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TypeBlog PostPublishedAug. 13, 2020, 1:21 p.m....meet everyone but this never happened. I actually started at a later date and worked entirely virtually. ... I was able to express my visions for what my Instagram posts would look like. While working remotely ...continuing Addgene’s Meet an Addgenie Series on Instagram. I interviewed fellow Addgenies about their role... Some of recent Meet an Addgenie posts on Instagram! From this project, I observed what it was ...
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Easing the Protein Purification Process with pCri
TypeBlog PostPublishedJune 19, 2015, 3:08 p.m....requires a substantial amount of properly folded, relatively pure protein, but getting to this stage is often...Additional tags may be used to improve protein stability and solubility. Determining the best way to express...Ni-NTA resin. MBP improves protein solubility and stability. TRX and signal peptide tags help proteins with... -
"What Makes a Good Mentor?" and 6 More FAQs About Science Mentoring
TypeBlog PostPublishedDec. 17, 2013, 2:47 p.m....Mentee? Q1. What makes a good science mentor? I started a conversation about many of these topics with ... Be?” In this excellent essay Acclimatrix, an assistant professor at a research university in the northeast...trainee had such a dedicated person guiding the start of their career. “I want to be a PI that holds my...necessary power dynamic between advisor and students.” Stay tuned for the answers to the other six mentoring... -
Spurred by COVID-19, Addgene Bridges Plasmid Sharing Between Academia and Industry
TypeBlog PostPublishedJune 23, 2020, 1:15 p.m....Bachle and Matt Takvorian When COVID-19 researchers started working with us to help them share their reagents...As infection rates were increasing in the United States, and many universities and Technology Transfer ...California, San Francisco University of Pennsylvania Stanford University University of Iowa University of Minnesota...Proteins, and plasmids from several labs at Florida State University became openly available. Find plasmids... -
London Calling - Addgene’s New Europe Office in London
TypeBlog PostPublishedJune 10, 2014, 3:20 p.m....until now, you’ve always had to call the United States - Cambridge, MA to be exact. Today, that changes...London and operated in collaboration with LGC Standards. And now you’ll be able to call us - Benoit Giquel... Plasmid sharing in Europe: Addgene’s request statistics Since 2004, Addgene has shipped more than 75,...Years of Plasmid Sharing: Interested in more statistics from Addgene's 10 years of plasmid sharing? ... -
In Living Color: The Skinny on In Vivo Imaging Tools
TypeBlog PostPublishedMarch 27, 2014, 5:14 p.m.... If you start poking around on Addgene’s Fluorescent Protein Guide to In Vivo Imaging, you’ll pretty ...allowing higher resolution in samples containing substantial autofluorescence background.” Just last month...genetically-encoded probes by making them brighter, more photostable, smaller, and less toxic to cells. They’d like...answers will be there. References: Bright and stable near-infrared fluorescent protein for in vivo imaging... -
Lentiviral CRISPR Libraries Enable Genome-Scale, Knockout Screening
TypeBlog PostPublishedFeb. 20, 2014, 4:57 p.m....they also went in search of genes involved in resistance to the cancer drug vemurafenib. Enriched libraries...infection into target cells that have previously been stably transfected for Cas9 expression. The Yusa lab has... screen for genes involved in bacterial toxin resistance, identifying 4 previously unknown genes. “With... Institute. “This will greatly aid efforts to understand the function of both protein-coding genes as ... -
CRISPR 101: Multiplex Expression of gRNAs
TypeBlog PostPublishedSept. 10, 2020, 11:45 a.m....construct. DNA and gRNA are not to scale. Let’s start with the simplest multiplexing situation: you only...number. First you generate four unique kanamycin-resistant plasmids, each containing a different gRNA target... all but one of your gRNAs into spectinomycin-resistant plasmids pX330S-2 to pX330S-(last gRNA number)...: Comparison of Multiplex Strategies including Standard PolIII-gRNA cassette, Csy4-cleavable cassette,...dicot plants, with a choice of either hygromycin or Basta selection. Yang Lab Single Transcript Multiplexing... -
Sensing Neuronal Dopamine
TypeBlog PostPublishedJuly 30, 2019, 12:59 p.m....decision making, and motor control. What do we understand about Dopamine? DA is produced by specific dopaminergic...dopaminergic neurons in a brain region called the substantia nigra, which is the main source of the body’s...frequency, and this frequency can indicate behavioral state, for example, if someone is awake, agitated, or ...measuring Dopamine In vivo microdialysis The gold standard method of measuring DA and other neurotransmitters... -
Oh, The Places You Can Go: Careers in Science Communication - Science Writing
TypeBlog PostPublishedOct. 3, 2017, 12:11 p.m....about careers in science communication. When I started my Science Communication Internship with Addgene... success feels like a real accomplishment.” He started working on them shortly after joining IDT when ...plans together for my next 4 webinars—I have them stacked close together for the next couple of months. This...killer for science literacy. If people have to understand a lot of big words to access what you have written... -
Addgene's a Nonprofit? Nonprofit Awareness Day 2017
TypeBlog PostPublishedJune 5, 2017, 3:19 p.m....recognized and operated as a nonprofit under the United States Internal Revenue Code 501(c)(3). That means we ... revenue to build reserves so the company is sustainable. The difference is what nonprofits do with their...materials are affordable but enough to make us self-sustaining. With this unique model, we are able to spend...spend resources on maintaining quality and starting new initiatives as opposed to fundraising. Aside from... -
We're Updating Our Hold for Publication Policy
TypeBlog PostPublishedJune 24, 2025, 1:15 p.m....you choose this status for your plasmids. In fact, almost half of all new deposits start out with this ...routinely review deposits that are left in the hold status and reach out to depositors about them, but we ...ensure that plasmids don’t get left behind in this status — a win-win situation for all. Addgene will release... -
Plasmids 101: Gene, enhancer, and promoter trapping
TypeBlog PostPublishedMay 2, 2023, 1 p.m....observed in the kidneys at a specific developmental stage you could infer that the gene which GFP was monitoring...Development-specific genes – if a gene functions at multiple stages in development, its depletion may result in lethality... the depletion of one another. Under these circumstances, trap methods may be the preferred screening... in fact, they can be activated a considerable distance away from a gene which can make identification... -
The Blue Flame Award: Celebrating Addgene's Most Requested Depositors
TypeBlog PostPublishedNov. 14, 2016, 3:30 p.m....each, thereby achieving the coveted “blue flame” status. We’re proud to honor the creativity, passion, ...plasmids but lack the resources or personnel to constantly prepare them for distribution. One of the major...and #happydepositor on Twitter. All Blue Flames started with a deposit. Begin yours here. It has been my...Favorite Plasmid Technology Resources on Addgene.org Start a Deposit Find Additional Hot Plasmids Find the ... -
FastCloning: A Newer, Simpler Cloning Technique
TypeBlog PostPublishedNov. 1, 2016, 2:30 p.m.... in your own lab. Table 1: Comparison Between Standard Restriction Cloning and Fast Cloning Requirement...ligated in vivo. Detailed FastCloning procedure To start the FastCloning process, the insert and vector are...efficiency cloning Now that you have a better understanding of the step by step procedure of FastCloning... 1. Celie, Patrick HN, Annabel HA Parret, and Anastassis Perrakis. "Recombinant cloning strategies for... -
Running for Rare Disease, Running for FOP, Running for AJ
TypeBlog PostPublishedSept. 15, 2016, 2:30 p.m.... in the mall. I took action, joined a gym, and started running on a treadmill. After being with the company...treatments, if available. As part of the team, I started adding mile after mile on my poor, poor legs. ...all seems lost in the War of Light, Look to the stars – -for HOPE ...development. His areas of expertise include early stage drug discovery and pre-clinical development for ... -
Management for Scientists: What Makes a Good Manager Anyway?
TypeBlog PostPublishedDec. 9, 2014, 2:22 p.m....of the manager is not to empower but to remove obstacles.” – Scott Adams, Dilbert cartoonist What makes...for example. So aside from a focus on removing obstacles, what makes a good manager? First, it takes an...consultation, advice and brainstorming. Employees must understand the part they play in the goals of the organization...their present positions By removing the primary obstacle of job dissatisfaction, the work can get done,... -
Tetbow: Bright Multicolor Labeling for Neuronal Tracing
TypeBlog PostPublishedJan. 24, 2019, 2:24 p.m....expression of XFPs. Any longer and the cells may start to show morphological abnormalities due to the excessive...Clearing large tissues - Fluorescent proteins are very stable in SeeDB2. However, SeeDB2 is not powerful enough...neuronal circuit tracing. Marcus Leiwe is an assistant professor at Kyushu University. He has a particular...17972876. Kohl, Johannes, et al. "Ultrafast tissue staining with chemical tags." Proceedings of the National... -
Why Add Sucrose? Improved Yields for Adeno-associated Virus Preparation
TypeBlog PostPublishedDec. 13, 2018, 1:14 p.m....detection assays, in vitro transduction, and silver stain approaches we show that there is no difference in...research community. So, why are we so excited? For starters, we believe that this approach can be adapted ... of retroviral vectors: Enhancement in vector stability." Biotechnology and bioengineering 94.2 (2006)...PubMed PMID: 16528756. 2. Oh, Steve KW, et al. "Substantial overproduction of antibodies by applying osmotic... -
Viral Genome Sequencing - A One Stop Shop for AAV Identity and Serotype Confirmation
TypeBlog PostPublishedApril 23, 2020, 1:15 p.m....several years ago we partnered with Seqwell to establish a next-generation sequencing (NGS) QC platform...including only titration of AAV particles and a protein stain to assess purity. For labs that produce a small ...samples, serotypes, or both. Unfortunately, the standard AAV QC regimen does not address this. Previous...analysis approach can be easily incorporated into standard QC regimens and will provide scientists with the...