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Matthew Ferenc

Matt was formerly a Sr. Sci at Addgene and received his Ph.D. from Boston University. He is currently a Manager I, Publications and Analytics at Takeda.

Blog articles by Matthew Ferenc

Plasmids 101

Plasmids 101: Common Lab E. coli Strains

Matthew Ferenc November 7, 2014

This post was updated on Nov 14, 2017. You've worked hard designing your plasmid – you carefully selected the optimal promoter for your gene of interest, painstakingly cloned into the perfect empty backbone, made sure to add the right tags to your gene, and may have even put a ...

Plasmids 101

Plasmids 101: How to Name Your Plasmid in 3 Easy Steps

Matthew Ferenc February 13, 2014

There are no universal rules for naming plasmids but here are some good guidelines to follow in order to ensure that people can quickly and easily identify what your plasmid contains and other important information.

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