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  1. Supporting Rare Disease Research with the 2020 BeHEARD Awards

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    Blog Post
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    Sept. 8, 2020, 2 p.m.
    ...the lab observed abnormal cell migration and contraction. The lab hypothesized that this is abnormally...identify whether any rescue cell migration and contraction defects. The lab also plans to use CRISPR plasmids...intensity-based signaling biosensors to monitor intracellular signaling,” says Hébert. Previous research has...
  2. Channelrhodopsins with improved light sensitivity for minimally-invasive optogenetics

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    Blog Post
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    Nov. 3, 2020, 2:15 p.m.
    ... to perform in vivo optogenetic experiments. Intracranial injections of AAV are commonly used to deliver...neurons and mouse brain slices collected following intracranial injection of an AAV expressing a ChRger. In ...nervous system which eliminates the need for intracranial injections. When packaged in PHP.eB, ChRgers...
  3. 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.
    ...of using social networking to start, build, and track professional relationships. Here are my seven best... for example). This is also a great way to keep track of how you met the connection, as these notes are...my paper resume). It’s also a great way to keep track of past accomplishments. Follow all the rules of...
  4. Hot Plasmids May 2018 - Optogenetics, Decaffeination, Biosensors, and Fluorescent Protein Tools

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    Blog Post
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    May 15, 2018, 12:43 p.m.
    ...OptoSTIM1), caused two-fold faster changes in intracellular Ca2+ levels than the original version containing...photoactivatable fluorescent protein Dronpa. The authors tracked protein kinase A (PKA) activity at the plasma membrane...intensity at different time points, the authors tracked protein activity while also capturing information...
  5. Split-BioID: An Improved Method for Studying Protein-Protein Interactions

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    Blog Post
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    May 1, 2018, 1:57 p.m.
    ...BioID or Split-BioID, cells are lysed, protein extracted, and labeled protein interactors purified via ...speed of labeling. BioID requires 6-24 hours for tetracycline induced expression of the BirA* fusion protein...Split-BioID, Schopp et al allowed 24 hours for tetracycline induced expression and biotinylation of interacting...
  6. Split Fluorescent Proteins for Studying Protein-Protein Interactions

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    Blog Post
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    May 3, 2022, 1:15 p.m.
    ...localization in cells, or even single-particle tracking of the bound complex. There are so many FPs available...TagBiFC technique allows long-term single-molecule tracking of protein-protein interactions in living cells... can even be bright enough for single-molecule tracking in live cells.  Controls  When designing experiments...
  7. Hot Plasmids and Viral Preps - March 2021

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    March 23, 2021, 1:15 p.m.
    ...Epigenetic engineering with single-pot assembly Tracking cell-cell interactions New auxin inducible degron...protocols.io.brgcm3sw     New system developed to track cell-cell interactions By Jennifer Tsang GFP-based...human body and G-baToN provides versibility in tracking and modulating the interactions between cells....
  8. Plasmids 101: Protein Expression

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    Blog Post
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    June 7, 2018, 1:17 p.m.
    ...protein of interest. Modified proteins can then be extracted from lysed cells through the use of protein tags...forming inclusion bodies that are difficult to extract without harsh reagents and patience. Plant expression... of complex post-translational modifications. Extraction and purification of recombinant proteins from...
  9. Viral Vectors 101: Voltage Indicators

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    Blog Post
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    Jan. 30, 2024, 2:15 p.m.
    ...Cellular activities like action potentials, muscle contractions, and the control of voltage gated ion channels...insufficient level. The heartbeat – a muscle contraction – is directly related to the electrical impulse...and emit signal from. This specific example is attractive due to the large number of sheer molecules and...
  10. Tips for a 1st time AAV user (by a Rookie AAV user)

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    Oct. 23, 2018, 11:49 a.m.
    ...ultrafugation Overview: Iodixanol gradient ultracentrifugation uses a gradient of different concentrations...during AAV production is overlaid. Following ultracentrifugation, the AAV-containing 40% fraction is collected...day. Refer to the AAV Iodixanol Gradient Ultracentrifugation Protocol for more details. Pro tips Watch...
  11. AAV Vector Quality Control: Going the Extra Mile with NGS

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    Blog Post
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    Sept. 12, 2017, 1:44 p.m.
    ...particles (Figure 1). Briefly, packaged DNA is extracted from purified, DNase-treated AAV and submitted...with AAV-68544 to validate our method. We then extracted the DNA and processed the mixed sample in our ...Adeno-Associated Viral Preparations from Viral DNA Extracts. Human Gene Therapy 31:664–678 . https://doi.org...
  12. New Optimized Genome-wide CRISPRko, CRISPRi, and CRISPRa Libraries

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    Oct. 4, 2018, 12:44 p.m.
    ... method (Tanenbaum et al., 2014). The sgRNA or tracrRNA sequences can also be modified to include RNA ...transcription factors. The Root and Doench labs utilized tracrRNAs with two PP7 stem loops to recruit additional ...the targeted region (Sanson et al., 2018) . This tracrRNA was combined with the sgRNA expression vector ...
  13. Lentiviral Vector Uses and Overview

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    Blog Post
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    May 19, 2016, 2:30 p.m.
    ...kb), and they remain popular for targeting and tracing cells in the brain (Figure 1). 2nd generation lentiviral...been used for complex applications like lineage tracing in heterogeneous tumors. Lentiviral vectors are...In-vivo RGB marking and multicolour single-cell tracking in the adult brain. Gomez-Nicola D, Riecken K,...
  14. Fluorescent Proteins 101: Green Fluorescent Protein (GFP)

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    May 15, 2014, 3:33 p.m.
    ...biosensors has been designed to detect a variety of intracellular conditions, including ion (such as Ca2+) concentrations...Because of its stability, GFP can be used in lineage tracking capacities in cell fate studies. It can also be...strand break repair, and to label pathogenic intracellular microbes to visualize host/pathogen interactions...
  15. Twenty Years of Sharing: Expanding Accessibility

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    Nov. 21, 2024, 10:47 p.m.
    ...certain number of days and tracking average transit time for each courier we contracted with so we can always...Culture Collections Lentiviral Plasmids Tetracyline Inducible Plasmids Empty Backbones Bacterial ...
  16. Changing Labor Laws Bring Increased Postdoc Wages

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    Oct. 25, 2016, 2:30 p.m.
    ...scientists are paid above this threshold or for tracking the hours that these scientists work and paying...across academia). Increased postdoc wages, overtime tracking? What are institutions doing? Institutions are...their salary raised 101% if hours are not to be tracked. University of Buffalo and Ohio State both have...
  17. Hot Plasmids - August 2020

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    Aug. 18, 2020, 1:15 p.m.
    ...cytosol (instead of on the yeast extracellular surface) which enables tracking of protease activity with a ...reporter. With this system, they could quantify and track cells expressing both dCas9 and gRNAs. The...
  18. Hot Plasmids - November 2023

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    Blog Post
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    Nov. 14, 2023, 3:35 a.m.
    ...cargo Optogenetic proximity labeling and TransitID Tracking cellular history with protein ticker tape Teaching... bioRxiv – doi: 10.1101/2023.02.07.527548.    Tracking cellular history with protein ticker tape By Brian...et al. (2023). Time-tagged ticker tapes for intracellular recordings. Nature Biotechnology, 41(5), 631...
  19. Plasmids 101: The Promoter Region – Let's Go!

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    Blog Post
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    April 3, 2014, 8:05 p.m.
    ...General expression mRNA Tetracycline response element promoter Inducible with Tetracyline or its derivatives...promoter with low basal activity and several tetracycline operators. Transcription can be turned on or...
  20. Transferable Skills Guide: Time Management

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    Dec. 5, 2017, 1:52 p.m.
    ...useful to avoid such procrastination: Remove distractions: Probably the easiest way to do this is to leave...internet and all it’s enticements are far too distracting. (As a side note, I’d recommend the book, “Bored...more fantastic reasons to remove yourself from distractions every once in awhile.) Reframe the task in a...
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