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The people behind the papers – George Britton and Aryeh Warmflash

Posted by , on 15 November 2019

This interview, the 71st in our series, was recently published in Development.  Our understanding of many fundamental aspects of early human development is still in its infancy, but a promising avenue for ...

Ph.D Studentships in Developmental Biology, Stem Cell Biology and Cancer Biology

Posted by , on 12 November 2019

NEUCrest Ph.D Studentships in Developmental Biology, Stem Cell Biology and Cancer Biology    Applications are invited from suitably qualified candidates for full-time fixed term positions as Early Stage Researchers in ...

Postdoc Position at EMBL Barcelona – Human Time vs. Mouse Time in Development

Posted by , on 8 November 2019

Miki Ebisuya’s research group at EMBL Barcelona is looking for a postdoctoral fellow who tackles a mystery in developmental biology: why larger animal species tend to show slower time. Why ...

Secret talk between epithelium and endothelium determines hair follicle stem cell fate

Posted by , on 6 November 2019

By Kefei Nina Li and Prachi Jain   Stem cells are typically defined by their ability to self-renew and differentiate. These activities are tightly controlled by both intrinsic cues and ...

October in preprints

Posted by , on 5 November 2019

Welcome to our monthly trawl for developmental biology (and related) preprints.  This month features a series of preprints on stem cell mechanics and tools to help you make organoids, some ...

“My balance comes from instability” thought Herzog (Saul Bellow, Herzog)

Posted by , on 28 October 2019

A bit of background The dependence of a protein’s function on its structure is a well-known phenomenon. Back in 1970’s, it was suggested that most proteins would fold into one ...

PhD position in Neurogenesis - Bergen, Norway

Posted by , on 16 October 2019

A PhD position is available in the group “Cnidarian Neural Development” (Fabian Rentzsch) at the University of Bergen/Sars Centre in Bergen, Norway.The group uses the sea anemone Nematostella vectensis to study ...

Postdoctoral Fellow Positions at
Johns Hopkins University

Posted by , on 15 October 2019

Postdoctoral Fellow positions (can join anytime between 2019 fall to 2020 spring) are available in Lee laboratory at Johns Hopkins University. These positions are not for stem cell experts, rather ...

Two Postdoctoral Positions (Experimental & Bioinformatician) @ Babraham Institute

Posted by , on 15 October 2019

We are seeking to recruit two talented and highly motivated Postdoctoral Research Scientist to investigate the molecular regulation of lineage specification during the development of human preimplantation embryos. One position ...

Postdoctoral Fellow on Protein Homeostasis and RNA Processing at Johns Hopkins University

Posted by , on 14 October 2019

Highly motivated postdoctoral candidates are invited to lead several new projects to address fundamental questions in protein and RNA homeostasis related to neurodegenerative diseases in the laboratory of Jiou Wang. ...

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