The Node at 15 – Then and now with Joachim Goedhart We got in touch with prolific authors of the Node over the past 15 years to revisit the posts they've written for us and see what they’re up to now. First up is @joachimgoedhart.bsky.social: thenode.biologists.com/the-node-at-...

As we turn 15, we want to collect feedback from you, our community, to ensure the Node is still relevant and useful. If you’ve ever visited the Node to read, write and interact with the #DevBio & #StemCell community, thank you! Please spare 5min to take our survey: www.surveymonkey.com/r/7QHYQCW

Over the next few days at #biologists100, try to catch @joyceyu.bsky.social with the Node's polaroid frame 📸 We'd love to promote you and your research: write your name and key words of things you're passionate about, and smile! 😃 Here's an example from our reporter @jens-cells.bsky.social #Wnt3

We're turning 15 this year🥳The past and present Community Managers got together to chat about what it's like working at the Node, and what they've been doing since: @easternblot.bsky.social @catcvicente.bsky.social @aidanmaartens.bsky.social @helenzsci.bsky.social @joyceyu.bsky.social #biologists100

🏗️ How to build a community site for developmental biologists As our publisher @biologists.bsky.social celebrates its 100th birthday this year, the Node is celebrating turning 15! #biologists100 #DevBio #community Here, we take you through the steps of how the Node was built from scratch:

Pre-conference run ✅ All ready for #biologists100! Happy to chat about @the-node.bsky.social, @dev-journal.bsky.social, and @biologists.bsky.social

Not long until #biologists100! We made a short video with @prelights.bsky.social & @focalplane.bsky.social to guide you through the practicalities of the conference: 🎥 thenode.biologists.com/a-practical-... And if this is your first time attending a conference, check out Jen's useful guide 👇

🧪Getting ready for #biologists100; what’s the best way to prepare? 🤔 Conference Survival Guide Needed! 📝 If you could give ONE piece of advice to a first-time attendee, what would it be? Let’s help the newcomers thrive! ✨ #SciComm #ConferenceTips #AcademicLife #AcademicSky @the-node.bsky.social

📢Let’s welcome the new Node correspondents – @sciwhye23.bsky.social, @iamshef.bsky.social and Mariia Golden! We look forward to working with them to bring you a range of interesting content for the Node. Stay tuned for their posts 👀 Find out who they are and what they plan to write about:

Check out these fun and colourful pottery pieces by @biyolokum.bsky.social 😍

To accompany the Biologists @ 100 conference, we're launching an image competition together with @focalplane.bsky.social! Enter your best biological research images 🧪🔬 Shortlisted images will be presented at the #Biologists100 conference in March. Details: thenode.biologists.com/enter-the-no...

Divide and conquer. Or don’t divide but still conquer. @kkukreja.bsky.social & co. looked into the role of cell division in forming all major cell types during early zebrafish 🐟development, and found something they didn't expect. Read the story behind the paper:

"How being a scientist helped me to be a good mother" In this new "Honest conversations" blog post, Felicity Davis @davislab.bsky.social discusses gender inequalities in academia and shares her experience of becoming a mother-scientist: thenode.biologists.com/how-being-a-...

Top Trumps - but make it science 🤓 I had the most fun designing these, and I've written about how you could use it in your outreach programme! I'm keen to spread the word to any educators/academics who might be interested - please share 🤗 @nc3rs.bsky.social thenode.biologists.com/biological-r...

As we look forward to lots more great #DevBio and related content on the Node in 2025, why not take a moment to re-visit posts from the past year? Thank you to everyone who's contributed to the Node in 2024🙂 Here are our 2024 highlights: thenode.biologists.com/thats-a-wrap...

Throughout 2024, we've seen lots of great #DevBio content posted on the Node. Thank you to everyone who's contributed! From 'behind the paper stories', 'New PI diaries', to 'Honest conversations' about the ups and downs of being a researcher, here are just a few of our highlights:

Are you a #DevBio/#StemCell researcher and keen to do more #SciComm? We're looking for new correspondents to work together with the Node team to develop and produce content over the coming year. We're open to any ideas💡 📅Apply by 20 Jan Find out more: thenode.biologists.com/become-a-nod...

As 2024 comes to a close we caught up with our fabulous #FocalPlaneCorrespondents Daniel Doucet, @sdutta.bsky.social and Greg Redpath. In our interviews we chat about their research, their FocalPlane posts and their experiences as correspondents. focalplane.biologists.com/2024/12/19/o...

Are you a #DevBio/#StemCell researcher and keen to do more #SciComm? ✍️🎨 We're looking for new correspondents to work together with the Node team to develop and produce content over the coming year. 📅Apply by 20 January 2025 Find out more: thenode.biologists.com/become-a-nod...

🧪 We have made it easier to follow our journals and community sites with our new starter pack. https://go.bsky.app/BwC3bSV

Excited for #CellBio2024 (how is it only a few days away? 😱)! Looking forward to seeing old friends/colleagues and meeting new ones (…and hopefully seeing some ☀️). If you’d like to chat more about publishing in @jcellsci.bsky.social, drop me a message or find me at the @biologists.bsky.social stand!

The next question in our #ACloserLook is set by @biologists.bsky.social SciComm Officer @andreamurillo.bsky.social. As well as guessing the 'bigger picture', try and guess the song Andrea has used in her clue!

Featured Resource: Gene Expression Database (GXD) Here, Connie Smith and Martin Ringwald introduce the data and functionalities available at GXD @mousegenome.bsky.social and talk about future directions of the database: https://thenode.biologists.com/featured-resource-gene-expression-database-gxd/

Introducing community-driven preLists! 🎉 Our first list is here, crafted by a team of preLighters: @fadelvalle.bsky.social, @girishkalephd.bsky.social, @sristi.bsky.social (+others)🙌 Explore their favourite #CellBio #preprints of the last month! #preList ⬇️ prelights.biologists.com/prelists/nov...

Welcome to Day 2 of #devbiolwriteclub! We’re talking about how working scientists can become better writers. Yesterday, we discussed Rules #1 and #2. Do the work. Today, we'll talk about a key element of that work, the key to any craft, in fact. INTENT. 1/n

Meet the Hirashima Lab @hirashima0203.bsky.social at @mbisg.bsky.social and Department of Physiology, National University of Singapore. The lab studies the emergence of collective cell behavior and its connection to biological functions in #DevBio and reproduction. Read the 'Lab meeting' post:

Over the next few weeks, the Node, @prelights.bsky.social and @focalplane.bsky.social will take over @biologists.bsky.social to run a Guess the image quiz! Can you guess what this is?🔎#ACloserLook (Hint: the image was featured in a post published on the Node in 2024 #DevBio 👀)

Thank you Sara for sharing your very personal career journey with me (and with @the-node.bsky.social readers)! Read this interview to find out about her various career adventures beyond #DevBio research, and how she approaches making career decisions 👇 thenode.biologists.com/choose-what-...

Looking for something fun to read? Here’s a #popsci piece I did on the crazy history of cilia and left/right patterning in embryos. Remember #devbiolwriteclub Bluesky Boot Camp starts Monday Dec. 2! Please RS (re-skeet?) nautil.us/the-anatomic...

Doing interviews is one of the (many) fun things I do as part of my job @the-node.bsky.social I'd like to thank everyone I chatted to, who were willing to share their very personal career journeys with me. I hope you'll enjoy reading these stories, and get in touch if you want to share yours!

*Last few days to apply!* We're looking for a #DevBio researcher interested in gaining #SciComm experience to join us at @biologists.bsky.social Biologists @ 100 conference. We're open to any ideas💡If selected, we'll work with you to develop your ideas and assist you at the conference. More info👇

The Node is now on Bluesky! Give us a follow for all things #DevBio, #StemCell, #SciComm, #SciArt, science careers, resources for researchers and more…!

Every paper has a story behind it. Check out the Node's 'Behind the paper stories', where we discover the highs and lows, the unexpected turns, and the fascinating discoveries from the breadth of #DevBio and #StemCell research: https://thenode.biologists.com/behind-the-paper-stories/

I enjoyed reading this post (from 2013...!) Thank you Kara for writing this! And a bit of a teaser, this post was the inspiration behind a series of interviews I'll be releasing on the Node. I chatted to developmental biologists who've had vastly different career paths - keep an eye on the Node 👀

We're looking for a #DevBio researcher interested in gaining #SciComm experience to join us at Biologists @ 100 conference! We're open to any ideas of what you’d do as a conference reporter. If selected, we'll work with you to develop your ideas and assist you at the conference. Please do apply!

Please read and share this ⬇️ journals.biologists.com/dev/article/...

As suggested by @ethanewe.bsky.social, I've created a starter pack to bring together #preLighters and anyone interested in #preprints curated by this wonderful group of early-career researchers! 🚀 If you’d like to join, please send me a message.📩 #preLights #ECRs Starter pack: go.bsky.app/Tz6SV7j

Join next Wednesday to hear all about the really cool science our winners presented in the '24 spring meeting ...Who knows?! You could be our next prize winner if you present at the '25 meeting 🔜 register by 13th Dec: 100yearsconference.biologists.com + apply for grants: bsdb.org/membership/#...

Next week's Development presents... webinar will feature @bsdb.bsky.social prize winners from their 2024 Spring meeting. Hope to see you there!

Excited to announce a paper capturing the outcomes of an R2R workshop organised with @rosespenfold.bsky.social & @katherine-brown.bsky.social. This paper offers co-created solutions to overcome the key challenges of existing (and future) ECR-publisher initiatives. ⬇️ 👀 doi.org/10.36591/SE-...

Register now for our #FocalPlaneFeatures webinar on ‘Imaging Cell Architecture and Dynamics’ celebrating the research in the latest issue of Journal of Cell Science. Thursday 14 November at 09:00 GMT focalplane.biologists.com/2024/10/17/f... #cellbiology #cellbio #Microscopy #ExM #vEM 🔬🧪

One of my favourite things to do at FocalPlane is hosting webinars (well, not so much the speaking on screen…). I’ve met some fantastic scientists & getting email saying they'll speak is so exciting! You can check out the recordings of our webinars here: focalplane.biologists.com/focalplane-f...

👀 #SciSky #BioSky 🧪

Thank you Margot for contributing to the Node's 'New PI diaries' series and good luck as you continue your #newPI journey! 🌱🚀 Check out Margot's final post, all about figuring out lab finances, and read the other 'diary entries': thenode.biologists.com/tag/new-pi-d...

Here is a link to my developmental biology starter pack. Please add and follow. go.bsky.app/M5AgJhn

New Development SI 'Uncovering Developmental Diversity' Studying diverse organisms crucial for understanding development & biodiversity Dev bio has been central to biomed research & will be key to understanding & addressing climate change journals.biologists.com/dev/issue/15...

Join us for the #Developmental Biology Gordon Research Conference & Seminar (Emergence of Shapes & Patterns in Development) in Pomona, California. March 30 - April 4, 2025. Submit an abstract by Nov 25 for consideration to speak! @analiahr.bsky.social

Do you work in #DevBio and want to introduce the fascinating world of developmental biology to your family and friends? You can show them this science documentary, produced by the British Society for Developmental Biology, The Company of Biologists and Cambridge Filmworks! 📽️ youtu.be/avrmIs3vPUQ?...

Next Wednesday! Four delicious helpings of #DevBio us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...