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EMBO celebrates 50 years

Posted by , on 12 July 2014

  The European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO) is an organization that ‘promotes excellence in the life sciences’ in Europe and beyond. With more than 1500 members (leaders in their respective fields), it is ...

Public Engagement Officer

Posted by , on 10 July 2014

Department/Location: Wellcome Trust – Medical Research Council Cambridge Stem Cell Institute, University of Cambridge Salary: £28,132-£36,661 Reference: PS03788 Closing date: 10 August 2014 Fixed-term: The funds for this post are ...

Woods Hole images 2014 round 4- vote for a Development cover

Posted by , on 9 July 2014

Time for the second round of images from last year’s Woods Hole embryology course! Below you will find 4 fantastic images taken by students of the 2013 course. Choose the one ...

The Embryology Course at the MBL

Posted by , on 7 July 2014

Right now I am attending the Embryology Course at the Marine Biological Laboratory (MBL). I am a graduate school student from Osaka University in Japan and I am looking for ...

Announcing DMM’s special issue ‘Spotlight on Zebrafish: Translational Impact’

Posted by , on 6 July 2014

In recent years, the zebrafish has emerged as an increasingly prominent model in biomedical research. Its optical transparency for the first few weeks, high fecundity and ex vivo fertilization have made it ...

This month on the Node- June 2014

Posted by , on 1 July 2014

  This month the Node celebrated its fourth birthday! Here are some of the other highlights:       Research: – Kevin Chalut wrote about his recent paper  at the crossroads ...

StemCellTalks sends high school bloggers to the ISSCR pt. 2

Posted by , on 26 June 2014

StemCellTalks is a Canadian high school stem cell outreach initiative that has been running in 7 cities in Canada since 2010. The program has featured over 50 stem cell “experts” during this ...

PhD position on Drosophila intestinal homeostasis in Cardiff

Posted by , on 25 June 2014

the JQ lab is looking for candidates for one 3-year PhD studentship to work on the regulation of intestinal stem cell neutral competition during the homeostasis of the Drosophila adult ...

Obituary: Julian Hart Lewis (1946-2014)

Posted by , on 25 June 2014

This obituary first appeared in Development.   Paul Martin and David Ish-Horowicz look back on the life and work of their long-time friend and colleague Julian Lewis, who passed away on April 30th ...

A day in the life of a Platynereis dumerilii lab

Posted by , on 25 June 2014

Hello! I am Maggie Pruitt, a postdoctoral researcher in the Department of Genetics, Development, and Cell Biology at Iowa State University (Ames, Iowa, USA – think middle America or fields ...

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