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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Switching from Manual to Automated IHC? We've got your back

If you’ve ever transitioned your IHC experiments from a manual protocol to an automated platform, yo...
Chris G Aug 30, 2017

Have You Ever Wondered: What's The Lowdown on Phospho-Specific Antibodies?

Early exploration of unmapped biological signaling pathways was carried out using radiolabeled phosp...
Kenneth Buck, PhD Jul 26, 2017

4 Steps to Better Immunohistochemistry: Steps 2, 3, and 4

This is part two of a two-part series on how to optimize your IHC protocols. Part one introduced the...
Carolyn P May 31, 2017

Four Steps to Better Immunohistochemistry: Step 1 - Antigen Retrieval

It’s Friday night and you could be out with your friends right now, but instead you’re tucked away i...
Carolyn P May 24, 2017

Successful Immunofluorescence: Antibody Dilution & Incubation Conditions

Part four of a four-part series on successful immunofluorescence. Read Part 1: The Importance of Val...
Kenneth Buck, PhD May 10, 2017

Successful Immunofluorescence: Fixation and Permeabilization

Part Three of a four-part series on successful immunofluorescence. Read Part 1: The Importance of Va...
Kenneth Buck, PhD Mar 15, 2017

Successful Immunofluorescence: Experimental Controls

Part two of a four-part series on successful immunofluorescence. Read Part 1: The Importance of Vali...
Kenneth Buck, PhD Mar 8, 2017

Successful Immunofluorescence: The Importance of Validation

Part 1 of a four-part series on successful immunofluorescence. Read Part 2: Experimental Controls, P...
Kenneth Buck, PhD Mar 1, 2017

Immunofluorescence: The Questions to Ask Before Starting Your Next Experiment

Specificity, consistency, and optimized assay conditions are three key elements that help ensure rel...
Liana G Oct 19, 2016

Three Questions to Ask Before Starting Your Next Immunofluorescence Experiment

Specificity, consistency, and optimized assay conditions are three key elements that help ensure rel...
Carolyn P Sep 7, 2016

Five Steps to Publication-Worthy IF Images

A picture is worth a thousand words, or in the case of immunofluorescent (IF) imaging, a thousand pr...
Tara White Sep 23, 2015

The Cost of a Failed Western Blot

Thinking about lab expenses isn’t as enjoyable as investigating your favorite signaling pathway. How...
Claire S Aug 13, 2015

Intracellular Flow Cytometry in Action

Traditionally, flow cytometry has been used to identify distinct cell types within a heterogeneous p...
Liana G Aug 12, 2015

Need Better ChIP Results? Use Enzymatic Digestion

The success or failure of a chromatin immunoprecipitation (ChIP) experiment is highly dependent on t...
Carolyn P Aug 5, 2015

Four Steps to Better Immunohistochemistry: Steps 2, 3, and 4

This is part two of a two-part series on how to optimize your immunohistochemistry (IHC) protocols. ...
Carolyn P Jul 15, 2015

4 Steps to Better ChIP results - Step 4 - Downstream Analysis

Part one of this series described the importance of including proper controls to your protocols. In ...
Carolyn P Mar 11, 2015

4 Steps to Better ChIP results - Step 3- Choosing an Antibody

Part one of this series described the importance of including proper controls to your protocols. In ...
Carolyn P Mar 4, 2015

4 Steps to Better ChIP results - Step 2- Prep well

Part one of this series described the importance of including proper controls in your protocols. Now...
Carolyn P Feb 25, 2015

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