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Postdoctoral Training Fellow - Eva-Maria Frickel Lab

Posted by , on 27 September 2017

An exciting role has come up to be a part of a pioneering biomedical research institute, dedicated to innovation and science. Dr Frickel’s laboratory focuses on elucidating the immune mechanisms ...

Research Assistant/Associate post at University College London

Posted by , on 26 September 2017

Applications are invited for a Research Assistant/Associate within the Division of Infection & Immunity at UCL in Dr Gillian Tomlinson’s laboratory. We are seeking a highly motivated individual interested in ...

“Skype a Scientist” - 30 minutes well spent

Posted by , on 26 September 2017

I recently participated in “Skype a Scientist” – a program self-described as one that “matches scientists with classrooms” and “give(s) students the opportunity to get to know a ‘real scientist’”. ...

A new role for Insulin as a Vital Factor in Maintaining Stem Cells

Posted by , on 26 September 2017

New research conducted at the stem cell centre, DanStem, at the University of Copenhagen shows that insulin is a key determinant of embryonic stem cell potency in mammals. When large ...

Postdoctoral Research Scientist in Cardiac Developmental Biology, University of Oxford

Posted by , on 22 September 2017

Applications are invited for a Postdoctoral Research Scientist to join Dr Duncan Sparrow’s laboratory in the Department of Physiology, Anatomy & Genetics to work on a project focused on investigating ...

An interview with George Daley

Posted by , on 22 September 2017

This interview by Aidan Maartens appeared in Development, Vol 144 Issue 18 George Daley is Dean of the Faculty of Medicine, Professor of Biological Chemistry and Molecular Pharmacology, and Caroline ...

Production of key diabetes cells can be improved

Posted by , on 22 September 2017

In the future diabetics might benefit from getting insulin-regulating beta cells transplanted into their body because their own beta cells are destroyed or less functional. However, according to new stem ...

Research Assistant at WT/CRUK Gurdon Institute, University of Cambridge

Posted by , on 21 September 2017

Applications are invited for a Research Assistant position in the group of Prof Daniel St Johnston at the Gurdon Institute, University of Cambridge (http://www.gurdon.cam.ac.uk/research/stjohnston). The BBSRC-funded project aims to determine ...

A case for beer – or – what a density gradient medium can do for your microscopy.

Posted by , on 21 September 2017

Our paper, like so many scientific findings, was brought about by a beer – or more specifically a discussion over a beer.   “I had a beer with David (Drechsel)” ...

4-Week Applied Research Project (Cape Town): hESC expansion and specialization

Posted by , on 21 September 2017

Applied research team in Cape Town, South Africa, is seeking quick assistance from an adventurous soul who is a specialist in the expansion and differentiation of hESCs into neural progenitors ...

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