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  1. Uncertainty about Labor Law Brings More Uncertainty to Postdoc Wages

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    Blog Post
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    Jan. 11, 2017, 3:30 p.m.
    ... to have either salaries raised or hours tracked, 3% of postdocs were at institutions focused only on ...days prior to the implementation date, our data indicated that, while 69% of all postdocs were expected ...sent, with the lack of transparency and poor communication of their plans (many postdocs - and in some ...to reach out to institutions with a statement indicating that we encourage them to keep raising salaries... little correlation with cost of living at the location of the institution. Continuing efforts to gather...Director of Future of Research. He is interested in advocating for and with junior scientists, to help them ... Bring Increased Postdoc Wages Read about the Advocating for Science Symposium and Workshop Learn about...

  2. Enhancing CRISPR Targeting Specificity with eSpCas9, SpCas9-HF1, & HypaCas9

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    Blog Post
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    Dec. 16, 2015, 3:30 p.m.
    ...PMID: 24529477. PubMed Central PMCID: PMC4139937. 3. Anders, Carolin, et al. "Structural basis of PAM-...As evidenced by all the CRISPR publications, press, and plasmids out there, it’s obvious that CRISPR ...nickase variant, lowering Cas9 expression, and truncating gRNA sequences used for targeting; however, these...on-target and off-target activity at multiple genomic locations in HEK cells. Further testing of two of the mutants...PubMed PMID: 26628643. Find plasmids from this publication at Addgene. 2. Nishimasu, Hiroshi, et al. "Crystal...PubMed PMID: 26735016. Find plasmids from this publication at Addgene. 5. Chen, JS, et al. "Enhanced proofreading...PubMed PMID: 28931002. Find plasmids from this publication at Addgene. Resources on the Addgene Blog Read...

  3. Teaching an Old DOG New Tricks: Controlling Protein Activity with GFP

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    Blog Post
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    Nov. 24, 2015, 3:30 p.m.
    ...PMID: 26258682. Find plasmids from this publication at Addgene. 3. Kirchhofer, A., et al. “Modulation of...repurpose popular GFP reporter lines for more sophisticated experimental manipulations, saving the time ..., 98% of TdTomato expressing cells were GFP+, indicating a robust, but specific system. T-DDOGs also successfully...systems are easily adaptable to neuroscience applications, including optogenetics, and they should make...Could Cas9-DOG be developed soon to allow genome modification only in a small subset of cells? Other proteins... PMCID: PMC4096992. Find plasmids from this publication at Addgene. 2. Tang, Jonathan C.Y., et al. “...

  4. Career Coaching for Scientists: Why and Where Do I Find One?

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    Blog Post
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    Jan. 29, 2015, 1:25 p.m.
    ...coaching. Always ask for references and follow up with 3-4 to hear about those clients’ experiences. Good coaches...choose well. What are their qualifications? Do they have certifications? How can they demonstrate their...  Check out Joanne's Reddit AMA I am a strong advocate for peer mentoring, but volunteer mentors are ...help you. A good coach usually will be a clear communicator and make direct suggestions for improvement ...coaching is nice if you can get it.  Because I am located in Cambridge, MA (and because we have a lot of ...she is especially excellent in coaching for communication skills. Industry transition is also an area ...

  5. Mouse Modeling, Part 2: Breeding and Crossing Mice

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    Blog Post
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    Aug. 6, 2019, 12:55 p.m.
    ...one locus (e.g. Cre) and heterozygous at the other. 3. Breed your F1 generation Now, your goal is to generate...techniques that can be used to introduce genetic modifications into mouse embryos. But once you generate a ...techniques are each useful for introducing one modification into the mouse genome, they are not commonly...parental mice In order to ensure that your genetic modification will be passed along to all of the offspring...environment and will harbor similar epigenetic modifications. Special breeding cases Whether your mouse colony...the mutations that you are trying to cross are located on homologous chromosomes in the parental generation...

  6. CRISPR 101: Cas9 vs. The Other Cas(s)

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    Blog Post
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    Dec. 8, 2022, 2:15 p.m.
    ...endonuclease of a class 2 CRISPR-Cas system. Cell, 163(3): 759-771 (2015). 10.1016/j.cell.2015.09.038 Harrington...a defined site to form a clean DNA break, Cas3 locates its target sequence and initiates single stranded... out large regions of DNA and has anti-viral application potential as a result. Fast facts – PAM requirement... has been proposed to be useful for the same applications (RNA knockdown, RNA editing, etc.). The main...

  7. Plasmids 101: FLEx Vectors

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    Blog Post
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    April 28, 2016, 2:30 p.m.
    ...Genetic Analyses in Mice. 2004. PubMed PMID: 14723844. 3. Atasoy D, Aponte Y, Su HH, and Sternson SM. 2008....sites directs the Cre recombinase to invert, translocate, or excise a DNA fragment. The availability of... the function of various point mutations and truncations in the absence of the endogenous gene. Spatio-temporal..., allowing for clearer characterization of the location, morphology, and circuit mapping of a targeted...

  8. Seven Tips for Using LinkedIn as a Scientist

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    Blog Post
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    Oct. 1, 2019, 1:21 p.m.
    ...either as this also results in a generic invitation. 3) Connect with people you have really talked to The... example, I will often see a whole bunch of notifications “a postdoc from this Uni viewed your profile...look straight at the camera. Pro tip: Turn off notifications to your network of profile changes. If you are...

  9. Antibodies 101: ELISA (Enzyme-linked Immunosorbent Assay)

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    Blog Post
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    Aug. 24, 2021, 1:15 p.m.
    ...against the antigen bound to the plate. Figure 3: Overview of using Direct ELISA to quantitatively ...the most common type of competitive ELISA is a modification of the sandwich ELISA as described here, the...ELISA, the only difference being the additional amplification step, which helps to visualize low-abundance...

  11. Tips for Titering Your Lentiviral Preps

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    Blog Post
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    March 15, 2016, 2:30 p.m.
    ...PMID: 16836756. PubMed Central PMCID: PMC1534021. 3. Zhang, Bing, et al. "The significance of controlled...particle. Consequently, titers based off of p24 quantification tend to be overestimates since they can include...quantify the amount of PCR product that comes from amplification of the original plasmid which can over-inflate...

  12. Plasmids 101: Modular Cloning Applications and Kits

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    Blog Post
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    May 14, 2024, 1:15 p.m.
    ... Toolbox for Plants.” ACS Synthetic Biology, vol. 3, no. 11, American Chemical Society (ACS), 20 Feb. ...and applications.    Plant applications We outlined many synthetic biology MoClo applications, but...- and multi-gene constructs for a variety of applications. MoClo tools can be used in bacterial and cell-free...and the kits Addgene offers to kickstart these applications, no matter what your model organism is. MoClo...this blog, we will highlight some common MoClo applications and kits. Keep in mind that this technology ... it, MoClo might help you achieve it! MoClo applications and specialized tools Synthetic biology in bacteria...and multi-TU constructs for synthetic biology applications in bacteria or cell-free systems. The approach...

  13. Quickest Way to Deposit Plasmids: The Deposit Spreadsheet

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    Blog Post
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    March 8, 2017, 3:15 p.m.
    ...Step 1. Steps 2 and 3 are usually very easy — our tech transfer team will communicate with your organization...species can be indicated in the “Species Other” column. Relevant Mutations Indicate the amino acid...name and match the name as it appears in its publication or as it is commonly known in your lab. Plasmid...descriptive purpose focuses on the practical application of the plasmid and will help a scientist outside...reagent/antibody, unspecified, or other. If other, indicate type in “Vector Type Other” column. For example...or room temperature. Growth Strain Please indicate which growth strain Addgene should propagate your...For plasmids that contain the R6Kγ origin of replication, choose the Pir1 strain. If your plasmid cannot...

  14. 7 Simple Strategies to Resolve Conflicts with Difficult Supervisors

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    Blog Post
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    Jan. 21, 2015, 1:30 p.m.
    ... make it easy for your supervisor to support you. 3) Explain the problem and leave your emotions out of... series.  “The only healthy communication style is assertive communication.” - Jim Rohn, Author, Entrepreneur...I heard about supervisors in all of the above categories. In addition, I also learned about two other ...Assertiveness? An assertive person is able to communicate their ideas confidently while also considering...of the most frequent sources of conflict is miscommunication. For example, you might misunderstand your...the wrong direction. The best way to avoid miscommunication is to follow up after every meeting with an...workplace, these strategies will help you to communicate with confidence earn respect from your supervisor...

  15. Illuminating Epigenetics with A FRET Based Biosensor

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    Blog Post
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    Nov. 19, 2015, 3:30 p.m.
    ...PMID: 24552514. PubMed Central PMCID: PMC3929550. 3. Kaati, Gunnar, Lars O. Bygren, and Soren Edvinsson...Mechanisms of epigenetic modifications The main mechanism of epigenetic modification is chromatin remodeling...literally means ‘on top of the genome’). Epigenetic modifications can result in phenotypic changes without any...any change in genotype. Epigenetic modifications play a large role in turning genes ‘off’ and ‘on’, signaling...two main mechanisms, either through histone modifications, which can influence the transcription of genes...hypomethylation, on the other hand, has also been implicated in the development and progression of cancer ...enzyme digestion, DNA adenine methyltransferase identification, and bisulfite sequencing. However none of ...

  16. CRISPR 101: Mammalian Expression Systems and Delivery Methods

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    Blog Post
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    Sept. 24, 2015, 2:30 p.m.
    ...back to your specific goal. When thinking about step 3, however, you may be surprised at the number of options...well as suitable applications. Expression System Components of System Application Mammalian expression...CRISPR mammalian expression systems, the typical applications for each, and potential delivery methods.   ...Select the appropriate CRISPR tools for your application: Wildtype Cas9 or Cas9 nickase are appropriate... or introducing mutations and tags, while a catalytically dead dCas9 can be used in conjunction with activator...or more sgRNAs and Cas9 are required for any application. If you want to include a homology directed repair...Cas9-gRNA complex and delivered to cells using cationic lipids. Transient expression of CRISPR components...

  17. Plasmids 101: In-house NGS Plasmid Quality Control Now at Addgene

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    Blog Post
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    April 6, 2021, 12:30 p.m.
    ...Originally published Aug 3, 2017 and last updated Apr 6, 2021 by Will Arnold. Introducing NGS in 2017...containing genes with many modifications. We look for point mutations, truncations, and insertions that could...significant amount of QC. First, we perform Picogreen quantification on each and every isolated plasmid sample and... preparation process and includes Picogreen quantification of various intermediate steps, a sizing electrophoretic...electrophoretic gel, and qPCR quantification of the final libraries. A broader view of the whole plasmid...often find a few mismatches in the origin of replication or other common backbone elements. Since we’ve...annotated Genbank files that are useful for more complicated plasmids, like those that contain synthesized...

  18. Synthetic promoter AAVs for cell-type specific expression in retinal cells

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    Blog Post
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    March 12, 2020, 1:15 p.m.
    ...expression and high cell-type specificity.  Strategy #3 (ProC): Create promoters by repeating mouse cell type...channelrhodopsin, fused to a fluorescent GFP marker (CatCH-GFP). The lab deposited AAV plasmids containing ...expression. Surprisingly, <1% of synthetic promoters replicated the expression specificity of the wild-type promoters...reproducibly labeled retinal cells can be found here.  Applications for synthetic promoter AAVs Besides restricting...synthetic promoters have a few other potential applications: Using promoter combinations for targeted expression... promoters expressed in. The lab tested this application using one promoter to drive expression of Cre-mCherry...drive expression of a Cre-dependent fluorescent CatCH-GFP reporter. Expression of GFP will only result...

  19. Lab Automation at Addgene

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    Blog Post
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    March 22, 2018, 1:28 p.m.
    ...protocol, we can prep two 96 well plates in just under 3 hours or one 96 well plate in about an hour. Automating...efficient. Here, I’ll discuss transformation, DNA purification, and filling vials with agar. I’ll also provide...greater than 95% success rate! Automating DNA purification We're developing ways to prep large quantities...

  20. Tips for Using BLAST to Verify Plasmids

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    Blog Post
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    May 29, 2014, 1:29 p.m.
    ...more advantageous for your search. Timesaving Tip #3: Note that protein databases available are unlikely...search to check for expected ORFs, mutations or truncations. A primary advantage of blastx is that you do...other labs speed up their plasmid and cloning verification steps and free up more time for using your plasmids...
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