The Weizmann Institute’s Developmental Club was founded in 2005. The Club includes 14 research groups from different departments at the Life Science faculties, which study a variety of questions in developmental biology in model organisms such as Drosophila, mouse, zebrafish, chick and Arabidopsis. Among the research topics addressed by the Club members are the development of muscles, heart and brain, craniofacial development, spermatogenesis and oogenesis, skeletogenesis and angiogenesis, maturation of the nervous system, neuronal migration and axon guidance, miRNA in development, the interface between developmental signaling and cell biology, as well as plant development.
The main goal of the Club is to gather this variety of systems and methods, concepts and ideas under one umbrella. We hold biweekly meetings, in which either one of the Club’s labs or an outside guest present their work. This exposure of the whole community to the various ongoing studies facilitates the flow of ideas among projects and promotes collaborations. Moreover, it allows our students to broaden their horizons by gaining knowledge in different aspects of developmental biology.
The aim of this web site is to provide direct and immediate access to the various labs of the Club. Besides our members, we hope that this site will serve other scientists, as well as research students who may wish to learn more about developmental biology labs and projects at the Weizmann Institute of Science. In addition, the site provides notifications about coming events and activities.