🚨 New paper from our lab just published in Nature🚨

www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Discover how 🌱 tumour formation is shaped by tissue context from the very beginning. Cancer is not driven by genetics alone

✨Fantastic team led by Greta Skrupskelyte, Eduardo Rojo, @hariajith.bsky.social

Understanding of RNA pseudouridylation and its impacts in disease at Durham University on FindAPhD.com PhD Project - Understanding of RNA pseudouridylation and its impacts in disease at Durham University, listed on FindAPhD.com

Another exciting PhD opportunity involving some collaborative fly stem cell work. This one is led by Ting-Yu Lin from the @cpbm-heddlelab.bsky.social and will use a range of biochemical and biophysical techniques to explore the function of a critical RNA modifier:

www.findaphd.com/phds/project...

Unlocking the power of glycans to discover new mechanisms regulating stem cell development at Newcastle University on FindAPhD.com PhD Project - Unlocking the power of glycans to discover new mechanisms regulating stem cell development at Newcastle University, listed on FindAPhD.com

Exciting new PhD position with Jennifer Munkley at Newcastle University on glycan function and stem cells, including some work with fly gut stem cells in Durham!

www.findaphd.com/phds/project...

Today the Royal Society will meet to discuss “Fellows’ behaviour”. Without doubt the fellow they will primarily be discussing is Elon Musk.
The behaviour may range from his public dissemination of unfounded conspiracy theories to his attacks on the science
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Investigation of genes regulating the intercalary meristem in barley at Durham University on FindAPhD.com PhD Project - Investigation of genes regulating the intercalary meristem in barley at Durham University, listed on FindAPhD.com

Please repost: BBSRC funded PhD opportunity. Please get in touch for further project info. www.findaphd.com/phds/project...

1. Today the NIH director issued a new directive slashing overhead rates to 15%.

I want to provide some context on what that means and why it matters.

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Please get in touch if you would like more information or to apply. Deadline is Wednesday 5th February.

Durham Doctoral Teaching Fellow: Optogenetic Manipulation of Signalling Pathways in vivo at Durham University on FindAPhD.com PhD Project - Durham Doctoral Teaching Fellow: Optogenetic Manipulation of Signalling Pathways in vivo at Durham University, listed on FindAPhD.com

The second is a Durham Doctoral Teaching Fellowship offering the opportunity to combine PhD research with teaching experience and will explore the importance of signalling dynamics in stem cell homeostasis, ageing and disease.

www.findaphd.com/phds/project...

Intestinal Stem Cell Regulation in Homeostasis and Disease at Durham University on FindAPhD.com PhD Project - Intestinal Stem Cell Regulation in Homeostasis and Disease at Durham University, listed on FindAPhD.com

The first is a 4 year PhDproject that will characterise novel regulators of stem cells in homeostasis, ageing and disease. The project will involve molecular biology, genetics, in vivo RNAi, CRISPR/Cas9 and confocal microscopy.

www.findaphd.com/phds/project...

Confocal microscope image of a Drosophila midgut showing expression of a stem cell marker.

We are recruiting for 2 possible PhD positions to start October 2024 focussing on different aspects of stem cell regulation using the Drosophila midgut as a model system.