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See for yourCelLf

Posted by , on 18 August 2017

See for yourCelLf “Forget the textbook picture” is what I proclaim when I teach master students in a course on Cell biology and Advanced Microscopy. Although the textbook is a ...

2nd International FishMed Conference on Zebrafish Research (FishMed2018)

Posted by , on 18 August 2017

Dear Researchers, it is our great pleasure to announce the 2nd International FishMed Conference on Zebrafish Research (FishMed2018), which will be held on March 25-27, 2018 at the International Institute of ...

An interview with Jenny Nichols

Posted by , on 17 August 2017

This interview by Aidan Maartens originally appeared in Development, Volume 143, Issue 16. Jennifer Nichols is a Principal Investigator at the Cambridge Stem Cell Institute and Department of Physiology, Development and Neuroscience ...

The people behind the papers: Alaa Hachem & John Parrington

Posted by , on 16 August 2017

Embryogenesis begins with fertilisation, and defective activation of the egg by the sperm is implicated in human infertility. Today’s paper, published in the most recent issue of Development, investigates the ...

On Growth and Form centenary conference

Posted by , on 15 August 2017

The full programme and booking information for the On Growth and Form 100 conference are now online at https://www.ongrowthandform.org/conference/ The three-day conference takes place in the University of Dundee and ...

In Development this Week (Vol. 144, Issue 16)

Posted by , on 15 August 2017

Here are the highlights from the current issue of Development:   PLCζ ‘waves in’ mammalian oocyte activation At fertilisation, fusion of the sperm with the oocyte activates a slew of downstream processes ...

Baby cichlids working out their jaws

Posted by , on 14 August 2017

I joined Dr. Craig Albertson’s lab as a graduate student in 2009, where I quickly became fascinated by these cute cichlid fishes. They’re colorful, they breed their young in the ...

Biocurator position at Xenbase

Posted by , on 9 August 2017

Curator position at Xenbase, the Xenopus Model Organism database Xenbase (www.xenbase.org) is the Xenopus bioinformatics and genomics resource. Xenopus is a major model for fundamental cell and developmental biology and ...

Research Technician

Posted by , on 9 August 2017

This is an exciting opportunity for a skilled research technician/assistant to join the Ear Repair Group  at the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Biomedical Research Centre (BRC) at Guy’s ...

Postdoctoral Research Associate

Posted by , on 9 August 2017

A position as postdoctoral research associate is available in the Ear Repair group within the NIHR Biomedical Research Centre at Guy’s and St. Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust and King’s College ...

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