Rachael Preston, PhD

Bio-Rad Expert Author

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PhD in Medical Genetics
Studied At
University of Cardiff
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Rachael is an Applications Scientist for Bio-Rad Antibodies. She earned her PhD in cancer genetics at Cardiff University (UK) where she focused on characterizing the tumor suppression function of folliculin.

Of particular focus was the detection of phosphorylation events resulting from the activation of kinases, like mTOR and AMPK. She has extensive experience in molecular biology techniques and antibody applications

8 blogs authored by Rachael Preston, PhD
Treat Them Right! – Best Practices for Storing and Working with Antibodies

This blog discusses some best practices for storing and using your antibodies to get the most out of them in your experiments.

The Training Bench: Workout Your Immunoprecipitation Fitness Goals

If your IP technique is something that you are trying to improve, this blog has advice to help you to get better immunoprecipitation results.

How to Pull-Down Your Target Protein and Interactors Successfully

This blog will take you through the basics of IP so you can get successful results from the outset.

Seeing SARS – the Remarkable Story of June Almeida

This blog takes a look at the career of June Almeida, who became a pioneer in the imaging and identification of viruses.

Top Tips for Troubleshooting Your BrdU Blues

This blog post focuses on BrdU and top tips and tricks for conducting a BrdU labeling experiment to help you troubleshoot any BrdU blues.

ELISAs Do Little? Your Guide to ELISAs Part Two

In this blog, we take a look at sandwich and competitive ELISAs and highlight some of our top ELISA tips.

ELISAs Do Little? Your Guide to ELISAs Part One

Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assays (ELISAs) are widely used for the detection and quantification of proteins, peptides, hormones, and other substances...

Taking Control of Your Western Blotting Troubles

This blog discusses the three basic types of controls that should be included in a western blot experiment and provides a good starting point for trou...

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