Professor and Vice-Chair of Neurobiology, Physiology, and Behavior, University of California, Davis
Despite being a widely used life science technique, western blots are plagued by irreproducibility, creating one of the most persistent problems in protein research. Western blotting remains vulnerable to flawed normalization strategies, detection method limitations, and loading variability that quietly erode result reliability.
In this webinar brought to you by Bio-Rad, Aldrin V. Gomes, an internationally recognized expert on western blotting, will unpack the root causes of western blot variability and show how modern quantitative approaches can transform inconsistent blot images into robust, publication-ready data.
Topics to be covered in this webinar
- Understanding the current limitation of western blotting
- How stain-free technology and total protein normalization deliver more reproducible results than traditional loading controls
- Practical steps for transitioning to quantitative western blotting workflows that meet the standards increasingly required by journals and peer reviewers