The Transfection Techniques and Basics resource collection provides an overview of transfection, including general information on various transfection technologies, considerations for successful transfection experiments, and selecting the appropriate transfection method for your cell line and experimental needs.
Use this transfection product family selection guide to choose the solution that's right for you.
Educational resources to get started
Strategy
Methods
Application notes
Transfection application notes present research applications and proof-of-concept experiments involving Thermo Scientific, Invitrogen, and Gibco products from our cell biology portfolio.
If you're looking to learn about methods and techniques to achieve improved transfection, tested protocols, or descriptions of various techniques (and their trade-offs), you are likely to find such answers among these application notes.
Virtual lab
The “Cell Culture Basics—Transfection” virtual training lab is an introduction to transfection covering many topics, including:
- Overview of common transfection delivery methods
- Conducting positive and negative controls
- Performing a lipid-based transfection
- Performing an electroporation transfection
- Analyzing cells
The Gibco cell culture basics—transfection lab is endorsed by The American Association for Cell Biology (ASCB). Gibco and ASCB are committed to cell biology education. As part of our partnership you will receive discounted membership to ASCB after completing the virtual lab.
This handbook outlines a collection of superior transfection and genome engineering products designed to work together to help answer research questions faster and with less effort.
Transfection protocol calculator
Let us take the stress and hassle out of scaling your experiment. Get your customized transfection protocol by entering just a few details.
Transfection protocols
Transfection solutions for cancer cells
These transfection protocols for the most studied cancer cell lines and cancer types are designed to help you get the results you want the first time with minimal optimization. Find your cell line–specific protocol for breast, lung, prostate, or liver cancer. The new protocols provide you with a step-by-step guide to help ensure high transfection efficiency with low toxicity for your specific cancer cell line.
Transfection solutions for stem cells
In addition to the protocol developed for the Lipofectamine Stem Transfection Reagent user guide we’ve created optimized stem cell–specific protocols that will help guide you to high efficiency with low toxicity in individual stem cell types (iPSC, ESC, NSC) and with your media of choice. The protocols cover growing cells, culture conditions, and passaging through to successful transfection results.
Application notes
Transfection application notes present research applications and proof-of-concept experiments involving Thermo Scientific, Invitrogen, and Gibco products from our cell biology portfolio.
If you're looking to learn about methods and techniques to achieve improved transfection, tested protocols, or descriptions of various techniques (and their trade-offs), you are likely to find such answers among these application notes.
Virtual lab
The “Cell Culture Basics—Transfection” virtual training lab is an introduction to transfection covering many topics, including:
- Overview of common transfection delivery methods
- Conducting positive and negative controls
- Performing a lipid-based transfection
- Performing an electroporation transfection
- Analyzing cells
The Gibco cell culture basics—transfection lab is endorsed by The American Association for Cell Biology (ASCB). Gibco and ASCB are committed to cell biology education. As part of our partnership you will receive discounted membership to ASCB after completing the virtual lab.
This handbook outlines a collection of superior transfection and genome engineering products designed to work together to help answer research questions faster and with less effort.
Transfection protocol calculator
Let us take the stress and hassle out of scaling your experiment. Get your customized transfection protocol by entering just a few details.
Transfection protocols
Transfection solutions for cancer cells
These transfection protocols for the most studied cancer cell lines and cancer types are designed to help you get the results you want the first time with minimal optimization. Find your cell line–specific protocol for breast, lung, prostate, or liver cancer. The new protocols provide you with a step-by-step guide to help ensure high transfection efficiency with low toxicity for your specific cancer cell line.
Transfection solutions for stem cells
In addition to the protocol developed for the Lipofectamine Stem Transfection Reagent user guide we’ve created optimized stem cell–specific protocols that will help guide you to high efficiency with low toxicity in individual stem cell types (iPSC, ESC, NSC) and with your media of choice. The protocols cover growing cells, culture conditions, and passaging through to successful transfection results.
Addressing concerns of working with mRNA
Resources
For Research Use Only. Not for use in diagnostic procedures.
