Rachel is a Science Communications Specialist at Addgene. She manages the blog and social media.
If you’ve ever been looking for just the right CRISPR vectors on Addgene and found instead ones that were… pretty close, or at least close enough, you’ve found yourself with a common dilemma. Request the vectors you can find and use them as-is, saving time and effort but risking ...
If you’ve ever run a western blot, or thought about running one, you’ll know there’s a lot of choices to make when designing the experiment. What detection method? What membrane? What should you block with?
As part of Addgene’s 20th anniversary celebration, we’ve been finding and sharing stories unique to our repository and resources. As editor of Addgene’s eBooks — including the recently released Viral Vectors 101 2nd edition — I was incredibly excited when we picked our viral ...
If you’ve deposited or requested plasmids from Addgene, then you’ve been involved in the material transfer agreement (MTA) process. Even though this process is essential to sharing plasmids around the globe, it can be a bit of a mystery for those who aren’t familiar with it. If ...
We are very excited to share the latest edition of our Viral Vectors 101 eBook!
This year marks Addgene's 20th anniversary! We've been celebrating throughout the year, and on Sunday, June 9th, we hosted our 20th anniversary party for all Addgenies to celebrate together. We were even able to have many of our remote workers travel to Addgene's headquarters in ...
As we celebrate twenty years at Addgene, we are sharing stories of our repository’s positive impact on science and scientists around the globe. Our first story focuses on a technology that has changed virtually all of biology…CRISPR.
Our popular Antibodies 101 animation is becoming a TikTok series! Follow @addgene on TikTok for bite-sized portions of antibody concepts. Each short video answers an Antibodies 101 question, like "what is an antibody?" or "what is an IgE isotype?"
