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Do you need a Valentine’s Day card for your lab mate or loved one? We made a few you can download, perfect for lab benches, desks, and sharing a little science love. 🧬💘

🎉 Annual Survey winners announced Wednesday, February 11 🎉
Keep an eye out—you might see your name!

Thank you to everyone who shared feedback and helped shape what’s next for VectorBuilder.

🧬 How do diseases initiate at the genetic level?

Our next Gene Delivery Seminar highlights how early genetic events are studied in vivo, with relevance to cancer biology and beyond.

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Last week, we highlighted how IVT RNA design optimization improves R&D performance. This week, we’re focusing on LNP-RNA delivery and how formulation and antibody conjugation enhance outcomes.

More next week on clinical applications!

On World Cancer Day, we honor patients and their families while recognizing the significant advances in cancer research and the work that remains to be done. That’s why we support scientists working to turn discoveries into real impact for all patients.

Congratulations to Ilia Kurochkin and the @cellreprolab.bsky.social on their publication introducing REPROcode, a platform for combinatorial transcription factor screening that enables controlled immune cell reprogramming toward distinct lineages.

This is your final opportunity to let us know what’s working and where we can improve; our annual survey closes on January 31!

Your feedback directly informs the development of future VectorBuilder tools and improvements. Complete the survey for a chance to win up to $1,000 in store credit.

Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: Gene Delivery Seminar: James Allen. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webinar. Leveraging zebrafish to discover cancer initiation in pediatric leukemia Using mosaic screening approaches in transgenic zebrafish to rapidly interrogate and unravel complex gene networks involved in...

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🧬 Did you know acute lymphoblastic leukemia is the most common childhood cancer? But how does it begin?

Join our next Gene Delivery Seminar with @jamesrallen.bsky.social, @hhmi-science.bsky.social Hanna Gray Fellow and incoming faculty at @mayoclinic.org, on February 19.

CRISPR therapies are no longer a pipe dream. As genome editing moves into the clinic, delivery is now the real challenge.

In her latest article, Dr. Connie Rich explores how delivery design shapes which CRISPR therapies reach patients safely and at scale.

Read here: www.calameo.com/read/0061133...

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Have you met VectorBuilder’s end-to-end IVT RNA platform? This week, we’re highlighting how our IVT RNA design optimization strategies support performance and consistency throughout the R&D process.

Stay tuned next week as we explore LNP delivery!

A reminder that our Annual User Survey is still open, but not for long. Your feedback plays a key role in shaping future VectorBuilder improvements.

Take a few minutes to share your experience and enter to win store credit prizes up to $1,000.

Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: Gene Delivery Seminar: Cristina Martinez Gonzalez. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webinar. This seminar will introduce novel tissue-clearing strategies and the key considerations involved in selecting the most suitable approach for different samples and research objectives. By exploring how...

If tissue clearing or whole-sample imaging is something you’re curious about, we hope you can join us.

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Our first Gene Delivery Seminar of the year kicks off TODAY! Dr. @cristina-mtz-glz.bsky.social will share practical insights on choosing tissue-clearing approaches and utilizing advanced imaging to visualize intact samples in 3D.

You spoke. We listened. New Updates. 🧬

Since launching in 2024, VectorBee has continued to expand its tools for sequence analysis, vector design, and molecular cloning. If you haven’t used our FREE software yet, check out why scientists are buzzing about it: www.vectorbee.com/en/ 🐝

Meet Ahlem Zaghmi!

From biology to PEG chemistry, Ahlem’s favorite project explored how PEG-grafted enzymes influence therapeutic potential in ischemia—challenging, humbling, and deeply rewarding.

🧬 Open Lab Hours | Free 1:1 PhD sessions
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If you haven’t had a chance yet, there’s still time to share your feedback and help shape the next wave of VectorBuilder tools and updates. Complete the survey by January 31 to enter for a chance to win up to $1,000 in store credit.

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Reminder! Don’t miss our seminar with Dr. Cristina Martinez Gonzalez as she introduces novel tissue-clearing strategies and key considerations for selecting the right protocol for different samples and research objectives.

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CRISPR‐induced knockouts reveal a dual role for the soybean NFR5α gene in symbiotic nitrogen fixation and root hair development Nitrogen fixation in soybeans, facilitated by symbiotic interactions with rhizobia, is a cornerstone of sustainable agriculture, reducing reliance on synthetic fertilizers. However, the efficiency of...

By studying the NFR5α gene, the work connects nodulation, root hair formation, & nutrient uptake, offering insights relevant to sustainable agriculture. 🌱

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CRISPR‐induced knockouts reveal a dual role for the soybean NFR5α gene in symbiotic nitrogen fixation and root hair development Nitrogen fixation in soybeans, facilitated by symbiotic interactions with rhizobia, is a cornerstone of sustainable agriculture, reducing reliance on synthetic fertilizers. However, the efficiency of...

New study from the Torkamaneh lab @ulaval.ca uses CRISPR knockouts to show how nitrogen fixation & root development are genetically linked in soybean.

Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: Gene Delivery Seminar: Cristina Martinez Gonzalez. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webinar. This seminar will introduce novel tissue-clearing strategies and the key considerations involved in selecting the most suitable approach for different samples and research objectives. By exploring how...

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Interested in tissue-clearing techniques to study intact samples in 3D? Catch Dr. Cristina Martinez Gonzalez's talk (@cristina-mtz-glz.bsky.social) as she introduces novel tissue-clearing strategies & key considerations for selecting the right protocol for different samples & research objectives.

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Thank you for helping shape the future of VectorBuilder!

As a thank-you, we’ll be selecting 8 winners for store credit prizes:
• 5 winners will receive $100
• 2 winners will receive $250
• 1 grand prize winner will receive $1,000

📣 Share Your Thoughts and Boost Your Research!

Our Annual User Survey is now live, and we’d love to hear from you. Your feedback directly helps us improve the tools, services, and support that power your research, including VectorBee upgrades.

In a new Forbes commentary, our COO, Kristofer Mussar, reflects on what customer support looks like in the age of AI and why automation alone isn’t enough.

Read the full piece to learn how balancing technology and humanity can build real trust: www.forbes.com/councils/for...

The program leverages VectorBuilder’s proprietary intravitreal capsid technology to enable a minimally invasive treatment. IKAR-003 combines neuroprotection and complement modulation to help prevent progression to irreversible vision loss.

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