PhD position in Drosophila biology – Germany

By | March 10, 2022

PhD student will investigate in the model organism Drosophila melanogaster how maternal “vaping” affects body and airway development in the F1 generation and elucidate the underlying molecular pathways in isolated airways. Additionally, you will do histological analysis to assess airway morphological changes in the airways. Please apply (without photo) to Prof. Susanne Krauss-Etschmann by April 4th, 2022 via our… Read More »

Postdoc position in circuit neuroscience and behavior – IMP Vienna

By | February 18, 2022

The Haubensak Laboratory – recently relocated from the IMP to the Medical University of Vienna – is seeking highly motivated postdocs interested in pioneering novel multidisciplinary approaches towards understanding the brain. A postdoc position is available in Haubensak Laboratory to study limbic networks assign effective value to environmental stimuli. Please send your application including the… Read More »

PhD position in Drosophila neurobiology @ Manchester UK

By | January 8, 2022

A PhD position is available to study bundles of microtubules (MT) that run all along axons in Drosophila brain. The decay of MT bundle decay causes axon degeneration and mechanism underlying this phenomenon forms the basis of this project. More details and link to apply: How to apply: https://www.bmh.manchester.ac.uk/study/research/bbsrc-dtp/apply Application deadline: 21 January 2022 Interviews: week commencing… Read More »

Postdoc position in Extavour Lab – Drosophila, evodevo

By | January 6, 2022

Post doctoral positions are available in Cassandra Extavour lab at Harvard. Positions to work on two major areas of our research are available: Holobiome Area: Understanding the animal, plant and microbial contributions to the evolution of specific adaptive traits and phenotypic plasticity, using both Drosophila melanogaster and natural populations of wild Drosophila species in Hawaii.… Read More »

How to prepare Hoyer’s medium for Drosophila cuticle preparations

By | January 4, 2022

Importance of cuticle preparations in Drosophila studies: The Drosophila embryonic ventral epidermis has served as a unique tissue for the genetic analysis of patterning. There are two different types of epidermal cells in the ventral epidermis which can be easily distinguished: those that secrete short, thick hair-like structures called denticles and cells that only secrete… Read More »

How to make a 1% agarose gel for electrophoresis

By | January 4, 2022

Agarose gel electrophoresis is the most common way of separating and analyzing DNA. Agarose is a polysaccharide, generally extracted from certain red seaweed. It is a linear polymer made up of the repeating unit of agarobiose, which is a disaccharide made up of D -galactose and 3,6-anhydro- L -galactopyranose.  Preparing 1% Agarose gel:Gels are prepared… Read More »

Do Plants breath ?

By | January 1, 2022

Breathing can be described as ” Taking in Oxygen and expelling out CO2 through lungs”. This is also called as external respiration“. What is the difference between breathing and respiration? Both breathing and respiration are vital for living organisms to survive. Even though there is a significant difference between breathing and respiration but are mostly… Read More »

What is amphibolic pathway?

By | November 9, 2021

Amphibolic pathway can be described as a kind of biochemical pathway which involves both Anabolism and catabolism pathways. The term amphibolic pathway is coined by B. Davis in the year 1961. Catabolism : A biochemical pathway where large molecules are broken down into smaller molecules. It can be by means of Hydrolysis and Oxidation. Hydrolysis… Read More »