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TypeBlog PostPublishedOct. 20, 2015, 2:30 p.m....on the symposium as a whole and for registration please go to http://futureofresearch.org/boston/. The ... about how the system operates and functions” “Complete lack of information on number of postdocs” “Postdocs...comments are well correlated with published data. For example, in 2010, less than 15% of postdocs had achieved...beginning to address these issues independently; for example, Harvard’s Therapeutics Graduate Program has a ...
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Meet an Addgenie: Insights into Grad School, Career Paths, and More
TypeBlog PostPublishedJune 25, 2020, 1:15 p.m....myself. I like being with the people and for the people, feeding the people, and making them get outside...enjoy the field I am in, the atmosphere, and the people.” My absolute favorite response to this question... -
Plasmid-based Recombinant Monoclonal Antibodies: What They Are and Why You Should Be Excited About Them
TypeBlog PostPublishedMay 4, 2021, 1:15 p.m.... around the world to detect, purify, quantify, deplete, and visualize proteins of interest (Greenfield...antibody expression. If starting from a protein sample (for instance, affinity purified antibodies from...recombinant monoclonal antibodies for enhanced multiplex immunolabeling of brain. eLife 8: . https://doi.org...NH, Rahman MZ, He L, Xin L, Shan B, Li M (2016) Complete De Novo Assembly of Monoclonal Antibody Sequences... -
BeHeard Award 2018: Diseases of Glycosylation, Arginine Mutagenesis, & Neural Development
TypeBlog PostPublishedJune 26, 2018, 1:33 p.m.... into functional multi-subunit macromolecular complexes, but a serendipitous discovery led them to investigate...different Arg-mutant enzymes could be rescued by supplementation with guanidine hydrochloride (GdnHCl). Rescue...previous approval by the FDA, GdnHCl could, in principle, provide an effective treatment for rare diseases...concentrations (≤3 mM) of GdnHCl can functionally rescue multiple Arg-mutant proteins in living baker’s yeast cells... -
Rabies and Neuronal Tracing
TypeBlog PostPublishedMay 29, 2018, 1:51 p.m....EnvA receptor (TVA) in user-defined cells. For example, a researcher can deliver Cre-dependent TVA to ...optogenetic or chemogenetic receptors) enables complex control of specifically defined neuronal populations...how newly generated neurons integrate into the complex pre-existing circuit of the brain. Another study...circuitry, and continue to contribute answers to the complex questions of how the brain operates. References... -
Progress Towards a PAM-Free CRISPR
TypeBlog PostPublishedMarch 7, 2024, 2:39 p.m....enzymes The solution to the PAM problem seems simple, in theory: find a Cas enzyme or evolve one that...Cas proteins that don’t utilize NGG There are plenty of Cas9 variants which utilize alternative PAMs...engineering of the PAM-interacting domain of Cas9. After multiple rounds of engineering, they developed the SpRY...display higher off-target effects than SpCas9, a pleasant surprise since the PAM flexibility could in theory... -
The Materials Science of Optogenetics Experiments
TypeBlog PostPublishedSept. 17, 2015, 2:30 p.m....different activation/inactivation kinetics. For example, the light-gated cation channel, Channelrhodopsin...Therefore, light must be delivered in pulses. An example of a standard stimulation parameter is 20Hz (laser... control of motor coordination by Gi/o protein-coupled vertebrate rhodopsin in cerebellar Purkinje cells... Central PMCID: PMC3769938. 5. Iwai Y, et al. A simple head-mountable LED device for chronic stimulation... -
xCas9: Engineering a CRISPR Variant with PAM Flexibility
TypeBlog PostPublishedMarch 28, 2018, 6:52 p.m....alternative PAM sequences are longer and often more complex than NGG, resulting in lower overall genome frequency...According to this logic, ω-dCas9 variants recognizing multiple PAMs should have a fitness advantage over proteins... and CAA PAMs, they saw that xCas9 3.7 cleaves multiple PAMs at a higher efficiency than SpCas9: NGT (...modifications that can be made to Cas9. It is a pleasant surprise that selecting for one beneficial trait... -
Viral Vectors 101: Voltage Indicators
TypeBlog PostPublishedJan. 30, 2024, 2:15 p.m....signals are integral to many facets of biology. For example, many heart issues stem from the heart beating ...which are electrical charges propagated through multiple cells to do things like translate perceived signals...naturally occurring voltage indicator. To give an example, a genetically encoded phosphatase (voltage sensing...then localize and emit signal from. This specific example is attractive due to the large number of sheer ... -
Magnetic Control of Proteins: More than a Dream
TypeBlog PostPublishedSept. 24, 2024, 1:15 p.m....fluorescence when a small magnet was passed over the sample (Frank Hayward et al., 2024). The fluorescence ...intensity decreased whenever the magnet approached the sample (by less than 1%) and recovered after the magnet...interference, but the result persisted. (Even better, multiple other labs have reproduced their EGFP findings...expressing MagLOV while a magnet is waved under the sample. The imaged area measures approximately 82 mm across... -
Fluorescent Tagging of Endogenous Genes with SapTrap
TypeBlog PostPublishedOct. 12, 2017, 2:26 p.m....site destination vectors for inserting a tag at multiple target sites. SapTrap vectors can be easily modified...Cas systems used for endogenous protein tagging, please visit our website CRISPR/Cas Plasmids - Protein... assay additional protein characteristics. For example, Masato Kanemaki's lab has developed a CRISPR/Cas-based...PMC4974478. Natsume, Toyoaki, et al. “Rapid Protein Depletion in Human Cells by Auxin-Inducible Degron Tagging... -
PhD Applications After COVID
TypeBlog PostPublishedJan. 5, 2023, 2:15 p.m....where the PhD application cycle becomes much more complex. “How do I reach out to potential mentors?” “Where...of schools by meeting with professors - a/k/a Principle Investigators (PIs) - whose labs does research...right fit. Reaching out to PIs also means doing plenty of mini-interviews; these professors will not only...campus even if you can’t visit. By talking with people at the institution, you can get a better sense ... -
Plasmids 101: Choosing an Antibiotic Resistance Gene
TypeBlog PostPublishedOct. 10, 2023, 1 p.m....selecting plasmid-containing bacteria. So… why do some people still use amp? Carb is expensive (relative to amp...host/plasmid DNA during selection if it’s not completely bound up. While this likely occurs at a low rate...attention to antibiotic selection. If you feel like multiple of the above antibiotics would work for you, they...Antibiotic Resistance Stability Time Saving? Works for multiple organisms? Compatible with most bacteria? No satellite... -
15 Hot Plasmids from 2017
TypeBlog PostPublishedJan. 9, 2018, 3:02 p.m....way to increase CRISPR editing efficiency across multiple CRISPR enzymes. Plasmids for CRISPR coselection...was also independent of another TTAGGG binding complex, shelterin. Swapping the DNA binding domain of ...segment on regulating telomere length with TZAP Multiplexible plant genome engineering toolkit The Voytas ... well as Cys4, tRNA, and ribozyme systems for multiplex gRNA expression. Expression of toolkit components...that are sure to be enabled by this toolkit. For examples of the toolkit in action, see Cermak T, et al.... -
Overcoming the AAV Size Limitation for CRISPR Delivery
TypeBlog PostPublishedSept. 16, 2020, 1 p.m....Feng Zhang's group previously packaged Cas9 and multiple gRNAs into separate AAV vectors, increasing overall... Wu X, Jiang W, Marraffini LA, Zhang F (2013) Multiplex Genome Engineering Using CRISPR/Cas Systems. Science...https://doi.org/10.1126/science.aaq0180 Fine EJ, Appleton CM, White DE, Brown MT, Deshmukh H, Kemp ML, Bao..., Nureki O (2014) Crystal Structure of Cas9 in Complex with Guide RNA and Target DNA. Cell 156:935–949... -
Four Base Editing Reporters to Monitor and Enrich Editing in Real-time
TypeBlog PostPublishedJuly 7, 2020, 1:15 p.m....only occur through editing by a APOBEC-Cas9n-UGI complex. So how exactly does this work? Figure 1:...DNA editing efficiency of APOBEC-Cas9 editisome complexes in real-time (St. Martin et al., 2019). To create...DNA editing efficiency of APOBEC-Cas9 editisome complexes. The eGFP reporters rely on the correction of ... single base editing by APOBEC-Cas9 editosome complexes. Scientific Reports 9: . https://doi.org/10.1038... -
Transferable Skills Guide: Career Planning Resources
TypeBlog PostPublishedNov. 14, 2017, 2 p.m....the American Chemical Society (ACS) are just 2 examples of organizations that hold large, annual conferences...that did the same thing? Make an effort to meet people. Attend smaller talks within the bigger conference...professionals, with the added benefit that most people at the fair will probably be willing to accept ...country; sometimes several per month, giving you a plethora of opportunities to explore! Again, attending ... -
Deciphering the Mysteries of Behavior with Viral Vectors
TypeBlog PostPublishedSept. 17, 2019, 12:40 p.m....camera or tracking software. Locomotion is a highly complex process on the level of individual neurons and ...motivational and other aspects may be involved. For example, an animal moving around to explore the environment...the elevated plus maze, the light-dark box is a simple device comprised of a brightly lit (risky) and ...behavioral neuroscience to reveal insights into the complex relationship between genes, neurons, and behavior... -
Lab to Office Culture Shock
TypeBlog PostPublishedFeb. 5, 2019, 1:04 p.m....discovery can be hard since it’s frequently why many people get into science in the first place. The feeling...but for many graduate students and postdocs, the people you see in your bay for 8-12 hours a day become...worked at the bench for over 10 years, but when people ask me about my job, I have no qualms about saying...course, but you’ll inevitably have downtime and plenty of it. That’s not the case at an office job. I’... -
How to Be an Excellent Trainee
TypeBlog PostPublishedSept. 26, 2023, 1:15 p.m....We think it’s so important that we have written plenty of articles on building successful mentor relationships...experience In research there is a saying that if the sample prep is poor, then the data will be poor. The same...you remember where the equipment, reagents, and samples are. Do: Ask your bench mentor if they have time...your mentor know what yours is! For instance, some people like to ask questions throughout training, while...