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Why we need amateur-professional collaborations

Posted by , on 9 March 2015

Could we simultaneously make it easier for professional scientists to do research on tight budgets, and improve public understanding of science, by facilitating professional-amateur collaborations? Not that long ago, amateur ...

Notes from the fly meeting- day 3

Posted by , on 7 March 2015

I’m reporting from the Drosophila meeting. You can read the post on days 1 and 2 here.   We woke up to another cold day here in Chicago, and kicked off straight ...

Notes from the fly meeting- day 1 and 2

Posted by , on 6 March 2015

Read the report from day 3  here, and from days 4 & 5 here. This week I am at the Annual Drosophila meeting, aka the fly meeting. During my PhD I ...

Research Associate (Chalut & Franklin Lab)

Posted by , on 5 March 2015

Department/Location: Wellcome Trust – Medical Research Council Cambridge Stem Cell Institute, University of Cambridge Salary: £28,695-£37,394 Reference: PS05553 Closing date: 05 April 2015 Fixed-term: The funds for this post are ...

Outreach activity: The Disgustovision Show, a most gruesome microscopy circuit

Posted by , on 2 March 2015

How do you build a fruit fly circus? First, you’ll need a glass tank. Its size will obviously depend on how many fruit flies you want to perform – or ...

Woods Hole images 2014 round 3- the winner

Posted by , on 2 March 2015

And the winner of the latest round of images from the Woods Hole embryology course is… the skate embryo!   Here are the full results: – SEM of butterfly scale: ...

This month on the Node- February 2015

Posted by , on 2 March 2015

Our jobs page was again very busy this month, so make sure to check it out! Here are some of the other highlights:   Research: – Manuel wrote about his Development ...

The Node survey- the results

Posted by , on 1 March 2015

The Node is almost 5 years old, and it is now time to revise its design and functionalities. To help us with this, during the last month we asked you to ...

Fully funded PhD Studentship, The Universities of Liverpool and Szeged

Posted by , on 27 February 2015

Understanding fundamental roles of the cytoskeleton downstream of Wnt/PCP signalling in neurodegeneration A fully funded studentship open to home/EU students is available. We are seeking a highly motivated and collaborative ...

National Xenopus Resource - Manager Position

Posted by , on 26 February 2015

A new position is now available in the National Xenopus Resource (NXR) at the Marine Biological Laboratory (MBL). This is an NXR Manager position that involves daily operational and scientific ...

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