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25 years of Development

Posted by , on 8 May 2012

(The following editorials all appear in Development vol. 139, issue 11. Image: the very first Development cover from 1987, with images from a paper by Jim Smith, our second Editor ...

In Development this week (Vol. 139, Issue 11)

Posted by , on 8 May 2012

Here are the research highlights from the current issue of Development: Laminin cue for epithelial polarity During the development of many animal organs, mesenchymal cells co-ordinately polarize to form epithelial ...

Postdoctoral positions available

Posted by , on 5 May 2012

Postdoctoral Positions, St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, Memphis, TN, USA   Postdoctoral Positions in Molecular and Developmental Biology are available to study the cellular and molecular mechanisms controlling vertebrate organogenesis. We ...

Wellcome Trust Conference: Sub-Nuclear Structures and Disease

Posted by , on 3 May 2012

Abstract & Bursary deadline: 11 May | Registration deadline: 31 May Now in its third year, this Wellcome Trust meeting will focus on the biology of sub-nuclear structures including the ...

Images from the International Course on Developmental Biology

Posted by , on 3 May 2012

One of the covers of Development this year is reserved for an image from the International Course on Developmental Biology, UNAB, Quintay-Chile. This course ran from 5-17 January in Chile. ...

Skate wins cover contest

Posted by , on 2 May 2012

The winner of the first round of images from the 2011 Woods Hole Embryology Course is in. This beautiful image of a skate got almost half of the votes cast, ...

Inflammation and Atherosclerosis - September 20-21, 2012 in Munich, Germany

Posted by , on 2 May 2012

Upcoming deadlines: oral abstracts – June 11, 2012 Topics: • Genes, lipids and systemic inflammatione • Early inflammatory and immune-driven atherogenesis • Atheroprogression, ER-stress and unstable plaques • Novel therapeutic options involving ...

BSDB/BSCB/JSDB Joint Spring Meeting Report, part two

Posted by , on 1 May 2012

Tuesday: Cell cycling and growth, stem cells and fate, and medal-winners’ lectures Buzz Baum opened the cell cycle and growth in development session with a talk about his lab’s work ...

BSDB/BSCB/JSDB Joint Spring Meeting Report, part one

Posted by , on 1 May 2012

The 2012 Spring meeting of the British Society for Developmental Biology was held on the 15th-18th April at the spacious campus of Warwick University.  The meeting was held jointly with ...

This month on the Node - April 2012

Posted by , on 30 April 2012

Discussions We launched an essay competition, “Developments in development”. If you have any thoughts on the future of developmental biology – whether it’s about techniques, funding, or the general direction ...

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