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Posted by the Node on April 29th, 2016
Here is some developmental biology related content from other journals published by The Company of Biologists. New neural crest EMT reporter Stewart and colleagues describe a novel neural crest EMT reporter for rapid in vivo drug screening in zebrafish. They use to identify a small-molecule EMT inhibitor that blocks this process by activating retinoic[…]
Posted by Megan Wilson on April 28th, 2016
Applications are invited for PhD projects in the Department of Anatomy at the University of Otago, New Zealand. Competitive PhD scholarship funding is available. See the following link for project description and the application process. Applications due by the 17th of MAY 2016 http://anatomy.otago.ac.nz/phd-opportunities (No Ratings Yet) Loading…
Posted by the Node on April 28th, 2016
In the last few years, the life sciences have been plagued by cases of scientific misconduct which led to corrections, retractions and, to some extent, in a lack of trust on the scientific record. This has encompassed a variety of issues, from manipulation to fabrication of data, from inappropriate use of statistics (unintentional or otherwise) to[…]
Posted by Disease Models and Mechanisms on April 27th, 2016
This post highlights the approach and findings of a new research article published in Disease Models and Mechanisms (DMM): ‘5-HT2A and 5-HT2C receptors as hypothalamic targets of developmental programming in male rats’. This feature was written by Richard Seeber as part of a graduate level seminar at The University of Alabama (taught by DMM Editorial Board[…]
Posted by Chen-Hui Chen on April 26th, 2016
Why some vertebrates like salamanders and zebrafish are able to regenerate complex tissues while humans cannot is a question that has fascinated biologists for centuries. Understanding how and why regeneration occurs in these animals can inspire novel treatment strategies for regenerative medicine. At the cellular level, the regeneration process is driven by dynamic activities[…]
Posted by BenSteventon on April 25th, 2016
Applications are invited for a 2 year Wellcome Trust funded Research Assistant position to join an international team in the Department of Genetics in central Cambridge. The project is led by Dr Ben Steventon and is aimed towards understanding the role of gene expression heterogeneity in the control of neural/mesodermal cell fate decisions during the[…]
Posted by comunicacio on April 25th, 2016
The Evolutionary and Functional Genomics Lab led by Josefa González is seeking a highly motivated postdoctoral researcher to join our research team at the Institute of Evolutionary Biology (CSIC-UPF). The postdoctoral researcher will work on a project funded by a European Research Council Consolidator Grant that aims at identifying the genetic basis, the molecular mechanisms,[…]
Posted by BSDB on April 23rd, 2016
In 2016 the BSCB/BSDB Spring conference has yet again been a great success, and many prizes were announced, amongst them the BSDB’s Waddington, BSCB’s Hooke, BSCB’s Women in Cell Biology Early Career Award, BSDB’s Cheryll Tickle and BSDB’s Beddington medals. See below movies of the first four of the five medal talks and find more[…]
Posted by Juliane Münch on April 21st, 2016
It was on the 7th of February of 2016 when 20 leading scientists from all over the world headed to the historic Wiston House in West Sussex, England, to spend four days in focused atmosphere discussing new insights in cardiovascular research: the workshop for Transdifferentiation and Tissue Plasticity in Cardiovascular Rejuvenation. Supported by the Company[…]
Posted by the Node on April 21st, 2016
Every year, the British Society for Developmental Biology (BSDB) awards the Beddington Medal to the best PhD thesis in developmental biology. The 2016 award went to Elena Scarpa, who did her PhD with Roberto Mayor at University College London (UCL). We caught up with Elena at the BSCB/BSDB Spring meeting, and we asked her about[…]
