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(Developmental) Biology around the internet- December 2014

Posted by , on 17 December 2014

Here is December’s round-up of some of the interesting content that we spotted around the internet!   News & Research: – Masayo Takahashi was the winner of the 2014 Stem Cell Person ...

Looking inwards: opening a window onto human development

Posted by , on 16 December 2014

This editorial was first published in Development. It was written by Olivier Pourquié, Benoit Bruneau, Gordon Keller and Austin Smith.   The past 30 years or so have witnessed tremendous advances in ...

In Development this week (Vol. 142, Issue 1)

Posted by , on 16 December 2014

Here are the highlights from the current issue of Development:   Planar cell polarity squeezes in on the action The planar cell polarity (PCP) pathway regulates the polarization of epithelial ...

Why Not Publish Your Antibody Validation Data

Posted by , on 15 December 2014

Antibodies are frequently used in developmental biology labs, but their validation is crucial to provide the information needed in order to reliably interpret the results of experiments. Antibody validation is ...

PhD position in developmental neurobiology- 2

Posted by , on 12 December 2014

How do carbohydrates instruct brain development? APPLICATION DEADLINE 16th January 2015 Project Code: 2015-EastBio-001 The emergence of a brain at the front-end of a growing embryo requires very precise orchestration ...

PhD position in developmental neurobiology- 1

Posted by , on 12 December 2014

Functional importance of HS carbohydrates in brain development. APPLICATION DEADLINE 5th January 2015 Project Code: 2015-CIP-012 Understanding the developmental mechanisms which create the CNS of healthy individuals is important for understanding neurological ...

Two Postdoc scholarships in Cancer Biology

Posted by , on 11 December 2014

Two Postdoc scholarships in Cancer Biology with focus on the EMT process at Umeå Centre for Molecular Medicine http://www.umu.se/english/about-umu/news-events/grants/12-1803-14   Umeå Centre for Molecular Medicine (UCMM) (www.ucmm.umu.se) is an interdisciplinary ...

Fully funded Healing Foundation PhD Studentship available to UK/EU or international students 2

Posted by , on 11 December 2014

Title: The role of reactive oxygen species (ROS) during tissue repair and regeneration Supervisors: Professors Enrique Amaya and Ralf Paus, University of Manchester Application deadline: January 30, 2015 Description: There ...

Fully funded Healing Foundation PhD Studentship available to UK/EU or international students 1

Posted by , on 11 December 2014

Title: The role and regulation of metabolic reprogramming during successful appendage regeneration Supervisors: Professors Enrique Amaya and Royston Goodacre, University of Manchester Application deadline: January 30, 2015 Description: Many vertebrate ...

Travelling Fellowship deadline approaching!

Posted by , on 10 December 2014

Are you a postdoc or student planning to visit a collaborator’s lab? Then apply for a Development travelling fellowship! You can be awarded up to £2,500 (or currency equivalent) to offset travel costs ...

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