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Developmental biologist, Executive Editor of Development @dev-journal.bsky.social and 100 Project Coordinator at the not-for-profit publisher, The Company of Biologists @biologists.bsky.social. Part of the Node @the-node.bsky.social. Own views.
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Feel like you’re stuck in an endless postdoc? I can relate! I bet you do not beat my record… even then I did manage to find my dream PI position. Thanks to @the-node.bsky.social for the interview on my unusual career path.

Today, we are highlighting Ottoline Leyser, former @dev-journal.bsky.social Editor and current member of the journal’s Advisory Board, as an extraordinary biologist. #100biologists‬‬‬‬

*Paid internship opportunity* @biologists.bsky.social is looking for a 3-month intern this summer to work across the Node, @prelights.bsky.social and @focalplane.bsky.social If you're interested in #SciCommm & #publishing, and have the right to work in the UK, apply by 5 June 👇

In preprints: exploring developmental robustness and timing with gastruloids Yonit Maroudas-Sacks, Marc Trani Bustos & @jesseveenvliet.bsky.social discuss 3 #preprints from the groups of ‪@viktri08.bsky.social‬ @alexandremayran.bsky.social‬ & @amartinezarias.bsky.social‬: doi.org/10.1242/dev....

G. P. Bidder III founded The Company of Biologists @biologists.bsky.social 100 years ago #biologists100 and on his 162 birthday we celebrate his legacy with this Review by Joseph Pawlik discussing the biology and physiology of giant barrel sponges journals.biologists.com/jeb/article/...

Our next extraordinary biologist is Janet Rossant, President of @gairdnerawards.bsky.social, Canada, Senior Scientist Emeritus at SickKids, Canada, and former @dev-journal.bsky.social Editor. #100biologists

For an update on a set of recent preprints using gastruloids to investigate the interplay between morphogenesis, gene expression and physical parameters, on the robustness of patterning: journals.biologists.com/dev/article/...

We are also featuring John Speakman, former @biologists.bsky.social Director and organiser of the second Company Workshop, as our extraordinary biologist this week. #100biologists @johnspeakman4.bsky.social

We need your help! What kind of posts would you like to see on the Node? What do you think about the design of the website, our social media presence and the emails we send out? Tell us what you think in this survey - it'll only take 5min: www.surveymonkey.com/r/7QHYQCW #DevBio #StemCells

📢Register to our Development presents... webinar, celebrating the finalists of Development's 2024 outstanding paper prize. First authors Bridget LaMonica Ostrem, @thamarai-athi.bsky.social & @kevinemmerich.bsky.social will present their work. 📅 28 May 15:00 BST us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

"The best way for an adversarial collaboration to truly advance science is for all concerned to be willing to accept that there is a chance that they could be wrong." www.nature.com/articles/d41...

🫀Job alert 🧬 come and be our colleague! Join a BBSRC-funded consortium aiming to understand how the human heart develops - you will be contributing multimodal single cell & spatial transcriptomics data using zebrafish and human cardiac organoids as models. Learn more: www.heartdevelopment.org (1/4)

New organoid to model implantation Read this Research Highlight showcasing work from Taishi Fujimura, Norihiro Sugino and colleagues: journals.biologists.com/dev/article/... 🎥3D time-lapse imaging of the in vitro implantation process

In preprints: the extracellular matrix influences primordial germ cell behavior Honglin Yu and Di Chen discuss a recent #preprint from @drkatiegoodwin.bsky.social, Katie McDole and colleagues: journals.biologists.com/dev/article/...

Some of my latest ramblings and, importantly, a lot of thanks

#NewFaculty! Welcome to the campus, Dr @pritiagarwal.bsky.social ! 🎙️In an interview with Rupsy Khurana, Dr Priti Agarwal talks about her journey, motivations, and research, along with her exciting plans for the future at NCBS. Read Here: news.ncbs.res.in/spotlight/nc... @rupsykhurana.bsky.social

Wow — feeling really honoured (and a bit stunned!) to be on this list 😇 #biologists100 So grateful to be part of the #preLights community and to engage with so many extraordinary early-career researchers who continue to inspire and challenge me. #ScienceCommunity #preLights #ECRs

I'm excited to join @pritiagarwal.bsky.social and @tarafinegan.bsky.social as a co-organizer for the International Developmental Mechanics Seminar Series. The series will resume in September 2025, and call for speakers is now open! More info is on our new website: sites.google.com/view/devmech...

We are also highlighting Chris Wood, member of @jexpbiol.bsky.social Editorial Advisory Board and one of the journal’s most prolific authors, as an extraordinary biologist this week. #100biologists

📢 Deadline for submitting articles to #LifelongDevSI is 30 May 2025 Submit your latest research to our upcoming special issue – Lifelong Development: the Maintenance, Regeneration and Plasticity of Tissues. Guest Editors: Meritxell Huch and Mansi Srivastava journals.biologists.com/dev/pages/li...

Introducing the 2025 PI Fellows of our Pathway to Independence Programme Over the next year, we will be supporting this talented group of eight postdocs, providing training, mentorship and networking opportunities as they apply for independent positions. journals.biologists.com/dev/pages/pi...

Meet the 2025 @dev-journal.bsky.social Pathway to Independence (PI) fellows Eight developmental and stem cell biologists transitioning from postdoc to principal investigator journals.biologists.com/dev/pages/pi...

Got the opportunity to write a `behind the paper' story for @the-node.bsky.social about our work on the evolution of synovial joints, and I thoroughly enjoyed the experience. Here it is, for some leisure reading:

Over on @the-node.bsky.social. Reflections on the end of an era: a look back at my time on Development. So many things I could have written about in this post - it's been a wonderful 13 years at Development - but these are some of the things that have particularly stuck in my mind...

Our first extraordinary biologist this week is Meng Zhu, former preLighter and Development presents… feature, who has been instrumental in the working group of Chinese early-career researchers consulting our WeChat channel. #100biologists @zhumeng123.bsky.social

Some news! I'm officially the new Executive Editor for Development @dev-journal.bsky.social, following @katherine-brown.bsky.social's 13+ years at the journal. I'll be writing a post for @the-node.bsky.social soon about what this means for me, and for the journal, but I'm excited to get going!

The Fat of the Matter #MetabolismMondays Meet Lianna Wat, postdoc @stanfordpress.bsky.social & @ejrideout.bsky.social lab alumni, who’s decoding how #fat #metabolism differs between sexes using #Drosophila & mice. #theNodeCorrespondents @biologists.bsky.social @the-node.bsky.social #DevBio

Gave a talk at my parents’ retirement community to describe how science is done, and what is at stake. There was a ton of interest, and anyone can do this. Get the word out about how science affects everyone. I’m happy to share slides with anyone who asks- just get in touch! youtu.be/BY_SFgi-Cig

@socdevbio.bsky.social students/postdocs-I know you are feeling all the feels about the assault on science and what it means for your careers. I am planning a few "Resistance and Resilience" zoom meetups as a forum for support and conversation-DM contact info if you are interested in participating

The Human Genome Project cost taxpayers $3 Billion. Two decades on, it has generated a staggering return on investment of $1 Trillion, with benefits in medicine, agriculture, energy, the environment, & more. If you want to boost the economy, funding science is one of the best things you could do.

Would you like to be @the-node.bsky.social's new Community Manager? Find out here what this exciting role involves and how you can apply to join the team. thenode.biologists.com/would-you-li... Application deadline 19 May #SciComm #DevBio #StemCell

Our other extraordinary biologist this week is Tobias Wang, comparative physiologist at @aiasdk.bsky.social, Denmark, who has made the biggest contribution to The Forest of Biologists through his peer review activity. #100biologists

🧪Sharing your articles from our journals @dev-journal.bsky.social @jcellsci.bsky.social @jexpbiol.bsky.social @dmmjournal.bsky.social and @biologyopen.bsky.social on Bluesky is now just one click away.

We are featuring Caroline Williams, Principal Investigator at @ucberkeleyofficial.bsky.social, USA, who was the first interviewee in the ‘Conversation’ series of interviews in @jexpbiol.bsky.social, as an extraordinary biologist. #100biologists

Of Tor and Tide #MetabolismMondays Meet @eudaldpascual.bsky.social from @ibe-barcelona.bsky.social & @msarscentre.bsky.social, using sea anemones and #planaria to study #metabolism and #cellfate! #theNodeCorrespondents #devbio #cellbio @biologists.bsky.social @the-node.bsky.social

Focus on gametogenesis Our Reviews Editor, Laura Hankins, will be attending the GRC on Germinal Stem Cell Biology in Barcelona this week. To complement the meeting, we have put together a collection of review-type and Research Articles on this topic: journals.biologists.com/collection/2...

All the world’s a metabolic dance — and early career scientists are leading the next steps.💃🧬 #MetabolismMondays starts April 28 - Spotlighting new voices in #metabolism research. Check out my post 👇 @the-node.bsky.social @biologists.bsky.social #theNodeCorrespondents #devbio #scicomm