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How to build and evolve a nervous system

Posted by , on 20 November 2016

Author Summary of “A gene regulatory network for apical organ neurogenesis and its spatial control in sea star embryos”.   Alys M. Cheatle Jarvela, Kristen A. Yankura, Veronica F. Hinman Development 2016 143: 4214-4223; doi: 10.1242/dev.134999 Very ...

Mitotic Bookmarking by Esrrb: an unexplored mechanism for implementing cell fate choices?

Posted by , on 18 November 2016

  The story behind our recent paper (Festuccia et al., Nature Cell Biology 2016) started with a serendipitous observation made in a small room of the ISCR (Institute for Stem ...

Paris – Cambridge – Paris: a Megakaryocyte story

Posted by , on 14 November 2016

The first news came as a shock: so the British Railways are not always perfectly on time? For an Italian, that was a massive cultural shock. The second one was even more surprising: English weather ...

Postdoctoral fellowship in “Transcriptional States of Oligodendrocyte lineage cells in myelination in Development and Multiple Sclerosis”

Posted by , on 3 November 2016

Applications are invited for a post-doctoral fellow position (scholarship) in Gonçalo Castelo-Branco´s group, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden (http://ki.se/en/mbb/goncalo-castelo-branco-group) Our research group is interested in the molecular mechanisms defining the epigenetic ...

Post-doctoral position in Skeletal Evo-Devo: Canada

Posted by , on 28 October 2016

A post-doctoral position is available in the Franz-Odendaal Bone Development Lab to study the developmental basis of the vertebrate ocular skeleton in a comparative context. Highly motivated and independent individuals ...

4 Yr PhD Programme in Developmental Mechanisms

Posted by , on 18 October 2016

Applications are open for the Wellcome Trust funded four year PhD programme in Developmental Mechanisms at the University of Cambridge.  We are looking for talented, motivated graduates or final year ...

Group Leader - Developmental Biology

Posted by , on 5 October 2016

The European Molecular Biology Laboratory is searching for Group Leaders. EMBL offers a highly collaborative, uniquely international culture. It fosters top quality, interdisciplinary research by promoting a vibrant environment consisting ...

New phenotype screen examines causes of neonatal death

Posted by , on 4 October 2016

This post first appeared on Annotations, the DMDD blog (blog.dmdd.org.uk). Around a third of targeted gene knockouts in mice are embryonic-lethal. But not all deaths occur during gestation – a ...

Developmental biology offers the key to finding solutions for paediatric cancer, metastasis, and regeneration

Posted by , on 3 October 2016

From today and until Wednesday, 150 scientists from around the world will debate plasticity and cell migration in the new gathering in the Barcelona Biomed Conference Series, organised by IRB ...

Postdoctoral position in zebrafish sensory hair cell regeneration, Stowers Institute for Medical Research

Posted by , on 29 September 2016

We are seeking a passionate, outstanding postdoctoral fellow to join the Piotrowski lab at the Stowers Institute for Medical Research in Kansas City, Missouri. Research in the lab focuses on ...

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