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Converting excellent spreadsheets to tidy data

Posted by , on 6 October 2017

Structuring data according to the ‘tidy data‘ standard simplifies data analysis and data visualisation. But understanding the structure of tidy data does not come naturally (in my experience), since it ...

SDB Puerto Rico Research Relief Grant

Posted by , on 6 October 2017

Reposted from the SDB’s website   The Society for Developmental Biology is deeply concerned about the damage caused by Hurricanes Irma and Maria to the laboratories of our colleagues in ...

Interested in Drosophila and adult stem cells? A 3-year DFG-funded PhD position available at the Leibniz Institute on Aging in Jena, Germany

Posted by , on 6 October 2017

A 3-year DFG-funded PhD-position is available at the Jasper Collaboration Group at the FLI-Leibniz Institute on Aging. Our work focuses on the Drosophila intestine as a model for adult stem ...

Why Independent Antibody Reviews? 5 Problems They Overcome to Facilitate Rigor & Reproducibility

Posted by , on 5 October 2017

  In the internet age, what’s the first thing you do before spending money on anything? Right: Go online and read reviews. Well, the same behavior applies with buying antibodies. We ...

Postdoc position in microRNA biology and regulation at NIH

Posted by , on 5 October 2017

Fully-funded postdoc positions are available in a new lab group starting at the NIH main campus in Bethesda, Maryland. Research in the McJunkin lab has two major long-term goals: 1) ...

An interview with Jayaraj Rajagopal

Posted by , on 5 October 2017

This interview by Aidan Maartens appeared in Development, Vol 144 Issue 19   Jayaraj (Jay) Rajagopal is a Principal Investigator at the Center for Regenerative Medicine at Massachusetts General Hospital and ...

DORA Community Manager

Posted by , on 4 October 2017

    The DORA Community Manager position is an opportunity for a Ph.D. or Master level fellow to gain experience in scholarly publishing and policy in Washington, DC. The DORA ...

The people behind the papers - Simon Lane & Keith Jones

Posted by , on 4 October 2017

Checkpoints ensure that mouse oocytes with DNA damage arrest in meiosis I, preventing non-viable embryo formation, however the mechanisms which activate this checkpoint have so far eluded researchers. This week ...

Postdoctoral Position in Cellular Reprogramming and Hematopoiesis

Posted by , on 4 October 2017

The Reprogramming and Hematopoiesis lab is currently seeking a highly motivated postdoctoral fellow! Reprogramming and Hematopoiesis lab Cellular reprogramming can be achieved experimentally in different ways, including nuclear transfer, cell ...

Worm study reveals role of stem cells in cancer

Posted by , on 3 October 2017

A new study carried out by the University of Oxford has used flat worms to look at the role of migrating stem cells in cancer Researchers from the Aboobaker lab ...

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