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Research Associate - Bioinformatician

Posted by , on 13 March 2015

Department/Location: Wellcome Trust – Medical Research Council Cambridge Stem Cell Institute, University of Cambridge Salary: £28,695-£37,394 Reference: PS04734 Closing date: 20 April 2015 Fixed-term: The funds for this post are ...

Notes from the fly meeting- day 4 and 5

Posted by , on 10 March 2015

I’m reporting from the Drosophila meeting. You can read the post on days 1 and 2 here and on day 3 here.   Day 4 of the fly meeting was by far the ...

In Development this week (Vol. 142, Issue 6)

Posted by , on 10 March 2015

Here are the highlights from the current issue of Development:   Dmrt1: a common thread in sex determination Dmrt1 and its related genes play a key role in sex determination ...

Why we need amateur-professional collaborations

Posted by , on 9 March 2015

Could we simultaneously make it easier for professional scientists to do research on tight budgets, and improve public understanding of science, by facilitating professional-amateur collaborations? Not that long ago, amateur ...

Notes from the fly meeting- day 3

Posted by , on 7 March 2015

I’m reporting from the Drosophila meeting. You can read the post on days 1 and 2 here.   We woke up to another cold day here in Chicago, and kicked off straight ...

Notes from the fly meeting- day 1 and 2

Posted by , on 6 March 2015

Read the report from day 3  here, and from days 4 & 5 here. This week I am at the Annual Drosophila meeting, aka the fly meeting. During my PhD I ...

Research Associate (Chalut & Franklin Lab)

Posted by , on 5 March 2015

Department/Location: Wellcome Trust – Medical Research Council Cambridge Stem Cell Institute, University of Cambridge Salary: £28,695-£37,394 Reference: PS05553 Closing date: 05 April 2015 Fixed-term: The funds for this post are ...

Outreach activity: The Disgustovision Show, a most gruesome microscopy circuit

Posted by , on 2 March 2015

How do you build a fruit fly circus? First, you’ll need a glass tank. Its size will obviously depend on how many fruit flies you want to perform – or ...

This month on the Node- February 2015

Posted by , on 2 March 2015

Our jobs page was again very busy this month, so make sure to check it out! Here are some of the other highlights:   Research: – Manuel wrote about his Development ...

The Node survey- the results

Posted by , on 1 March 2015

The Node is almost 5 years old, and it is now time to revise its design and functionalities. To help us with this, during the last month we asked you to ...

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