Chromatin Immunoprecipitation (ChIP) is a powerful research tool for discovery. However, it can also be a very difficult and troublesome assay due to the numerous steps inherent to the procedure. This presentation will review the ChIP process, highlighting the steps most critical for positive results, and common troubleshooting techniques where problems occur.

Nationally-recognized PhD career development lecturer and guru, Dr. Peter S. Fiske presents a lively and concise summary of the key strategies Ph.D. scientists can use to maximize the productivity of their job search.  From recognizing the value of your “transferable skills” to clever interview strategies, Dr. Fiske summarizes his best advice from his book “Put [...]

Why should scientists care about “soft skills”? Emotional intelligence, “SMART” goals, professional communications, work ethic, time management, being a team player, networking: what’s in it for an analytic thinker like you? For one thing, demonstrated soft skills make you more employable.  But perhaps more importantly, strong soft skills – coupled with great hard skills – [...]

Want to know how you can start making better use of your time in the lab? Investigating too many variables? Need to get  results after 7 days instead of 6 weeks? Are your colleagues using statistics to improve their experimental design? Do you like the sound of statistics but have a fear of maths? This [...]

While chemically synthesized peptides are excellent tools, the in-house production of peptides using bacteria offers clear advantages and great flexibility regarding mutational analysis and the use of additional (removable) tags to: promote cellular uptake; to perform affinity purifications; and to analyze via Western-blotting analysis and immunocytochemistry. In this webinar I will emphasize our work with [...]

The skill of managing projects is a core skill for researchers and increasingly becoming a career route for researchers in both industry and academia. This Webinar will explore how you can apply project management methods such as stakeholder analysis, work-breakdown structures, critical path identification and risk management to ensure that your research delivers the best [...]

IDT, the leader in oligonucleotide synthesis, offers a suite of user friendly online tools to assist in oligo analysis, design, and use- from resuspension and dilution of oligos, to intelligent oligo selection for qPCR and RNAi applications.  These “SciTools” are available to increase the efficiency and effectiveness of working with oligonucleotides in almost any application. [...]

Quantitative PCR (qPCR) is the current method of choice for precise quantitation of gene expression. Many qPCR techniques involve probe-based methods using 5’ nuclease dual-labeled probes, molecular beacons, FRET probes, or Scorpions probes. Intercalating fluorescent dyes, such as SYBR, provide an alternative to probe-based methods. While inexpensive, SYBR is not sequence specific and can bind [...]

Being able to make connections is vital to your life and career.  Real-life examples will be used to illustrate some surprising and rewarding consequences of making connections.  I’ll be giving some examples of the amazing results of making connections in my own life that may inspire others to give it a try.  Mostly the talk [...]

This is the final part of a 4-part seminar focusing on important types of biological organic molecules.  In this web seminar I’ll take a look at lipids (fats and steroids) and carbohydrates, including mono- and polysaccharides.  We will also look at the properties of amino acids and separation techniques, the structures of peptides and proteins; [...]