... et al., 2008; Taylor et al., 2016; Hooper and Maguire, 2016). Recombinant adeno-associated viruses (rAAVs...1984; Van Duyne, 2001; Christenson Wick and Krook-Magnuson, 2018). Optogenetic FLEx vectors contain a strong... Channelrhodopsin-2 to multiple cell types for imaging and long-range circuit mapping." Journal of Neuroscience...Central PMCID: PMC4971574. Hooper, Andrew, and Jamie Maguire. "Characterization of a novel subtype of hippocampal...11340053. Wick, Zoé Christenson, and Esther Krook-Magnuson. "Specificity, versatility, and continual development...

...microscopes and give a similar optical quality (magnification of 140X and 2 micron resolution). I have worked...microbes by using non-invasive methods for cellular imaging with ultrasound. In his research he applies naturally...frequencies. Read more about ‘Using ultrasound to image bacteria in vivo: acoustic reporter genes’ on our...et al. "Acoustic reporter genes for noninvasive imaging of microorganisms in mammalian hosts." Nature 553.7686...

...injections are administered in the cisterna magna or lumbar spine. Image and caption courtesy of Challis et al...clover.caltech.edu. Figure adapted from Challis et al. 2022. Image created with BioRender.com. Abbreviations: AAV, ...This capsid was developed and deposited by the Maguire lab. In mice, it is sex-independent and does not...similar to humans than New World Monkeys and rodents. Image and caption adapted from Campos et al., 2023. ...Tsoulfas, P., & Chaudhari, N. (2022). Selectively Imaging Cranial Sensory Ganglion Neurons Using AAV-PHP....D., Dujardin, S., Ramirez, S. H., Hudry, E., & Maguire, C. A. (2019). Selection of an Efficient AAV Vector...

...world of fluorescent proteins and their use for imaging cell biology, Michael Davidson’s lab at Florida...been the go-to place. In 2012, his National High Magnetic Field Lab worked with an impressive 1,350 scientists...collection including some 3,300 plasmids along with image galleries and educational resources to go with them...Davidson lab even included some of their own reference images that can be found on the corresponding plasmid ...

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...sterile conditions where disturbing the tissue for imaging or collection could contaminate it. I have used...self-cleaving 2A site linkages and a terminator. Image from He, Y., Zhang, T., Sun, H. et al. Hortic Res... highly expressing RUBY plant is a vibrant red/magenta while (bottom panel, left) a lower expressing RUBY... He has a passion for microscopy and beautiful imaging.   References and Resources References  He, Y....

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...temperature than its Spinach ancestors, and has a lower magnesium dependence. Though initially still unstable in...Central PMCID: PMC4364232. 2. Baker, Monya. “RNA imaging in situ”. Nature Methods 9, 787–790 (2012). 3. .... Filonov, Gregory S., et al. “In-gel imaging of RNA processing using broccoli reveals optimal aptamer...PMCID: PMC4071757. 6. Hong, He, et al. “Molecular Imaging with Nucleic Acid Aptamers.” Curr Med Chem.  2011...

...Cas9-mediated editing (ACE) reporter in action. Image from St. Martin et al., 2018. APOBEC-Cas9n-UGI...Editing efficiencies using base editing reporters. Image from St. Martin et al., 2019. The Harris lab ...results in shift in emission spectra from BFP to GFP. Image from Standage-Beier et al., 2019. The team put...luciferase reporter, and neomycin resistance reporter. Image adapted from Katti et al., 2020. As a proof of...