Wow! Only Good Antibodies has developed a new tool that lets you see, directly in a paper, which antibodies were tested and validated. A tool that comes at the right time, given all the issues surrounding antibody validation. Definitively a tool to get onlygoodantibodies.co.uk/extension/

Meet Abigail Parsons, one of our Antibody Champions. Abi joins a UK wide network helping their institutions make better antibody choices through local workshops and free tools built by OGA onlygoodantibodies.co.uk/champions/ #BrainCancer #3Rs #AntibodyValidation #ReproducibleResearch #OpenScience

[1/6] Two new preprints out today from the OGA team. We've quantified the ethical costs of poor antibody validation for the first time — and developed a consensus plan to fix it. Thread 🧵

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We are working with @oga-community.bsky.social to recruit a cohort of early career researchers who will drive the validation and use of better antibodies. Are you our next Antibody Champion? More details, eligibility and application process: nc3rs.org.uk/news/antibod...

In Lifecycle Journal's publish-before-review model, research is published before undergoing evaluation. Published submissions are eligible for review by services including @oga-community.bsky.social, a nonprofit that evaluates research that relies on antibodies: lifecyclejournal.org/evaluation-s...

We're very pleased to publicly announce the winners of the 2025 Dorothy Bishop Prize, which celebrates the contributions of early career researchers working to promote #OpenResearch and improve #ResearchCulture. Congratulations to: - Annayah Prosser - Michael Biddle - Lewis Jones #AcademicSky

Congratulations Michael Biddle for winning the @ukrepro.bsky.social Dorothy Bishop award for your contributions to #Open and #Reproducible research culture. We are so proud of all of the excellent work you have been leading!

Congratulations Michael Biddle for your nomination for this award recognising contributions to #Open , #Reproducible , and generally better research! www.ukrn.org/2025/03/04/d...

We’re pleased to join the UK Reproducibility Network (@ukrepro.bsky.social) as a stakeholder in support of a more open, transparent and reproducible research culture. Find out more:

UKRN welcomes eLife and Hidden REF as new stakeholders | UK Reproducibility Network

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This rate of validation suggests that antibodies should be considered non-specific until proven otherwise: 357 validated out of 1,124 tested. .

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🚨 Just over 24 hours left for PhD applications to be submitted to join our DTP 📅 Midday (GMT) TOMORROW Friday 10 Jan The application form and all details are on our website more.bham.ac.uk/mrc-aim/phd-... as well as a helpful FAQ doc and two Zoom recordings from recently held information sessions

MRC AIM DTP@mrcaimdtp.bsky.social · 2y ago

🚨Exciting first post🚨 Applications now open for our fully funded Medical Research Council 4 year PhD studentships across our 3 partner institutions @unibirmingham.bsky.social University of Leicester and @uniofnottingham.bsky.social We welcome applications from home and international candidates. 🧵

📣Check out "A Consensus Platform for Antibody Validation," which describes YCharOS's knockout cell-line based antibody validation platform. 📣 www.nature.com/artic...

A consensus platform for antibody characterization

Nature Protocols - YCharOS is a consensus platform for antibody characterization developed through collaboration between academia and industry, enabling direct comparisons among antibodies that...

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Better antibodies, Better science, Better patient outcomes. Visit us to find out more! onlygoodantibodies.com/projects/

Learn more about us and our collaboration with @ycharos.bsky.social in this @nature.com feature by Diana Kwon. www.nature.com/articles/d41...

The antibodies don’t work! The race to rid labs of molecules that ruin experiments

Poorly performing antibodies have plagued biomedical sciences for decades. Several fresh initiatives hope to change this.

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New protocol will drive a shared roadmap towards more reliable and cost-effective use of antibodies in biomedical research - NIHR Leicester Biomedical Research Centre

A blog by Dr Harvinder Virk - NIHR Academic Clinical Lecturer in Respiratory Medicine, MRC New Investigator (Early Career Researcher).

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The @ycharos.bsky.social antibody characterization protocol using knock-out cells as controls is now published, and endorsed. Remember though that it’s a generic protocol - you still need to do the proper controls for your own experiments! www.nature.com/articles/s41...

YCharOS protocol for antibody validation - Nature Protocols

Poorly performing antibodies contribute to the reproducibility crisis in biomedical research. The market offers millions of antibodies and validating them is a cumbersome process. Now, the non-profit ...

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