The next the Ethel Browne Harvey Postdoc Seminar will be this Friday, January 9 at 3 pm Eastern Time with Priyom Adhyapok @priyomadhyapok.bsky.social @duke-university.bsky.social and Zong-Yuan Liu @UMich. Register today and join us. bit.ly/4ncxr0M #SDBPostdocSeminar

Applications are now open for the #ChooseDevelopment! Summer Undergraduate Research Program. U.S. citizens or permanent residents enrolled full-time as undergrads at a college or university in the U.S. are eligible. bit.ly/3FwHqYp Deadline: February 1, 2026 #devbio

🚨Introducing DevBioConnect ‼️
Developmental Biology launches a new author webinar series showcasing recently published research, presented by the authors themselves 🗓️ Jan 13 • Feb 10 • Mar 10, 2026
⏰ 11am–12pm CST
📄 See flyer for details
#DevBio #DevelopmentalBiology

Applications to our 2026 Summer Student Training Programme are now open. We’re looking for undergrad students to join us for nine weeks this summer. See the projects on offer and check the participation eligibility requirements on our website. ⬇️ www.crick.ac.uk/careers-and-...

Book now for EMUKI 2026! (Dublin, 12-13 Feb) This is a great open forum for discussion of the latest developments and challenges in #ElectronMicroscopy, for both academic and commercial microscopists 🙂🔬

🚨 Join us Tuesday, Jan. 13th for an ISRB Zone 2 webinar centered on heart regeneration. Featuring Jane Reznick @cecad.bsky.social of CECAD Cologne and Elad Basat @regen-hearts.bsky.social of IMBA Vienna! More info 👇 isrbio.org/webinars

🔬🔦Imaging spotlight: Lock-in-SIM Our latest imaging spotlight focusses on structured illumination microscopy, as Wenjie Liu & team present Lock-in-SIM. Check out their post to discover how & why you should try it with your SIM workflow: focalplane.biologists.com/2026/01/08/i...

This is the equivalent of Jesus on a toast for developmental biologists 🧪

📣Registration deadline approaching !📣 Check out @embo.org @biologists.bsky.social workshop "biophysical & molecular mechanisms of animal homeostasis & repair" 6-10th April, with a fantastic lineup of speakers! meetings.embo.org/event/26-hom.... Register/Abstract submission by 10th January.

Is improving your microscopy skills one of your 2026 resolutions? Should it be? Apply to an excellent course that will get you up to (light) speed! Analytical and Quantitative Light Microscopy at the MBL is accepting applications. @mblscience.bsky.social @aqlm.bsky.social

We welcome submissions to our upcoming special issue on the extracellular environment, guest edited by @hugheslabpenn.bsky.social and @rashmi-priya.bsky.social. Send your #devbio, #regeneration and #stemcell papers by 1 March 2026. For more information, see journals.biologists.com/dev/pages/ex...

Join us next week for #DevPres to hear 3 of our PI fellows talk about the environment & evolution 14 January 15:00 GMT/UTC With talks from @ethanewe.bsky.social, @maxfarnworth.bsky.social & @sonyawiden.bsky.social, chaired by @pritiagarwal.bsky.social. us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi... #DevPres

From uniform beginnings, junctional heterogeneity and cell-specific mechanics choreograph the stunning diversity of sensory epithelia. Bhaval Parmar discusses recent work from Anubhav Prakash @prakash-patterns.bsky.social & colleagues. #DevBio #preLight ⬇️ prelights.biologists.com/highlights/j...

Read more about Saanjbati and her role as @dev-journal.bsky.social's Reviews Editor in this @the-node.bsky.social post. thenode.biologists.com/saanjbati-jo...

Our next extraordinary biologist is Andrea Murillo, @biologists.bsky.social Science Communications Officer, a @jexpbiol.bsky.social author and an Outside @jexpbiol.bsky.social contributing writer for three years. @andreamurillo.bsky.social #100biologists

Last couple of days to vote for your favourite 'Featured image' from 2025 ❤️🔬! focalplane.biologists.com/2025/12/19/v...

During the #biologists100 conference, the Node's conference reporter @jens-cells.bsky.social spoke with Clare Benson, Luke Simpson and @m-stower.bsky.social. Here, each researcher tells us more about the work that they presented at the conference.👇 thenode.biologists.com/throwback-to...

We are featuring developmental biologist Chris Wylie as an extraordinary biologist this week. Chris is a former @biologists.bsky.social Director and the founding Editor-in-Chief of @dev-journal.bsky.social. #100biologists

Literal screenshot off the scope @cudevbio.bsky.social - developing #zebrafish heart with transgenic lineage labeling showing atrium, ventricle, AV canal, myocardial & endocardial layers, and the thin pericardium around it all. Beautiful fundamentals of how also our own hearts form! #devbio🫀🎈❤️🧬🐟

Morphogenesis & Organogenesis! Part 1 (full) in the comments 👇 Comment if you'd like to be added (regardless of age or career stage!) Please post your own biology-related starter packs using #BioStarterPacks 🧬🔬🪰🐟🐁🌱

💡Your questions, answered. The ERC Plus Grant webpage is now live, and the Q&As on this new funding scheme are available on the website, too. 🔗 ERC Plus Grants 👉 bit.ly/3N7BJcr 🔗 Q&A 👉 bit.ly/4j4G5gA

🎄 Day 19 of the 24 Days of Development ✨🔬 Age matters in spinal cord injury (SCI) regeneration in zebrafish 🐟 young larvae (3 dpf) resolve SCI quickly & regenerate axons better than older larvae (7 dpf), which show increased inflammation ⛄️ doi.org/10.1016/j.yd...

The new @mpi-cbg.de research group of Nagaraja Chappidi is looking for a Postdoctoral Researcher in Macromolecular Compartmentalization and Genome Stability. Apply now: careers.mpi-cbg.de/jobs/6132430...

Abstract submission deadline alert for #EESBioOsc! If you are interested in learning about oscillatory phenomena and biological dynamics across a wide range of fields, you should join the EMBO | EMBL Symposium 'Biological oscillators' 📥 Submit abstract by 6 January: https://s.embl.org/ees26-04-bl

Apply for Development's Pathway to Independence programme The programme aims to support a small number of researchers in the fields of developmental biology, stem cells and regeneration as they transition from postdoc to group leader. Read more ⬇️ thenode.biologists.com/apply-for-de...

Musifying Proteins 🎶 Introducing the basic biochemistry of life, focusing especially on proteins and their amino acids, through music. Learn more about this wonderful SciArt project led by Laia de la Torre & Sofia J. Araújo (@sofiajaraujo.bsky.social) ⬇️ thenode.biologists.com/musifying-pr...

As part of our #biologists100 celebrations, historian Nick Hopwood looks back over the history of our journal and the story of how we came to be named Development. Read 'Identities of an embryology journal in a molecular age; or, How Development got its name' here: doi.org/10.1242/dev....

Good to see the peer reviewed version of this published A chemo-optogenetic system for spatiotemporal control of gene expression We use it to: - Reconstruct SHH mediated neural tube patterning in vitro - Measure extracellular half-life of Shh www.cell.com/developmenta...

New research reveals mechanisms underlying the decades-old mystery behind flowering 🌸🌺 In this post, Vangeli Geshkovski (@vgeshkovski.bsky.social) shows there are still exciting discoveries to be made in the fields of flowering and floral development! Post: thenode.biologists.com/new-developm...

Thanks for catching that background slide, Chris! And thanks for the shout to @the-node.bsky.social, @prelights.bsky.social & @focalplane.bsky.social, Jez. I'm sad to miss the UK membrane trafficking meeting this year, but hope to see you both at @jcellsci.bsky.social imaging meeting next year!

We look forward to welcoming Kikuë Tachibana (Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry) to the 2nd Meeting on early embryogeneis & epigenetics! More information: www.molgen.mpg.de/embryo2026

#SpatialTranscriptomics STcompare github.com/JEFworks-Lab... Test your gene of interest if it is differentially spatially patterned (r, p, s)🤠 Spatial correlation Spatial fold change Control for spatial autocorrelation @jef.works bioRxiv 2025 www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

Investigate regeneration and repair using whole animals or organ/tissue systems at EMBO Workshop "The molecular and cellular basis of #regeneration and #TissueRepair" in #Krems, AT, 21–25 Sep 2026. Deadline: 20 May https://meetings.embo.org/event/26-tissue-repair#regeneration#TissueRepair#Krems#EMBORegeneration #EMBOevents 🧪

🎄 Day 14 of the 24 Days of Development ✨🧬 Interested in the history of cellular dedifferentiation🧫? Explore Betty Hay’s pioneering contributions and how her work continues to shape regeneration biology🦎 doi.org/10.1016/j.yd...

As we reflect on the past 100 years, one thing becomes clear: the impact we have had on the communities we serve is only possible because of our inspiring and motivated staff. Read more about the people behind the Company here: bit.ly/44nyx2r

For our November in #preprints, check out special picks from the list highlighted by preLighters @prelights.bsky.social with expertise across #DevBio and #StemCell biology. Find out why these preLighters are particularly excited about these preprints. ⬇️ thenode.biologists.com/prelighters-...

#StemCell and #DevBio communities, mark your calendars for Sept. 23-25! Together with @isscr.org and @socdevbio.bsky.social#StemCell#DevBiowe're presenting a scientific symposium led by the next generation. Researchers at all stages are invited to be a part of this collaborative event 🔗 https://bit.ly/4rO7xTy

We’re excited to share the entries from our annual Photo Competition 📸 👨‍🔬 Here's a stunning image by Shuo-Ting Yen from the PoL Campàs lab @campaslab.bsky.social Caption: Developing zebrafish retina from the zebrabow line, captured with a Zeiss LSM980 confocal microscope using an oil paint filter.

🌱 2x David Sainsbury Career Development Fellowships at @slcuplants.bsky.social Unique opportunity for early-career researchers to launch their own independent research programme in quantitative plant development, with generous support & world-class facilities. www.cam.ac.uk/jobs/david-s...

Thank you for an inspiring #CellBio2025! 🧪 From 6–10 December, researchers from around the world came together for days of exciting #science, #collaboration and #community. Thanks to all speakers and attendees! Your discussions and ideas made this year's meeting a huge success. Until next time!

We are also highlighting Clotilde Cadart, who was part of @dev-journal.bsky.social's inaugural Pathway to Independence Programme cohort and a co-organiser of the Company Workshop on cell size and growth, as an extraordinary biologist this week. #100biologists @clotilde-cadart.bsky.social

The traditional pipeline view of academia no longer reflects the reality of scientific #careers. In this Perspective, Alexandra A-T Weber @eawag.bsky.social reframes success as a network of paths that recognizes excellence in its many forms 🧪 #AcademicSky plos.io/4pSgzx5

Sign up now for EMBO Workshop "#LimbDevelopment and #regeneration: Quantitative, ecological and diversification studies" in #Tokyo, JP, 23–27 March 2026. Registration by 23 Jan 2026 Abstract submission by 15 Dec 2025 https://meetings.embo.org/event/26-limb-dev#LimbDevelopment#regeneration#Tokyo#EMBOLimbDev #GeneSky #EMBOevents 🧪

Do your samples move out of view? Tired of manually adjusting the stage? Introducing DySTrack developed by @zimengwu33.bsky.social and Jonas Hartmann from UCL, a tool that can be integrated into modern microscopes to automate the tracking of moving samples. #MicroscopyMonday doi.org/10.64898/202...

Join us tomorrow for two great talks in the Eastern VGZT session! ☀️ Don’t miss: 👉 Guojun Sheng 👉 Jennifer Zenker

Applications open for the mid-term PhD program in Biology at TIFR, Mumbai! 𝗙𝗼𝗰𝘂𝘀: Cell Biology, Developmental Neuroscience & Neurogenetics 𝗪𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲: Department of Biological Sciences (tifr.res.in/dbs/) 𝗘𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗶𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆: JRF or GATE 𝗔𝗽𝗽𝗹𝘆: tinyurl.com/5xtm27f9 𝗗𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲: Jan 22, 2026 #PhDinIndia

Interested in cell adhesion, evolution of multicellularity, or developing tools for emerging marine models? My lab at UM is hiring a postdoc, and the application is now open: 🔗 tinyurl.com/28jvu4aa If you know anyone looking for a postdoc, please pass this along!

Our next extraordinary biologist is Manu Prakash, plenary speaker at the Biologists @ 100 conference, who was recently interviewed for @jcellsci.bsky.social. #100biologists @prakashlab.bsky.social

Meeting schedule now online for @bsdb.bsky.social 2026 spring meeting: Molecules to Morphogenesis! ***Abstracts due in by January 16*** Join the outstanding line up! Submit your abstract for a short talk, flash talk, or poster presentation: 👇👇👇 bsdb.org/meetings/

📣 Applications Open! SDB is seeking applicants for the 2026 GetHIRED! Internship, a unique chance to gain hands-on experience supporting an e-course for postdocs entering the academic job market. 📆 Deadline: December 15, 2025. Learn more & apply today: www.sdbonline.org/gethired_int...