CST BLOG: Lab Expectations

The official blog of Cell Signaling Technology (CST), where we discuss what to expect from your time at the bench, share tips, tricks, and information.

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Kenneth Buck, PhD

Kenneth Buck, PhD

A cell biologist by training, Ken received a PhD at Rutgers and continued as a postdoctoral fellow at Yale, where he studied cytoskeletal dynamics and signaling mechanisms involved in the cellular motility of regenerating neurons. At CST, Ken collaborates with scientists to create multimedia scientific communications. When he's not writing video scripts or in the studio, he can be observed in his natural habitat, mountain biking with colleagues on the rocky North Shore of Massachusetts.

Recent Posts:

A Guide to Successful Research Collaboration

Science is a combined effort that surpasses geographic and cultural boundaries. To solve complex glo...
Kenneth Buck, PhD Jun 5, 2024

The Peer Review Process: What Is It, and How to Suggest Reviewers

Peer review is the independent assessment of a manuscript by experts in related academic fields. It ...
Kenneth Buck, PhD Apr 10, 2024

Networking at Conferences: Five Tips for the Introverted Scientist

Networking is an important part of any research career,1 with many experts considering networking an...
Kenneth Buck, PhD Feb 28, 2024

How to Accurately Count Cells Manually or with an Automated Cell Counter

There are several situations in the lab where you’ll need to know the number of cells in a given vol...
Kenneth Buck, PhD May 17, 2023

Antibody Essentials Part 5: Important Considerations for Antibody Selection

As a researcher, you know that at a fundamental level, your experiments are geared to ask new questi...
Kenneth Buck, PhD Aug 4, 2021

Antibody Essentials Part 4: Polyclonal vs Monoclonal Antibodies

In this blog series, we are delving into some of the advantages and disadvantages of polyclonal and ...
Kenneth Buck, PhD Jul 28, 2021

Antibody Essentials Part 3: How Antibody Technologies Evolved

Since the discovery of antibodies, decades of research and development have spurred technological ad...
Kenneth Buck, PhD Jul 21, 2021

Antibody Essentials Part 2: Antibody Diversity and Classification

Understanding how antibodies are made and the pros and cons of the different types of antibodies is ...
Kenneth Buck, PhD Jul 14, 2021

Antibody Essentials Part 1: Antibody Basics

As a scientist, you probably already appreciate the vital role of antibodies in research. You may al...
Kenneth Buck, PhD Jul 7, 2021

Tech Tips Video: How much antibody should I use for ChIP?

It's time to check out another video from the CST Tech Tips playlist! In this edition of Tech Tips, ...
Kenneth Buck, PhD Nov 28, 2018

Myth-busting for ChIP/ChIP-seq: Using Mono vs Polyclonal Antibodies

Researchers who run a lot of chromatin immunoprecipitation "ChIP" assays—maybe even your advisor—mig...
Kenneth Buck, PhD Sep 26, 2018

Video: Understanding Macrophages in the Tumor Microenvironment

Research Trends in Macrophage Plasticity It’s an exciting time for immuno-oncology research, as pote...
Kenneth Buck, PhD Sep 19, 2018

Milk or BSA? How to Choose a Blocking Protein for Western Blot [Video]

So you've set the timer to five minutes for the first of three TBST washes for your western blot mem...
Kenneth Buck, PhD Sep 5, 2018

Q&A: From Signaling Pathways to Career Pathways

Each summer, college and high school interns at CST get a chance to sample work life in a biotech en...
Kenneth Buck, PhD Aug 15, 2018

Western Blot Normalization: Am I setting up my loading controls correctly?

You’re gathering data from all your experiments and preparing to present to your advisor and thesis ...
Kenneth Buck, PhD Nov 1, 2017

CST Interns: A Fun and Productive Summer for Future STEM Leaders

The development and testing of new products at Cell Signaling Technology (CST) involves the work of ...
Kenneth Buck, PhD Aug 23, 2017

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