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From stem cells to human development: meeting reporter competition

Posted by , on 15 May 2018

***DEADLINE IS TODAY – MAY 15!***   In September, Development is hosting the third of its highly successful series of meetings focusing on human developmental biology. Held in the Wotton ...

April in preprints

Posted by , on 3 May 2018

Another bumper month for developmental biology and related preprints, this time featuring spiders, lampreys, amphiouxus and plenty of zebrafish, worm and fly research. Also a big month for fans of ...

Organise a Company of Biologists workshop in 2020!

Posted by , on 30 April 2018

As well as publishing Development and four other journals, and supporting scientists through travelling fellowships and meeting grants, The Company of Biologists also runs a successful series of Workshops. The ...

BSDB 2018: Meet the speakers & chairs

Posted by , on 12 April 2018

Here at Development towers the excitement is mounting for the BSDB’s Spring meeting, which starts in Warwick on Sunday. The meetings are always great fun but this year promises to ...

March in preprints

Posted by , on 4 April 2018

One of the most talked about preprints this month was a corrigendum to that Nature Methods paper reporting widespread off-target mutations following CRISPR-Cas9 editing in  mice. The paper was challenged quickly on ...

Recent jobs by the Node

Reviews Editor – Journal of Cell Science

Posted by , on 5 August 2026

Journal of Cell Science (JCS), published by The Company of Biologists, is looking to recruit an enthusiastic and motivated Reviews Editor. Joining an experienced and successful journal team, this is an exciting opportunity for a talented scientific editor to make a significant contribution to an important journal in the field of cell biology. Core responsibilities […]

Faculty positions at the Centre for Research, Application and Training in Embryology (CReATE)

Posted by , on 15 January 2026

CReATE (https://instem.res.in/create) is building a dynamic, interdisciplinary team, focused on understanding early embryonic development, using human stem cell derived models as well as computational/theoretical approaches. We are looking for scientists at both junior and senior levels, who are excited to establish independent research programs and work collaboratively. The positions come with access to generous research […]

PhD studentship: Engineering an in vitro human embryo implantation platform to study pathologies arising in early pregnancy

Posted by , on 5 November 2025

About the Project A fully funded PhD opportunity to participate in the world-leading research undertaken by the EPSRC Doctoral Landscape Award at the University of Sheffield. Embryo implantation is the step in early pregnancy where the founding tissue of the placenta from the embryo, called the trophoblast, establishes a physical connection with the mother at the inner […]