Sentences with phrase «developmental biology research»

Developmental biology research has traditionally attracted a disproportionate number of women and many of its great international players were and are female: Hogan, Robertson, Martin, McLaren, Lawson, and Beddington (deceased), to name but a few.
This general approach, known as lineage - tracing, has been a mainstay of classical developmental biology research and has greatly clarified knowledge of tissue stem cells during the last decade.

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I don't have a strong opinion about why some people are gay: research implies both biology and the developmental process likely influence a person's orientation, and the extent to which one is more influential than the other probably differs from person to person, as sexuality is so layered and complex.
His research methods included evolutionary biology, developmental psychology, cognitive science, control systems theory and ethology.
Trained as a psychobiologist, his research has contributed to advancements in the fields of developmental psychology, physiological psychology, and perception; he has also made important contributions in the fields of genetics, developmental biology, immunobiology, ethology, and molecular biology.
OIST researchers conduct multi-disciplinary research in neuroscience, mathematical and computational sciences, physics, chemistry, integrative biology and molecular, cell, and developmental biology.
«That's the beauty of research in developmental biology: The embryo holds the answers, and all we have to do is watch and learn.»
«This work may have interesting implications for the stem cell field,» says Richard Lang, a professor of developmental biology at the Cincinnati Children's Hospital Research Foundation.
Such short postdoc contracts are «counterproductive,» says Patrick Lemaire, a group leader in developmental biology at the Cell Biology Research Center of Montpellier who is co-author of the report and co-founder of Sciences en Marche, because they don't offer the time or stability necessary to develop a research direction or acquire newResearch Center of Montpellier who is co-author of the report and co-founder of Sciences en Marche, because they don't offer the time or stability necessary to develop a research direction or acquire newresearch direction or acquire new skills.
«It's been known for a long time that these kinds of slips occur, and they are viewed as the Barnum and Bailey of evolution,» said the study's senior researcher Ehad Abouheif, Canada research chair in evolutionary developmental biology at McGill University.
«Studying human islet cells has been a major challenge in the field of diabetes research for decades because the pancreas essentially digests itself shortly after a person's death,» said professor of developmental biology Seung Kim, MD, PhD.
«Previous research documented brain activity in response to sound during early developmental phases, but it was hard to determine where in the brain these signals were coming from,» said Patrick Kanold, a professor of biology at UMD and the senior author of the research paper.
Now new research into the developmental biology of brine shrimp and fruit flies could throw light on the matter.
These areas include developmental research, neurobiology and cell biology, high - content screening, medical imaging, and materials science, among others.
I am in the midst of negotiating a move back to the U.K. toward the beginning of 2005, in order to establish my own lab, basic research of which will focus on developmental biology.
He adds that rapid advances in developmental biology are also refreshing that area of research.
Singer combined biology DBER research with research on the developmental biology of flowering in plants in her 30 years as a professor at Carleton College before recently becoming vice president for academic affairs and provost at Rollins College in Winter Park, Florida.
«Honestly, I thought I should have gotten in a while ago,» says Cynthia Kenyon of the University of California at San Francisco, whose two decades of research since the 1980s on the developmental biology of the nematode worm Caenorhabditis elegans finally earned her a place in the National Academy.
«Previous research has shown that CTCF acts as a key insulating barrier to prevent mistakes in cells as they multiply and differentiate,» says Varun Narendra, the study's lead author, and a fifth - year graduate PhD student in developmental biology at NYU Langone and the Howard Hughes Medical Institute.
«Breakthrough scientific research doesn't come from just a handful of scientists who have already made a name for themselves, but from collaborations between many researchers,» Eva Amsen writes on the developmental biology blog The Node.
Rangamani started this research as a postdoctoral fellow in the lab of George Oster, professor emeritus of cell and developmental biology at the University of California, Berkeley and senior author of the study.
His research in developmental biology brought him fame in Europe, despite the racism and segregation that prohibited him from joining the research establishment at home in the United States.
How these regeneration mechanisms function genetically and biochemically is one of the most exciting research questions in developmental biology, but also in medicine.
BETHESDA, Md., Mon., Jan. 26, 2004 - A Japanese - U.S. team today reported the successful creation of transgenic animals using sperm genetically modified and grown in a laboratory dish, an achievement with implications for a wide range of research from developmental biology to gene therapy.
Our research interests lie in the field of evolutionary developmental biology.
Research interests: Evolutionary developmental biology; physical anthropology including primate evolutionary morphology with a focus on limb and axial skeletal biology, growth, and development
Gladstone was a great fit for me, especially with its background in developmental and translational biology and Bruce's research focus on cutting - edge technologies to model genetic disease and find novel therapies for treating them.
Teaching Non-majors biology university core, freshman form; cell and molecular biology (lower and upper division biology majors core); genetics; advanced cell biology (graduate students) research ethics (graduate students), upper division / graduate electives (developmental biology, selected advanced topics in cell and molecular biology).
Stanford co-authors of the study are data analyst Pang Wei Koh; former undergraduate student Tianda Deng; instructor Rahul Sinha, PhD; graduate students Jonathan Tsai, Amira Barkal, Kimberle Shen and Benson George; research assistant Rachel Morganti; postdoctoral scholar Nathaniel Fernhoff, PhD; assistant professor of pathology Gerlinde Wernig, MD; former graduate student Zhenghao Chen; professor of pathology and of pediatrics Hannes Vogel, MD; assistant professor of genetics and of computer science Anshul Kundaje, PhD; professor of developmental biology William Talbot, PhD; and professor of developmental biology Philip Beachy, PhD.
We will combine methods from the fields of immunology, developmental biology and angiogenesis to understand in vivo the development and lineage - specific function (s) of resident macrophages, thereby opening new venues of research into the interaction between macrophages and endothelial cells in response to tissue damage.
As a Harvard graduate receiving her Ph.D. in Cell & Developmental Biology and also formerly working at MD Anderson Cancer Center, Dr. Charlotte Vines, who is currently an Assistant Professor for the Border Biomedical Research Center and the Department of Biological Sciences at the University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP), has a lot of experience in the field of cancer biology.
She joined Gladstone in 2011 after earning her PhD in developmental biology and carrying out research in translational biology at several institutions in London and the San Francisco Bay Area.
Professor Austin Smith has expertise in the field of mouse developmental biology and has pioneered key advances in the field of Embryonic Stem Cell research.
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Other uses include hybridoma production for immunology applications, cardiovascular research, developmental biology (low background incidence of cleft palate; high susceptibility to cortisone - induced cleft palate) and sensorineural given their early hearing loss.
«I originally trained as a developmental biologist, then, during my postdoc in stem cell biology, I became interested in research showing that the growth of brain tumours might be driven by cells similar to neural stem cells.
Doug received his PhD in molecular, cellular and developmental biology from the University of Colorado at Boulder, and did postdoctoral research in plant genetic engineering at the Plant Breeding Institute in Cambridge England.
Herbert Jäckle serves as Vice President of the Max Planck Society, and is a Director of the Max Planck Institute for Biophysical Chemistry in Göttingen, Germany, whose research in developmental biology has been honored with numerous prizes.
Research at the Hubrecht Institute focuses on developmental biology and stem cells at the organismal, cellular, and molecular level.
Decades of research in developmental biology have provided clues to how genes in a developing embryo direct different proteins and other chemical factors to create all manner of specialized cells.
Within the fields of microbiology and immunology, neurologic diseases, neuropharmacology, behavioral, cognitive and developmental neuroscience, and psychiatric disorders, the center's research programs are seeking ways to: develop vaccines for infectious and noninfectious diseases; understand the basic neurobiology and genetics of social behavior and develop new treatment strategies for improving social functioning in social disorders such as autism; interpret brain activity through imaging; increase understanding of progressive illnesses such as Alzheimer's and Parkinson's diseases; unlock the secrets of memory; treat drug addiction; determine how the interaction between genetics and society shape who we are; and advance knowledge about the evolutionary links between biology and behavior.
The goal of research in this area is to define normal stem cell biology and developmental pathways as well as to define genetic, molecular, and biochemical mechanisms that regulate cell proliferation, apoptosis and autophagy and relate these pathways to carcinogenesis.
The Society for Developmental Biology (SDB) Professional Development and Education Committee (PDEC) created the John Doctor Education Prize to highlight great developmental biology educatDevelopmental Biology (SDB) Professional Development and Education Committee (PDEC) created the John Doctor Education Prize to highlight great developmental biology educatdevelopmental biology education research.
Lauren Weiping Wang, MS, Lead Research Technologist, has expertise in protein purification, intermolecular interactions and developmental biology.
When I saw the spectrum of research at Gladstone — cellular reprogramming technologies, developmental biology, chemical biology, genome editing — that was happening in all these top - notch labs, I felt that it was really complementary to what we were doing and that there were immediate opportunities for synergies and collaborations.
EBC provides research and education in biology and evolutionary processes at all levels, and research in physiology, developmental biology and environmental toxicology.
Modern facilities are generously equipped with a full range of instrumentation required for research in cellular, molecular, developmental, and endocrine biology.
While at St. Mary's College, she was awarded for research she did in the field of developmental biology.
ALISON GOPNIK: So part of the inspiration for this book is a lot of really fascinating recent research in evolutionary biology and developmental psychology — the kind of research I have done for 15 years — about how childhood works and how children learn from adults.
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