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Green Glow the Salamanders

Posted by , on 3 February 2016

This is an terrific Shelf Life video made by Erin Chapman at the American Museum of Natural History. It features our work on a symbiosis between the classic model salamander Ambystoma maculatum and its ...

21st Century Journal Clubs

Posted by , on 2 February 2016

Does anyone have 21st century ideas on how to run a diverse (not just developmental biology) departmental journal club?

Growth and regeneration - what's the common thread?

Posted by , on 2 February 2016

Last week, I attended the Keystone Symposium “Molecular and cellular basis of growth and regeneration”. This outstanding meeting was the second incarnation of a Keystone meeting on regeneration; the first ...

In Development this week (Vol. 143, Issue 3 )

Posted by , on 2 February 2016

Here are the highlights from the current issue of Development:   New insights into human neural crest induction Human neural crest (NC) cells are the precursors for a wide range ...

Abigail Tucker: the first to be awarded the BSDB Cheryll Tickle medal

Posted by , on 1 February 2016

As reported earlier last year, the BSDB has introduced the Cheryll Tickle Medal, which will be awarded annually to a mid-career, female scientist for her outstanding achievements in the field ...

This month on the Node- January 2016

Posted by , on 1 February 2016

We’ve had a busy start to 2016 on the Node! Check out this round-up of new content, and remember to check our Jobs page for new opportunities, and our Events ...

Question of the month- patenting public research

Posted by , on 29 January 2016

Last week the Montreal Neurological Institute announced that it will become the first fully Open Science academic institute. In addition to  making their results and data available for free upon publication, ...

Copenhagen Bioscience PhD programme

Posted by , on 28 January 2016

The Copenhagen Bioscience PhD programme is a new initiative that offers talented students with a university degree from outside of Denmark an opportunity to launch their careers in the vibrant ...

Early Career Fellowships - Bangor University

Posted by , on 28 January 2016

Bangor University will provide matched funding for applicants interested in applying for Leverhulme Trust Early Career Fellowships. https://www.leverhulme.ac.uk/funding/grant-schemes/early-career-fellowships The School of Biological Sciences (https://www.bangor.ac.uk/biology/) has facilities for the maintenance of ...

Wellcome Trust Independent Senior Research Fellow at Warwick Medical School

Posted by , on 27 January 2016

http://www.jobs.ac.uk/job/AUC078/wellcome-trust-independent-senior-research-fellow-75344-016/ The University of Warwick has initiated a Wellcome-Trust funded research programme in “Quantitative Biomedicine” to bridge physical / mathematical sciences and biomedicine. The programme is of a cross-campus nature ...

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