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Common Applications of the GFP Tag
Since its discovery in the 1960s, Green Fluorescent Protein (GFP) has enabled researchers to investigate …Read More »An Introduction to Green Fluorescent Protein (GFP)
Green fluorescent protein, more commonly known as GFP, was discovered in 1962. Since then, it …Read More »Meet the intern: Maddie Schepers
Schools out, and summer is just beginning! We’d like to introduce our returning summer intern, …Read More »Celebrating 20 years of JIR Europe
July 2024 marks the 20th anniversary of Jackson ImmunoResearch Europe, founded by Sue Hallett. Read …Read More »We’d like to hear from you!
We want to hear from you, our loyal Jackson ImmunoResearch customers! Complete our customer satisfaction …Read More »What is an Antibody?
Antibodies are complex proteins produced by mammalian B cells during the adaptive immune response. Their …Read More »We’d like to hear from you!
As we reflect on 2023, we want to hear from our loyal Jackson ImmunoResearch customers. …Read More »Bead-based multiplexing assays: Luminex® xMAP® Technology
According to Luminex® (a DiaSorin company), xMAP® is the world′s most used multiplexing technology, a …Read More »Routine Veterinary Testing of Livestock
Commercial livestock, or animals intended to enter the human food chain such as cows, pigs, …Read More »Tissue Typing
Tissue typing, also known as human leukocyte antigen (HLA) testing, is the process of determining …Read More »Harnessing Camelid Antibodies as Next-Generation Treatments for Snakebites
In many areas of the rural tropics, people are at risk of snakebites. The threat …Read More »Assay Setup: Sandwich ELISA for Allergy
ELISA is a widely used technique for detecting and quantifying one or more specific proteins …Read More »Super-Resolution Microscopy: Principles, Technologies, and Considerations for Reagent Selection
While conventional microscopy techniques are still widely used for scientific research, super-resolution microscopy (SRM) is …Read More »Webinar: NANOBODIES® for Super-resolution Microscopy.
When you’re looking to push the limits of resolution in your microscopy, you need to …Read More »NANOBODIES® for Super-Resolution Microscopy: Partnership between Jackson ImmunoResearch and Abberior.
Looking to enhance your achievable resolution for STED and SRM? Combining small polyclonal AffiniPure-VHH™ antibodies …Read More »NEW: 4 part ELISA Guide
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Fluorescent molecules
Fluorophores are essential to many different applications, from flow-cytometry, confocal and super-resolution microscopy to Western …Read More »The Rise of Antibody Therapeutics
In June 1986, muromonab-CD3 became the first monoclonal antibody approved by the U.S. Food and …Read More »Disrupting life science: How VHH antibodies will shape future research
The unique properties of single-variable domain or heavy-chain only antibodies (nanobodies) have revolutionized how researchers …Read More »CAR T-Cell Therapy: Features, Benefits, and Applications
Chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cell therapy is fast becoming established as the fifth pillar of …Read More »CAR T-Cell Therapy: Features, Benefits, and Applications
Chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cell therapy is fast becoming established as the fifth pillar of …Read More »Case Study: Diagnostic applications: Allergy
Allergy affects many people and has multiple causes including pet dander, pollen, and chemical allergens. …Read More »Allergy Testing
Allergies have been estimated to affect more than 50 million Americans each year and are …Read More »Lateral Flow Immunoassay: Methodology, Applications, and Considerations for Use
Lateral flow immunoassay (LFIA) is a membrane-based technique for detecting specific analytes in complex samples. …Read More »Immunoglobulin classes
Immunoglobulin Classes Introduction There are five classes of immunoglobulins, IgG, IgM, IgA, IgD, and IgE. …Read More »Focus: Imaging with AffiniPure-VHH™ Secondary Antibodies
Combining the exquisite specificity our minimally cross-reactive antibodies have always offered with the unique penetrative …Read More »Disease surveillance for companion animals
As we live our lives in close contact with companion animals, testing for infections that …Read More »Subcellular imaging with JIR AffiniPure-VHH™ Secondary Antibodies
We caught up with Derek Sung, Immunofluorescence guru, Ph.D. student, and the brains behind the …Read More »JIR Journal Club. Review of Single B cell screening
Single B cell screening rapidly identifies potent neutralizing antibodies for SARS-CoV-2 University of Michigan researchers …Read More »Western blotting guide: Part 4, Membrane blocking
Blocking is essential to prevent non-specific interactions between the transferred proteins, the membrane and the …Read More »Jackson ImmunoResearch Supports Local Organizations
Supporting local organizations is important to Jackson ImmunoResearch, and over the years we have been …Read More »Celebrating 40 years!
This March marks the 40th anniversary of Jackson ImmunoResearch Laboratories, Inc., founded by William J. …Read More »Western blotting guide: Part 3, Electroblotting – Protein Transfer
Electrophoresis allows the proteins separated by SDS-PAGE to be transfered from the gel onto a …Read More »Western blotting guide: Part 2, Protein separation by SDS-PAGE
Once prepared, the sample proteins are separated by PAGE (polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis), which may be …Read More »Affinity Vs Avidity
Affinity and avidity are terms used to describe the strength of the bond between an …Read More »Western blotting guide: Part 1, Introduction and Sample Preparation
In 1979, Towbin et al. first detailed the process of immunoblotting – the separation of …Read More »Journal club: Affinity maturation of neutralizing antibodies improves in vivo protection against SARS-CoV-2.
Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, multiple vaccines have been developed that protect against …Read More »Immunoglossary
Antibodies are such critical reagents for scientific research that a unique language has been coined …Read More »Titering to optimize vaccine boosters
Titering is commonly used by veterinarians when deciding whether to revaccinate or give a “booster” …Read More »Ten Top Tips for Multiple Labeling
. Multiplexed immunoassays offer many advantages. These include more data points per sample, higher throughput, …Read More »High-Affinity Nanobodies: Potential Therapeutics for SARS-CoV-2
Of the seven types of coronavirus known to infect humans, severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus …Read More »How can His-Tags Benefit your Research?
Protein tags underpin a broad range of research applications. These include affinity purification, where protein …Read More »Ten Top Tips for Flow Cytometry
Flow cytometry is a technique for analyzing individual cells in suspension. It uses a stream …Read More »Antibodies – From Immune Weapons to Essential Tools for Research
Antibodies are complex proteins produced by B-cells during the adaptive immune response. They recognize and …Read More »Benefits of Lateral Flow Immunoassays for Point-Of-Care Testing
Lateral flow immunoassays (LFIA) are widely used for rapid detection of specific analytes in a …Read More »Presentation on Anti-Human antibodies for serological tests
Serological immunoassays are vital components in our arsenal against infectious disease. Our COO Dr Dave …Read More »Antibodies for vaccine validation
As the world prepares for the rollout of mass immunization in 2021, testing and manufacturing …Read More »Lateral flow tests for diagnostics
Lateral flow assays are one of the many types of immunoassays available for health monitoring. …Read More »Heavy-Chain Variable (VHH) Antibodies: Diagnosis, Treatment and Prevention of Covid-19 and Novel Viral Infections
Coronaviruses are a family of enveloped, positive-sense RNA viruses affecting the upper-respiratory tract, usually causing …Read More »Immuno-oncology: Putting Secondary Antibodies First
The field of Immuno-oncology has been one of the most swiftly advancing areas of research …Read More »Immunopuzzle
Fancy a puzzle and the chance to win one of our fabulous chocolate prizes from …Read More »Serological testing for diagnostics and disease surveillance
Serological tests enable disease surveillance from initial infection through to the development of immunity against …Read More »Anti-Alpaca Secondary Antibodies for Nanotechnology – Part 1
JIR Anti-Alpaca IgG Secondary Antibodies for Nanobody generation Alpaca and Llama heavy chain only antibodies provide …Read More »Immunoglobulin structure and function
Immunoglobulins form one branch of the adaptive immune system, recognizing pathogens or foreign material and …Read More »Distinguish cell types from primary cultures
“When labeling for more than one target with antibodies from closely related species, you really …Read More »Confocal images made with Jackson ImmunoResearch Secondary Antibodies
Find out about the research of the 2016 FabuLight™ competition winner, Jana Mach from the …Read More »