Blog Topic: Guest Blog
CAR T-Cell Therapy — Driving the Future of Cancer Treatment
In this blog, we discuss a recent study that used CAR T-cell therapy in a subset of gastric cancer patients
- Sep 16, 2025
- 3 min read
- Sindhu Nair, PhD
Training the Immune Mind: Advancing Vaccine Design to Educate T Cells
In this blog, we will discuss the role of T cells in the vaccine-induced immune response and the key challenges in achieving long-lasting and broad-spectrum immunity.
- Jul 29, 2025
- 4 min read
- Tyron Chang, PhD
Home-Based Brain Stimulation: A Breakthrough in Depression Treatment
In this blog, we discuss the effectiveness of brain stimulation as a home-based treatment for depression.
- Apr 03, 2025
- 4 min read
- Jey Alagarsamy
Therapeutic Dilemmas: Exploring the Dual Nature of IL-17 in Immune Responses
In this blog, we will discuss the pathological implications associated with IL-17A and current therapeutic treatments for diseases.
- Nov 21, 2024
- 4 min read
- Tyron Chang, PhD
Unlocking the Secret to Happiness: New Research Suggests Genetic Roots in Our DNA
In this blog, we discuss a recent study investigating how genetics influences happiness across different ages and ancestral backgrounds.
- Nov 07, 2024
- 3 min read
- Jey Alagarsamy
Unraveling Neuroprotection: A Small Molecule's Journey in Treating Multiple Sclerosis
In this blog, we discuss the efficacy of a small molecule for the treatment of multiple sclerosis.
- Jul 24, 2024
- 3 min read
- Jey Alagarsamy
Puppetry of a Parasite: How Toxoplasma gondii Manipulates its Host
In this blog, we discuss new research from Meyer et al. (2022), suggesting that mild manipulation from T. gondii increases a gray wolf’s risk-taking behaviors, with potentially fatal consequences.
- Oct 05, 2023
- 4 min read
- Rowan Cox
How Dreams Can Predict Neurodegenerative Disorders
In this blog, we will discuss what RBD is, treatments for the condition, and what is thought to cause it. We will also look at the link between this rare sleep disorder and the onset of certain neurodegenerative disorders.
- Sep 13, 2023
- 4 min read
- Katie Lowles, PhD
From Powerhouses to Inferno: A Mitochondrial Messenger Fuels Inflammation
In this blog, we discuss the concept of immunometabolism, including a new study published by Hooftman et al. (2023) in Nature showing how a molecule derived from mitochondrial metabolism can trigger inflammation, providing insights into the versatile functions of these organelles beyond energy production.
- Jul 28, 2023
- 4 min read
- Tyron Chang, PhD
Spot the Difference: Why There Are Two Ways to Develop Melanoma
This blog discusses how both UV radiation and non-UV pathways can promote melanoma.
- Jul 07, 2023
- 5 min read
- Katie Lee
The Biochemical Basis of Depression
This blog outline what is currently known about depression and anti-depressants, in the context of brain biochemistry.
- May 18, 2023
- 5 min read
- Katie Lowles, PhD
Immune Cells Get an Upgrade: A Stronger Defense against Cancer
This blog takes a look at recent advances in CAR T-cell therapies, which allow CAR expression and release of cytokines in a controllable manner.
- Apr 20, 2023
- 4 min read
- Tyron Chang, PhD
Myelin: It’s Great to Insulate
In this guest blog, we dive into the structure and function of myelin and the consequences of myelin-associated diseases.
- Jul 07, 2022
- 5 min read
- Danielle Germundson
Placenta or Pleasant-a? A Marvelously Alien Organ
In this guest blog, the 2021 Bio-Rad Science Writing Competition Winner, Keira Lee Rice, discusses the placenta.
- May 11, 2022
- 6 min read
- Keira Lee Rice
Genes, but Backwards: Grist for the Evolutionary Mill
Where do new genes come from? This guest blog by Md Hassan Uz-Zaman discusses this question and how our view on this has evolved over time.
- Apr 20, 2022
- 4 min read
- Md. Hassan Uz-Zaman
A PITiful End for a Pathogen
In this guest blog, Temitayo Bamgbose, a graduate student at Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, Shreveport, discusses PITs, a tactic utilized by the immune system to eliminate pathogens.
- Apr 06, 2022
- 4 min read
- Temitayo Bamgbose
Mucins: the Snot so Glamorous Future of Medicine?
In this guest blog, Katie Lowles discusses mucins, proteins that form protective mucous barriers in epithelial cells, and recent research highlighting the therapeutic potential of mucins.
- Mar 17, 2022
- 4 min read
- Katie Lowles, PhD
350+ Ways pRB is More than Just E2F Regulation
In this guest blog, Sabine Hahn, a researcher who focuses on the dynamic regulation of chromatin structure and how that influences chromosome segregation during mitosis, discusses pRB’s vital role in cancer epigenetics.
- Feb 24, 2022
- 5 min read
- Sabine Hahn
The Cancer-Therapy Arms Race
In this guest blog, Grace Gregory discusses Non-small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC), some of the different treatment approaches being used, and why finding the most appropriate treatment for NSCLC isn’t always straightforward
- Feb 03, 2022
- 5 min read
- Grace Gregory, PhD
What Makes Us Tick?
In this guest blog, Katie Lowles discusses the circadian clock and why it is important for human health.
- Jan 20, 2022
- 5 min read
- Katie Lowles, PhD
Secrets of Aging
In this guest blog for Lab Crunches, Shermaine Thein explores the concept of aging and why how old we are may not be as simple as just a number.
- Sep 16, 2021
- 5 min read
- Shermaine Thein
Impostor Syndrome: Being a Graduate Student in the Sciences
This guest blog discusses impostor syndrome in graduate school and practical steps you can take to combat these feelings.
- Apr 16, 2021
- 4 min read
- Amanda Koch
Big Dreams: Multidisciplinary Science — Not a Fairytale
In this guest blog, Christine Lalonde, a Postdoctoral Fellow at Laurentian University, Canada, shares her experience of a multidisciplinary research career and her tips for others starting out in a multidisciplinary field.
- Apr 09, 2021
- 6 min read
- Christine Lalonde, PhD
The Transcriptomic Swiss Army Knife— A-to-I RNA Editing
In this guest blog, Priyankaa Pitcheshwar, a PhD student working in the area of adenosine-to-inosine (A-to-I) RNA editing in the context of cancer, tells us about the hopes of targeting this mechanism for disease treatment.
- Mar 18, 2021
- 4 min read
- Priyankaa Pitcheshwar
Can COVID-19 Trigger New-Onset Diabetes?
In this guest blog, Janielle Cuala, tells us about an interesting link between COVID-19 and new-onset diabetes and the research her lab is doing in this area.
- Mar 10, 2021
- 5 min read
- Janielle Cuala
How Do Pattern Recognition Receptors Help Mount an Immune Response?
This guest blog takes a look at pattern recognition receptors and how they mount an immune response against viruses.
- Feb 25, 2021
- 4 min read
- Gayatri Subramanian, PhD
My PhD Love Affair
Guest contributor, Marta González-Prieto shares her love story with her PhD project and how despite initial challenges they eventually got the happy ending that they dreamed of.
- Feb 11, 2021
- 5 min read
- Marta González Prieto, PhD
A T Cell for Your Thoughts?
Can T cells influence our brain function? In this guest blog, we explore the contribution of T cells to learning and memory.
- Jan 22, 2021
- 4 min read
- Danielle Germundson
The PhD: More than a Thesis
In this guest blog, Emma Green tells us why the value of a PhD is more than just your research and what she learned from the experience.
- Jan 11, 2021
- 6 min read
- Emma Green, PhD
Pokemon Antibody - I Choose You
Bio-Rad has searched through our catalog to show you some of our antibodies with hilarious names from Pokemon to dinosaurs.
- Dec 17, 2020
- 2 min read
- Marta González Prieto, PhD
A MASTer Immune cell
In this guest blog, we take a look at some of the areas outside of allergy that mast cells play a role in.
- Dec 04, 2020
- 4 min read
- Danielle Germundson
Tips to Help You Succeed When You Have to Switch PhD Project
Guest contributor Zill-e-Anam Shares her tips for staying on track when you have to switch PhD project, for reasons outside of your control.
- Nov 30, 2020
- 5 min read
- Zill-e-Anam
Secrets of the Haunted Brain: Ghost Tangles
In this guest blog, we discuss ghost tangles, the remains of tau (found after neuronal death), and their effects.
- Oct 27, 2020
- 3 min read
- Marta González Prieto, PhD
Hopes to Restore Movement in People with Parkinson’s
In this guest blog, Emma Green discusses why cell replacement therapy may offer hope for restoring movement in people with Parkinson's Disease.
- Oct 22, 2020
- 4 min read
- Emma Green, PhD
An Age Old Question
In this blog, guest contributor Shermaine Thein shares some of the insights that she has learned about aging as a graduate student stepping into the realm of geroscience.
- Oct 11, 2020
- 5 min read
- Shermaine Thein
Performing Inclusive Research in the Lab
In this blog, Guest Writer Samantha Zambuto shares her perspective on why it is important that scientists study women’s health.
- Sep 11, 2020
- 6 min read
- Samantha Zambuto
Diary of a Coronavirologist
Stuart Weston PhD, coronavirologist, shares his insights on what it is like being a researcher in coronaviruses during the 2020 pandemic.
- Mar 23, 2020
- 6 min read
- Stuart Weston, PhD
How to Successfully Manage the PhD-to-Postdoc Transition
In this guest blog, Dr Elisa Vitiello shares her tips on making the transition from being a PhD student to getting your first job in academic research as a postdoc.
- Sep 19, 2019
- 5 min read
- Elisa Vitiello, PhD
Lessons from the Pandemic: How to Be a Good Lab Mate
In this guest blog, Sabine shares the research challenges caused by the pandemic and how her lab has implemented small changes to how they work for the benefit of the whole research group.
- Nov 13, 2020
- 6 min read
- Sabine Hahn