By Matteo Tardelli, PhD, Scientific Project Manager For many PhDs, the transition from graduate school or a postdoc into the next career step can feel like running an experiment without a clear protocol. You may have spent years optimizing conditions, troubleshooting assays, and ...
One of the most pivotal decisions many PhDs face when transitioning from academia to industry is whether to stay hands-on in the lab or pivot to a managerial role. For those contemplating the leap into management, the journey can be as exciting as it is challenging.
When Addgene opened in 2004, we focused on creating a repository that made it easy to share plasmids, both for people depositing plasmids and for people requesting them. Prior to this, many plasmids were available, but they often weren’t easily accessible, due to a wide range of ...
If you are job searching, you may be wondering if you need to go to the effort of writing a cover letter. After all, they’re less common than they were ten years ago, and it does take a bit of time to craft one. We still think they're useful, so we've updated our cover letter ...
In the pursuit of knowledge and groundbreaking discoveries, the world of academia often emphasizes structured methodologies and rigorous research plans. However, amidst the organized chaos of lab research and PhD studies, there lies a hidden gem that has the potential to ...
Addgene was built on the concept of accessibility: making plasmids more accessible to scientists around the world. In 2004, that was a fairly simple goal… and we had no idea how much our understanding of what accessibility is would change over the next twenty years. But learn we ...
We’ve all either been there or are going to be there – undergraduate students, rotation students, joining a new lab at any career stage, learning a new technique while visiting a lab, or maybe even training on a new technique with a coworker. Being a new trainee (even if you’re ...
Primer design. Plasmid mapping. DNA sequence analysis. We all have our favorite tools for tackling these particular tasks, but they tend to be scattered about the internet. To help you keep your virtual molecular biology toolbox organized, today’s post features a list of free ...
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