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Guidelines for morpholino use in zebrafish

Posted by , on 20 October 2017

If you work with zebrafish or Morpholinos, please read this. Guidelines for morpholino use in zebrafish. Stainier DYR, Raz E, Lawson ND, Ekker SC, Burdine RD, Eisen JS, Ingham PW, ...

4 Yr PhD Programme in Developmental Mechanisms (University of Cambridge)

Posted by , on 20 October 2017

Applications are open for the Wellcome Trust funded four year PhD programme in Developmental Mechanisms at the University of Cambridge.  We are looking for talented, motivated graduates or final year ...

The right information

Posted by , on 19 October 2017

Oscar H. Ocaña and M. Angela Nieto Comment on “A right-handed signalling pathway drives heart looping in vertebrates”. Nature 549, 86-90 (2017).   A fundamental aspect of vertebrates is their ...

Lab technicians in Human Pluripotent Stem Cell-based Cell Therapy in Type 1 Diabetes

Posted by , on 19 October 2017

The goal of this project is to engineer therapeutically active islet-like aggregates for future cell therapy phase 1 trials in Type 1 Diabetes (T1D) Job description  The laboratory technicians will ...

The people behind the papers - Sabrina Jan, Tinke Vormer, Sjoerd Repping & Ans MM van Pelt

Posted by , on 18 October 2017

During spermatogenesis, progenitor cells must undergo tightly regulated changes to produce functional gametes. However, the genetic control of this process in humans has eluded researchers. This week we feature a ...

Copenhagen Bioscience PhD: Application for 2018 is open

Posted by , on 18 October 2017

The CPH Bioscience PhD programme is designed for international talents to come to Denmark and start their research careers at one of the NNF Research Centers. The Copenhagen Bioscience PhD programme recruits ...

Manchester PhD position on neuronal development, ageing & degeneration

Posted by , on 17 October 2017

The University of Manchester, 2018/19 BBSRC DTP PhD Project Understanding tubulin regulation during neuronal development, ageing and degeneration Axons are slender, up-to-a-meter long, cable-like extensions of neurons which form the ...

Forgotten classics: Making a monotreme

Posted by , on 17 October 2017

T. Thomson Flynn and J.P. Hill. 1939. The Development of the Monotrema – Part IV. Growth of the Ovarian Ovum, Maturation, Fertilisation and Early Cleavage. Transactions of the Zoological Society ...

SWBioDTP BBSRC PhD studentship open to work on Marchantia plant shape determination.

Posted by , on 17 October 2017

Supervisors: Dr Jill Harrison and Dr Martin Homer. Plant shapes range from tiny string or mat-like forms to massive multilayered upright forms with complex organ systems such as shoots, roots ...

BBSRC EASTBIO-funded PhD: Control of the ParaHox genes in chordate evolution and development

Posted by , on 17 October 2017

Supervisors: Dr David Ferrier (University of St Andrews) and Prof Kate Storey (University of Dundee)   This project will dissect the regulatory mechanisms of the chordate ParaHox genes (Gsx, Xlox/Pdx1 ...

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