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Funded PhD projects in Mathematical Modelling of stem cell dynamics at University of Southampton

Posted by , on 8 March 2017

Fully-funded PhD studentships (3 years) for projects in Mathematical/Computational Biology are available at the University of Southampton (Mathematical Sciences). The PhD projects will be supervised by Drs Philip Greulich and ...

Lifemap: a zoomable interface for exploring the entire Tree of Life

Posted by , on 30 January 2017

“Nothing in biology makes sense except in the light of evolution” (Dobzansky, 1973). Our knowledge of the evolutionary relationships between all known organisms, the so-called Tree of Life (ToL), is ...

Kicking It Up a Notch: Becoming a Culturally Relevant Science Educator

Posted by , on 19 January 2017

I want to talk about how you can take your science teaching to the next level, where young people, and especially underrepresented young people (people of color, LGBT, immigrants, girls, ...

eLearning at eMouseAtlas

Posted by , on 24 November 2016

A new eLearning resource that provides short and interactive vignettes in embryo (primarily vertebrate) development, from gametogenesis through to organogenesis, is available from the eMouseAtlas1,2 website (www.emouseatlas.org). The current eLearning ...

The Biology of Regenerative Medicine - registration opening soon

Posted by , on 16 November 2016

The aim of the third conference in this series is to understand the biology that underpins the success or failure of regenerative processes. We will explore the relationship between stem ...

#BarBarPlots!

Posted by , on 31 August 2016

(or: how to avoid misleading representations of statistical data)   Recently, a kickstarter project raised more than 3000€ in one month to campaign for banning the wrong usage of bar ...

Exciting news on neural stem cell niches: stunning research from Fiona Doetsch's lab

Posted by , on 26 August 2016

http://www.cell.com/cell-stem-cell/fulltext/S1934-5909(16)30163-1 Sense & Sensibility: niche signals regulate neural stem cells in an age-dependent manner paper feature by Thomas Schwarz-Romond Tissue specific stem cell niches provide lifelong support for adult stem ...

Free webinar | Single-cell RNA-seq and cell heterogeneity in the central nervous system

Posted by , on 17 August 2016

Register here: http://bit.ly/single_cell_rna_seq_webinar  Interested in understanding RNA-seq and its application to the study of oligodendrocyte heterogeneity? Join Dr Gonçalo Castelo-Branco and Dr Amit Zeisel, of the the Department of Medical Biochemistry ...

MBL Embryology Course 2016

Posted by , on 1 August 2016

“My dear, here we must run as fast as we can, just to stay in place. And if you wish to go anywhere you must run twice as fast as ...

Life's symphony: a fusion of art and science to display the beauty of development

Posted by , on 26 July 2016

Mark Hintze and Diana Gradinaru introduce their collaborative animation about the wonders of developmental biology.   How are you built?  How do you become the shape and form that you are? How are ...

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