Under the sponsorship of the Anne McLaren Memorial Trust Fund and The Company of Biologists, the BSDB Autumn meeting organised by Jenny Nichols and Tristan Rodriguez took place in the Pollock Halls at the University of Edinburgh. The topic this year was: ‘Chimaeras and their use in studying developmental processes and disease models’. Chimaeras are […]
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Looking back at the 2016 BSDB Autumn Meeting
The 2016 BSDB Autumn meeting, organised by Jenny Nichols and Tristan Rodriguez under the topic of ‘chimaeras and their use in studying developmental processes and disease models’, took place on 28-30 August in The Pollock Halls at the University of Edinburgh. It was sponsored by the Anne McLaren Memorial Trust Fund and The Company of […]
Reflecting on the student & postdoc events at the BSCB/BSDB Spring Meeting
Firstly, thank-you so much to everyone that participated in the student and postdoc events. It was lovely to meet many of you and we hope you had a great time. Career workshop From the BSDB student/postdoc survey results last year, it was evident that most people wanted to find out more about ‘alternative’ careers other […]
Supporting the Science is Vital campaign
As you are probably aware, concerns are growing about the current government’s funding policy (details below). Funding for science and engineering in the UK is under serious threat. We, the research community, can help campaign against this trend, for example by supporting Science is Vital (SiV). SiV has grown into a well-respected grassroots organisation composed […]
News and News Reminders
All four award lectures of the last BSCB/BSDB Joint Spring meeting including the BSDB Waddington Medal lecture by Lewis Wolpert (UCL, London), the BSCB Hooke Medal lecture by Kairbaan Hodivala-Dilke (Barts Cancer Inst, QMUL, London), the BSCB WICB Medal lecture by Victoria Cowling (Univ. Dundee), and the BSDB Beddington Medal lecture by John Robert Davis (CRUK/Crick, […]