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Novel Technologies for Programming Human Cell Fate: Early-career researcher places available

Posted by , on 9 December 2020

In July 2021, a Workshop from The Company of Biologists will bring together experts in human cell fate engineering and experts in the manipulation and characterization of single cells, with ...

Remembering Kathryn Anderson and José Luis Gómez-Skarmeta

Posted by , on 7 December 2020

  We at the Node and Development were greatly saddened to hear about the recent death of Kathryn Anderson, Professor & Chair of the Developmental Biology Program at the Memorial ...

November in preprints

Posted by , on 4 December 2020

Welcome to our monthly trawl for developmental biology (and related) preprints.  The preprints this month are hosted on bioRxiv and arXiv – use these links to get to the section ...

Development presents... December webinar videos

Posted by , on 3 December 2020

Yesterday we held the third webinar in our new series, this time focusing on plant development and chaired by Development Editor Yrjö Helariutta. Here you’ll find recordings of the  talks ...

Development presents... December webinar on plant development

Posted by , on 30 November 2020

Videos of the talks and Q&As can now be found here!     We’re happy to confirm the next in our Development presents… webinar series will be chaired by our ...

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 […]