...yours does and then use that time! Different platforms have different quirks, so remember to practice on...that requires its students to do rotations in different labs before selecting an advisor, it is always...points and keeping them at-hand, you can quickly reference your questions about the PI’s research or the ...the name of the award you won for your conference presentation. It can help soothe your nerves and make ...promoted during COVID-19, online meetings with current students, faculty, and staff have become a new ...of just the program requirements: by talking to current students about the work environment and social ...using the virtual world to your advantage can strengthen your application and help you decide if a program...

...Organizing a science conference for the public How does one organize a public scientific conference? As a member...first-time event called DayCon. DayCon is a one-day conference aimed at the general public that provides an ... commitment of SITN members. SITN and DayCon Currently in its 16th year, Science in the News has two ...scientists and the public and help make science more transparent. Second, SITN helps graduate students develop...graduate student at Harvard, who wanted to provide a conference-style experience that was accessible to the general...picked a theme (Bio-Medley) to showcase SITN’s strength in the biomedical sciences and decided to offer... make DayCon a yearly event and to expand the conference to accommodate a larger number of attendees. ...

... of antibiotics, but the field is currently undergoing a renaissance. Yosef et al. designed a two-phage...lysogenic phage, rendering the population sensitive to antibiotics. Created with BioRender.com. Phages ...swift, as few as five years after introduction. Current antibiotic strategies are nonspecific - they harm...defense against bacteria. Created with BioRender.com.   The problem of antibiotic resistance ...alter an individual’s native, beneficial flora. Currently, there is no antibiotic strategy available to ...mixed population, represented here by cells of different colors, specifically targets bacteria with the...ground in the fight against bacterial superbugs. References 1. Citorik, Robert J., Mimee, Mark, and Timothy...

...the host. The cause, manifestation, diagnosis, recurrence, and treatment of cancer have been extensively...compromised either due to age, infections, or other strenuous biological changes. In contrast to the acute immune... cytokines like TGFβ and IL-6. However, when strengthened through efforts to boost the activity of the... most commonly used immunotherapeutic agents. Currently the FDA has 12 approved monoclonal antibodies .... Sipuleucel-T by the Dendreon Corporation is currently the only FDA-approved DC therapy for prostate ...only just touched the surface of immunotherapies currently under study. Check out this review for an in-depth...manifestation to their specific interactions with different cell types. A thorough understanding of the genotypic...

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...going to cite hundreds of references) and it’s better to keep your references organized from the beginning...the thought of writing a review, or if you’re currently stuck trying to write one, hopefully this post...criteria to shape the document. Get and use a reference management program (e.g., EndNote, Papers, Mendeley...Mendeley, etc.) You’re going to be managing a lot of references. I cite as I write, meaning I use the software...in real time as I wrote, so each statement was referenced even in the roughest version of the draft and...that people can go back and read the original reference for the data. For example, we summarized how frequently...place to get a sense of the similarities and differences among proteins in the class. Offer your perspective...

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...soils. Dendrobatidae (Lauren O’Connell)  Poison frogs are great for studying parenting strategies and make...land. Current tools are all for Xenopus (aquatic frogs), but there are few genetic tools currently for ...Genomic Tools) Program and I met scientists from 21 different labs who clearly also share this wonder of the...convergent evolution because electric organs arose in different branches of the evolutionary tree at least 6-7...editing in the brain allows the squid to create a different protein. Did you know that most cephalopods die...behavior. For example, two similar species have very different social behavior. One is monogamous and one is ...new tools being developed and shared for many different organisms. Do you have a favorite organism you...

...for other antibody topics.     References and resources References:  Björck L, Kronvall G (1984) Purification...elute and measure the target. However, the two different approaches allow for optimized strategies for ...amounts of target proteins or antibody bonding strengths.    . Steps of an IP: 1) Protein extracts... appropriate for most situations.  A slightly different method is desirable if the antibody is expected...Protein G have an affinity for immunoglobulins, the strength of the interaction varies between antibody host...than those of agarose beads, despite the size difference. Magnetic beads are particularly advantageous...many factors, including salt concentration, ionic strength and pH, affect binding the lysis buffer may need...

...virus:  Lowering cytotoxicity. Different envelope proteins have different levels of cytotoxicity and the...Altering sensitivity to serum. Different pseudotyped viruses are differentially inactivated by nonspecific...Table 1 (Cronin et al., 2005)     References and Resources References: Crawford KHD, Eguia R, Dingens AS...protocol for generating lentivirus, but you use a different envelope glycoprotein instead of the wild-type...review articles to find tables and information on different viral membranes, tropism, and advantages and disadvantages....084 Li Q, Liu Q, Huang W, Li X, Wang Y (2017) Current status on the development of pseudoviruses for ...

...doping to forensics, DNA sequencing to drug testing. You can find Nick on LinkedIn. References 1. Skloot...Expression Attenuates Proliferation and Invasion in Renal Cancer Cells, Marker-independent identification ...the cell lines deposited with them and used by different researchers are free of contamination and match...from this bank. I am often asked, “What is the difference between materials available from commercial repositories...the same cell line from a colleague?”. The main difference is the QC and validation carried out by the commercial... The same test is so good that it is used as a forensic technique (aka DNA fingerprinting) that can place... produce a new batch once you’ve passaged your current batch too many times or you suspect there is contamination...

... can separate the DNA strands. Created with BioRender.com. Once DnaA breaks the local hydrogen bonds...Prokaryotic chromosomal replication. Adapted from BioRender template. Since DnaA binding is necessary ...proteins also contribute to this regulation in different ways: methylating newly synthesized DNA, blocking...numbers can allow RepA to link iterons from two different plasmids, forming a pair of “handcuffs” that blocks...RepA proteins form complexes between iterons on different plasmids in a process called "handcuffing," which...folding, blocking replication. Created with BioRender.com. Plasmids under stringent control of replication...was updated by Emily P. Bentley in June 2024.  References and resources Further Reading Quiñones-Valles...

...are communicating across disciplines or doing different tasks. But these challenges can be exaggerated...equal opportunity to contribute. Using video conferencing tools like Zoom or Google Hangouts is a great...great way to include researchers from different locations. Having virtual face-to-face meetings as opposed... collaboration includes scientists working in different time zones, it’s important that everyone can access...project at the International Cancer Immunotherapy Conference in Frankfurt, Germany When funding and circumstances...techniques are being performed the same way at different sites. I did a lab exchange as part of the collaboration...allowed me to investigate my protein of interest in a French clinical cohort, neither of which I would have ...

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...what we need to know in order to even assess the current state of research became more clear throughout ...that, even though postdoc associations across different universities are trying to compile more comprehensive...path,” but individual institutions can have many different names for the positions commonly thought of as...the Starting Salary for Postdocs to $50,000 (the current median postdoc starting salary as reported by Paula...Student Career Outcomes University websites do not currently publish career outcomes for PhDs or postdocs. ...achieved. Of note, it was highlighted during the conference that just increasing funding for academic research... At Addgene we try to do our part in boosting awareness of various career opportunities through our career...

...microscopy and beautiful imaging.   References and Resources References  He, Y., Zhang, T., Sun, H. et al...killing the untransformed seedlings or callus (undifferentiated plant cell culture), which is great for a ...desired plants! PCR or fluorescent markers are currently used in these situations to select against CRISPR...such as cacti and beets. Betanin belongs to a different chemical family than the red/purple plant pigments...it for selecting transformation events and am currently planning to use it to simplify my work with an...(Bottom panels) RUBY expression can vary from different transformation events likely due to insertional...lower expressing RUBY plant is a pale pink in transparent tissues, or in green tissues is slightly darker...

...Why the HEK not? References and Resources References Shaw G., et al., Preferential transformation of ...determined it is most likely adrenal in origin. (Anatomy refresher: the adrenal gland is next to the kidney...were isolated from is still a mystery, but it’s currently assumed that the cells came from an aborted fetus...genetically female. HEKs are generally cultured as an adherent monolayer, though derivatives have been adapted...have some neuronal qualities.) While HEKs probably aren’t a great model of kidney cell biology, there are...

...of many complex cellular behaviors, such as differentiation or metabolism. Our attempts to manipulate these...genes or to introduce heterologous genes, but the trend of research has shifted in recent years toward tinkering...system for multidirectional control The CRISPR interference (CRISPRi) model consists of a catalytically ... multiplex control via scRNA design is readily apparent in metabolic engineering. The authors elegantly.... cerevisiae by using three RNA programs to differentially alter the levels of five genes that encode ...sequentially rerouted the metabolic flux to generate differently pigmented derivatives of violacein. Using dCas9...that will still recognize guide RNA but with a different dCas9 binding module, alternative sets of transcriptional...

...available jobs, fields, and trends “Never Leave an Empty Seat” at conferences and seminars, as this is ... path to professorship. But recently a downward trend in funding and space in academic research labs has...traditional academic setting and to shape and strengthen interests and skills. Although the word “extracurricular...potential EAs and which professional skill sets are strengthened. This short list highlights the ubiquity of ...particular field of study Assess your interest in a different field Outreach activities (e.g. Volunteer...Marketing Communication Business models Conference or club organizer Management Leadership...know where graduate students and postdocs are currently getting hired? Let us know what topic you'd like...

...seeing adoption of the technology in different labs for different applications.” Li’s team noted that ... genetic diseases, and several treatments are currently being tested in clinical trials. It is speeding...cells of patients with cystic fibrosis (8).   The difference with CRISPR/Cas9 in comparison to other genome...for selection and optimization. In addition, the current work in developing anti-CRISPR proteins aid the...possible through the use of nanoparticles. [6].    References 1. Zhang B. 2021. “CRISPR/Cas gene therapy.” ...at genome editing with CRISPR-Cas9 technology.” Current genetics. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00294-019-01040...its Application in Genetic Diseases: A Review.” Current pharmaceutical biotechnology. https://doi.org/10.2174...