15 April 2024
BioTechniques
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News
Meet the protein that drives nerve damage in traumatic brain injury
Researchers have uncovered the protein responsible for driving nerve damage following injury, revealing a potential treatment for traumatic brain injury (TBI).
Expedition expansion: the first genetic reference map for tandem repeats
Researchers have built the first genetic reference map for tandem repeat expansions, a critical tool for congenital disease research.
Gut microbe eats cholesterol for dinner
Researchers have discovered bacteria in the gut that lower cholesterol levels.
Peek Behind the Paper
Comparing injection methods for high-throughput RNA silencing using CRISPR-rfxCas13d
In this Peek Behind the Paper, we learn more about a recently published paper by Joaquin Abugattas-Nu?ez Del Prado and Herman Spaink. The pair worked together to compare robotic and manual injection methods in zebrafish embryos using CRISPR-RfxCas13d (CasRx) for RNA silencing.
Podcast
STEM Tea | Navigating the twists and turns of a career in academia
In this episode, host AJ Hinton is joined by Jenny Schafer – Managing Director of the Cell Imaging Shared Resource (CISR) Core and a Research Associate Professor in the Department of Cell and Developmental Biology – and Evan Krystofiak – Research Assistant Professor in the Department of Cell and Developmental Biology. Krystofiak is also responsible for managing the day-to-day operations of CISR’s electron microscopy division.
Schafer and Krystofiak discuss their career paths, from their undergraduate degrees to where they are now, highlighting the twists and turns that scientific careers can take. Beyond work at the core, the two share how they like to spend their free time (raising chickens and tap dancing make an unlikely appearance…).
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