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A day in the life of an Arabidopsis lab

Posted by , on 6 February 2014

I, Narender Kumar, am a graduate student in Prof John C. Larkin’s lab. Our lab is located in the Life Sciences Building on the main campus of Louisiana State University ...

Xenopus Bioinformatics Workshop

Posted by , on 5 February 2014

This 7 day workshop is intended for wet lab researchers who want, at least, to extend their understanding of computational analysis tools and methods, but will probably also want to ...

Slidecasts and videos from conference on congenital melanocytic nevus

Posted by , on 5 February 2014

Limited time offer! Read on.   As a developmental biologist, I have found my calling in applying what I have learned about normal embryogenesis to better understanding the pathophysiology of ...

On the Air: Bringing developmental biology to the radio

Posted by , on 5 February 2014

I had just put the finishing touches to my thesis, a weighty tome of developmental neurobiology. My mind was still focused on this highly specific piece of work. I was ...

The Secret to Getting the Postdoc You Want

Posted by , on 4 February 2014

The following is a re-post of an editorial by Society for Developmental Biology President, Martin Chalfie (Columbia University).  It was originally published in the Winter edition of SDB e-news here.  ...

In Development this week (Vol. 141, Issue 4)

Posted by , on 4 February 2014

Here are the highlights from the current issue of Development:   Integrating integrin signals for neocortical growth Within the developing neocortex, multiple progenitor cell types contribute to neuronal production, and ...

Woods Hole embryology course 2014- last chance to apply

Posted by , on 4 February 2014

Having celebrated its 120th anniversary last year, the Woods Hole embryology course is back in 2014! The course will consist of 6 intense weeks of lectures and laboratory work, from ...

From a travel fellowship to starting your own lab

Posted by , on 4 February 2014

Until last year, I was a bioinformatician post-doc in the laboratory of Prof. Richard Harvey, at the Victor Chang Cardiac Research Institute in Sydney. My project consisted of deciphering the ...

This month on the Node- January 2014

Posted by , on 3 February 2014

January was a busy month on the Node, particularly our jobs page, which included several new postdoctoral positions, as well as PhD studentships, group leader and technician positions. Here are ...

Of non-existent black holes and pickled stem cells

Posted by , on 2 February 2014

Physics and Biology were the media darlings last week. Earlier, one of my favorite physicists Professor Stephen Hawking claimed through his paper that there are no black holes! Well… later ...

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