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Genetics Unzipped podcast: Big Questions about the Big C

Posted by , on 12 September 2019

We’re digging into some of the mysteries around what’s often seen as the ultimate genetic disease: cancer.
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Utah Fish Conference 2018: Meeting Summary

Posted by , on 25 October 2018

The Zebrafish Interest Group at the University of Utah held its first Utah Fish Conference (UFC) on October 8, 2018. The conference was organized by pre- and post-doctoral trainees to ...
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A study using Drosophila sheds light on the metastatic behaviour of human tumours

Posted by , on 26 September 2018

Most solid tumours with metastatic potential show a high degree of chromosomal instability. A study published in the journal Developmental Cell demonstrates that chromosomal instability itself promotes invasive behaviour. The ...
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PhD in nerve/tumor interactions and nervous system development

Posted by , on 18 June 2018

Applications are invited from highly motivated individuals dedicated to peruse a PhD and who are interested in nerve/tumour interactions and nervous system development.    PROJECT DESCRIPTION During tumour progression nerves and ...
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Postdoctoral Positions – RNA pathways in development and disease – NIH/NCI

Posted by , on 19 April 2018

We have open postdoctoral positions in our lab. We are looking for researchers interested in understanding the mechanisms through which non-coding RNAs and RNA metabolic pathways regulate gene expression in ...
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Genes activated in metastasis also drive the first stages of tumour growth

Posted by , on 19 February 2018

In spite of the difference between the cell functions responsible for giving rise to a tumour and for the metastasis of this same tumour, studies at IRB Barcelona using the ...
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Postdoctoral Fellow in Neurodevelopment

Posted by , on 18 January 2018

Applications are invited from highly motivated individuals who are interested in fundamental mechanisms of neuronal migration and axon guidance. The main focus of our research is to understand the molecular ...
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Two fully-funded PhD positions in Wnt trafficking at the LSI in Exeter

Posted by , on 9 October 2017

The process of subdividing a tissue into functional units represents a classic problem in pattern formation. Signalling proteins – so-called morphogens – orchestrate this process. The traditional view is that ...
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Internal mechanism found to be responsible for the limitless growth potential of epithelial tumours

Posted by , on 8 September 2017

Researchers from the Development and Growth Control Laboratory at IRB Barcelona have identified the cell types and molecular mechanism responsible for the unlimited growth potential of epithelial tumours (carcinomas) and ...
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Gene editing stem cells with CRISPR could help understand brain tumours

Posted by , on 14 February 2017

This report written by Justine Alford and highlighting a recent Development paper originally appeared on the CRUK Science Blog.      Over the past 12 months, the acronym CRISPR has ...
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