Science Newsletter – September 2018

Indrani Mukherjee, Ph.D.
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RT-LAMP Assay for Zika Virus

Dr. Laura Lamb’s lab, at Beaumont Health System, demonstrates an efficient and low-cost method to detect Zika virus in human urine and serum samples or in mosquitoes by RT-LAMP.

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CRISPR-Mediated Reorganization of Chromatin Loop Structure

Dr. Kevin Wang’s lab, at Stanford University, describes a powerful system for chromatin loop reorganization using CRISPR-dCas9 (CLOuD9).

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A Neurosphere Assay for Endogenous Neural Stem Cell Activation

Dr. Cindi Morshead’s lab, at the University of Toronto, demonstrates the performance of a minimal spinal cord injury model in an adult mouse that spares the central canal niche housing endogenous NSCs.

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Stereolithographic 3D Printing with Renewable Acrylates

Dr. Jan Jager’s lab, at NHL Stenden University, describes a protocol for additive manufacturing with renewable photopolymer resins on a stereolithography apparatus.

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Binary Transcription Systems in Drosophila by Genome Editing

Dr. Sougata Roy’s lab, at the University of Maryland, presents an efficient CRISPR-based method for generating tissue-specific binary transcription systems in Drosophila.

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Metadata Extraction Approach for Clinical Case Reports

Dr. Peipei Ping’s lab, at UCLA, describes a protocol and associated metadata template for the extraction of text describing biomedical concepts in clinical case reports.

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Techniques for the Detection of Early Stage Prostate Cancer

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Current Methods in Surgical Treatment for Primary Colorectal Cancer

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Current Methods in Surgical Treatment for Primary Colorectal Cancer

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Current Research Methods in Rabies Diagnosis, Prevention, Treatment, and Control

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Experimental Psychology

This Sci Ed collection provides a framework for observing how psychological experiments are embedded in the actual research process.

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Environmental Microbiology

This Sci Ed collection provides an introduction to microbial communities in the environment and their roles in ecosystems

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Biochemistry

This Sci Ed collection presents commonly used purification methods, such as affinity chromatography, as well as analytical methods,

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Electrical Engineering

This Sci Ed collection starts with an electrical safety video that introduces the best practices for commonly used equipment in an electrical laboratory.

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