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In Development this week (Vol. 142, Issue 20)

Posted by , on 20 October 2015

Here are the highlights from the current issue of Development:   Atoh1: earmarked for differentiation Atoh1 is a key regulator of the differentiation of hair cells, the sensory cells that ...

Research Assistant - Bioinformatician

Posted by , on 20 October 2015

Department/Location: Wellcome Trust – Medical Research Council Cambridge Stem Cell Institute, University of Cambridge, UK Salary: £24,775-£28,695 Reference: PS07303 Closing date: 12 November 2015 Fixed-term: The funds for this post ...

Ph.D position: Shark Skin Teeth Evo-Devo/Engineering

Posted by , on 18 October 2015

Evolution and development of shark skin teeth inspired surface design for global CO2 reduction Dr Gareth Fraser, APS, University of Sheffield; Co-supervisors: Dr Mark Johnson, Department: School of Engineering, Centre for Engineering Dynamics, ...

(Developmental) Biology around the internet- October 2015

Posted by , on 16 October 2015

Here is October’s round-up of some of the interesting content that we spotted around the internet!   News & Research – Developmental Biologist Eric Davidson, who was based at CalTech, ...

Live-cell analysis of plant embryogenesis: Live-cell imaging, optical manipulation, and micro-engineering technologies

Posted by , on 16 October 2015

In multicellular animals and plants, the single-celled zygote develops into the embryo. In the model plant Arabidopsis thaliana, the zygote divides asymmetrically to form a small cytoplasmic apical cell, which ...

Mole's Comedia II. Inferno. Canto 20–39.

Posted by , on 15 October 2015

This Sticky Wicket article first featured in Journal of Cell Science. You can read the Mole’s visit to the first 5 circles of Grant Hell here. Read other articles and ...

Biocurator positions at Xenbase, the Xenopus Model Organism database

Posted by , on 13 October 2015

Xenbase (www.xenbase.org) is the Xenopus bioinformatics and genomics resource. Xenopus is a major model for fundamental cell and developmental biology and a model for human disease. Xenbase is a totally ...

DTP studentships on the Norwich Research Park

Posted by , on 13 October 2015

PhD opportunities available here: http://biodtp.norwichresearchpark.ac.uk/projects Use the search functions for particular topics or partner institutions, which include the JIC, TGAC, IFR, TSL and the UEA.  

Postdoctoral Researcher position with Andrea Münsterberg, UEA Norwich

Posted by , on 13 October 2015

Using chick embryos we recently identified BMP/Smad and Wnt/GSK3b signals as extrinsic cues that control the migration of prospective cardiac cells. We showed that BMP and Wnt pathways converge on a ...

DTP studentships available at Oxford Brookes University

Posted by , on 12 October 2015

New call for applications for DTP studentships in the Department of Biological and Medical Sciences at Oxford Brookes University: http://bms.brookes.ac.uk/research/studentships The application deadline is 12 noon on November 20th.

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