Liquid Biopsy: Understand the significance of liquid biopsy in cancer research and the role of magnetic beads in sample preparation: After listening to the podcast, learners will be able to explain the importance of liquid biopsy as a minimally invasive diagnostic tool for detecting biomarkers and circulating tumor cells, and understand how magnetic beads, such as Dynabeads, play a crucial role in isolating and enriching key components from liquid biopsy samples.

Learning objectives:

• Understand the significance of liquid biopsy in cancer research: After listening to the podcast, learners will be able to explain the importance of liquid biopsy as it pertains to biomarker detection of circulating tumor cells and exosomes.
• Learners will understand how magnetic beads, such as Dynabeads, play a crucial role in isolating and enriching key components, including biomarkers, exosomes, and circulating tumor cells, from liquid biopsy samples.
• Appreciate the potential of Dynabeads in advancing cancer research: After listening to the podcast, learners will be able to identify the various applications of Dynabeads in cancer research, including the isolation and enrichment of exosomes, circulating tumor cells, and immune cells.

Proteomics – Immunoprecipitation: Understand the significance of proteins in biological research and the role of immunoprecipitation: After listening to the podcast, learners will be able to explain the importance of proteins in cellular processes, the concept of immunoprecipitation (IP) for enriching specific target proteins, and the benefits of using magnetic beads, such as Dynabeads and DynaGreen, in IP protocols.

Learning objectives:

• Understand the importance of proteins in biological research: After listening to the podcast, learners will be able to explain the significance of proteins in cellular processes, their role as effectors in biological functions, and the value of studying proteins for understanding cell function and disease mechanisms.
• Recognize the role of immunoprecipitation in proteomics: By the end of the podcast, learners will be able to describe the concept and purpose of immunoprecipitation (IP) as a technique for enriching specific target proteins or protein complexes from a biological sample, and understand its integral role in proteomics research.
• Appreciate the advantages of magnetic beads in immunoprecipitation techniques: After listening to the podcast, learners will be able to identify the benefits of using magnetic beads, such as Dynabeads and DynaGreen, in IP protocols, including their fast binding kinetics, low non-specific binding, reproducibility, elimination of centrifugation steps, and compatibility with automation.

Introduction to Magnetic Bead: Understand the history, development, versatility, and impact of Dynabeads magnetic beads: After listening to the podcast, learners will be able to explain the origin and evolution of Dynabeads, the various applications of these beads in scientific research and healthcare, and their role in advancing immunotherapy techniques, such as CAR-T cell therapy.

Learning objectives:

• Understand the history and development of Dynabeads magnetic beads: After listening to the podcast, learners will be able to explain the origin and evolution of Dynabeads, including the challenges faced by the inventor and the subsequent commercialization of the technology.
• Recognize the versatility and applications of Dynabeads: By the end of the podcast, learners will be able to identify the various uses of Dynabeads in scientific research and healthcare, such as cell isolation and expansion, protein and nucleic acid isolations, immunoprecipitation, exosome and organelle isolations, and diagnostic testing.
• Appreciate the impact of Dynabeads in immunotherapy and patient care: After listening to the podcast, learners will be able to describe the role of Dynabeads in advanced immunotherapy techniques, such as CAR-T cell therapy, and understand how these beads contribute to the treatment and recovery of patients, as demonstrated through the example of Emily Whitehead.