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TypeBlog PostPublishedDec. 11, 2018, 12:46 p.m....skills, while also learning about new scientific developments and helping scientists is a win-win for me. ...shared in the post. And the blog writing tips are elements I try to include in each post I write for the ...your research or career? Share your story in the comments below! Additional resources on the Addgene...
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Advice for Starting a Biotech Company from a Grad Student turned Entrepreneur
TypeBlog PostPublishedJuly 10, 2014, 7:17 p.m....idea that would evolve into Sample6 as graduate students in Dr. Jim Collin’s Lab in 2009. From 2009 to ... an idea or product? Please let us know in the comments section! And read on for more great information...contributed by Julia Phillips and Fiona Beckman Acknowledgments Thank you to Dr. Mike Koeris (Co-founder and... -
RANbodies: Reporter Nanobody Fusions
TypeBlog PostPublishedApril 10, 2018, 12:56 p.m....reactions on tissues can be cumbersome Tyramide reagents can be expensive Can only stain with one HRP-RANbody...consider leaving a link to its sequence in the comments below. References Sanes, J.R., & Yamagata, M....versatile, small, sensitive immunohistochemical reagents. PNAS. PubMed PMID: 29440485. Additional Resources... -
Seven Tips for Using LinkedIn as a Scientist
TypeBlog PostPublishedOct. 1, 2019, 1:21 p.m....It’s also a great way to keep track of past accomplishments. Follow all the rules of good resume writing...writing. Include examples of concrete accomplishments in both the technical and “plus skills” areas. Include...’s news and updates. Share your own good ideas, events and favorite resources. Respect the network and... -
Reproducibility for Everyone: Lessons from an Open Science Collaboration
TypeBlog PostPublishedFeb. 28, 2019, 1:34 p.m....about it. Building a diverse team with different talents and expertise Fortunately, the eLife ambassadors... had previous experience organizing open access events and grassroots efforts. After thoughtful conversations...Twitter (@repro4everyone), or email the team. Acknowledgements One of the highlights of 2018 for me was to... -
Lighting Up Cell Signaling with Photoswitchable Kinases
TypeBlog PostPublishedJuly 25, 2017, 1:20 p.m.... 4B and C in Zhou et al for details on these experiments. Photoswitchable kinases could possibly be used...can I try using photoswitchable kinases in my experiments? You can find the plasmids from Zhou et al here...Carrasco, and Markus W. Covert. "High-Sensitivity Measurements of Multiple Kinase Activities in Live Single... -
Choosing the B(right)est Fluorescent Protein: Aggregation Tendency
TypeBlog PostPublishedJune 15, 2017, 2:30 p.m.... aggregate. The basics and pitfalls of these experiments are discussed here. In vitro tests for aggregation...your cell type of interest before starting your experiments. Selecting a non-oligomerizing protein A fluorescent... Of course, you want the ‘latest and greatest’ variants with the best properties for your research. But... -
To Each HIS Own
TypeBlog PostPublishedMarch 2, 2023, 2:15 p.m....wash steps removes excess proteins and other contaminants. The protein of interest is then eluted using...polyhistidine-metal ion interaction is not disrupted by denaturants (Hochuli, 1988). In some cases, proteins can ...more stringent wash conditions and remove more contaminants without losing your protein of interest. But... -
Transferable Skills Guide: Problem Solving
TypeBlog PostPublishedNov. 30, 2021, 2:15 p.m....Addgene, so troubleshooting molecular biology experiments was in the job description, but this skill is...broader research questions and designing future experiments. Being able to work through these types of bigger.... Know your strengths! Research experience presents ample opportunities to practice problem solving... -
What's New in CRISPR - November 2021
TypeBlog PostPublishedNov. 18, 2021, 2:15 p.m....CRISPR-Cas systems SEND plasmids Prime editing improvements Miniature CRISPR-Cas systems By Brook Pyhtila... from Segel et al. 2021. Prime editing improvements By Angela Holmes Several labs have recently ...PEDAR is capable of correcting larger genomic rearrangements as demonstrated in a mouse model of tyrosinemia... -
Tagging Optogenetics and Chemogenetics Receptors: Fluorescent Proteins and Other Options
TypeBlog PostPublishedMay 11, 2021, 1:15 p.m....illumination in in vivo, ex vivo, or post-mortem experiments. Fluorescent proteins can also be identified ...transgenes of interest. Furthermore, fluorophore variants (for example green and red fluorescent proteins...and could even be beneficial in some types of experiments (for instance, when the fluorescence expressed... -
RNA Extraction Without A Kit
TypeBlog PostPublishedMarch 24, 2020, 1:15 p.m....such as RNaseZAP. When harvesting tissues, cells, plants, fungi, or bacteria, keep samples cold and work...the homogenate was loaded onto cesium-chloride gradients and ultracentrifuged for up to 20 hours to separate...instead of RNA separation using cesium-chloride gradients, water-saturated phenol, sodium acetate, and chloroform... -
Hot Plasmids - March 2020 - base editors, GEVI, MoClo, and optogenetics
TypeBlog PostPublishedMarch 3, 2020, 2:15 p.m....restriction sites to easily assemble multiple DNA fragments. This system has been used to construct plasmids...McCormick lab generated knock-out and knock-in mutants, determined protein expression levels from different...critical for reducing Cre toxicity in long-term experiments. Figure 4: The C-terminus of Cre (CreC... -
A Guide to Designing a Scientific Poster: Content, Layout, and More
TypeBlog PostPublishedOct. 22, 2019, 12:20 p.m....introduction, methods, results, conclusions, and acknowledgements sections. Some other additions you might wish...present at your poster at all times, so other participants can identify you. You may also wish to make ...the introduction, methods, conclusions, and acknowledgements sections are inserted. The advantage of this... -
Mouse Modeling, Part 2: Breeding and Crossing Mice
TypeBlog PostPublishedAug. 6, 2019, 12:55 p.m....of the mutations engineered into each of their parents. Here’s how to cross mice, using a simple example... all of your desired alleles to conduct your experiments. You should also maintain your parental strains...contain a mix of genetic material from each of the parents. If both of the mutations that you are trying to... -
Science communication: 9 Strategies to Get Your Foot in the Door
TypeBlog PostPublishedSept. 27, 2017, 1:23 p.m....Take the DIY approach and start a blog. Stellar talents like Ed Yong jumpstarted their science writing ...AAAS Mass Media Fellowship, which places science students for 10 busy weeks at media outlets like National...MIT’s OpenCourseware for course materials and assignments. 9) Citizen science projects Lastly, if you'... -
Corralling and Cornering the Goldilocks Antibody
TypeBlog PostPublishedAug. 9, 2022, 1:15 p.m....scientists, I have spent hours sifting through comments and papers to find the most reliable (and cost-effective...of animals), and wrong application (different experiments/conditions can change binding ability – i.e.,...produced in large “copies.” This homogeneity circumvents the batch-to-batch variability found in polyclonal... -
Simple CRISPR-based Epigenetic Editing: dCas9-directed DNA Demethylation
TypeBlog PostPublishedDec. 14, 2021, 2:15 p.m....understand mechanisms and, eventually, develop treatments, we need tools to specifically edit methylation...original methylated strand is diluted to undetectable amounts: ergo, DNA demethylation! With optimization, this...Genome-wide tracking of dCas9-methyltransferase footprints. Nat Commun 9, 597. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467... -
Plasmids 101: In-house NGS Plasmid Quality Control Now at Addgene
TypeBlog PostPublishedApril 6, 2021, 12:30 p.m....result to a reference sequence to confirm backbone elements. Confirming the gene/insert by aligning to NCBI...origin of replication or other common backbone elements. Since we’ve successfully grown the plasmid in... about our sequencing results in the Depositor Comments section at the bottom of the plasmid page. Viral... -
Adapting Toehold Switches to Detect Zika Virus
TypeBlog PostPublishedAug. 30, 2016, 2:30 p.m....Messina et al, 2016). We quickly assembled a team of students, postdocs and professors to move the project forward... member of the team to accomplish so that many elements of the project were able to move forward quickly...of Zika Virus Using Programmable Biomolecular Components." Cell (2016). PubMed PMID: 27160350. Find Plasmids...