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The people behind the papers - Qiang Shao, Stephanie Herrlinger & Jian-Fu (Jeff) Chen

Posted by , on 16 November 2017

Zika infection in humans is associated with birth defects including microcephaly. Zika has two major lineages – the Asian lineage, which has been associated with birth defects, and the African lineage, ...

Research Positions, Mokalled Lab, Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis

Posted by , on 15 November 2017

The Mokalled lab in the Department of Developmental Biology at Washington University School of Medicine is hiring at all levels (http://www.mokalledlab.com/).  Our lab uses zebrafish and mouse model systems to ...

Positions available: Regulation of cytoskeletal networks during tubular organ formation

Posted by , on 14 November 2017

We are recruiting 1-2 PhD students (to begin Fall 2018) and a postdoctoral fellow (position immediately available) to study cell shape changes and rearrangement and underlying cytoskeletal regulation during organ ...

In Development this week (Vol. 144, Issue 22)

Posted by , on 14 November 2017

Here are the highlights form the current issue of Development:   Cross-border control of stem cell behaviour Cell identity and proliferation differs between organs, raising the question of how cells ...

Special issue of Development on human development

Posted by , on 13 November 2017

Development is pleased to welcome submissions for an upcoming special issue on human development. This issue will focus on advances in our understanding of how human organs and tissues are formed, ...

Postdoc to investigate the evolution and development of teeth in reptiles.

Posted by , on 10 November 2017

A position at the Postdoctoral level is available December 1, 2017 to investigate the evolution and development of teeth in reptiles.  Our lab has been studying the processes of tooth ...

Postdoctoral Position to study roles of extracellular microenvironment in cardiovascular development

Posted by , on 9 November 2017

The composition of extracellular microenvironment is dynamically regulated in time and space during embryonic development, and our lab discovered that cell-type specific expression of the extracellular matrix protein fibronectin is ...

Addgene Resources to Grow Your Developmental Biology Toolkit

Posted by , on 8 November 2017

Addgene is a global, nonprofit repository that was created to help scientists share plasmids. Before we go over the developmental biology resources available at Addgene, here’s a little background on ...

Silencing transposons during epigenetic reprogramming

Posted by , on 8 November 2017

Molecules called endosiRNAs help us avoid genetic chaos, according to a new study from a team at the Babraham Institute. Much of the human genome contains pieces of DNA called ...

Scientific Copy Editor

Posted by , on 8 November 2017

Cambridge, United Kingdom   The Company of Biologists (biologists.com) is looking to recruit a Scientific Copy Editor to work across our portfolio of five life-science journals, with a particular focus ...

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