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  1. Management for Scientists: Delegating is Key

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    Feb. 20, 2015, 8:30 p.m.
    ... More people in leadership roles leads to more ideas, initiative and creative thinking. The team members... must usually take on all tasks that involve confidential information. No matter who you delegate to, ...can help ensure successful results.  Can you provide the information and resources needed for the assignment...Setting someone up for failure by delegating is a bad idea. How do I make sure it goes well? As with most ...even if it is just 15 minutes a week. Clearly identify constraints and boundaries. Where are the lines...issues do you want to know about right away? Provide adequate support. The manager must be available...

  2. Finding and Joining Your Dream Lab

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    April 8, 2014, 2:50 p.m.
    ... perhaps surprising, yet important, factors to consider when seeking your dream lab. The principal investigator's...benefits. Therefore, lab selection should focus on identifying a lab that fits both work style and development...development needs. These two factors will provide a solid foundation on which to thrive during time spent as ... factor. The following questions can serve as a guide for the quest of a perfect "fit". How competitive...want a non-academic career path?  If you are considering this, make sure to choose an advisor that supports... into place frequently and you sometimes feel confident in your abilities. You have intense periods of...

  3. GCE4All: Making Genetic Code Expansion Accessible

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    Blog Post
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    June 15, 2023, 1:15 p.m.
    ...impact both translation and fidelity of translation, leading to system-wide effects. And on top of that...modification, or add in fluorescent or chemically reactive side chains, all of which can help determine structure...reagents accessible to your lab. The solution GCE provides almost endless possibilities for researchers, ...researchers can easily implement in their own labs. They provide resources, knowledge, and most importantly, validated...that is by using Addgene’s Blue Flame award to identify highly requested GCE plasmids. But they’d also...

  4. From Lab Bench to Leadership: Transitioning into Management as a PhD

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    Blog Post
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    Jan. 21, 2025, 2:15 p.m.
    ...arises when managers fail to set expectations or provide timely feedback, leading to unproductive dynamics... mentors who have made similar transitions can provide you with insights, lessons from their experiences...work. On the other hand, it’s perfectly valid to decide that managing isn’t for you at this point in your...focusing on molecular biology and metabolism. He now guides fellow PhDs in their careers with actionable steps...Coursera, LinkedIn Learning, or edX. Podcasts: HBR IdeaCast Coaching for Leaders More resources on the ...Makes a Good Leader Anyways?  Transferable Skills Guide: Managing a Team  ...

  5. Hot Plasmids December 2018 - C. elegans RNAi, TurboID, Detecting Viral Outbreaks, and Protein Binding Specificity Tools

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    Dec. 6, 2018, 1:34 p.m.
    ...through our hot plasmids articles. These articles provide brief summaries of recent plasmid deposits and ...to prevent the incorporation of non-specific nucleotides into the dsRNA leading to increased RNAi efficiency...This tetramer cleaves chlorophenol red-b-D-galactopyranoside on the assay paper turning it purple, allowing...30370338.  SH3 domain collection reveals novel peptide ligand motifs Article contributed by Michael Lemieux...specificity landscape of the SH3 proteins using peptide-phage display and deep sequencing, revealing that...protein stability, small molecule binding screens, peptide arrays, and phage display selections. In addition...

  6. Top Requested Lentivirus and AAV of 2016

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    Blog Post
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    Jan. 6, 2017, 3:56 p.m.
    ...With this initial success, we will continue to provide and expand this diverse and useful collection of...inventory is based on CRISPR tools, though we do provide a few non-CRISPR related viral preps. Cas9 is the...with a second vector that delivers gRNA, such as lentiGuide-Puro. The alternative single-vector systems typically...gRNA lentiviruses easily made in your own lab. We provide protocols and useful tips for generating your own...exclusively activated by the small molecule clozapine N-oxide (CNO) (Krashes et al., 2011). Viruses expressing..., Shalem O, Zhang F. Improved vectors and genome-wide libraries for CRISPR screening. Nat Methods. 2014...

  7. 3 Challenges in Plant Synthetic Biology

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    July 22, 2014, 5:46 p.m.
    ...biotechnology that are ripe with opportunity. We’ve decided to jump into one of those unexplored areas with...food, not medicine, and not mandatory – people can decide for themselves if they want this beautiful flower...begun to pivot towards plant biotechnology and provide a much needed boost to basic molecular plant research...are well understood. Additional work has also identified and characterized mechanisms and components of...you to our guest bloggers! Nikolai Braun grew up outside of Washington D.C. and has always enjoyed exploring...laboratory and received her M.S. from CSU in 2014. Outside of the lab, Keira enjoys spending time with her...

  8. Plasmids 101: Modular Cloning Applications and Kits

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    Blog Post
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    May 14, 2024, 1:15 p.m.
    ...construct. Once you’ve identified your experimental requirements, it’s a good idea to select an available...biofuels, and natural products without the undesirable side products generated during chemical synthesis of ...find the perfect combination. The EcoFlex Kit has a wide array of DNA parts that can be assembled into individual... are endless: genetic circuits with multiplexed guides, mini screening libraries, direct edit optimization...cells. Need more MoClo? Check out Addgene's MoClo Guide! Customizing MoClo for your needs As you probably...Resources on Addgene.org Modular Cloning (MoClo) Guide Addgene’s eBook Collection More resources on the...

  9. Special Delivery: Fluorophore Targeting for FRET Studies

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    July 19, 2016, 2:30 p.m.
    ... donor and acceptor fluorophores, it’s best to consider these cases separately when talking about the ...the tools that are available. Let’s consider the donor first where labeling specificity is most important...hardwire the molecule directly into the protein’s peptide sequence. Thus, all synthesized target protein ...addition, labeling contrast can be improved using disulfide-containing compounds such as British anti-Lewisite...described above can be paired together to measure a wide range of molecular distances (see Table). However...covalent labeling of recombinant protein molecules inside live cells." Science281.5374 (1998): 269-272. PubMed...Protein Fusions Check out Our Fluorescent Protein Guide ...

  10. dTAG - You're it!

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    June 21, 2018, 2:06 p.m.
    ...degradation. Remarkably, small molecule degraders provide distinct advantages over pharmacological inhibitors...Nabet et al., Nature Chemical Biology additionally provides detailed information on cloning procedures used...molecules by conjugating a CRBN-binding ligand (thalidomide) to an FKBP12F36V binding ligand (ortho-AP1867...commercially available in the near future, and we will provide an update with vendor and catalog numbers. As we...or Jay Bradner ([email protected]). Considerations when getting the dTAG system up and running...while quantitative proteomics experiments will provide the best confirmation of selective FKBP12F36V fusion...

  11. Antibodies 101: Secondary Antibodies

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    Blog Post
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    Dec. 21, 2021, 2:15 p.m.
    ...signaling molecules to identify each protein of interest, this gel-based method identifies proteins solely by... blog posts, then you likely already have a good idea of the basics of immunoimaging. A scientist conjugates...place over multiple days. Increased run time is considered one of the major drawbacks of the indirect method...interest - the secondary antibody needs careful consideration before selection. If all the primary antibodies...themselves able to approach immunoimaging assays more confidently, collect a broader array of data, and occasionally...

  12. What's New in CRISPR - November 2021

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    Nov. 18, 2021, 2:15 p.m.
    ...recently identified Cas12f systems from uncultivated archaea are much smaller and would be ideal for such...different labs have recently published work that provides a solution to this problem. A miniature CRISPR-Cas...editing with a hypercompact Cas12f1 and engineered guide RNAs Yong-Sam Kim’s lab also created a miniature...Biotechnology paper showcases an improved design of the guide RNA that caps the 3’ end with a structured RNA motif...sheet Resources on Addgene.org Read our CRISPR guide Find CRISPR plasmids by function Find recently deposited...

  13. All in a Twist: dsRNA

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    Feb. 2, 2023, 2:15 p.m.
    ...into agriculture as species-specific pesticides and insecticides, an advancement over previous chemical...which detect dsRNA in the cytoplasm and use it as a guide to complementary RNA sequence. Once a compatible...processes and functions, but they also have a darker side. When ssRNA engages one strand of a dsDNA molecule...if endogenously synthesized dsRNA finds its way outside of the mitochondria, the same inflammatory response...or anticipating this response are important considerations when using these reagents. RNA:DNA hybrids...

  14. CRISPR Meets Synthetic Biology: A Conversation with MIT’s Christopher Voigt

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    Blog Post
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    April 22, 2015, 2:06 p.m.
    ...assembling the toolbox needed for anyone to begin considering genetic engineering projects in a very big way...limitless number of DNA binding proteins with Cas9 guided by different promoters. The challenge in building...therapeutics, if you want to program a cell to identify and target a malignant cell, then you’d need the.... You couldn’t do it without repeating the same guide RNA twice. The second problem was the shape of the...also difficult to build larger circuits with many guide RNAs connected because the signal degrades at each...now? Voigt: We are working on this now, we have ideas, but so far nothing that has worked. I don’t have...

  15. Engaging with science and society at pgEd

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    Sept. 20, 2018, 12:17 p.m.
    ... religious affiliation, and ethnic or personal identity. We do this through a variety of activities, including...experiment, the case of Henrietta Lacks, the Havasupai incident, and the sterilization of women in marginalized...with different organizations and individuals, to identify ways of collaborating, and to organize events ...Having a broad interest and awareness of issues outside of your field of research will allow you to better...better engage these diverse audiences and to identify issues or topics that are matters of concern for ... future work in these areas, and in helping you decide whether you enjoy this kind of work. It is also...

  16. Educational Planarian Tools for Teaching Developmental Biology Techniques

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    Blog Post
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    May 24, 2018, 1:20 p.m.
    ... creatures commonly found in freshwater ponds, provide a good potential solution to this problem. Planarians...companion resource called “cutting class” which provides more detailed materials and protocol resources...synthetically made RNA (riboprobes) with modified nucleotides (for example, Digoxigenin-labelled Uracil) that...dsRNA feedings. Some of the phenotypes are not evident until after amputation. For example, the dramatic...odf2 gene knockdown results in an observable “sidewinder” phenotype that disrupts wildtype locomotion....dsRNAs into PR-T4P. The Sánchez lab protocol also provides step-by-step instructions for the “the bravest...

  17. Hot Plasmids May 2018 - Optogenetics, Decaffeination, Biosensors, and Fluorescent Protein Tools

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    Blog Post
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    May 15, 2018, 12:43 p.m.
    ...through our hot plasmids articles. These articles provide brief summaries of recent plasmid deposits and ..., CRY2clust, was created by adding a 9-residue peptide to the C-terminus of human codon-optimized  cryptochrome...conditions. With its additional 9 amino acid peptide, the CRY2clust domain enables fast and reversible...original version containing CRY2 without the extra peptide. CRY2clust should prove a useful tool to further...supplied in the media, these bacteria are unable to divide. However, if fueled with caffeine and equipped ...Dronpa flanked a PKA substrate fused to the phosphopeptide binding domain FHA. The FHA1 domain binds to...

  18. Corralling and Cornering the Goldilocks Antibody

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    Blog Post
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    Aug. 9, 2022, 1:15 p.m.
    ...scientists’ pockets. They allow researchers to identify and isolate very specific biological targets. ...can then be used by thousands of scientists to confidently choose reliable and consistent antibodies for...antibodies, creating a potentially unlimited supply of identical antibodies (See Fig 1.). rAbs are a relatively...collaborates with these companies to create and provide general availability of their recombinant antibodies...creating a database for goldilocks antibodies and, alongside that, a publicly available 2D/3D mouse atlas from...atlas will enable scientists to have an intuitive guide for checking their staining and neuroanatomy without...

  19. Plasmids 101: Modular Cloning

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    Blog Post
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    March 12, 2024, 1:15 p.m.
    ...given peptide can easily be tested by generating Level 1 TUs with unique promoters, and the ideal phosphatase...behave in a cell. For unpredictable cases, MoClo provides two answers: first, sets of parts with characterized...for more complex CRISPR experiments (e.g., many guides/parts delivered) in certain model organisms. In...combinations of different candidate genes at once to identify the best cocktail of genes when the relationship...Resources on Addgene.org Addgene’s Modular Cloning Guide EcoFlex MoClo Kit CIDAR MoClo Kit MoClo Plant Parts...

  20. CRISPR 101: Targeting Non-Coding RNAs with CRISPR/Cas9

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    Blog Post
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    Nov. 14, 2024, 2:15 p.m.
    ...that are around 20 base pairs long. Using a single guide RNA (sgRNA) to create a double-strand break works...non-coding RNAs (lncRNA). lncRNAs are over 200 nucleotides in length and lack an open reading frame, so ... a number of different options. By carefully considering your ncRNA of interest, you should be able to...references Resources on addgene.org Addgene's CRISPR Guide Addgene's CRISPR 101 eBook CRISPR resources More...Doudna JA, Charpentier E. A Programmable Dual-RNA–Guided DNA Endonuclease in Adaptive Bacterial Immunity...051410-092902 Liu Y, Cao Z, Wang Y, et al. Genome-wide screening for functional long noncoding RNAs in ...
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