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From our sister journals - June 2016

Posted by , on 29 June 2016

Here is some developmental biology related content from other journals published by The Company of Biologists.   Cartilage development downstream of Notch Notch signalling regulates various aspects of vertebrate cartilage development, and Hilton ...

Novel optogenetic probe for in vivo optogenetic control

Posted by , on 28 June 2016

Optogenetics has been widely used in the study of neural activity and behavior. By using genetic tools to target light-sensitive proteins to one or populations of neurons in specific region ...

A day in the cleanroom

Posted by , on 28 June 2016

Hello guys, I am a PhD student from University of Strathclyde, UK. My PhD career has two parts: microfabrication and neural recordings. With the help of novel semiconductor fabrication techniques, ...

Post Doctoral Position in Cell and Developmental Biology

Posted by , on 27 June 2016

Post doctoral position available to study the genetic and epigenetic control of stem cell attributes and pluripotency, focusing on the neural crest gene regulatory network (NC-GRN). Neural crest cells are ...

PhD position available at UCL from September 2016 to work on eye development in zebrafish

Posted by , on 27 June 2016

The Fight for Sight charity have provided a three year studentship to Stephen Wilson and Gaia Gestri to support a student to work on the role of the Yap/Taz pathway ...

Postdoctoral Training Fellow in Human Embryology and Stem Cell Biology Laboratory

Posted by , on 27 June 2016

CONTEXT   We are seeking a highly motivated and collaborative postdoc in the area of human embryology and stem cell biology to join Dr. Kathy Niakan’s laboratory.   We have ...

Plant “Velcro” holds it all together

Posted by , on 27 June 2016

  Plant hairs or trichomes mean little to most people until they bite into a furry skinned peach or prick their finger on a rose bush thorn, but in the ...

YEN 2016 review

Posted by , on 26 June 2016

My informal review of YEN this year is by necessity a bit rushed but, for what it is, here it is. Most reviews are very short and pithy/jealous and only ...

Two postdoc positions on C. elegans neuroblast migration and evolution, in Korswagen lab, Utrecht, and Félix lab, Paris

Posted by , on 24 June 2016

Two HFSP-funded postdoctoral positions (each for a duration of 3 years) are available from 1 December 2016 to study the development, robustness and evolution of QR neuroblast migration in C. ...

Model Organism Database funding is in trouble: Let your voice be heard

Posted by , on 23 June 2016

  Model Organisms such as yeast, worm, fly, fish, rat, and mouse are key drivers of biological research, providing manipulable and cost-effective experimental systems that continuously yield fundamental insights into ...

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