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The people behind the papers: Adam Johnston

Posted by , on 26 September 2016

Today we feature an upcoming paper in Cell Stem Cell that investigates the role of Schwann cell precursors in the multi-tissue regeneration of the adult mammalian distal digit tip.  We caught up with lead …

Seeking out the sweet spot in cancer therapeutics: an interview with Lewis Cantley

Posted by , on 23 September 2016

  “…had you told me when I was 25 years old that I would be the director of a cancer center I would have been incredulous, given that I was …

Would peer review work better if reviewers talked to each other? An interview for Retraction Watch

Posted by , on 21 September 2016

As you may have seen, we at Development have recently announced a change to our peer review process, introducing a cross-referee commenting step. This should be in place within the …

The people behind the papers: Kristen Koenig & Jeffrey Gross

Posted by , on 2 September 2016

Today’s paper is from the latest issue of Development and  introduces the squid Doryteuthis pealeii as a lophotrochozoan model for eye development. And the people are PI Jeffrey Gross, Director of the …

The SDB-BSDB Interview Chain: Mathew Tata interviews Yusuff Abdu

Posted by , on 23 August 2016

Mathew Tata was the winner of the BSDB poster competition at the BSDB-BSCB 2016 meeting in Warwick. His prize was a trip to Boston to attend the SDB-ISD meeting in …

The people behind the papers: Thomas Lozito

Posted by , on 22 August 2016

Today’s paper is from the latest issue of Development and investigates the mechanisms of lizard tail regeneration, revealing distinct cell behaviours in the proximal versus distal regenerating tail. Today’s person is Thomas Lozito, …

In 2019 we met Vilaiwan Fernandes, who had recently been awared the Santa Cruz Developmental Biology Young Investigator Award

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