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Postdoc Position: Evolution and genetics of brains and behaviour in Heliconius butterflies

Posted by , on 19 November 2019

We invite applications for an ERC funded postdoctoral research position to study divergence in brains and behaviour in Heliconius butterflies with Dr Richard Merrill’s research group at Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität (LMU) Munich. ...

PhD opportunities in stem cells, regeneration, and computational biology at the University of Edinburgh

Posted by , on 18 November 2019

We are looking for ambitious and motivated postgraduate candidates to join our new computational biology group at the MRC Centre for Regenerative Medicine in Edinburgh. We are using expertise in mathematical ...

BBSRC White Rose PhD studentship in stem cell biology

Posted by , on 15 November 2019

A BBSRC-funded PhD studentship is available for a joint project between the labs of Anestis Tsakiridis (https://www.tsakiridislab.com/) and Dan Bose (http://www.bose-lab.com/) at the University of Sheffield. Project description: Non-coding DNA ...

PhD studentship: Identifying mechanisms for cell division plane orientation in plants

Posted by , on 13 November 2019

Supervisors: Jill Harrison and Tom Gorochowski Project Description Summary: Plant shape is a primary determinant of productivity and yield because it affects light interception and photosynthesis. As plant cells are ...

CASE PhD studentship: Intercepting CLAVATA receptor-like kinase function to engineer ear size in wheat

Posted by , on 13 November 2019

Supervisors: Jill Harrison, Keith Edwards and Chris Burt (RAGT Seeds) Project Description Summary: Ensuring continuous global food security will be a major challenge of the 21st century, and wheat contributes ...

PhD position available investigating exosomes for diagnosis of congenital heart disease

Posted by , on 12 November 2019

PhD position available at Liverpool John Moores University, starting Feb 2020. Extraction of exosomes from maternal blood for analysis of miRNA cargo and glycoprotein epitopes.   https://www.findaphd.com/phds/project/identification-of-blood-biomarkers-for-antenatal-diagnosis-of-a-common-congenital-heart-defect-tetralogy-of-fallot/?p115029

Postdoctoral positions in Neurobiology

Posted by , on 12 November 2019

The Poulain lab (www.poulainlab.org) at the University of South Carolina in Columbia, SC seeks talented and motivated postdocs! We use zebrafish as a vertebrate model system and a unique combination of genetic, ...

Ph.D Studentships in Developmental Biology, Stem Cell Biology and Cancer Biology

Posted by , on 12 November 2019

NEUCrest Ph.D Studentships in Developmental Biology, Stem Cell Biology and Cancer Biology    Applications are invited from suitably qualified candidates for full-time fixed term positions as Early Stage Researchers in ...

PhD DTP opportunity: Cell Biology, Univ. Manchester

Posted by , on 11 November 2019

Definition of integrin signalling networks underlying neuron growth in vivo   Application deadline: 31 January 2020 Application info: LINK Project enquiries: Andreas.Prokop@manchester.ac.uk Martin.Humphries@manchester.ac.uk   Cell adhesion molecules (CAMs) of the ...

PhD position - Emergence of functional polarity in a tubular epithelium

Posted by , on 11 November 2019

Epithelial tubes often have a functional polarity written along their proximo-distal (P-D) axis, with different segments of specialised cell-types carrying out distinct physiological activities. With a handful of notable exceptions, ...

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