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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Mycoplasma Contamination: Steps for Prevention, Testing, and Treatment

Any form of cell culture contamination can ruin your day and destroy your hard work, but mycoplasma ...
Michelle Graham Dec 5, 2018

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

Webinar | Deciphering Neurodegeneration: Inflammation, immune response, and Alzheimer's

Hear about the potential role of innate immunity in neurodegeneration and cognitive function, partic...
Chris Sumner Nov 14, 2018

Writing a Grant Part 4: Additional Details

Finally, the finish line is approaching! You have completed your specific aims, significance and inn...
Tamar Aprahamian, PhD Nov 7, 2018

Writing a Grant Part 3: The Experimental Approach

In the previous post on grant writing, we described how to write an effective significance and innov...
Tamar Aprahamian, PhD Oct 31, 2018

Writing a Grant Part 2: Significance and Innovation

The significance and innovation section is a recent (within the last 10 years) addition to the Natio...
Tamar Aprahamian, PhD Oct 24, 2018

Grant Writing Part 1: Selecting a Target Award & Writing Specific Aims

So you’re thinking of writing a grant. Or maybe your mentor has politely suggested that it would be ...
Tamar Aprahamian, PhD Oct 17, 2018

Demystifying Antibody Panel Design for Multiplex IHC

In recent years, immune checkpoint proteins in the tumor microenvironment have been under intense st...
Jen Z Oct 10, 2018

2018 Nobel Prize Awarded to Immunotherapy Pioneers

Earlier this week, Dr. James Allison and Dr. Tasuku Honjo were announced as joint winners of the 201...

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

From the Beaker to the Beach, pH Matters

Science is science, even if it's examining totally different aspects of nature like stem cell niches...
Elias Witman Sep 12, 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

Product Scientist Q&A: From Bench Scientist to Benchtop Support

I’m a Product Scientist at Cell Signaling Technology (CST). My typical work day no longer looks like...
Kaitlin M Aug 29, 2018

Academia, Industry, and Entrepreneurship…Oh My!

Tamar Aprahamian is an interesting study in the professional opportunities available for young scien...
Tamar Aprahamian, PhD Aug 22, 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

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