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the community site for and by developmental biologists
Posted by katarney on January 28th, 2021
We a look at the biological changes that underpin ageing, and how we can use this knowledge to live longer, healthier lives.
Posted by Andreas Prokop on October 27th, 2020
Application Deadline: 22 January 2021 Supervisors: Andreas Prokop, Matthew Ronshaugen, Karl Kadler Project details How to apply To develop remedial strategies for neurodegeneration in age and disease, we need to improve our understanding of the cell biology of neurons – in particular their axons. Axons are the cable-like, up-to-meter long processes of neurons that wire[…]
Posted by Andreas Prokop on September 6th, 2018
BBSRC funded postdoc position in the laboratory of Natalia Sánchez-Soriano (https://sanchezlab.wordpress.com), to study the cell biology of neuronal ageing and the underlying mechanisms. On this project you will study the harmful changes that neurons undergo at the subcellular level during ageing, and unravel the cascade of events that cause them. The focus will[…]
Posted by BPayer on July 11th, 2018
We are looking for a highly skilled and motivated candidate to join our group for a PostDoc position. In the Payer lab (http://www.crg.eu/bernhard_payer), we study epigenetic reprogramming in the mammalian germ line and the effects of ageing on fertility. In this project the prospective candidate will study the molecular links between ageing and oocyte quality decline[…]
Posted by Andreas Prokop on June 26th, 2018
BBSRC funded postdoc position in the laboratory of Natalia Sanchez-Soriano (https://sanchezlab.wordpress.com), to study the cell biology of neuronal ageing and the underlying mechanisms. The aim of the project is to understand the harmful changes that neurons undergo at the subcellular level during ageing, and unravel the cascade of events that cause them, with a focus[…]
Posted by Andreas Prokop on October 17th, 2017
The University of Manchester, 2018/19 BBSRC DTP PhD Project Understanding tubulin regulation during neuronal development, ageing and degeneration Axons are slender, up-to-a-meter long, cable-like extensions of neurons which form the nerves and nerve tracts that wire our bodies and brain. These delicate cellular structures have to be maintained for an organism’s life time and are[…]
Posted by Jonathan Lawson on September 6th, 2017
This article is recent news from the Babraham Institute in Cambridge, view the original post here and the Nature Communications research paper here. Deciding to start a family later in life could be about more than just the age of your eggs. A new study in mice suggests the age of a mother’s womb may[…]
Posted by tschwarz-romond on August 26th, 2016
http://www.cell.com/cell-stem-cell/fulltext/S1934-5909(16)30163-1 Sense & Sensibility: niche signals regulate neural stem cells in an age-dependent manner paper feature by Thomas Schwarz-Romond Tissue specific stem cell niches provide lifelong support for adult stem cells. The cell-biological dissection of (adult neural) stem cell – niche interactions uncovered unexpected regulatory functions. These new results imply that stem cell niches actively[…]
Posted by Yan YUN on January 4th, 2014
Currently, more and more women delay having children because of pursuing higher educational and career aspirations, as well as changing cultural norms. Unfortunately their eggs become susceptible to chromosome mis-segregation as a consequence of maternal aging. This would generate aneuploid embryos, so causing increased and birth defects (Jones and Lane, 2013). However, the actual ways[…]
