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2017 MBL Embryology Course underway at Woods Hole!

Posted by , on 8 June 2017

Today marks Day 3 of the Embryology: Concepts & Techniques in Modern Developmental Biology course (http://www.mbl.edu/education/courses/embryology/) at the Marine Biological Laboratories in Woods Hole, MA (http://www.mbl.edu/). 24 students along with ...

How to color a lizard: from developmental biology to physics to mathematics

Posted by , on 7 June 2017

One of the research topics in Michel Milinkovitch’s laboratory (https://www.lanevol.org) at the University of Geneva (Switzerland) is to understand how squamates (lizards and snakes) generate such a tremendous variety of ...

An interview with Hiroshi Hamada

Posted by , on 5 June 2017

This interview by Katherine Brown first appeared in Development, Volume 144, Issue 11. Hiroshi Hamada is the Director of the RIKEN Center for Developmental Biology (CDB) in Kobe, Japan. His lab ...

May in preprints

Posted by , on 5 June 2017

Our latest monthly trawl for developmental biology (and other cool) preprints. See last year’s introductory post for background, and let us know if we missed anything This month featured a host ...

Postdoc position (Johns Hopkins University, USA)

Posted by , on 4 June 2017

Lee lab has been studying on cell specification process using human pluripotent stem cells, particularly peripheral nervous system and skeletal muscle cells. Lee lab website We are looking for highly ...

Lab Technician in Developmental Biology at the University of Maryland near Washington DC

Posted by , on 31 May 2017

A position (#123028) is available immediately for a Research Technician/Faculty Specialist to contribute to our studies in neural crest and placodes. The Technician will conduct research, assist in the training ...

Vote for a Development cover - Woods Hole Images 2015, Round 2

Posted by , on 31 May 2017

The Woods Hole Embryology Course, which will celebrate its 124th birthday this year, is a continual source of beautiful images (and videos) of development. Since 2011 the Node has run a competition for the ...

Grant writing tips for PhDs and Post Docs

Posted by , on 30 May 2017

Like most things in life, research requires funding and scholarships. This becomes increasingly apparent as researchers progress through their career. At some point, everyone has to jump on the funding ...

One week left to register to the Developmental Biology Gordon Research Conference

Posted by , on 30 May 2017

The programme (http://www.grc.org/programs.aspx?id=11170) covers a wide a range of exciting subjects such gene regulatory networks, mechanics, stem cells, regeneration, organoids, and evolution. The conference will be preceded by a two-day ...

Going format-free

Posted by , on 30 May 2017

This Editorial originally appeared in Development, Volume 144, Issue 11   Katherine Brown, Olivier Pourquié   As some readers will already be aware, we have recently introduced a new ‘format-free’ submission ...

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