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TypeBlog PostPublishedSept. 27, 2017, 1:23 p.m.... Guardian, BBC Breakfast or the Londonist. BBC provides a peak into their day-to-day business with popular...Co-Ordinating Centre for Public Engagement (NCCPE) provides on-site courses in public engagement for institutions...
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Getting Started with Behavioral Neuroscience: Standardizing Experiments and Using Viral Vectors
TypeBlog PostPublishedAug. 20, 2019, 12:31 p.m....behavioral neuroscience, and address experimental design considerations used in all behavioral studies. ...ion channels. Similarly, chemogenetic tools are designed channels that are chemically activated. Both are... -
Mouse Modeling, Part 1: Genetically Engineered Mice
TypeBlog PostPublishedJuly 11, 2019, 1:26 p.m....reporter gene, which replaces the targeted gene and provides a way to track successfully engineered cells. ...genotype each animal to identify the ones with the desired genotype. Inducible and conditional systems Conditional... -
How to Prepare for an Industry Interview
TypeBlog PostPublishedJuly 9, 2020, 1:15 p.m....method seems simple, I found it hard to remember to describe all four parts of a STAR answer once the interview... because sometimes companies have relaxed dress codes for interviews. You can also ask HR for clarification... -
Corralling and Cornering the Goldilocks Antibody
TypeBlog PostPublishedAug. 9, 2022, 1:15 p.m....perform differently over time), compatible with the desired applications (such as immunohistochemistry (IHC...antibodies, we have developed a criterion that includes accuracy, strength, and reproducibility. We test... -
Tips for Titering Your Lentiviral Preps
TypeBlog PostPublishedMarch 15, 2016, 2:30 p.m....virus will not only ensure that your infection is designed in the best possible way, but it may also save...the transgene itself. Many researchers prefer to design primers that target the common features of viral... -
Reaching out to China: Canton Nucleic Acids Forum (CNAF) 2015
TypeBlog PostPublishedDec. 1, 2015, 3:30 p.m....plasmids, especially those of the CRISPR variety (see slides from my talk below). Largely organized by Dmitry...CRISPR regions of the prokaryotic genome. Then he desribed how P. furiosus has systems to defend against ... -
Illuminating Epigenetics with A FRET Based Biosensor
TypeBlog PostPublishedNov. 19, 2015, 3:30 p.m.... of the DNA with a high frequency of C and G nucleotides). The conversion of cytosine to 5-methylcytosine..., which binds selectively to lysine-methylated peptides. This construct is in the middle of a FRET pair... -
The Scientific Conference Poster Session: Tips for Success
TypeBlog PostPublishedAug. 29, 2019, 12:50 p.m....success You’ve put a great deal of thought into designing your poster – now it’s time to practice your delivery...stepping into a sea of posters – where do you begin? Design a game plan Prior to attending the conference, ... -
Plasmids 101: Optimizing Plasmid Yields
TypeBlog PostPublishedMay 26, 2016, 2:30 p.m....plasmid recombination, but are also endA+. endA encodes a thermostable periplasmic endonuclease that can...exchange will prevent your cultures from reaching the desired density. The volume of your flask or culture tube... -
Light Sheet Fluorescence Microscopy
TypeBlog PostPublishedJuly 16, 2015, 2:30 p.m....After this initial application, Stelzer’s group described the single-plane or selective-plane illumination...and acquire images of a sample from two opposing sides and merge the images, such as in the Ultramicroscope... -
Interview: Nicola Patron on Plant Synthetic Biology, MoClo, and More
TypeBlog PostPublishedJune 12, 2014, 3:30 p.m....resistant to disease. They also devise biosensors designed to elucidate the molecular interactions that go...things for day-to-day life in a plant lab, so it includes everyone’s favorite promoters, plus a few new ... -
Isolating Genomic Regions of Interest with the CRISPR System
TypeBlog PostPublishedMay 30, 2019, 12:44 p.m....region In 2013, the Hodaka Fujii Laboratory first described a method to purify a specific genomic region using...plasmid. Experimental use Since the initial report describing CRISPR-mediated purification of a specific genomic... -
Antibodies 101: Producing Recombinant Antibodies
TypeBlog PostPublishedAug. 13, 2024, 1:15 p.m....case, a buffer exchange can be performed using a desalting column or an ultrafiltration concentrator. As ...suggests, you may also concentrate your prep to the desired concentration using these columns. If you are conjugating... -
Deep Dive: Fixing and Permeabilizing for Immunofluorescence
TypeBlog PostPublishedAug. 30, 2022, 1:15 p.m....improve antibody binding for some targets, they can destroy it for others. That said, organic solvents’ impact...critical to the outcome of your IF experiment and deserve careful thought and attention. * There are other... -
Viral Vectors 101: The Retroviral Lifecycle
TypeBlog PostPublishedJuly 27, 2023, 1:15 p.m....Biology (gDNA → mRNA → protein): their roadmap includes RNA → DNA (Cooper & Temin, 1974), as one of its...is a turn of phrase — “pseudotransduction” — to describe the direct protein transfer of RT, which would... -
DNA Purification Without a Kit
TypeBlog PostPublishedFeb. 11, 2020, 2:15 p.m....plasmid purification and DNA gel extraction method described in Kim and Morrison is nearly identical to that... Image: Kim and Morrison, 2009. This method provides DNA yield and quality similar to that obtained... -
A Career in Grants: How To Become a Grant Professional
TypeBlog PostPublishedAug. 20, 2015, 2:30 p.m....LLC, a grant professional development firm that includes the social media community GrantChat. She has ... from administration and fundraising to program design and evaluation. She and her team at J. Miller &... -
Neuronal labeling with Spaghetti Monster
TypeBlog PostPublishedAug. 14, 2018, 12:42 p.m....map these neuronal networks. For almost three decades, recombinant Adeno-associated virus (AAV) has been...symbol of opposition to the teaching of intelligent design in public schools and was started in 2005 in Kansas... -
Career Insights: Technical Support Specialist
TypeBlog PostPublishedNov. 9, 2017, 2 p.m...., and a PhD is not always necessary. The job description and the candidate requirements (and maybe also...without being too commercial or “sales-y”. The work includes reviewing customer data sets, troubleshooting ...