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The Centre for Trophoblast Research has a job opportunity for a Technician (Fixed Term)

Posted by , on 27 July 2022

The Centre for Trophoblast Research (CTR) is looking to recruit a Technician to support cutting edge collaborative research in human biology. To apply for the job please visit: https://www.jobs.cam.ac.uk/job/32716/ The ...
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Assistant or Associate Professor in Developmental Biology, University of Warwick (UK)

Posted by , on 25 July 2022

The University of Warwick (UK) is looking for an Assistant or Associate Professor in Developmental Biology Tissue-scale development and patterning Developmental genetics Comparative biology (e.g. evo-devo, genomics) https://tinyurl.com/2p8e98t7
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An embryo-maternal dialogue in Arabidopsis

Posted by , on 20 July 2022

In our recent paper, we uncovered a WIP-mediated embryo-maternal communication in Arabidopsis, which specifically regulates embryonic root development (Fig. 1). WIP2, WIP4 and WIP5 expression in the embryonic root is ...
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Behind the Story: Immunity, Involution and Indefatigable Women

Posted by , on 19 July 2022

A behind the paper story from Christine Watson about the role of immune cells in mammary gland involution and the women who worked on the project.
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Grooming a new generation of technology savvy scientists at NMMP2022 Summer School in Transcriptomics

Posted by , on 18 July 2022

Lenka Belicova, Valeria Ghezzi. Where Science meets Technology – NMMP2022 Summer School in Transcriptomics In Sweden, where the sun doesn’t go down in the summer, the science stays awake! “57 ...
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Featured Resource: FlyBase

Posted by , on 18 July 2022

In our latest 'Featured resource' article, we hear from Vitor Trovisco (Curator at Flybase) and others in the team, who describe the work of FlyBase.
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An interview with Cell Worlds

Posted by , on 14 July 2022

Cell Worlds is an innovative project aiming to bring microscopy images out of the lab to the attention of the general public. It has received a fantastic reaction in the ...
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Genetics Unzipped: Genes, brains and the mind: How much of your personality is encoded in your DNA?

Posted by , on 14 July 2022

In the latest episode of the Genetics Unzipped podcast, we’re exploring genes, brains and the mind, as we ask how much of our personality is innate, and whether anything we ...
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Research Highlight: Understanding the Key Role of a EMT Master Regulator, Twist1, during Mouse NCC Delamination and EMT.

Posted by , on 11 July 2022

Epithelial to mesenchymal transition (EMT) is an essential process in multiple steps of embryogenic morphogenesis and various pathological conditions. As an example, EMT is involved in gastrulation and neural crest ...
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Developmental Biology in the Ocean - a crash course in comparative invertebrate embryology

Posted by , on 8 July 2022

In June 2022, I had the pleasure of teaching a short course on comparative embryology with Chris Lowe and Laurent Formery at Stanford University’s Hopkins Marine Station. Our mission:  to ...
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