title: [Letter to the Editor] The need for improved education and training in research antibody usage and validation practices.
abstract: Address correspondence to Leonard P. Freedman, Global Biological Standards Institute, 1020 19th Street, NW, Suite 550, Washington, DC, 20036. E-mail: lfreedman@gbsi.org.
authors.affiliation: Global Biological Standards Institute, Washington, DC.
authors.forename: Leonard P
authors.initials: LP
authors.lastname: Freedman
authors.affiliation: Global Biological Standards Institute, Washington, DC.
authors.forename: Mark C
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Gibson
authors.affiliation: Los Alamos National Laboratory, New Mexico.
authors.forename: Andrew R M
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: Bradbury
authors.affiliation: American Association for Cancer Research, Philadelphia, PA.
authors.forename: Arthur M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Buchberg
authors.affiliation: Janssen R&D LLC, Spring House, PA.
authors.forename: Darryl
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Davis
authors.affiliation: Merck, Rahway, NJ.
authors.forename: Marisa P
authors.initials: MP
authors.lastname: Dolled-Filhart
authors.affiliation: Oslo University Hospital, Norway.
authors.forename: Fridtjof
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Lund-Johansen
authors.affiliation: Yale University, New Haven, CT.
authors.forename: David L
authors.initials: DL
authors.lastname: Rimm
mesh_terms: D000906:Antibodies; D035843:Biomedical Research / Q000193:education / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000592:standards; D006801:Humans; D015203:Reproducibility of Results
chemical_list: D000906:Antibodies
keywords: antibodies; preclinical; reproducibility; survey; validation