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Catarina Vicente

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Desiccated embryos at the piano

Posted by , on 12 May 2016

A few weeks ago, as I listened to Classic FM while trying to finish some of my projects on the Node, I came across a piano composition by Erik Satie ...

Goodbye from Cat!

Posted by , on 6 May 2016

Today is my last day on the Node, so this is my chance to say goodbye!  It has been 3 very busy years on the Node, but I have really ...

Science gift ideas!

Posted by , on 7 December 2015

The festive season is here, so it’s time to start thinking about gifts. Many of my friends are scientists, so I have been searching for science-themed gifts. I thought I would ...

A new look at the (microscopic) world- 350 years since Hooke’s landmark book

Posted by , on 9 November 2015

  ‘These pores, or cells, were not very deep, but consisted of a great many little Boxes … [they] were indeed the first microscopical pores I ever saw, and perhaps, ...

The (developmental) biologist's reading list

Posted by , on 11 September 2015

When starting a PhD or a postdoc you are often given a list (or pile) of papers to read- the essentials to get an overview of the history and recent ...

Recent jobs by Catarina Vicente

Funded PhD Studentships: Molecular Cell Biology in Health and Disease

Posted by , on 11 October 2022

  Applications are now open for fully funded, 4 year studentships in the Molecular Cell Biology in Health and Disease Programme at the Dunn School of Pathology, University of Oxford. If you are interested in the mechanisms underlying disease and want to join a friendly and supportive department, we want to hear from you! The […]

Recent comments by Catarina Vicente

Thank you for your kind words Ann!
by Cat Vicente in Goodbye from Cat! on June 26, 2016
Obrigada Jorge :)
by Cat Vicente in Goodbye from Cat! on May 10, 2016
Thanks Katrin!
by Cat Vicente in Goodbye from Cat! on May 10, 2016
Obrigada Domingos! It was great to meet you at the SPBD meeting!
by Cat Vicente in Do you want to run the Node? on March 8, 2016
Hi Stephen, The movies were put together by Nipam Patel, who is one of the lecturers at the course. I have emailed him to ask him what software he used, and I will let you know as soon as I hear back from him!
by Cat Vicente in Woods Hole images 2014 movie round- vote for a Development cover on March 4, 2016