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  1. Viral Vectors 101: Producing Your rAAV

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    July 16, 2024, 1:15 p.m.
    ...which the required adenoviral helper genes are supplied on two different packaging plasmids: the pHelper...your cells, wait 2–5 days and then collect the supernatant and/or producer cells for further processing....you can consider using unpurified AAV from the supernatant (Goodwin et al., 2020) or crude cell lysate (...  Purification To purify your rAAV from your supernatant, you can simply use polyethylene glycol (PEG)... 25 mL of 40% PEG solution to each 100 mL of supernatant (final concentration of 8%). If, however, you...sonication.  The obtained virions from cells and supernatant then need to be purified by density gradient ...particles containing a viral genome. While ddPCR is superior in precision and variability, qPCR is the more...
  2. Networking and Inspiring Young Scientists at Freshers Fairs

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    Nov. 17, 2015, 3:30 p.m.
    ...benefit from some Addgene support? Please get in touch, as we aim to support a couple of events a year...undergraduates and PhD students so that they can help support each other and provide advice. The society organizes...involved with. The society provides talks and career support for a range of different scientific disciplines...alumni to mentor younger students in society and to support iGEM alumni-industry networking to promote the ... able to help with every request, we do aim to support events and scientific community activities throughout...
  3. Which Fluorescence Microscopy Techniques is Best for Me?

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    Oct. 10, 2017, 1:57 p.m.
    ...nanometers of the glass/water interface. Super resolution microscopy Super Resolution Microscopy allows for imaging...matter whether you are a sports photographer at the Super Bowl, a medical technologist taking an x-ray, or...spatial contrast (i.e. optical sectioning (2) or super-resolution (3). Fluorescence microscopy techniques...higher signal to noise ratio can be achieved (6). Super-resolution techniques such as Structured Illumination... these types of samples. Prior to the advent of super-resolution imaging, the light microscope was limited... appear as a fuzzy 200-300 nm spot when imaged. Super-resolution microscopy uses a number of optical and...
  4. Cancer and the Immune System: Deciphering the Relationship

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    March 14, 2017, 2:30 p.m.
    ...10 that suppress APCs. T cells that would normally attack the cancer cells are also suppressed by chemical...immune cells and cells of epithelial origin. Suppressing function, creating tolerance, and evading recognition...by which tumors sidestep immune surveillance: Suppressing Function Antigen presenting cells (APCs) that...motif chemokine 22 (CCL22) and TGFβ. T-regs are suppressive immune cells that restrict the production and... change CD4+ Th cells into regulatory cells to suppress function. Creating Tolerance T-regs in the tumor...combination of tolerance marker blockade and suppression of tumor-aiding cytokines, for example, will ...
  5. Experimenting with New Careers while in Grad School

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    Feb. 25, 2016, 3:30 p.m.
    ... people who will support your professional development I had a wonderfully supportive mentor and graduate...they had my back. If your advisors are not as supportive of your career goals, find people who are. I ...mentioned, my graduate office staff was amazingly supportive. I talked to them about my interests and my ideas...professional organizations, and other nonprofits to gain support for CINSO. For instance, I tweeted to the Indiana...ever since, the State Museum has been the best supporter and most productive partnership CINSO has had....
  6. Binning Singletons: Tackling Conference Networking When You Don’t Know Anyone

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    Feb. 18, 2020, 2:15 p.m.
    ...Singletons together would provide a structure and support network for people attending large meetings. A ...those who could not participate but provided moral support was invaluable.  Mixing metaphors and scientists...societies and conferences should strive to provide support to early career scientists, students, and those...ALL their members.  Shoutout to our mentors and supporters Thanks to Dr. Amanda L. Gunn  and Dr. Denise ...Singletons is especially grateful to its mentors and supporters during this first year. Mentors Amanda Gunn, ..., and Pragati Chengappa.  Financial and moral supporters Denise Akob, Sara Alexander,  Jill Bradley, Taylor...
  7. Analyzing CRISPR Editing Results with ICE from Synthego

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    May 8, 2018, 1 p.m.
    ...the scientific support team at Synthego. Her work centers around educating and supporting novice to expert-level...was contributed by Jessica Roginsky, Scientific Support Lead at Synthego. Article source: Step-by-Step ...this problem. This tool was initially created to support the CRISPR analysis needs of Synthego’s scientists...other features and functionalities, please email support@synthego.com. Overview of ICE editing analysis ...CRISPR Gene Knockout Kit. Please contact us at support@synthego.com if you have any questions, and check...
  8. Spurred by COVID-19, Addgene Bridges Plasmid Sharing Between Academia and Industry

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    June 23, 2020, 1:15 p.m.
    ...scientists. Many members of the scientific community support open sharing. But, one critical part was missing...universities are showing an unprecedented amount of support about allowing use of plasmids for research by ...weeks. As of June 2020, we are happy to have the support of the following organizations to share materials... synthesized approximately 3,000 constructs to support SARS-CoV-2 research.  Browse the entire Ginkgo ...and funding initiatives such as Fast Grants that support us in our mission.  While rapidly expanding our...
  9. Scientific Sharing in the Time of COVID-19: Databases and Resources

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    May 12, 2020, 1:15 p.m.
    ... world. To support this pace of research, new, centralized databases and centers to support the sharing...like here at Addgene!), and new databases are supporting their access to useful resources during this ...research Universities have also been stepping up to support COVID-19 research. The new Center for COVID-19 ...Preparedness (CCRP2) at Rutgers University not only supports collaborations at Rutgers, but also lists data...
  10. Addgene-Seeding Labs Plasmid Grant: Accelerating Science Globally - 5 Scientists, 4 Countries & 3 Continents!

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    July 18, 2017, 12:41 p.m.
    ... Accelerating science and supporting scientists globally are the shared mission of both Seeding Labs ...well as developing yeast as source for dietary supplements! Development of a bacterial expression system...plants.     Transgenic yeast as source of dietary supplements Dr. Mrinalini Nair, University of Baroda, India...proteins in order to manage insect pests and to support sustainable agriculture. For this project the expression...in Mexico. At Addgene we're happy to be able to support diverse groups of scientists working in a wide ...
  11. The Stingy Scientist: How the Baby Gel Box Was Born

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    April 15, 2014, 3:11 p.m.
    ...lifetime supply for about $10 US dollars worth of glass powder pruchased from a pottery supply house.  ...either.  Test tubes aren’t cheap everywhere Lab supplies and equipment are more precious in less resourced...Labs does an amazing job shuttling unwanted lab supplies to places that really need them.  When I was in...stop me. I only had to replenish my glass milk supplies every 10 years or so. Actually, I was happy to...
  12. Addgene Begins Distribution of Recombinant Antibodies

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    March 28, 2022, 4:30 p.m.
    ...and have always been, a community resource that supports both toolmakers and tool users. We encourage you...Educational Resources As part of our commitment to supporting your research, Addgene is creating an array of...Through our incredible community, including your support, we have enabled scientists to easily share plasmids...Studies Hybridoma Bank, a nonprofit that has been supporting hybridoma sharing within the community for decades...Immunofluorescence Addgene’s Antibody Guide The project is supported by a NIH BRAIN Initiative grant (U24NS119916 )...
  13. Fluorescent Proteins 101: Photoactivatable Fluorescent Proteins

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    April 25, 2017, 2:30 p.m.
    ...PA-FPs have helped to revolutionize the field of super resolution microscopy. PA-FPs, especially the monomeric...monomeric, reversible type, are very well suited for super resolution imaging, where the power of the technique... reconstruct an image. The best PA-FPs used for super-resolution imaging usually have the following characteristics-high...fluorescence wavelengths. Indeed, within the world of super resolution microscopy, PA-FPs have helped create...are vastly improved over the conventional FPs for super-resolution imaging, they still do not emit the large...being engineered. By combining PA-FPS with superresolution microscopy, scientists now have at their fingertips...
  14. 25 Work From Home Tips for Scientists

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    March 19, 2020, 1:15 p.m.
    ...classes and participating in these is a great way to support your favorite local exercise spot or find something...PhysicalDistancing. Social interactions and #social support are even more necessary during these times of stress... stress due to #COVIDー19. Receive and provide support while being safe. @GHP_HarvardChan — Shekhar Saxena...testing for COVID-19. You can also give back by supporting local businesses (ex: purchasing a gift card .... Think about reproducibility best practices Support your future experiments and other researchers by...
  15. Cancer, Inflammation and Immunity - Harnessing the Body’s Defenses to Fight Cancer

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    July 6, 2017, 1:59 p.m.
    ... inducing immunosuppressive measures, for example the upregulation of the immunosuppressive cell surface...factors for chronic inflammation which in turn suppresses cancer immunosurveillance. The presented study...surface receptor PD-1. This immunosuppressive environment in turn may represent a favorable state for tumor...Future treatments may need to target this immunosuppressive reaction in order to improve therapeutic outcomes...
  16. Advice on Career Paths and the Green Card Process for International Researchers and Entrepreneurs

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    Dec. 20, 2017, 2:33 p.m.
    ...You need the support of your institute to do this one. Universities will usually only support tenure track...This criterion is best proven through letters of support from experts in the field. You must also be able...Performing peer review at the request of your supervisor is not considered peer review. The peer review...very attractive option.    Your Expert Letters of support can mean that your case gets approved, denied or...Request for Further Evidence (RFE). Letters of support are the only opportunity that you are given to ...
  17. Addgene's Cancer Collection Pages Connect the Research Community

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    Sept. 6, 2016, 2:30 p.m.
    ...particular the roles of proto-oncogenes, tumor suppressors, and their protein products. Proto-oncogenes ...survival, growth and proliferation, while tumor suppressors perform the opposite task, keeping cells from...compare the roles of proto-oncogenes and tumor suppressors to the accelerator and brake pedal of a vehicle...down. Similarly, a mutation that turns a tumor suppressor “off” is analogous to a brake pedal that does...specific genes involved. Downregulation of tumor suppressors and upregulation of proto-oncogenes ­­­can directly...
  18. Plasmids 101: Optimizing Plasmid Yields

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    May 26, 2016, 2:30 p.m.
    ...your media with supplements such as magnesium salts, buffering agents, and/or supplying additional carbon... in copy number, the number of plasmid copies supported within each bacterial cell in your culture. Copy...culture media Changing to a richer media or adding supplements can improve your cell density, leading to an ...normally recommended antibiotic concentration. Add supplements to the media You can achieve higher cell density...
  19. Getting to Know Expansion Microscopy

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    June 20, 2023, 1:15 p.m.
    ...features previously only visible via techniques like super-resolution microscopy or electron microscopy. Since... of specific targets you can label in a sample. Super-resolution microscopy (SRM), a family of imaging...targets. What are some of the limitations?  A “super-resolution” technique that uses common reagents,....73775  Dani A, Huang B, Bergan J, et al (2010) Superresolution Imaging of Chemical Synapses in the Brain. ...Diederich B, Heintzmann R, Schermelleh L (2022) Super-resolution microscopy: a brief history and new avenues...
  20. Plasmids 101: Common Lab E. coli Strains

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    Nov. 7, 2014, 2:56 p.m.
    ...efficiency supE44 (glnV44)   Suppression of the amber (UAG) stop codon by glutamine insertion supF (tyrT)...tyrT)   Suppression of the amber (UAG) stop codon by tyrosine insertion λ-thi-1 or thi1 Mutation in thiamine...(mcrBC-hsdRMS-mrr) recA1 endA1 gyrA96 gal-thi-1 supE44 λ-relA1 Δ(lac-proAB)/F' proAB+lacIqZΔM15 Tn10 (...
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