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  2. Antibodies 101: Isotypes

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    Oct. 19, 2021, 1:15 p.m.
    ...portion of different antibody isotypes. Binding to complement system proteins, which can initiate a cascade...antibodies through cells and into different body compartments, such as into mucus, tears, or milk. When using...

  3. GPCRs: How Do They Work and How Do We Study Them?

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    Feb. 11, 2021, 2:15 p.m.
    ...binding of a new inactive heterotrimeric G protein complex and subsequently another round of signaling.    ...gamma subunits of the heterotrimeric G protein complex that can be used to detect G protein activation...

  4. Plasmids 101: Screens vs. Selections

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    Nov. 10, 2022, 2:15 p.m.
    ... range from a defined pathway or reaction to a complex event such as cancer or even aging. For both a ...CRISPR, drug, etc.), just with an added baseline component. Alternative screening techniques While CRISPR...

  5. Hot Plasmids - May 2022

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    May 26, 2022, 1:15 p.m.
    ...SSAP system reports an efficiency of up to 20%, comparable to commonly used CRISPR/Cas9 methods for large...error rates overall ranged from 0.3% to 10%, in comparison to the 62-90% error rate seen with Cas9 editors...

  6. Sweating the Small Stuff: Details in the Lab

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    Feb. 8, 2022, 2:15 p.m.
    ... and make a checkmark next to each step as you complete it. Yes, this can be incredibly tedious, but it...several steps into one. Soon you’ll figure out what prompts you need to consistently and accurately run a protocol...

  7. Plasmids 101: Screening Strategies Used in Plasmid Cloning

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    Sept. 15, 2020, 1:15 p.m.
    ... creates a non-functional 𝛽-galactosidase. Complementing this mutation by expressing this deleted portion...get started, you will first need a primer that complements your plasmid sequence. Start with a backbone-...

  8. Viral Vectors 101: Viral Applications

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    April 13, 2023, 1:15 p.m.
    ...shRNAs are short RNA sequences which target complementary mRNA sequence for degradation. Viral introduction... virus to which immunity is desired. Instead, components of the virus are now delivered in other forms...

  9. Will You Be My Mentor? Finding and Asking for Mentoring Support

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    Feb. 4, 2014, 3:50 p.m.
    ... Provide perspective on core values at another company/department Give more candid feedback and be able...If they say no, don’t worry about it. It is a compliment to ask someone to share their wisdom and they...

  13. Giving gRNAs a Facelift - Synthetic and Beyond

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    Oct. 20, 2022, 1:15 p.m.
    ...important in experiments in which viability is being compromised by introduction of foreign RNAs or immunity itself... CRISPR 101: Ribonucleoprotein (RNP) Delivery Components of CRISPR/Cas9 ...

  14. Antibodies 101: Secondary Antibodies

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    Dec. 21, 2021, 2:15 p.m.
    ...interest is often one of the most challenging components of any immunoimaging assay. Secondary antibodies... (And while I have it on good authority that a complete Western blot can be run in a single day, I really...

  15. Teaching an Old DOG New Tricks: Controlling Protein Activity with GFP

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    Nov. 24, 2015, 3:30 p.m.
    ... found suitable pairs, they constructed three components: GBPa-VP16 (activation domain); GBPb-GAL4 (DNA-binding..., GFP linked the two GBPs together to create a complete transcription factor, activating luciferase transcription...

  16. The Future of Research Symposium Boston 2015

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    Oct. 20, 2015, 2:30 p.m.
    ... about how the system operates and functions” “Complete lack of information on number of postdocs” “Postdocs...Harvard’s Therapeutics Graduate Program has a compulsory internship to be taken in an industry, regulatory...

  17. Popular Retroviral Vectors and Their Uses in Scientific Research

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    July 24, 2018, 12:51 p.m.
    ...multiplexed analysis of cells pre-treated with a compound of interest. Lentiviral vectors Popular Lentiviral...modular and flexible system can be used to construct complex lentiviruses for modification of mammalian cells...

  19. Fluorescent Proteins 101: Introduction to FRET

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    June 27, 2017, 1:03 p.m.
    .... The donor and acceptor fluorophores must be compatible, such that the emission spectrum of the donor...or be detected even if the two proteins form a complex. To help troubleshoot your experimental setup ...

  20. Savvy Advocates Needed to Navigate a Scientific Enterprise in Flux

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    Sept. 13, 2016, 2:30 p.m.
    ... for us all.  For example, implementation and compliance for the FLSA changes, including finding money...postdocs nationwide. On this level, FoR is currently compiling a database of institutional responses to the FLSA...
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