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An interview with Paola Arlotta

Posted by , on 3 November 2016

This interview by Catarina Vicente first featured in Development.   Paola Arlotta is a neurodevelopmental biologist based at the Harvard Department of Stem Cell and Regenerative Biology in Boston, MA, USA. ...

Research Associate (Alcolea Lab)

Posted by , on 2 November 2016

Department/Location: Wellcome Trust – Medical Research Council Cambridge Stem Cell Institute, University of Cambridge Salary: £29,301-£38,183 Reference: PS10618 Closing date: 01 December 2016 Fixed-term: The funds for this post are ...

October in preprints

Posted by , on 2 November 2016

Our latest monthly trawl for developmental biology (and other cool) preprints. See June’s post for background, and let us know if we missed anything This month features quite a bit of ...

In Development this week (Vol. 143, Issue 21)

Posted by , on 1 November 2016

Here are the highlights from the current issue of Development:   Signalling cross-talk in the plant root In plants, root architecture is responsive to environmental changes. The plant hormones cytokinin, ...

Preprints: biomedical science publication in the era of twitter and facebook

Posted by , on 27 October 2016

Earlier this week, I took part in a workshop on preprints – organised by Alfonso Martinez-Arias and held in Cambridge, UK. Inspired by the ASAPbio movement in the States, Alfonso felt ...

Research Associate (Laurenti Lab)

Posted by , on 26 October 2016

Department/Location: Wellcome Trust – Medical Research Council Cambridge Stem Cell Institute, University of Cambridge Salary: £28,982-£37,768 Reference: PS10005 Closing date: 03 November 2016 Post-doctoral fellow: healthy ageing of human haematopoietic ...

The people behind the papers: Joseph Pickering & Matthew Towers

Posted by , on 25 October 2016

So far in this series, we’ve featured fly nuclear pores, lizard tails, squid eyes and mouse digits, and heard from researchers working in Germany, the US and Canada. Today, we ...

Spotlight on Rat: Translational Impact - a new DMM Special Collection

Posted by , on 18 October 2016

Disease Models & Mechanisms is pleased to announce the launch of a new Special Collection named Spotlight on Rat: Translational Impact. The rat is a key model for basic and ...

Early Career Group Leaders - Francis Crick Institute London

Posted by , on 13 October 2016

The Francis Crick Institute is a new discovery biomedical research institute in central London. We are core-funded by Cancer Research UK, the UK Medical Research Council, and the Wellcome Trust and partnered ...

From Stem Cells to Human Development, Southbridge, 2016. Mini report.

Posted by , on 12 October 2016

Two years ago, Development held a meeting on the emerging field of stem cells and human development. In announcing the meeting, the organisers described a knowledge gap:   “Strikingly, although ...

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