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Easy-to-Use Centrifuge that Doesn't Take Up Much Space

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Eppendorf

April 15, 2019
Best compact tabletop refrigerated centrifuge. Read Review
MCP-1/ CCL-2 Estimation in Culture Media

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BosterBio

April 15, 2019
Good product but would appreciate a faster assay kit with less chances of manual error. Read Review
Great Kit for Site-Directed Mutagenesis

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Novus Biologicals, a Bio-Techne Brand

April 15, 2019
Absolutely recommended for site-directed mutagenesis! Read Review
ß-catenin Antibody for Immunofluorescence

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Abcam

April 12, 2019
Good antibody but very pricey. Read Review
Great Thermal Cycler with Easy Interface

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Bio-Rad

April 12, 2019
This is an easy-to-use machine with a nice interface screen. We use it multiple times per week in our lab. It is much better than our ... Read Review
Great for Naive T Cell Isolation from Mouse

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Miltenyi Biotec

April 12, 2019
Absolutely recommended for purifying naive T cells! Read Review
The Easiest EVER Sliding Microtome

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April 12, 2019
Snap frozen brains + this amazing sliding microtome = Super good free-floating sections Read Review
Lipofectamine3000 Reagent (L3000008)

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Thermo Fisher Scientific

April 12, 2019
The reagent worked very well. Read Review
FITC Anti-Mouse CD19 Antibody from BioLegend

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BioLegend

April 12, 2019
A good antibody to detect mouse B cells in PBMC and other mouse tissues. Read Review
GABAAR Alpha4 Antibody for Immunofluorescence

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Thermo Fisher Scientific

April 12, 2019
This antibody is just ok. With colocalization claims may be made but quantitatively there is no validation. Another antibody may be more ... Read Review
Modified Trypsin for Proteomics Sample Preparation

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Promega

April 12, 2019
It's a reliable trypsin for proteomics experiments. Read Review
Excellent Staining and Works Seamlessly with CD44

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BioLegend

April 11, 2019
This antibody is easy to use and optimize, and works well. A spleen or lymph node can be used as controls. Antibody can easily be fixed for ... Read Review
CELL COUNTING KIT-8 (CCK8)

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Fisher Scientific

April 11, 2019
The kit worked very well. Read Review
DISC1 Antibody for Dendritic Spine Analysis

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Thermo Fisher Scientific

April 11, 2019
Excellent quality stain enabling visualization for colocalization in the dendritic spine, max size of 10 microns. Clusters of DISC1 protein ... Read Review
Good Cytometer for a Good Price

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BD Biosciences

April 11, 2019
The BD FACSCelesta is an easy to use flow cytometer with a small footprint. It also is a reasonably prices machine. It is a frequently used ... Read Review
Great Kit for Nucleofection in Mouse T Cells

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April 11, 2019
Absolutely recommended for transfection in mouse T cells! Read Review
Betaine Solution to Improve PCR Results

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April 11, 2019
I highly recommend trying betaine in your PCR reaction if you have a problem with getting a specific band. Read Review
Parvalbumin Antibody for Interneurons

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MilliporeSigma

April 11, 2019
I would recommend this antibody as the quality is good with no nonspecific binding. A decent dilution where too much antibody is not ... Read Review
Good ELISA for Evaluating EGF in Mouse Serum

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R&D Systems, a Bio-Techne Brand

April 10, 2019
This is an easy kit for evaluating EGF levels in mouse serum. It is easy to use with pre-coated plates. However the pre-coated plate ... Read Review
Very Easy-to-Use Kit

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Promega

April 10, 2019
An easy-to-use kit, would recommend to users with limited lab experience (undergrad students) to measure cytotoxicityIts slightly harder to ... Read Review
Mouse Adipsin ELISA Kit

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BosterBio

April 10, 2019
It is a pretty good product with a reasonable price. Read Review
NKp46 Antibody for Immunofluorescence

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R&D Systems, a Bio-Techne Brand

April 10, 2019
Perhaps the only (?) good antibody to stain for NKp46 by IF in murine tissues. Read Review
Great Anion Exchanger

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April 10, 2019
Absolutely recommended for protein purification! Read Review
Great Resolution Even on Tumor Samples

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BioLegend

April 10, 2019
This antibody is easy to use and optimize, and a taking a spleen can serve as the perfect control to ensure that this antibody is working. ... Read Review
SOC Medium to Activate Competent Cells after Heat Shock

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April 10, 2019
I always use this SOC medium when doing any kind of cloning. Read Review
Fluorescent Stain for Cell Necrosis

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April 10, 2019
The Fluoro-Jade B stain can be used as a complimentary method or alternative method to visual injury induced cell necrosis. The amount of ... Read Review
Geneticin Solution for Cell Selection

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April 09, 2019
Geneticin selection is one of my favorite selection methods because it is not too harsh to the cells like puromycin which kills most cells ... Read Review
Great Protein Concentrator

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MilliporeSigma

April 09, 2019
Absolutely recommended for concentrating protein! Read Review
Great Thermal Cycler from Bio-Rad

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Bio-Rad

April 09, 2019
Great 96-well thermal cycler. Read Review
Iba1 Antibody for Immunofluorescence

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April 09, 2019
As expected, excellent Iba1 staining. Read Review
Great ELISA Kit for Evaluating Mouse Serum Adiponectin Levels

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MilliporeSigma

April 09, 2019
This is a great easy kit for evaluating adiponectin levels in mouse serum. It is easy to use with pre-coated plates. However the pre-coated ... Read Review
Excellent Anti-Mouse CD3

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BioLegend

April 09, 2019
Excellent specificity. Definitely recommend using this antibody. Read Review
Micro Centrifuge in Molecular Biology

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Tomy Tech USA , Inc.

April 09, 2019
Benchtop Micro Centrifuge is always essential for brief centrifugation steps in Molecular Biology. Read Review
Stains Well, but Any Changes Are Subtle

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BioLegend

April 09, 2019
This antibody was used at 1:50 on cells that were exposed to hypoxic conditions, and the expression of CD39 as quantified by flow only ... Read Review
Kit for Great Yield in Magnetic Cell Sorting

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Miltenyi Biotec

April 08, 2019
Absolutely recommended for magnetic cell sorting! Read Review
A Little Goes a Long Way

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BioLegend

April 08, 2019
We used this antibody at 1:200, meaning one vial lasts a long time. However, we suspect that it may be binding something nonspecifically, ... Read Review
Hygromycin B Solution in PBS (50mg/mL) for Selection

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April 08, 2019
I would recommend using this hygromycin B solution if you need to use this selection method for the cell engineering project. Read Review
Good Anti-Mouse CD8a Antibody from BioLegend

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BioLegend

April 08, 2019
A very reliable antibody to detect mouse CD8 T cells in PBMC and other tissues. Read Review
Great Dissection Microscope for Brain Dissection

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Evident

April 08, 2019
A very user-friendly Stereomicroscope. Highly recommended. Read Review
Easy-to-Use Kit for Interrogating Mouse Serum Insulin Levels

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MilliporeSigma

April 08, 2019
This is a great easy kit for evaluating insulin levels in mouse serum. It is easy to use with pre-coated plates. However the pre-coated ... Read Review
Ammonium Persulfate Reagent - Bio Basic

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Bio Basic Inc.

April 08, 2019
Would buy again. Good pricing and quantity for the task. Read Review
Clean Isolation of CD4+ T Cells from Splenocytes

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Miltenyi Biotec

April 08, 2019
This kit has served our needs well for isolation CD4+ T Cells from mouse splenocytes. Read Review
Non-Working Antibody for NF2

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Proteintech Group Inc

April 05, 2019
Find a different NF2 antibody. Read Review
Anti-Lamin AC Antibody (CST4777)

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Cell Signaling Technology

April 05, 2019
This antibody worked well as a loading control. Read Review
Great ELISA Kit for Evaluating Mouse Serum Leptin Levels

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MilliporeSigma

April 05, 2019
This is a great easy kit for evaluating leptin levels in mouse serum. It is easy to use with pre-coated plates. However the pre-coated plate... Read Review
Great SOX10 Antibody for Oligodendrocyte Lineage

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Novus Biologicals, a Bio-Techne Brand

April 05, 2019
Highly recommended as a oligodendrocyte marker in central nerve system. Read Review
Awesome Electroporation Kit

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April 05, 2019
Definitely recommend for electroporation of T cells Read Review
Works Well for TNF-Induced Apoptosis

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April 05, 2019
Good for studies, a little costly but worth it. Read Review
Great Antibody for Evaluating SDHA Expression

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Cell Signaling Technology

April 04, 2019
This is a great antibody for the detection of SDHA. You just need to be careful and dilute down the antibody concentration. If you use too ... Read Review
Easy with Good Controls Included

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MilliporeSigma

April 04, 2019
Works well and good for NO detection. Read Review

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