Application Note: The Importance of Lot-to-Lot Consistency

by Dr. Alyssa Master | Jul 25, 2018

Lisa Karimi-NaserNucleus Biologics I could not find a consistent reagent for reliable immune cell culture. I have over a decade of experience in immunology and inflammation research. This experience in the biotechnology industry has routinely proven one thing:...

Case Study: The importance of highly characterized fetal bovine serum (FBS) in hormone mediated cancer research

by Dr. Alyssa Master | Mar 27, 2018

Matthew J. Sikora, PhD Department of Pathology, University of Colorado, School of Medicine Models to study estrogen require strict control of steroid levels in cell culture. My lab focuses on the action of steroid hormones, e.g. estrogen, in breast cancer. Models to...

A Method for Differentiating Fetal Bovine Serum from Newborn Calf Serum

by Dr. Alyssa Master | Dec 27, 2017

BioProcessing Journal has published the article “A Method for Differentiating Fetal Bovine Serum from Newborn Calf Serum” by Michelle Cheever, Alyssa Master, PhD, and Rosemary J. Versteegen, PhD. Download Full Article Abstract: The continued use of animal...

FBS – It’s not all created equal – What consumers need to know

by Dr. Alyssa Master | Nov 8, 2017

Cell Culture Dish podcast interviewing Alyssa Master, Ph.D., Senior Manager of Science and Applications, Nucleus Biologics about some of the challenges of working with FBS, why not all FBS is created equal and suggestions for FBS customers who are trying to navigate...

Methods for Determining Authenticity of Fetal Bovine Serum

by Dr. Alyssa Master | Jul 12, 2017

By Michelle Cheever and Alyssa Master, PhD Are You Getting What You Paid For? We recently encountered a customer who had purchased their fetal bovine serum (FBS) at a very low price. Anytime we hear about FBS selling near or below the cost of the raw source material,...