Final few days to submit your paper to the Journal of Cell Science‬ special issue. Deadline 5 January.

Last but certainly not least, our final extraordinary biologist featured is Saanjbati Adhikari, a @dev-journal.bsky.social Reviews Editor, a Cross-Title Features Editor for our 100-year anniversary and a former preLighter @prelights.bsky.social. #100biologists

2025 has been an amazing year as we celebrated our 100-year anniversary. Thank you to everyone who got involved. Read back on all that happened by visiting biologists.com/100-years We look forward to continuing to support biologists and inspiring biology in 2026. Happy new year!

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

As our 100-year celebrations come to a close, a final reminder that we would love to hear from you on how The Company of Biologists has impacted your career. Share your story at biologists.com/100-years/me...

Did you know you can publish your paper #OpenAccess for free? Check if your institution is signed up to our Read & Publish initiative: www.biologists.com/library-hub/...

Sign up to our content alerts and receive the latest articles in @dev-journal.bsky.social, @jcellsci.bsky.social, @jexpbiol.bsky.social, @dmmjournal.bsky.social and/or @biologyopen.bsky.social direct to your inbox. Find out more at journals.biologists.com/dev/pages/al...

To accelerate the publication process, @biologyopen.bsky.social are testing an initiative that prioritises fast but fair peer review. This approach pays reviewers while requiring them to complete high-quality reviews in a set timeframe. Apply to be a reviewer www.biologists.com/bio-fast-and...

Our next extraordinary biologist is Christiane Nüsslein-Volhard, a Nobel Prize winner and Emeritus Director of the Max Planck Institute for Developmental Biology in Tübingen, Germany. #100biologists

We have been busy celebrating our 100-year anniversary this year. Scroll through our timeline to view the key milestones over the years www.biologists.com/100-years/ti... #biologists100

We've got some fantastic 'Featured image' posts lined up for 2026, but we'd love to have recommendations (which can be self-nominations!) for more. focalplane.biologists.com/tag/featured...

Come join us at our Meet the Editors session at SICB 2026 and learn about everything we do for our authors. This is your first chance to get the limited edition 2026 JEB t-shirt, so make sure to grab one before they run out xcdsystem.com/sicb/program...

Explore emerging research with field leaders @keystonesymposia.bsky.social #SystemsImmunology to #Immunoengineering, this January in Vancouver! keysym.us/KSSysImmune26 #KSSysImmune26 hubs.la/Q03VtR690

In their Editorial, Claire Moulton, Amelia Glazier and Katie Ward look back on an extraordinary year, as @biologists.bsky.social celebrated their 100-year anniversary. journals.biologists.com/jcs/article/...

Thank you Paula Iturralde @paumau39.bsky.social for sharing your experience of fee-free #OA publishing @jexpbiol.bsky.social via our #ReadAndPublish agreement with @mpdl.mpg.de. Read Paula’s paper: bit.ly/4b2WKPq See if your institution's participating and you can publish free #OA bit.ly/3O7BxGi

Issue 23 has closed and issue 24 is open journals.biologists.com/jeb/issue/22... The front cover, by Alexander Clark, shows a great horned owl (Bubo virginianus) Read the accompanying research at journals.biologists.com/jeb/article/...

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

We believe that, as our future leaders in biology, it is vital to provide #ECRs with the right support during the early stages of your academic career. We offer a number of practical ways to help you meet the unique needs and challenges you may encounter: www.biologists.com/about-us/ear...

IReL is delighted to announce the renewal of its five-journal #ReadAndPublish agreement with @biologists.bsky.social. Building on the success of our previous partnerships, we have signed a new agreement that will run from 1 January 2026 to 31 December 2028: irel.ie/the-company-... #OpenAccess

Next, we are highlighting Renata Basto, a @jcellsci.bsky.social Editor who has published in @dev-journal.bsky.social, @jcellsci.bsky.social and @biologyopen.bsky.social, as an extraordinary biologist this week. #100biologists

We’re delighted to announce a new agreement with Knowledge E @knowledgeeglobal.bsky.social, who will represent us as sole agent in the Middle East. This partnership will help support institutions and researchers with APC-free #OpenAccess publishing. Read more: www.biologists.com/library-hub/...

Thank you @seanryderphd.bsky.social for sharing your experience of fee-free #OA publishing in @dev-journal.bsky.social via our #ReadAndPublish agreement with @umasschan.bsky.social Read Sean’s paper: bit.ly/4pJD4F1 Check if your institution is participating too: bit.ly/3O7BxGi

I strongly encourage ECRs to apply for opportunities like the Travelling Fellowships from the ever supportive @biologists.bsky.social They are a fantastic for learning new skills, building collaborative networks, and honing scientific writing. doi.org/10.1242/dev....

Learn about @biologists.bsky.social Travelling Fellowships in this Essay from Saanjbati Adhikari, part of our anniversary collection. journals.biologists.com/jcs/article/... The deadline for the next round of Travelling Fellowships from JCS is 6 February 2026: www.biologists.com/grants/trave...

We have a fantastic line up of speakers for our 2026 Journal Meeting organised by @amatrudalab.bsky.social, @bandolab.bsky.social, @banitolab.bsky.social and Elaine Mardis @nationwidekids.bsky.social! 🚨Register your interest now so you're first to get updates🚨 www.biologists.com/meetings/dmm...

Our final prize-winning essay on 'Innovative ideas for the future of sustainable events' looks at a simple yet effective system to help academics decide which conferences to attend, based on sustainability criteria. Read the essay from @katherinepaine.bsky.social: www.biologists.com/stories/sust...

ICYMI, our #preprint list is now up on FocalPlane, highlighting the latest research using #microscopy to answer questions in #biology. As always, send us any recommendations for preprints that we've missed: focalplane.biologists.com/2025/12/12/m...

Early-career researchers - one month left to apply for a funded place at our Workshop 'Solving the Mysteries of Energy Expenditure Compensation' organised by Vincent Careau and Lewis Halsey. More at biologists.com/workshops/ju... #BiologistsWorkshops

We are also featuring developmental biologist K. Vijayraghavan, a @dev-journal.bsky.social Advisory Board member and a Development and @biologyopen.bsky.social author, as an extraordinary biologist this week. #100biologists @kvijayraghavan.bsky.social

Development's Editor-in-Chief @jamesbriscoe.bsky.social will be attending the upcoming InSDB-ISD Joint Meeting from 14-17 December 2025 at IISER Berhampur, India. @insdb.bsky.social Speak to James about your next Development paper.

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

We were delighted to welcome our most recent Pathway to Independence (PI) fellows to our offices at @biologists.bsky.social for leadership training. Find out more about our PI fellows and how to apply here: journals.biologists.com/dev/pages/pi... Application deadline: 2 February 2026.

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

It's free to publish in JCS - there are no page charges, colour charges or hidden fees. We also offer various #OA options and routes to help you comply with funder mandates. Visit booth 1232 at #CellBio2025 or journals.biologists.com/jcs/pages/re... to find out more. #ForScientistsByScientists

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

Attending #CellBio2025? Have questions about publishing with Biology Open @biologyopen.bsky.social or our Fast & Fair peer review initiative? Meet Editor-in-Chief @danielgorelick.bsky.social on Tuesday, 9 December, 12:00 -13:00 pm at booth 1232.

Attending #CellBio2025? Have questions about publishing with Journal of Cell Science? Meet the @jcellsci.bsky.social Editors on Monday 8 December, 14:00 -16:00 pm at booth 1232.

Our Editor-in-Chief Dan Gorelick will be attending #CellBio2025 @ascbiology.bsky.social @embo.org. Come and visit Dan @danielgorelick.bsky.social to discuss Biology Open, our Fast & Fair peer review initiative and other @biologists.bsky.social initiatives.

Visit The Company of Biologists' booth (1232) at #CellBio2025 and find out about our journals, grants and meetings and also collect notebooks, posters and other giveaways. Find us next to The Hangout in the Exhibit Hall

Win a Cytosis board game at #CellBio2025 Everyone who signs up to one of our newsletters is automatically entered into our prize draw. Sign up at The Company of Biologists booth (#1232) in the exhibition hall.

We are also highlighting Claire Moulton, previously our Publisher and @biologists.bsky.social's first ever CEO, who led the creation of The Forest of Biologists, as an extraordinary biologist this week. #100biologists

Visit The Company of Biologists' booth at #CellBio2025 and find out about our journals, grants and meetings and also collect notebooks, posters and other giveaways. See you in Philadelphia!

As part of our 100-year celebrations this year, we would like to hear stories from you on how @Co_Biologists has impacted your careers. bit.ly/3PL5CO6

Apply for our Pathway to Independence (PI) programme, supporting postdocs in #devbio and #stemcell research during the transition to their first group leader position: www.biologists.com/grants/devel... Application deadline: 2 February 2026.

Our next extraordinary biologist is the columnist who writes under the pseudonym ‘Mole', a regular contributor to @jcellsci.bsky.social for over 20 years. #100biologists

Two more days left to apply for a funded ECR place at our Workshop on Novelty, Co-option and Divergence During Gene Network Evolution, organised by James Hombría and Antónia Monteiro. Apply by 5 December biologists.com/workshops/ju... @isabelalmudi.bsky.social @jlopezrios.bsky.social

Thank you Annabel Minard for sharing your experience of fee-free #OA publishing in @biologyopen.bsky.social via our #ReadAndPublish agreement with The University of Iowa @uiowabiology.bsky.social Read Annabel’s paper bit.ly/48mjKpK Is your institution participating? bit.ly/3O7BxGi

Our next extraordinary biologist is Grace Lim, a prolific preLighter @prelights.bsky.social and a contributor to @the-node.bsky.social and @dev-journal.bsky.social. #100biologists

We invite you to submit your latest research to our upcoming special issue - Imaging Cell Architecture and Dynamics. This issue will be coordinated by two Guest Editors: @franbottanelli.bsky.social & Giulia Zanetti, with our Editor @guijacquemet.bsky.social. journals.biologists.com/jcs/pages/im...

We are also highlighting August Krogh, @jexpbiol.bsky.social author and 1920 Nobel Prize winner, as an extraordinary biologist this week. #100biologists