6-7 October 2027, Leuven, Belgium

Using a combination of microglia-specific conditional mouse knockout and knockin approaches and xenotransplantation of human iPSC-derived microglia, Diaz-Salazar et al. demonstrate that the human-spec...

Mammals share a laminar cerebral cortex, with excitatory neuron subtypes organized in distinct layers. Although this framework is conserved, subtype balance varies markedly between species due to larg...

Nuclear and cytoplasmic proteomics uncover a nuclear pool of cytoskeletal proteins, including MAP1B, whose shuttling to the nucleus increases BRG1/BAF chromatin association and regulates brain develop...

Summary: This Editorial offers an honest look at impact factor trends in developmental biology, explains how Development serves its community, and makes the case that sustaining developmental biology ...

Mutation rates per generation are strikingly similar across germlines of animals and across at least one somatic cell type, suggesting a key role for natural selection in shaping mutation rates. This ...

21-23 October 2026, Leuven, Belgium Supported by VIB Training & Conferences

Gumnit et al. reveal that Cajal-Retzius cells are ancestral to jawed vertebrates. Cajal-Retzius cells share a core transcription factor identity and are evolutionarily related to a population of olfac...

We are looking for a Group Leader in applied artificial intelligence in (bio)medical research at VIB.AI & UGent, Belgium

21-23 October 2026, Leuven, Belgium Supported by VIB Training & Conferences

21-23 October 2026, Leuven, Belgium Supported by VIB Training & Conferences

The NIH has recently called for expanding use of new approach methodologies (NAMs) to reduce use of animals in research. Arany discusses the need not to forget the irreplaceable aspects of animal rese...

If neuroscience is serious about building general principles of brain function, cross-species dialogue must become a core organizing principle.

L’actualité de l’opéra : Décès de Jean Rossier, Président passionné de Parole et Musique

Pathway to Independence programme | Development | The Company of Biologists Development's Pathway to Independence programme Launched in 2022, Development’s Pathway Independence programm...

21-23 October 2026, Leuven, Belgium Supported by VIB Training & Conferences

Deux lauréats pour le Prix international de la Fondation Fyssen La Fondation Fyssen a le plaisir d’annoncer que le Prix international est exceptionnellement attribué à deux lauréats cette année. Le pr...

The Laboratory of Cortical Information Processing | Vision to Action at NERF (www.nerf.be) invites applications for a Postdoctoral Fellow or PhD Student to work on a new research project funded by the...

Human-specific duplicates of SRGAP2 prolong cortical development by manipulating SYNGAP, an autism-linked protein that slows synaptic growth.

Magdalene College is deeply saddened to announce the death of Professor Sir John Gurdon FRS, who served as Master of the College from 1995 to 2002.

Yim et al. use single-cell transcriptomics to elucidate the molecular outcomes of Chd8 haploinsufficiency in the mouse cortex. Their results provide insight into dynamic, cell-type-biased transcriptio...

Developmental processes display temporal differences across species, leading to divergence in organ size and composition. In the cerebral cortex, neurons of diverse identities are generated sequential...

Research on Drosophila neurons shows links between the need to sleep and aerobic metabolism, indicating that the pressure to sleep may have a mitochondrial origin.

The Drosophila Genetic Database, FlyBase, is on the brink of collapse due to the sudden termination of the FlyBase NIH grant, which includes salaries for 5 literature curators based at the University ...

Nature Neuroscience - The developmental origin of behavioral individuality is unclear. The authors show that a temporal sequence of genetically encoded stochastic mechanisms explains variation in...

Each year, the Foundation awards the ROGER DE SPOELBERCH Prize to a laureate for a clinical or fundamental scientific research project in the field of neurodegenerative diseases and certain psychiatri...

The VIB.AI International PhD Call 2025 is now open. We invite applicants from around the world to join an interdisciplinary research environment at the interface of AI, computational biology, and life...

A GWAS including 192,986 European and 1636 Asian participants identifies 50 novel discrete associations with eye color.