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PhD DTP opportunity: Cell Biology, Univ. Manchester

Posted by , on 11 November 2019

Definition of integrin signalling networks underlying neuron growth in vivo   Application deadline: 31 January 2020 Application info: LINK Project enquiries: Andreas.Prokop@manchester.ac.uk Martin.Humphries@manchester.ac.uk   Cell adhesion molecules (CAMs) of the ...

PhD position - Emergence of functional polarity in a tubular epithelium

Posted by , on 11 November 2019

Epithelial tubes often have a functional polarity written along their proximo-distal (P-D) axis, with different segments of specialised cell-types carrying out distinct physiological activities. With a handful of notable exceptions, ...

Postdoc Position at EMBL Barcelona – Human Time vs. Mouse Time in Development

Posted by , on 8 November 2019

Miki Ebisuya’s research group at EMBL Barcelona is looking for a postdoctoral fellow who tackles a mystery in developmental biology: why larger animal species tend to show slower time. Why ...

Post Doc position in the Campbell Lab - epithelial cell plasticity during development and cancer metastasis

Posted by , on 8 November 2019

A Wellcome Trust/Royal Society funded Research Associate position is available in Dr. Kyra Campbell’s research group. This is a fantastic opportunity to join the Campbell group, who are focused on ...

How do cells know their future and forget their past

Posted by , on 7 November 2019

All cells in the body contain the same genetic material. The difference between cells therefore depends solely on which genes are expressed or ‘turned on’. Now, researchers from the University ...

The people behind the papers – Mingxi Deng and Yan Yan

Posted by , on 7 November 2019

This interview, the 70th in our series, was recently published in Development.  Drosophila wing discs are epithelial sac-like organs and a powerful model for investigating the link between proliferation and patterning. Of particular ...

Genetics Unzipped - The future is now: Curing HIV, advancing CRISPR therapies, predatory phages for superbug infections

Posted by , on 7 November 2019

Exploring the latest advances in health technology such as CRISPR-based gene therapies, infection-fighting bacteriophage and a cure for HIV.

Two postdoc positions in stem cells and regeneration

Posted by , on 6 November 2019

Two postdoc positions are available in the Frank lab at Centre for Chromosome Biology, School of Natural Sciences, National University of Ireland, Galway.   We study stem cells, development, and ...

Secret talk between epithelium and endothelium determines hair follicle stem cell fate

Posted by , on 6 November 2019

By Kefei Nina Li and Prachi Jain   Stem cells are typically defined by their ability to self-renew and differentiate. These activities are tightly controlled by both intrinsic cues and ...

3 YEARS POST-DOC POSITION IN DEVELOPMENTAL CELL BIOLOGY AND PHYSIOLOGY.

Posted by , on 5 November 2019

POST-DOC POSITION IN DEVELOPMENTAL CELL BIOLOGY AND PHYSIOLOGY (3 years in Nice, IBV, France). Position available (starting early 2020) to functionally characterize the role of Hedgehog in the inter-cellular and inter-organ ...

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