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  1. Clear and Accessible Writing

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    Blog Post
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    Feb. 15, 2024, 2:15 p.m.
    ...will help your scientific writing across all platforms, from posters to papers.  We hope this helps, and...to use words to describe the image in a way that helps visually impaired readers receive the same information...all of this information to describe the image helpfully. You and your readers are now a team, working ...together to share information. Sometimes it is most helpful to use a lot of jargon and have a technical, detailed...detailed approach. Other times, it is more helpful to use plain language and focus on a broad takeaway...takeaway.  In this image, we thought it would be most helpful to highlight the technical details of collecting...steps for any type of writing. You can use them to help you write an entire manuscript, or you could use...

  2. Transferable Skills Guide: Problem Solving

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    Blog Post
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    Nov. 30, 2021, 2:15 p.m.
    ...offering advice on areas where you might need some help. Today in our transferable skills guide: Problem-Solving... useful for finishing your thesis as it is for helping your team reach an important milestone at work....better sense for what problem solving entails will help keep you motivated when you’re faced with yet another...Scientific Support team, much of my day is spent helping to resolve problems, but even so, I wasn’t sure...in the lab.    I like this definition because it helps me see problem solving as a generalizable process...: Identify the problem and gather information to help you understand it. Step Two: Come up with and evaluate...taking a conscious or active approach can be hugely helpful not only for developing a skill but also for being...

  3. Tips for Technical Support Calls

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    Blog Post
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    Sept. 20, 2016, 2:39 p.m.
    ...the Addgene Blog Learn About the Addgene Help Center Get Help with the Addgene Deposit Process Resources...time. Though I now spend far less time answering help emails and phone calls, I feel compelled to share...ordered something from you and it’s wrong. Can you help us fix it? Please address as soon as possible!” ...begin my responses asking for more specifics. We can help you faster if we get as much information as possible...or a sequencing trace file can go a long way in helping us understand the nature of your concern. Please...directly responsible for the problem. We’re here to help. You've asked your question, and now... One of ...never be painful. Following the tips above should help you get the most out of your interaction.   Resources...

  4. PhD Applications After COVID

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    Blog Post
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    Jan. 5, 2023, 2:15 p.m.
    ...I’ve learned that some of the technologies that helped us navigate a global pandemic can also be the thing... thing that provides a new perspective that helps to clarify the harder parts of the application process...that advisor’s research interests which can be helpful in creating your application to that program. An... of your program and ask any questions that will help you determine if the program is the right fit. Reaching...make the virtual environment more comfortable and help you to keep yourself organized. By writing down ...you won for your conference presentation. It can help soothe your nerves and make sure you cover everything... off. This question and answer process can also help you to see if the institution is right for you outside...

  5. Negotiating Work and Life: How to Find the Joy

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    Blog Post
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    March 20, 2014, 3:04 p.m.
    ... create community to help Involve family. If you don’t have local family to help, create “fake” family... running errands. Give help when you have time, and in return you will get help when you need it. On the...other interests and priorities, but many find it helpful to obtain support and ideas from those who seem...reminded of the seemingly simple actions we can take to help ourselves can be an appropriate first step. Check...partner CAN take the kids to the doctor without your help. Your partner is equally responsible and capable...the neighbors and create a network of support to help with elder care, carpooling, cooking on nights when... you can count on for tips and tactics that will help you do your job better. #8 Thou shalt enthusiastically...

  6. Tips for Writing a Good Cover Letter

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    Blog Post
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    May 21, 2024, 1:30 p.m.
    ..., it can help the hiring manager understand how your specific skills and experience will help you excel..., so we've updated our cover letter blog post to help you write the best one possible!  Should I write...won’t hurt your application, but it can certainly help you stand out.  In some fields, a cover letter is...letter for? A cover letter is a place to provide helpful context about your candidacy, beyond what is on... explaining how your experience and skills would help you do the job as described. Let’s imagine you’...designing it the way you did, and state that it would help you manage a large number of files as part of the...to a mentor or colleague for a second look and helpful feedback!  What if I’m not a good writer? That’...

  7. Management for Scientists: Giving Feedback

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    Blog Post
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    Feb. 6, 2015, 2:46 p.m.
    ...? What help did you need? What help did you solicit? When did you first see you needed help? What ...series on Management for scientists. Feedback is help and it should result in authentic assistance for...person's performance or what has been learned, it helps to plan effective next steps. For a formalized feedback...What kept you from getting the help you needed? What could I (manager) have done differently? What Can...to go when giving feedback. The employee is not helped if the feedback session is over and they still ...feel about their performance. Giving honest and helpful feedback gets easier with practice so you must ...

  8. Networking Follow-up: I Met a Person. Now What?

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    Blog Post
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    Jan. 12, 2021, 2:15 p.m.
    ...chocolate-covered strawberries for helping with an introduction that helped someone get a job interview. Even...perhaps you have a colleague who seems fun and helpful who you’d like to get to know better. Networking...paper, protocol, or other information that may be helpful or of interest to them. Don’t send a long email...appreciation. Send a thank you note or gift to someone who helped you succeed in any way. Don’t believe people who...of time. People that don’t know you, can’t really help you. The exception is having a mutual acquaintance... discussing non-work topics and interests. Offer help when you can, instead of just asking for favors....be creepy. There is a person on LinkedIn I once helped by answering one simple question so I accepted ...

  9. How Addgene Creates Content

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    Blog Post
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    Nov. 17, 2022, 2:15 p.m.
    ... to help researchers in creating and sharing knowledge, related to the types of materials we help distribute...favorite content collections is our Help Center, help.addgene.org, where you can easily search articles...from thousands of laboratories that makes up our Help Center, blog, website, social media, videos, newsletters...we may need to reach out to an external expert to help us create accurate content. Regardless of the process...Final touches We try to use figures and images to help illustrate our points and break up walls of text...scientific community, and we can only do that with your help.     Additional Resources on the Addgene Blog ...

  10. Transferable Skills Guide: Teamwork

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    Blog Post
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    Nov. 28, 2017, 2 p.m.
    ...offering advice on areas where you might need some help. Today: Teamwork. My first experience on a successful...time to update how we make and distribute kits, I helped assemble a crack team of Addgenies that includes...nuance of how kits work at Addgene, but with the help of these people and others, we have updated our ...might find that your next paper is going to require help from a biochemist, a geneticist, a microscopist,...ve seen so few in my 20+ year career that I can’t help but feel a bit dubious when I do come across one... to crave. The benefits of a team So why is it helpful, or sometimes even necessary, to build a team in...science any favors by trying to go it alone. The help of fellow lab members and collaborators will not...

  11. Viral Vectors 101: Producing Your rAAV

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    Blog Post
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    July 16, 2024, 1:15 p.m.
    ...system, however, is a “helper-free” system, in which the required adenoviral helper genes are supplied on... diligently throughout the production process.  Helper-free production Unlike lentivirus, AAV does not... the ability to replicate itself and depends on helper viruses like adenovirus (Ad) or herpes simplex ... on two different packaging plasmids: the pHelper plasmid containing Ad E2A, E4, and VA RNA genes; and...factors and serotype-specific capsid genes.  In this helper-free system, HEK293T cells, expressing Ad E1A and...plasmid, carrying your gene of interest, and the two helper plasmids, commonly called “triple plasmid transfection...can be performed 12–18 hours post-transfection to help remove toxic transfection reagents and keep the ...

  12. Transferable Skills: Negotiation

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    Blog Post
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    March 3, 2022, 2 p.m.
    ...need help from another person/team at the company. How do I negotiate with the person/team for help? What...offering advice on areas where you might need some help. Today in our transferable skills guide: Negotiation...problem-solving exercise? Asking questions like the below can help you understand the perspective of all persons involved...have extra time next week (after her deadline) to help you. Her feedback on your manuscript is more important... neutral third party can be a useful strategy to help get unstuck and move closer to an innovative resolution...feel more natural. Creative negotiation skills will help you strengthen relationships with your colleagues...negotiation is a key transferable skill that can help you get more of what you want and can also strengthen...

  13. Cancer and the Immune System: Deciphering the Relationship

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    Blog Post
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    March 14, 2017, 2:30 p.m.
    ...lymphocytes (CTLs), natural killer (NK) cells, and helper T (Th) cells. These cells produce inflammatory ...Finally, signals released from the microenvironment help create tolerance beyond direct proximity to the ...dendritic cells (DCs) and macrophages (M1 and M2) that help create welcoming environments for tumor cells spreading...metastasis, block the cell-surface proteins that help escape immuno-surveillance, and curb cytokine and...the tumor microenvironment TGFβ, IL-10, can also help the immune system attack tumors. Attempts have been...popular whole cell therapeutics because they can help start a sequence of immune reactions that aid in...positive effects of the therapy being tested and will help healthcare professional prescribe and identify potential...

  14. Career Insights: Technical Support Specialist

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    Blog Post
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    Nov. 9, 2017, 2 p.m.
    ...opportunities to work for biotechnology companies and help other researchers use the company’s products successfully...the specificity of this antibody?” You will also help troubleshoot products, give general experimental... should also demonstrate a strong willingness to help others with their problems, a general positive attitude...and an open-minded personality. These traits will help you deal with any incoming requests or problems ...and maybe also the proposed salary range) should help. In smaller companies, technical support is often...replacement products. In order to find good and helpful answers for customers, internal resources and databases...that these skills are highly transferable and will help you enter other roles in project management, consulting...

  15. Five Questions to Ask If You're Deciding Between a Master's or PhD Program

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    Blog Post
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    Feb. 16, 2021, 2:15 p.m.
    ...abilities, increased my technical know-how, and helped develop my science communication skills. Ultimately...should earn a master? Here are a few questions to help you decide if a master’s might be for you. 1. ...employment, so it’s important to make sure a masters helps you get a job you want. But how do you know if a...capture all of the responsibilities of a role, so it helps to see how people describe their actual work. To...advancement and growth? A master’s is a tool that can help you advance your career, promote career growth, ...prepare you to present your work at conferences, help with manuscript and grant preparation, and lead ...but hopefully the questions in this blog post can help you start to figure out if a master’s is a good ...

  16. Using Addgene's New Viral Service for Your Research

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    Blog Post
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    Nov. 17, 2016, 3:30 p.m.
    ...distribute, please send an email to help@addgene.org. Your questions help us expand and improve our resources... researchers we’ve met with have asked if we can help them share and distribute other reagents. Virus ...their own.Harvard researcher Connie Cepko has been helping us with AAV testing and recently had this to say...perform a genome-wide screen, we’ve got viruses to help you out. Of course, lentiviruses are used in experiments...Expanding the viral vector knowledge base: You can help! We’ve been expanding our viral vector educational...develop it. More communication and sharing will only help research advance. Remember: productivity is infectious...

  17. Scientists Map the SARS-CoV-2-Human Interaction Network

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    Blog Post
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    April 9, 2020, 1:15 p.m.
    ...rely on the help of human proteins in their lifecycle, identifying these potential human helpers of SARS-...motivated to do anything and everything we can to help find a cure -- and quickly. Normally drug discovery...do that we can use the whole science community's help. You could be the next scientist joining in this...(6 feet apart), to fight the new Coronavirus. To help get you started, here are a few key details. Our... might want to be careful with these clones (and help us figure out what is going on there!).  Find the...coronavirus or COVID-19 research, please email Addgene at help@addgene.org with your order number and so it can...

  18. 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.
    ...My role at Suffolk is to help create new programmatic content as well as help our students succeed whether...person. These interactions could either help you in your career or help them in their career and enhance the...ability to identify and fulfill a need in terms of helping the scientific community manage those plasmids ...international presence would potentially also be very helpful to the scientific community.Paratore: I’ve certainly...auditor. I oversee a department of 20 individuals that help the plan manage risk. My job and my team’s job is...

  19. Addgene’s Viral Service - Why Virus? Why Now?

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    Blog Post
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    March 23, 2017, 2:30 p.m.
    ... thank some of the people and organizations who helped us reach this milestone. Viral service supporters...Chavez from the Wyss Institute were instrumental in helping us establish consistent, high-quality protocols...supportive Board of Directors at Addgene. Our Board helps keep our focus on assisting scientists and accelerating...and information. Addgene has been successful in helping thousands of sharing scientists from laboratories...ourselves, “How can we do this in a way that most helps scientists and allows us to maintain Addgene’s high... expertise in answering questions on virus and helping provide educational resources on this collection...viral vectors.  How Addgene’s Viral Service will help scientists Good science isn’t the only facet of...

  20. Viral Vectors 101: Viral Vector Elements

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    Blog Post
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    July 25, 2023, 1 p.m.
    ... packaging or replication components are called helper plasmids. Below, we’ll breakdown the vector components...required for lentiviral production, they can be helpful for certain applications and aid in ease of use...humans. Cap is a structural capsid protein that helps with virion assembly and particle release from late...genes – E4, E2a, and VA – which are supplied on a helper plasmid and mediate efficient viral replication...and entry Adenovirus is quite large and has more helper plasmid components than the other viruses discussed...viral vectors Addgene has many viral vectors and helper plasmids for all the viruses discussed above (gamma-retrovirus...construct on your own? No problem, we are here to help with resources from AAV variables that matter to...
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