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  1. Networking Follow-up: I Met a Person. Now What?

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    Jan. 12, 2021, 2:15 p.m.
    ...defunct (but fun) plug-in called Maps.  Figure 1: See a starfish? This is actually a map of Joanne ...enough, but I’ll never forget the strawberries. Grand gestures are memorable! Attend events for one organization... want to do: Don’t connect via LinkedIn with strangers. It’s a waste of time. People that don’t know ...
  2. With an Eye Towards the Future, We Look Back at the March for Science

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    Oct. 24, 2017, 1:54 p.m.
    ...impartial. The best science happens when scientists have 1) the courage to make mistakes and 2) the integrity...of what I saw are that we, as a society, need to: 1) use more citations for out data so our sources are...I’ve worked tirelessly to get the publications, grant funding, and teaching experience that it takes to...
  3. Plasmids 101: Blue-white Screening

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    June 4, 2015, 1:03 p.m.
    ... lactose analogue, IPTG (isopropyl β-D-1-thiogalactopyranoside). (To be completely accurate, IPTG binds...x-gal (5-bromo-4-chloro-3-indolyl-β-D-galacto-pyranoside) into galactose and an insoluble blue pigment...α-peptide) to a lacZΔM15-mutant bacterial cell in trans complements the mutation allowing for a functional...site (MCS) into the α-peptide (represented as an orange wedge in the figure on the left) and inserted it...produces pigment from x-gal (included in the transformation plate medium), turning the bacterial colony...IPTG is also included in the medium to ensure transcription of the lac operon.   Tips for blue-white screening...screening Use a good control: Transform the backbone plasmid without insert. All colonies on this plate...
  4. Synthetic Photobiology: Optogenetics for E. coli

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    Sept. 8, 2015, 2:30 p.m.
    ...red light rapidly deactivates the system. Version 1 of this far-red/red light-responsive system is spread...responses are varied; one outcome is directed transcription from a given promoter. To harness the power ...the RR (OmpR) via phosphorylation, promoting transcription (see figure below). Subsequent exposure to red...response regulator via phosphorylation, promoting transcription of a GFP reporter. Subsequent exposure to red...activity persisted in the inactive state. The dynamic range, defined as the difference between the lowest and... reduced system leakiness and increased dynamic range to around 100-fold. These improvements will allow...Applications of these systems The large dynamic range of these systems ensures that they can be used with...
  5. Components of CRISPR/Cas9

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    Feb. 2, 2016, 5 p.m.
    ...individual protein has all the components necessary to: 1. Bind to a guide RNA The guide RNA, which will be ...loci. 3. Cleave target DNA resulting in a double-strand break (DSB) Cas9 and its variants have two endonuclease...positions the nuclease domains to cleave opposite strands of the target DNA. Thus, the end result of Cas9...arrays as found in the bacterial genomes are transcribed into pre-crRNAs containing both the spacer region...RNase III, the tracrRNA and Cas9, bind to these transcripts and C) cleave them leaving mature crRNAs bound...target DNA which is E) cleaved leaving a F) double-strand break. A “gRNA” is a researcher-designed hybrid...
  6. Using CRISPR/Cas9 to Edit Disease Out of the Genome

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    June 23, 2022, 1:15 p.m.
    ...through the use of nanoparticles. [6].    References 1. Zhang B. 2021. “CRISPR/Cas gene therapy.” Journal...editing system to correct the cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductor receptor (CFTR) by homologous recombination...Cas9 has been used to generate mutations in a wide range of organisms, but its potential to efficiently correct...Cas-based Gene Therapy in Human Genetic Diseases.” Theranostics. https://doi.org/10.7150/thno.43360 7. Yuxuan...
  7. Communicating Your Science With Help From ComSciCon

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    July 19, 2018, 1:12 p.m.
    ... will be a positive asset throughout your career? 1. Make scicomm practice a priority The good news for...next interview or whether your receive the next grant you apply for. After all, the only value your work...high level to their team.  When you're writing a grant, this means convincing a committee that your research...collaborating with colleagues in other fields or writing grant proposals to be reviewed by interdisciplinary panels...communities gather at ComSciCon's local and specialized franchise workshops throughout the year.  Find workshops...
  8. Plasmids 101: Methylation and Restriction Enzymes

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    June 30, 2016, 2:30 p.m.
    ...into account, the digest pattern depicted in Lane 1 would be expected for a XbaI/NotI digest. The program...DNA. The other component of these systems, methyltransferases, methylate DNA at particular sequences to...restriction modification systems containing methyltransferases that add methyl groups to specific DNA sequences...overlaps with the XbaI cut site (depicted as an orange line) because the restriction site is followed ...plasmids with no methylation (there are no methyltransferases in the PCR reaction). The template plasmid...
  9. 3 Challenges in Plant Synthetic Biology

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    July 22, 2014, 5:46 p.m.
    ...challenges involved in plant synthetic biology. Challenge #1: Public perception of synthetic biology One of the...how they started their company here. The first transgenic plant was engineered over 30 years ago, but plant... still in its infancy. A long timeline from transformation to testing and a lack of well-characterized...s made even more difficult by the fact that transformation methods have also been patented. In order to.... We will also be working with open source, transformation technologies like those pioneered by Ewen Mullins...
  10. Advice for Moving Into Sales After Your Science Postdoc

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    Aug. 21, 2014, 3:15 p.m.
    ... After all I was only going to be interviewed for 1 hour so having a broad enough insight was going to...promotions or further education may allow you to transition into various realms of business.  Thank you ...
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