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SciArt profile: Yoshinari Yoshida

Posted by , on 25 September 2024

In this SciArt profile, we meet Yoshinari Yoshida, a philosopher of science focusing on the conceptual and historical issues in developmental biology. Yoshinari enjoys drawing animals and plants, and have ...

Catch up on Development presents… September webinar on cardiac development and regeneration

Posted by , on 6 September 2024

Catch up on the Development presents... webinar on 4 September, featuring talks from Lydia Djenoune and Keaton Schuster.

Development presents... October webinar on environment, evolution and development

Posted by , on 4 September 2024

Hear from three early-career researchers studying environment, evolution and development. Chaired by Guest Editor, Karen Sears.

August in preprints

Posted by , on 4 September 2024

Welcome to our monthly trawl for developmental and stem cell biology (and related) preprints.

Development presents... September webinar on cardiac development and regeneration

Posted by , on 28 August 2024

Hear from two early-career researchers studying the heart. Chaired by Senior Editor, Alex Eve.

Recent jobs by the Node

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 […]

MRC DiMeN Doctoral Training Partnership: Building a virtual human embryo to predict developmental success and failure

Posted by , on 5 November 2025

About the Project Unlocking the secrets of human embryo development demands a new, dynamic approach. This PhD project offers a unique opportunity to apply cutting-edge computational methods to a fundamental challenge in reproductive biology: understanding why human embryos fail. As delayed childbearing becomes more common, pinpointing the barriers to healthy development is critical. You’ll be […]