. Transforming citizens into scientists Anyone can become a...dedicated time at BosLab, he became our bacterial transformation guru and instructor for our intro to biohacking...BosLab. Some are entrepreneurs using our space to perform early-stage experiments. For example, Dave Grawoig...Grawoig is using nanopore sequencing at BosLab to perform proof-of-concept experiments for discovering novel...Addgene and are eager to do our first yeast transformations! Dennis Oleksyuk, Raphael Laurenceau, and Tami...

  13. R Bodies: Membrane-Rupturing Microscopic Tools

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    Blog Post
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    April 14, 2016, 2:30 p.m.
    ...force can be generated by conformational changes in proteins? How can information propagate through a structured...monomers respond to pH changes by undergoing local conformational changes. These tiny movements are then amplified...these applications, purified R bodies could also perform as actuators in microelectromechanical systems ...

  14. Addgene Welcomes John Doench to the Advisory Board

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    Blog Post
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    Aug. 13, 2015, 2:30 p.m.
    ... the then RNAi Platform, which has since evolved into the Genetic Perturbation Platform and encompasses...Associate Director of the Genetic Perturbation Platform at the Broad Institute and has worked with many...The model that the Broad was building that had Platforms with a capital ‘P’ focused on technology ... has...enjoys working on technology development under the Platform model at the Broad Institute because they are ...CRISPR Learn more about the Broad Institute and the Platform Model. ...

  15. Q&A with Karen Katz and Carl Paratore, the Newest Members of the Addgene Board of Directors

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    Blog Post
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    Feb. 19, 2019, 1:36 p.m.
    ...open repository of plasmids and other necessary information that’s required to do research. Paratore: What...scientific community through Addgene’s sharing platform. Expanding further beyond the US and increasing...: The promise there is the ability share the information, making it available to everyone, that creates...breakthrough and innovation. With any kind of open platform, there is the potential for increased speed and...certified public accountant (CPA), certified information systems auditor (CISA), and certified health ...both the Internal Institute of Auditors and the Information Systems Audit and Control Association. Lastly...

  16. Early Career Researcher Toolbox: Social Media for Scientists

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    Blog Post
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    Dec. 11, 2018, 12:46 p.m.
    ...engineers regularly use the platform, why scientists are using the platform, and tips for getting the most...from Nature Jobs Blog While Twitter is a popular platform for scientists, it’s not the only tool in a scientist... Facebook. For each of the three social media platforms, there’s some statistics on what percent of scientists...research potential future employers and to arrange informational interviews. 4. “Tips for Scientists Using Social...given you tips for using various social media platforms, and 3) helped you fit social media into your ...

  17. Summer SciComm: Preprints

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    Blog Post
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    Aug. 16, 2022, 1:15 p.m.
    ...ways scientists communicate with each other: from formal mechanisms like publishing a research article, ...or submitting patent or grant applications; to informal settings like lab meetings, Twitter, coffee chats...blogging and more. These each have different goals, formats, and processes, and they provide different amounts...one of the key routes for researchers to share information about the emerging SARS-CoV-2 virus quickly and...before, submitting the manuscript to a journal for formal peer review. Some organizations, including some...preprints are eventually published in journals after formal peer review, with the earlier attention and feedback...

  18. Writing Scientific Manuscripts: Literature Searching, Reading, & Organizing

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    Blog Post
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    May 5, 2015, 3:54 p.m.
    ...through the literature until you have all of the information you need. Reading primary research literature...written. By nature, scientific literature is information dense and since it continually builds on previous...The introduction should give you just enough information to allow you to understand the research question..., statistics, clarity in images etc)? Did they perform all of the appropriate controls? Refer back to ...Are there any red flags about how the work was performed that could influence the results? The peer-review...misinterpretations. After all, the science was performed, written and evaluated by humans. Keeping up with...

  19. CRISPR Activators: A Comparison Between dCas9-VP64, SAM, SunTag, VPR, and More!

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    Blog Post
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    Oct. 6, 2020, 1:15 p.m.
    ... to be recruited per targeted gene. Performance SunTag performs better than first generation activators...elongation, depending on which sequence is targeted. Performance dCas9-VP64 activation is generally thought of...additional activation domains (HS1 and p65). Performance When targeting single genes, SAM consistently...in tandem to recruit transcription factors. Performance Generally, VPR is found to have significantly... WA (2013) Repurposing CRISPR as an RNA-Guided Platform for Sequence-Specific Control of Gene Expression...

  20. Popular Retroviral Vectors and Their Uses in Scientific Research

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    Blog Post
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    July 24, 2018, 12:51 p.m.
    ...intracellular parasites and natural vehicles for genetic information. Therefore they make excellent tools for genetic...same gene products for packaging, however, the isoforms of these proteins, as well as the viral LTRs differ...be combined with high-throughput sequencing to perform multiplexed analysis of cells pre-treated with ...Consortium, also known as the Genetic Perturbation Platform, to produce their shRNA library to support functional... with an shRNA sequence of your choice. More information and a detailed protocol on how to use the pLKO...www.genome-engineering.org for the most up-to-date information. Check our CRISPR guide and blog to learn more...
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