...required to complete a six month work experience called a co-op to receive a degree. Northeastern compiles... occasional TikTok. I was also responsible for typical entry level tasks such as stuffing new depositor...connections with coworkers seem, in retrospect, nonsensical. I have found the people at Addgene have become...

...American Cancer Society, or maybe you think about a local food pantry or community arts organization. Many...services we provide like quality control, curation, technical service and open-access educational resources....decisions at Addgene If you’re ever curious what specifically drives the decision making process at Addgene...

...sometimes no culprit can be found…. In our lab we call this mysterious source of failure the lab gnome....There must be some way to use LEGOs, which are practically universally loved (except for those rare times...children who have no preconceived obstacles, optimistically grasp at limitless potential, and who sometimes...

...CRISPR array. The CRISPR array is composed of identical repeat sequences and variable spacer sequences...involve different proteins, but many of them are called Cas, short for “CRISPR-associated.” The most famous...integration into the array, these sequences are called protospacers. Repeats: Bacterial DNA that appears...

...wavelength of light. This response is immediate, on the scale of milliseconds, and can precisely link a neuron's...control over timing. Because chemogenetics relies on chemical activation and the diffusion of drugs throughout...require a permanent intracranial implant to be surgically installed to allow for light delivery. Chemogenetics...

...let curiosity guide your intellectual journey. Practical approaches One approach to achieve this goal ...chemistry, even if your primary focus lies within a biological lab. Engaging in such seminars exposes you to...ourselves moments of release and mental freedom. Practical approaches Engaging in mindful meditation, taking...

...the less acknowledged perks of scientific and technical training is that these educational paths prepare...Foundation study showed that 57% of PhDs in US Biomedical workforce will NOT go into “traditional” academic...but there is more flexibility with the academic calendar Academic researchers must be extreme self-starters...

... While there were software tools available to biomedical researchers manipulating DNA sequences on a daily...different microbial strains. It proved to be impractical to catalog every variant of a feature. Instead...that tolerates occasional mismatches or indels. Empirical tests indicated that a reasonable rule is to require...

...system by using a stronger promoter and different biochemical secondary energy sources to increase protein ...DNA of interest, and cell extract.    Graphical Abstract: Schematic representation of cell-free...sgRNA pool can also target core operons in other pneumococcal strains. The BARBEKO sgRNA library uses CRISPR...

... lab at ETH Zürich. “Instead of a graphical abstract, it’s a musical abstract,” says Di Ventura, a professor...University of Freiburg. This paper is about a new tool called BLADE (blue light-inducible AraC dimers in E. coli...

...with people, nurturing networks, as much as with technical knowledge. I leverage a breadth of knowledge to...I am constantly teaching – often explaining a technical piece of research to others outside that specialty...punctuation can be wildly funny as well as financially critical. Those who work on the publishing side of science...

...the host university does not hire or pay them (typically). A visiting scientist is distinct from equipment...the scientist to the new institute where their typical workdays will be carried out until the end of the...one) to communicate your plan as well. Making logistical and funding arrangements Visiting scientist positions...

... and 15/17 morphologically aligned. Documentation of the network that initiates biological reprogramming...10.1016/j.cell.2022.11.026 Joung J. et al., Genome-scale CRISPR Cas-9 knockout and transcriptional activation...

...30667360; PMCID: PMC6377228. Hyperfolder YFP- a chemically stable tool for microscopy by: Susanna Stroik...many of these applications have lagged. Fixation, chemical staining, and light exposure can negatively affect...Find YFP plasmids here!   Campbell, B.C., et al. Chemically stable fluorescent proteins for advanced microscopy...

... to a method of physically joining multiple fragments of DNA to create a synthetically designed DNA sequence...one single-stranded oligo, instead of the more typical two oligos, is more cost effective and eliminates...

...it’s now easy to monitor protein expression, localization, and protein-protein interactions. Beyond these...known to bind to the HMO of interest. Fatima specifically proposes using this sensor to detect HMOs found...Fatima's recent publication on her HMO work in Cell Chemical Biology! Additional Resources on the Addgene ...

...Microbiology, Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, and Biochemical Research Methods. We also pulled the big interdisciplinary...the papers with plasmids deposited at Addgene – typically about four times as many as papers without plasmids... of publication. Table 1 provides an example calculation of the weights. Table 1: Journal Weighting Example...

...particle to infect a cell, it has to come into physical contact with that cell. Since there is a limited... by an anterograde AAV was shown to drop off drastically with lower titers. As you can see in figure 2...AAV-mediated gene expression in a target cell. Practical considerations If you have high quality AAV, you...

...virtual conferences may have apps or interactive calendars that you can use to help plan your conference ...one session to another,” Bachle says. “Now, the physical location didn’t matter. I didn’t have to consider...conference is over on the website or in the app. Technical difficulties? Attending a conference virtually...

...for actually making it happen would increase dramatically. I’m not sure what the best approach to doing...at The Scripps Research Institute in La Jolla, California. She joined Elsevier after her postdoctoral studies...primary research and review journals across life and physical science, and editorial contribution to the strategic...