Electrophoresis-western-blotting

Join us for an in-depth dive into western blotting. Whether you are new to western blotting or an experienced user looking for tips, this five-part webinar series has something for you. Slides and downloadable resources will be available for each webinar. Complete all five classes to receive a certificate of completion and a colorful Western Blotting University poster.

Presented by: Gary F. Ross, PhD, Proteomics Field Application Scientist

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Learn best practices for fluorescent western blotting, including multiplex analysis and image acquisition.

Presented by: Sean C. Taylor, MBA, PhD, Field Application Scientist Manager

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Learn how to produce journal-ready reproducible and quantitative western blot data.

From flow cytometry to chromatography to western blot imaging to PCR plastics, learn more about Bio-Rad and see what’s possible in your research.

Being able to interrogate protein phosphorylation events and aberrant phosphorylation levels is critical to our understanding of various biological and pathological processes. However, detection of phosphorylated proteins in western blots can be challenging. These ten tips will help you generate robust data and cleaner blots.

Presented by: Rachael Preston, PhD, Applications Scientist, Bio-Rad Laboratories

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The most common method for assessing the phosphorylation state of a protein is western blotting. In this webinar we talk you through how to fine-tune your western blot protocol to detect phosphorylation events and generate publication-quality western blots.

Co-immunoprecipitation (co-IP) is a great way to identify target protein complexes and interacting partners. Though the technique can be highly informative, it is also challenging to master. The six tips and protocol outlined in this article will help you achieve successful co-IP results.

Extracting proteins from tissue lysates for western blotting can be a challenge. From knowing how to process your tissue to verifying protein loading to including suitable controls, there is a lot to keep track of. The ten tips in this article can help you on your way to generating reproducible and reliable blots and do better western blotting overall.

Normalization of western blot data is very crucial in quantitating proteins. Normalization of band intensity of proteins of interest with the band intensity of housekeeping proteins (HKP) is routinely done in labs. But more and more journals question the validity of using HKPs in normalization and are demanding more validations and tests. An alternative method is to use total protein normalization (TPN) for normalization. Explore the TPN option and see how you can get reliable western blot data easily.

In the first two articles in our Finding a Good Antibody series, you learned how to select the best antibodies and received tips on proper antibody validation. In this third and final article, see how you can use this information to publish meaningful data when using antibodies. And get some guidelines for antibody best practices.