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Apply for The Company of Biologists Gurdon Summer Studentships

Posted by , on 26 January 2018

The Company of Biologists Gurdon Summer Studentship scheme was initiated by the BSDB in 2014 to provide highly motivated undergraduate students with an opportunity to engage in practical research during ...

Why more is better in comparative developmental biology…

Posted by , on 26 January 2018

Our recent paper in “Nature” [1] deconstructs molecular arguments that have been used to homologize bilaterian nerve cords. Our work illustrates well the strength of the comparative approach and the ...

The new BSDB Newsletter: a focus on communication & advocacy

Posted by , on 26 January 2018

Please, have a look at the newest issue of the BSDB newsletter, which can be downloaded here. It covers two eventful years of our society’s history and is by far ...

MBL Embryology Course: Applications Due February 1

Posted by , on 25 January 2018

The deadline to apply for the 2018 Embryology course at the Marine Biological Laboratories is just one week away (February 1). That means it is time to get your application ...

Postdoctoral position in Lymphatic Vascular Development

Posted by , on 25 January 2018

POSTDOCTORAL POSITION is immediately available to study different aspects of lymphatic vasculature development using a variety of available mouse models. Highly motivated individuals who recently obtained a PhD. or MD ...

Unexpected role of Hunchback in retinal glia cell development

Posted by , on 24 January 2018

In our recently published work, we applied dynamic genome wide expression profiling of eye-antennal imaginal discs of Drosophila melanogaster to reveal Hunchback as central factor in retinal glia cell development. ...

Explaining Developmental Biology to non-specialists

Posted by , on 24 January 2018

The BSDB recently initiated an advocacy campaign, starting with (1) the gradual development of the best arguments that can be used as elevator pitches in discussions, presentations, applications or publications, ...

Advances in stem cell biology course - 1 week to register!

Posted by , on 24 January 2018

This two-week Institut Pasteur course combines lectures and practical sessions that incorporate leading edge technologies to address questions in stem cells biology in the context of organogenesis and regeneration in ...

Funded places for ECRs in plant development workshop

Posted by , on 23 January 2018

In April, The Company of Biologists is hosting a workshop ‘Cellular gateways: expanding the role of endocytosis in plant development‘, organised by Jenny Rusinova, Takashi Ueda and Daniel van Damme. ...

Postdoc in lung organoids - Gurdon and Stem Cell Institutes, Cambridge

Posted by , on 23 January 2018

  Wellcome Trust Cancer Research UK Gurdon Institute and Wellcome Trust/MRC Stem Cell Institute Salary – £25,728 – £29,799 or £31,604 – £38,833 Closing date: 16th February, 2018 Applications are ...

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