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  1. Enabling high school research at the Journal of Emerging Investigators

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    Blog Post
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    Sept. 5, 2018, 12:01 p.m.
    ...Chapter 1 - Introduction to Mark Springel, Olivia Ho-Shing, and the Journal of Emerging Investigators. Chapter...Chapter 3 - JEI target audience and their current readership. Encouraging students to do science anywhere.... building curricula and developing one-on-one mentorship programs. Chapter 6 and Outro - Interview with...the future. Many thanks to our guests,Olivia Ho-Shing, Mark Springel, Arooba Ahmed, Jiachen Lee, and Jillian...
  2. Is this the right place for me? 8 tactics for choosing a lab

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    Blog Post
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    Oct. 2, 2018, 12:56 p.m.
    ... questions in the sections below. Mentoring relationships can help identify your priorities and needs,...too, they may not have had experience writing, publishing, or discussing career opportunities with the ...PI removed a woman from the appropriate first authorship position on a publication of her project and ...reminders of blunders, setting target up to fail, shifting goal posts without telling the target Warning...open PI helps lab members determine project "ownership" and author order PI lets lab members fight it...
  3. Antibodies 101: Multiplex Immunofluorescence

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    Blog Post
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    May 23, 2023, 1:15 p.m.
    ... colocalization factor to assess the spatial relationship between the targets. Or, it might be sufficient...non-specifically – try optimizing your blocking and washing conditions or consider using a different antibody...concentrations of all the different antibodies, blocking, washing, and sample preparation steps, in order to ensure...getting started with two or three targets or you’re pushing the limits like Addgene depositor Ronald Germain... Speranza, E., Chu, C. J., Gola, A., Thakur, N., Shih, R., Yao, L., Yaniv, Z. R., Beuschel, R. T., Kabat...
  4. Expanded Access to Rabies Plasmids

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    Blog Post
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    Feb. 1, 2024, 2:15 p.m.
    ...located.  The export license, if granted, allows us to ship rabies plasmids and viral vectors containing genetic...control license, once approved, allows Addgene to ship plasmids or viral vectors containing sequences from... Once the application is approved, Addgene then ships the material following our normal process.   Due...have any questions about this or other Addgene shipping and ordering processes, don’t hesitate to contact...
  5. Developing Transferable Skills During Science Training

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    Blog Post
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    June 3, 2014, 2:14 p.m.
    ... scientist. Leadership and management Take a lead from the amazing students at Washington University who...You are finishing your PhD or perhaps you have almost completed a postdoctoral position… or two. You ...in your department, create them and show your leadership skills too. Teach classes Go to workshops and...
  6. The 10 Most Distributed Plasmid Technologies in Addgene's First 10 Years

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    Jan. 8, 2014, 3:10 p.m.
    ...repository. 100,000 Plasmids Shipped! - By 2010, Addgene had hit our stride. We shipped our 100,000th plasmid... 10 years ago today. In that time, Addgene has shipped over 350,000 individual plasmids to 5,000 different...cells into pluripotent stem cells. Plasmids from Shinya Yamanaka's lab and James Thomson's lab were the...
  7. Typing CRISPR Systems

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    Blog Post
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    March 18, 2025, 1:15 p.m.
    ...https://doi.org/10.1126/science.aav7271 Yoshimi, K., & Mashimo, T. (2022b). Genome editing technology ..., Demircioglu, F. E., Moeller, L., Kocalar, S., Oshiro, R., Makarova, K. S., Macrae, R. K., Koonin, E....j.mib.2017.05.008 Makarova, K. S., Wolf, Y. I., Alkhnbashi, O. S., Costa, F., Shah, S. A., Saunders, S. ... S., Wolf, Y. I., Iranzo, J., Shmakov, S. A., Alkhnbashi, O. S., Brouns, S. J. J., Charpentier, E., Cheng...
  8. Illuminating Choices: A Guide to Selecting Fluorescent Dyes and Ligands

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    Blog Post
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    March 21, 2024, 1:15 p.m.
    ...absorbed. This phenomenon is known as the Stokes Shift, or the difference in wavelength between peak excitation...background signals when used with the same protein (Hayashi-Takanaka et al., 2014). Other dyes may prove challenging...accurate and reliable imaging and assay results (Hayashi-Takanaka et al., 2014)​​. Conjugates with lower...for intracellular fluorescence live imaging ​​(Hayashi-Takanaka et al., 2014). Dyes can also vary in their...), 987–994. https://doi.org/10.1038/nmeth.4403 Hayashi-Takanaka, Y., Stasevich, T. J., Kurumizaka, H.,...
  9. Future of Research Conference - Remarkable Opening Session

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    Blog Post
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    Oct. 7, 2014, 3 p.m.
    ..., hypercompetition is corroding values, we are shifting away from PI driven basic research, there is resistance...be radically overhauled.  Finally, the science publishing system needs to be changed.  Dr. Bourne charged...applause when he talked about how he boycotts publishing in all but open access journals.  Dr. David Glass...systemic flaws” by Bruce Alberts, Marc W. Kirschner, Shirley Tilghmanc and Harold Varmus     ...
  10. Oh, The Places You Can Go: Careers in Science Communication - Science Writing

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    Blog Post
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    Oct. 3, 2017, 12:11 p.m.
    ...communication. When I started my Science Communication Internship with Addgene, I didn’t know a lot about scicomm... few Addgene guest blog pieces. Throughout my internship, my interest in scicomm has grown and now it ...is Hans Packer - science writer  When Hans was finishing up his PhD in Molecular Neuroscience at the University...Technologies (IDT). “It was fairly accidental. I was finishing graduate school, and didn’t have anything lined...
  11. Tips for Improving Your Next Manuscript

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    Nov. 22, 2016, 3:30 p.m.
    ...for Microbiology (ASM) Scientific Writing and Publishing Institute. Writing is the cornerstone of any ...manuscripts and the ASM Scientific Writing and Publishing Institute (SWPI) is an extremely beneficial guide...to sign up for a writing intensive weekend in Washington D.C. at the ASM headquarters. I decided to go...Resources on the Addgene Blog Dos & Don'ts When Publishing a Scientific Manuscript Writing Scientific Manuscripts...
  12. The Blue Flame Award: Celebrating Addgene's Most Requested Depositors

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    Blog Post
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    Nov. 14, 2016, 3:30 p.m.
    ...islands,” said Tetsushi Sakuma, a lecturer at Hiroshima University who works with Takashi Yamamoto. “Addgene...materials at Addgene is that we cover all of the shipping logistics and facilitate all material transfer...
  13. Bringing Sustainable Practices to the Lab: Recycling

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    Blog Post
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    Feb. 14, 2019, 2:35 p.m.
    ... Their cooler boxes come with a prepaid return shipping label. To return the box, simply peel your address...details on what they accept and to print a free shipping label. Recycle nitrile gloves Terracycle is a .... They’re really easy to spot and even easier to ship back. Be that person! If you use serological pipettes...in your tissue culture room for the wrappers and ship them back. Start a glove recycling program at ...
  14. Donations from Addgene to Yield Answers for Rare Disease Researchers

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    Blog Post
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    Sept. 15, 2015, 2:30 p.m.
    ...Waardenburg Syndrome Last but not least, Meng-Shin Shiao (right) of Mahidol University’s Ramathibodi Hospital... Addgene will make a substantial difference in pushing the work forward. Xeroderma Pigmentosum Hendrik...precisely.  To put this award into perspective, Shiao wrote in an email: “In Thailand, our annual operating...
  15. Crowdfight, a Platform to Boost Scientific Collaboration During COVID-19 and Beyond

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    Blog Post
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    June 1, 2021, 1:15 p.m.
    ...infrastructure and offered to collaborate with them. The partnership was fruitful and a first version of the study... the power of collaboration and join efforts to shift scientific culture towards a more generous and rewarding...asymmetric collaborations.” These are transient partnerships where a researcher makes a small but crucial...from becoming starting points for long-lasting partnerships Join us! We are a community of researchers who...
  16. GCE4All: Making Genetic Code Expansion Accessible

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    June 15, 2023, 1:15 p.m.
    ...which can help determine structure and function relationships or, in more practical applications, allow a ...some systems, rare codons and four-amino acid frameshift codons are also used. Note that some systems ...idiosyncrasies presents a significant barrier for those wishing to use it as a tool. In short, while the technical... any of a huge variety of ncAAs to study the relationship between structure and function…if you can get...
  17. Optogenetics + CRISPR, Using Light to Control Genome Editing

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    Sept. 3, 2020, 12:15 p.m.
    ...researchers - some readily found at Addgene. Shining light on transcriptional activation using dCas9... to control transcription. Two separate labs, Moritoshi Sato’s lab at the University of Tokyo and Charles... site of AcrIIA4, this unfolding conformational shift can interfere with activity. The resulting system...Niopek D (2020) Optogenetics and CRISPR: A New Relationship Built to Last. In: Methods in Molecular Biology...Nihongaki Y, Furuhata Y, Otabe T, Hasegawa S, Yoshimoto K, Sato M (2017) CRISPR–Cas9-based photoactivatable...
  18. Seven Tips for Using LinkedIn as a Scientist

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    Blog Post
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    Oct. 1, 2019, 1:21 p.m.
    ...is the question. When presenting on building relationships (also known as “networking”), one of the most...networking to start, build, and track professional relationships. Here are my seven best tips beyond the basics...on LinkedIn!” resulting in just a little more relationship. Pro tip: Once you are connected with someone...connection requests LinkedIn is a place to build relationships. If you don’t add a personal note, you waste...
  19. Engaging with science and society at pgEd

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    Blog Post
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    Sept. 20, 2018, 12:17 p.m.
    ...teachers; organizing Congressional briefings in Washington DC; convening meetings of experts and leaders...the biological sciences, as well as to acquire leadership and communication experience. These included ... lectures, writing science articles for a lay readership, and working with middle and high school students...obtaining my PhD and working in digital academic publishing for a year, I’ve since returned to pgEd as a ...
  20. The Materials Science of Optogenetics Experiments

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    Blog Post
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    Sept. 17, 2015, 2:30 p.m.
    ... impossible to interpret. Polishing the fiber optics with diamond polishing paper of sequentially increasing...its output with a light meter before and after polishing. Efficiency of the implant should be at least ... output. The same considerations apply to the polishing and preparation of the patch cable (although you...
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