... Bank (DSHB), directed by David R. Soll, is a repository for monoclonal antibodies, distributing over ...antibodies to be used as a powerful reagent in the laboratory.   The DSHB focuses on monoclonal antibodies,...include those directed against human transcription factors such as PAX7, PAX6, AP-2 alpha and ISLET-1. In ...against new cancer biomarkers. We believe that repositories, such as Addgene and the DSHB, play an important... to ensuring affordable access to materials, repositories provide standardized quality-control and technical...to Our Guest Blogger!   David Soll has been the Director of the Developmental Studies Hybridoma Bank (DSHB...

...Mammalian Vectors By Marcy Patrick Will You Be My Mentor? Finding and Asking for Mentoring Support ...through the lens of Addgene’s blog and plasmid repository. Our blog is just over a year old, and it has...more and more scientists offering to share their stories – about their research, their job hunts, and their... Genes By Marcy Patrick Plasmids 101: Yeast Vectors By Marcy Patrick CRISPR-Cas9 FAQs Answered! ...

...proteins (FP) have also been important in mapping, monitoring, and manipulating neuronal circuits. Epitope ... is therefore difficult to use epitope tags to monitor single molecules - something researchers often ...tags, low FP expression may be insufficient for monitoring a weakly expressed POI. Spaghetti Monster - A... CA3 pyramidal neurons which are known to be notoriously difficult to label. It has also been shown that...technologies such as array tomography, super-resolution STORM imaging, and electron microscopy. Sample preparation...standard proteins tags like GFP. Specifically for STORM, the high intensity signal provided by smFPs can...Spaghetti Monster probes at Addgene Browse all AAV vectors Find ready-to-use AAV preps ...

...Rogers is a postdoctoral researcher in Patrick Müller’s group at the FriedrichMiescher Laboratory of the Max... post was contributed by Katherine Rogers, a postdoctoral researcher at the Friedrich Miescher Lab of ... response to an experimental treatment can be monitored. This can reveal previously unknown functions ...splicing. (RNAi, in contrast, engages existing gene regulatory mechanisms to block activity and does not work...phiC31. The popular UAS/Gal4 and Cre/Lox gene regulatory systems have also been successfully implemented..."Single-cell reconstruction of developmental trajectories during zebrafish embryogenesis." Science 360.6392...

...reinforcement are ICSS and place preference.   Historically, ICSS was done by implanting an electrode and...successful inhibition of hippocampal neurons. Initial monitoring Second, this may sound rudimentary, but before...exciting—and unanticipated—road of discovery. Monitoring behavioral output The appropriate behavioral ...shock that has become associated with a visual or auditory cue. The hippocampus has long been known to be...versatility and standardization of genetic tools in the laboratory mouse, most optogenetics is performed in this...University of Michigan and he is currently a Postdoctoral Fellow in the lab of Mary Jeanne Kreek at the....    References 1. Stuber, Garret D., et al. "Excitatory transmission from the amygdala to nucleus accumbens...

...Our plasmid repository succeeds because of our amazing community. The trust of our depositors to allow us...focused on our mission – documenting your plasmids, storing them, providing quality control and customer support...more scientists outside of the US now use the repository – about 50% of plasmids are shipped to labs outside...manage our website, and continue to improve the repository. We love being able to provide a useful (and ... us to help store and distribute their plasmids. The partnerships and collaborations with institutions...

...Of course, all of you toiling away in laboratories this holiday season want the work you are doing to...been to publish in journals with a high “impact factor,” a measure that dates back to 1975 and is based... online access on scientific impact Partly, the story has to do with online accessibility. It is now about... recently reported that the most cited work in history is a 1951 description of an assay to determine ...of scientific publications. Ventures like Impact Story seek to find ways to capture scholarly work that... impact factor...

...of new tools came out including the single base editors, Casilio, CombiGEM, and a variety of pooled libraries...top requested plasmid from 2016 is an expression vector for CRISPR nuclease, SpCas9 from the Zhang Lab.... TLDR: This is a versatile mammalian expression vector that you can use to express both SpCas9 and your...resistance gene as separate peptides. PX459 This is the vector backbone. This particular backbone can be used ...Overall, this is a versatile mammalian expression vector that you can use to express both SpCas9 and your...mammalian cell lines. Alternative forms of this vector contain GFP-tagged and un-tagged versions of SpCas9...

...Structural Biology, and now serves as the Director of Student and Postdoctoral Programs at the Janelia Research...tribulations of the process, I’ve provided guidance and mentoring to several people that found my insights helpful...It helps to come from the lab of a well-known investigator. If you only have middle author papers or no... potential collaborations, critiques of your postdoctoral research, etc. The second question is whether...from Oregon Health Sciences University, did his postdoctoral fellowship with Jennifer Lippincott-Schwartz... His interests include the quality control of secretory proteins in the Endoplasmic Reticulum, optimization...

...simplifies your viral vector options. Almost any AAV transfer plasmid in our repository can now be packaged...522 organizations in 41 countries enriched our repository with 15,020 new plasmids — a testament to the...shared progress. But numbers tell only part of the story. This year, we made significant strides in making... our collection, such as blogs describing viral vector serotypes, or hundreds of Data Hub reports detailing...innovation.  In response to a demand for more AAV viral vector options, we launched AAV Packaged on Request, a...

...Chapter 6: The SITN Editorial Process -Vini discusses the importance of the editorial process and peer-to-peer...and training the next generation of science communicators. In this chapter we learn about some of their...social context. Episodes are driven by narrative and story telling. Chapter 5: The SITN Blog - Vini and Amy...graduate student at Harvard University, former Co-director of Science in the News, and member of the SITN...her PhD from Harvard University, is a former Co-director of Science in the News, and is a member of the...

...molecules for use in the clinic and thereby restore motor neuron function in spinal muscular atrophy patients...gene results in the degeneration of spinal cord motor neurons. This disease is estimated to affect anywhere...other genes. He will use fluorescent proteins to monitor the localization of these genes, CRISPR to disrupt...Peritoneal Mesothelioma  Noushin Nabavi is a Postdoctoral Fellow at the Vancouver Prostate Center and ...systems should allow Nabavi and coworkers to test inhibitors of a variety of signaling pathways for their ...

...Your Insert and Vector by Gel Purification     Now that you’ve cut your insert and vector, unfortunately...unsuccessful 1), in a vector alone plate with many more colonies than the vector + insert plate (unsuccessful..., if you were cloning a gene into an expression vector, you would want the start of the gene to end up... ligation step. 3. Ligate Your Insert into Your Vector In the ligation step, you mix your purified, cut...Resources on Addgene.org Find the Perfect Empty Vector for Your Cloning Experiments Browse Our Molecular...

...Mary O’Riordan, and Victor Di Rita, and, last, homework assignments. The instructors are leaders in the...scientists. Over the course of the class, the moderator discussed individual sections of a paper, the ...quizzes and discussion on that week’s topic by the moderators. The assignments, which consisted of reading ...course was breaking up into focus groups with a facilitator. In the focus groups, we were required to critique... of the paper. They should be able to tell your story for you and they should also be easily understood...

...same page. Ideally, these meetings include all collaborators, from the lab members who are conducting the...interesting results or ask questions to your collaborators. This helps everyone feel included in the project...materials produced from your collaboration is a key factor in maintaining the group buy-in and morale. Especially...frequently the entire group will meet. You and your collaborators should then hold each other accountable to these...and circumstances permit, think about having collaborators spend time with each other in person. One possibility...workshops are another great place to meet up with collaborators. Being able to present data from multiple aspects...

...course of the day. His talk, which focused on the history of genome engineering from ZFNs through TALENs ...Doudna, Feng Zhang, and Keith Joung. All Addgene depositors! Addgene was mentioned specifically in Dr. Zhang's...Science is hard. Chris Voigt, another Addgene depositor, discussed some of the many challenges of creating... of the book on my way to the meeting, and its history of code making and code breaking is wonderfully...addition to the poster session was a first for our repository, and I was proud to be responsible for sharing... sure what to expect in terms of interest, but visitors to the poster were impressed to see how the numbers...

... work with a team to get a lot of stuff done.  Factors contributing to job satisfaction Being a good manager...(i.e. enough pay and benefits to live on), the factors that contribute to job satisfaction are a bit surprising...studies overwhelmingly agree that these are the factors that most contribute to job satisfaction: A feeling...Availability of superiors for consultation, advice and brainstorming. Employees must understand the part they play...team miserable.   A good manager keeps these factors in mind at all times when making decisions, assignments...follow the entire series as it is published. Good introductory reference books on managing people: Skills ...

...ideas. What mentors are available for guidance, intelligent discussion, and/or brainstorming sessions to... your interests. We've outlined some important factors to consider and summarize helpful advice from the...Tips to Achieve Success in Academia". Important factors to consider when choosing a research project After...project along the way. Advice from principal investigators Tom Ellis highlights the importance of keeping...patient, being selective, and talking to peers and mentors will help elucidate which project is right for ...

...cytosine base editors to disrupt gene function by targeting start codons, splice acceptor and donor sites...subset of the new plasmids and viral preps in the repository through our hot plasmids articles. These articles... high G+C content genes, as validated through monitoring the expression of fluorescent proteins and oxytetracycline... a) Cells are transfected with three different vectors and flow cytometry is used to sort populations ...CRISPR plasmids are always being added to the repository. To find all of the CRISPR plasmids available...

...CRISPR Resources Learn More about Viral Vectors Browse the Repository  ...101: Blue-White Screening Getting a lot of empty vector contaminants in your cloning experiments and tired...While the vast majority of CRISPR plasmids in our repository use Cas9 to cut DNA, Addgene Science Communications...generate knockouts, but how does it work? Guest contributors David Wyatt and Dale Ramsden from UNC Chapel...CRISPR/Cas9 and AAV Adeno-associated viral (AAV) vectors are useful for in vivo gene delivery, but have ...