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title: ABclonal Knowledge Base | Kin Leung (11)
description: Kin Leung is the Scientific Content Marketing Manager at ABclonal. Kin has a background in immunology and cancer biology. He has enjoyed working with many different technologies and living systems, and is always eager to learn more about the natural world. Kin enjoys talking science and sports, including baseball and the Chicago Cubs. (11)
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Sep 15, 2022, 7:31:43 PM by [Kin Leung](https://blog.abclonal.com/blog/author/kin-leung)
## [The 2022 Ig Nobel Laureates!](https://blog.abclonal.com/blog/the-2022-ig-nobel-laureates)
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That time of year that we've all been anticipating is here! That's right, the [32nd First Annual Ig Nobel Prize ceremony](https://improbable.com/ig/2022-ceremony/) took place on the evening of Thursday, September 15, and the 2022 winners took their bows and hammed it up in one of the most favorite of scientific gatherings. Alas, the ceremony was online-only due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but that did not take away from the fun and love of science that is expected from this festival of glee that features actual Nobel Prize winners! Without further ado, please read on for the many great, uh, achievements by this year's newest additions to the Ig Nobel ranks.
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Sep 14, 2022, 12:00:00 PM by [Kin Leung](https://blog.abclonal.com/blog/author/kin-leung)
## [The 10 “Greatest” Ig Nobel Discoveries](https://blog.abclonal.com/blog/the-10-greatest-ig-nobel-discoveries)
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Science is the process that allows humans to identify a problem and devise experiments to examine that problem and provide solutions. Not all scientific problems are created equal, but we can agree that all science, even those super mundane details that barely anyone ever thinks of, can be important to the whole of human knowledge. One of the great draws of science is that it is both rewarding and fun, and if ever there was a repository of high-brow humor, science is it. While we celebrate great discoveries every year with the Nobel Prizes, we also have an uproariously entertaining time with the annual Ig Nobel ceremony, a somewhat obscure but [highly-anticipated event for the entire scientific community](https://www.nature.com/articles/news040927-20) that shows the fun and human side of the "lauded" researchers. Let’s look at the Ig Nobel Prize, and some of the “greatest” Ig Nobel recognitions since the award’s inception in 1991.
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Sep 7, 2022, 12:00:00 PM by [Kin Leung](https://blog.abclonal.com/blog/author/kin-leung)
## [Why Accessibility and Collaboration are Critical to Good Science](https://blog.abclonal.com/blog/why-accessibility-and-collaboration-are-critical-to-good-science)
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Like most PhD students, I had to generate publications in order to earn my doctorate, and my mentor had to use those publications to support his grant applications. The ability to churn out publications in volume is critical to sustaining academic research, and the labs with the best reputations are the ones who regularly crank out quality articles that land in top-tier journals. However, does science have to be driven this way? Are we overlooking some great scientists or discoveries because they were unable to find the opportunities for funding and exposure, and thus dropped academia in search of another career? We should explore improving accessibility to funding and publication in research so that everyone has the chance to share their ideas.
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Aug 31, 2022, 12:00:00 PM by [Kin Leung](https://blog.abclonal.com/blog/author/kin-leung)
## [Working Toward Sustainability in Laboratory Science](https://blog.abclonal.com/blog/working-toward-sustainability-in-science)
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You may have stumbled upon many articles about the poor [whales swallowing tons of plastic waste](https://www.worldwildlife.org/stories/whales-and-the-plastics-problem), [flooding that is affecting communities and even national parks](https://www.cnn.com/2022/06/16/weather/yellowstone-national-park-flooding-closed-thursday/index.html), or [chemicals that are constantly threatening marine life](https://www.sciencenews.org/article/sunscreen-damage-coral-reef-oxybenzone). As the global temperature continues to increase, the ocean levels gradually rise, and life as we know it is threatened, it is almost like we are on our way to the apocalypse. However, humans do not have to accept this doomsday scenario! There are many things beyond our control that we will have to persuade our elected leaders to drastically change policies to conserve our natural resources, reduce pollution, and preserve biodiversity. But there are also many other things well within our control that we can do in the lab and at home to make a difference, since small actions will add up to significant positive change.
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Aug 17, 2022, 12:00:00 PM by [Kin Leung](https://blog.abclonal.com/blog/author/kin-leung)
## [How to Become a Great Scientific Mentor](https://blog.abclonal.com/blog/the-best-mentor-you-can-be)
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If you are reading this, either having earned your first faculty position or about to embark on leading a huge project, congratulations! You have obviously demonstrated the creative problem solving and other skills needed to successfully carry out and complete a scientific study…but maybe you’re not confident in your ability to lead or mentor? I would argue that many experiences you have accumulated up to this point will help you become the best mentor you can be, so let’s get to it as you cultivate the next generation of great researchers!
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Aug 15, 2022, 11:37:47 AM by [Kin Leung](https://blog.abclonal.com/blog/author/kin-leung)
## [CUT&Tag: An Alternative to Chromatin Immunoprecipitation](https://blog.abclonal.com/blog/cuttag-an-alternative-to-chip)
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The arguably most fun thing about science is when your supervisor tells you to just do Experiment X to test hypothesis, but then they kind of forget to tell you how complicated the techniques are to perform that experiment, not to mention all the optimization you would need to do. I personally have never done a chromatin immunoprecipitation (ChIP), and since I wasn’t in genomics, the most sequencing I ever did was setting up quick reactions for the core facility to tell me that my gene constructs were correctly built. ChIP does sound rather simple when explained in class, but when you read up on the protocols,1 there are some limitations to what ChIP can do, especially given the large amount of starting material you need for the typical experiment. Luckily, in recent years, scientists have started to use an alternative technique called Cleavage Under Targets and Tagmentation, or CUT&Tag, which ABclonal is pleased to support through our antibody reagents.
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