Considerations When Selecting a Primary Antibody
With a wide variety to choose from, there are important considerations to make when selecting your own primary antibody. Keep reading to learn how to choose a primary antibody for your workflow.
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Improving Functional Outcomes After Myocardial Infarction
As a part of Heart Health Awareness Month, we will be reviewing research being done to improve outcomes after Myocardial Infartion.
Feeding curiosity, seeking balance, and making discoveries
Rosa Fontana, PhD reflects on her journey in science, including leaving her home of Italy to discover new opportunities in the United States.
Selecting a secondary antibody for Immunofluorescent staining
This blog covers important considerations for secondary antibody selection, including labeling method, species reactivity, antigen of interest location, optimal fluor conjugates, and signal amplification or multiple labeling (multiplexing) requirements.
Choosing secondary antibodies for IHC
This blog will discuss the considerations in choosing a secondary antibody for IHC.
Visualizing the pathological intricacies of hearing loss
Ivan Lopez, PhD discusses his journey to becoming a professor after leaving Mexico to pursue opportunities in the United States.
5 reasons to use the ImmEdge PAP Pen in your immunostaining workflow
In this blog post, we cover 5 reasons you should add the ImmEdge® Hydrophobic Barrier PAP Pen from Vector Laboratories to your list of essential lab tools.
Alzheimer’s Awareness Month: What Makes Some Neurons More Vulnerable?
In this blog post, we will go over recent research on selective neurodegeneration in Alzheimer's disease.
My staining didn’t work, part 3: IHC and IF staining tips
This blog will discuss some miscellaneous factors to focus on when an IHC or IF protocol performs unexpectedly.
My staining didn’t work, part 2: Absence of positive staining in IHC and IF
One pain for IHC and IF staining can be the lack of positive staining on your tissue sections. In this blog post, we will offer tips and tricks for overcoming the absence of positive staining... Read more
