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OIST Developmental Neurobiology Course 2017

Posted by , on 30 November 2017

Built into the side of a tree covered hill on a remote Japanese island  lies what at first sight appears to be a super-villain’s lair, or perhaps  the HQ of ...

The people behind the papers – Ross Carter, Yara Sánchez-Corrales, Verônica Grieneisen & Athanasius (Stan) Marée

Posted by , on 29 November 2017

Pavement cells in plant leaves were identified as a puzzle which deviated  from normal cell shape rules by D’Arcy Thompson in his classic text On Growth and Form. Now modern approaches ...

On Growth and Form at 100: Perspectives from the field

Posted by , on 28 November 2017

What explains the lasting legacy of D’Arcy Thompson’s ‘On Growth and Form’? A century on from the publication of the first issue, we reached out to authors from Development’s special ...

PhD position at the Palacios's lab, SBCS, QMUL, London

Posted by , on 24 November 2017

My ultimate scientific aim is to contribute to the understanding of diseases, and I believe that in order to achieve this goal we need to understand fundamental cell biophysical mechanisms ...

New resources section on the Node

Posted by , on 23 November 2017

Since its launch in 2010, the Node has functioned as a community resource for developmental biologists. When I started my 3 month internship in September (see my introductory post here), ...

Senior Laboratory Research Scientist at the Crick Institute

Posted by , on 22 November 2017

We are looking for a highly motivated Senior Laboratory Scientist to join the quantitative cell biology laboratory headed by Dr Silvia Santos. The lab is a new addition to The ...

Looking back on the adventure: exploring cell fate conversion with single cell RNA-seq

Posted by , on 21 November 2017

The story behind our recent paper: Liu Z*, Wang L*, Welch JD*, Ma H, Zhou Y, Vaseghi HR, Yu S, Wall JB, Alimohamadi S, Zheng M, Yin CY, Shen WN, ...

Cell adhesion, cytoskeletal regulation, or Wnt signaling

Posted by , on 21 November 2017

Interested in exploring cell adhesion, cytoskeletal regulation, or Wnt signaling & their roles in development and oncogenesis, as a graduate student or postdoc? The Peifer lab at UNC-Chapel Hill is ...

The 30th HEAD GROUP MEETING (HGM) - Understanding Normal and Abnormal Development of Head Structures

Posted by , on 20 November 2017

Join invited speakers and showcase your work to celebrate the 30th HGM. We particularly welcome presentations from budding scientists to foster networking and collaboration opportunities. This 2-day meeting will end ...

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, ...

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