By Joanne Kamens
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This post was contributed by Dora Farkas of www.FinishYourThesis.com and is one of many posts in our career series. “The only healthy communication style is assertive communication.” - Jim Rohn, Author, Entrepreneur, Motivational Speaker Do you have a difficult supervisor, or do ...
It's been about 14 years since I last attended a Keystone Meeting – far too long. Holding these meetings in relatively isolated resorts creates a sense of camaraderie with fellow attendees from the moment you arrive. Getting off the plane in Bozeman Sunday night, it was easy to ...
In previous posts for our Plasmids 101 series, we examined a number of important plasmid elements – promoters, origins of replication, protein tags, and antibiotic resistance markers (just to name a few). In this edition, we’re going to take a look at a very interesting tool ...
This is the second in a 5 part series on Management for scientists. This second installment in the Management for Scientists series will focus on an aspect of communication especially important for a manager – getting feedback from the team. Successful management can almost be ...
Updated mini-transposon vector for bacterial mutagenesis or gene targeting Victor de Lorenzo's lab has engineered a modular mini-Tn5 vector that can be used to generate random mutagenesis libraries or to insert heterologous genes, reporters, or other markers into a target ...
This post was contributed by Theresa Liao of the University of British Columbia. When transitioning from an academic science career path to a non-academic one, one of the biggest changes (and perhaps challenges) is the need to present yourself using a resume. Indeed, instead of ...
As 2014 comes to a close, we’ve been reflecting on the past year in science – as seen through the lens of Addgene’s blog and plasmid repository. Our blog is just over a year old, and it has grown steadily during 2014. We were excited to have more and more scientists offering to ...
