A fully funded Ph.D. position is available in the Developmental Genetics Group to study the BMP signalling/antagonist pathway in controlling vertebrate organogenesis with particular emphasis on limb bud development. Our aim is to understand how stem-cell like progenitor cells integrate inputs from different pathways to regulate their fates, survival and proliferation potential. We combine advanced mouse molecular genetics with systems biology approaches that include genome-wide transcriptome, ChIP Seq and proteome analysis. Some of these studies and modelling of limb development are done in collaboration with the neighbouring ETH Systems Biology …

Often the importance of model organisms is talked about in the field of developmental biology and constant efforts are made to add more model organisms to the list of famous lab models such as Drosophila, C.elegans, Mouse or more recently Zebra fish.These model systems have played significant role in elucidating molecular mechanism underlying patterning and growth during development. However we need more model organisms especially ones belonging to privileged phylogenetic positions in order to perform comparative studies to extend the data found in model animals to other organisms. Comparative …

A PhD position on Wnt signalling in heart muscle development is up for grabs. This project in the lab of Stefan Hoppler is funded by the British Heart Foundation . This project investigates the role of a molecule called FrzA, which is present where the heart normally forms. We think FrzA functions to inhibit Wnt signalling and thereby to promote the formation of heart muscle.
For more details contact the supervisor Dr Stefan Hoppler @ s.p.hoppler@abdn.ac.uk.
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The 16th Congress of the International Society of Developmental Biologists Congress will be hosted by British Society for Developmental Biology ,from 6 – 10 Sept 2009 , and the location in Edinburgh, Scotland’s famous and beautiful capital city. The meeting will cover all major topics of developmental biology and there will be a particular spotlight on stem cells and their medical potential. Congress will mark the bicentenary of Darwin’s birth and the 150th anniversary of the publication of “On the Origin of Species” with two symposia hosted by the …

The main aim of this postdoctoral positon is to study the molecular mechanisms responsible for transcriptional activation of the Drosophila embryo after egg fertilization. More specifically this work will involve the characterization of a previously isolated collection of mutants (Pimenta-Marques et al., 2008), identification and characterization of the mutants specifically defective for transcriptional activation, and functional characterization of the relevant gene(s). The goal is to better understand how is transcription initiated de novo in a spatially and temporally controlled manner after egg fertilization. (224)

The research training program Graduiertenkolleg 1104 (From Cells to Organs: Molecular Mechanisms of Organogenesis) is a DFG-funded research program joining developmental biologists in the Faculty of Biology, the Faculty of Medicine,and the Max-Planck- Institute of Immunobiology in Freiburg with the aim to create an innovative training program for graduate students. (128)

Casey Dunn is looking for a postdoc in his lab at Brown University.This would be great fun, mixing genomics and microscopy to do some very cool science. Just to remind you ( in case you forget) Cassey dunn is same person who hit headlines with phylogenomics paper in April issue of Nature,which placed Ctenophores at the base of the tree of life. So all finishing graduates, its an interesting opportunity around.
Currently seeking a postdoctoral researcher interested in the evolutionary developmental biology of cnidarians. The primary goal of the project …