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Over the next weeks, The Company of Biologists will be combining its current nine Mastodon accounts into one single account: https://biologists.social/@Co_Biologists. This company-wide account will bring you news about our journals, community sites, events and charitable activities. If you’re currently following any of our accounts and are happy to keep following us, there is no need for you to do anything – you’ll automatically be transferred over to the company account.

Register for the final Development presents... webinar of 2024, chaired by Development’s Senior Editor Alex Eve. We will hear from Madalena M. Reimão Pinto and Gabriel Aughey on the topic of #GeneRegulation.

📆Wed 4 Dec 15:00GMT

https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/9716740379156/WN_4Mwd6xviRPeGw5YwvqpvJA

#DevBio #DevPres

Welcome! You are invited to join the latest Development presents.... webinar. Please see https://thenode.biologists.com/devpres for more information.

On the topic of the development of gene regulation, chaired by Development's Senior Editor, Alex Eve. Madalena M. Reimão Pinto (Biozentrum) ‘The regulatory landscape of 5′ UTRs in translational control during zebrafish embryogenesis’ Gabriel Aughey (University College London) ‘Characterisation of an RBL2-associated neurodevelopmental disorder sheds light on neuronal cell-cycle exit and re-entry’ At the speakers' discretion, the webinar will be recorded for viewing on demand.

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***Tomorrow Wed 20 Nov 15:00GMT***

Join us for our November Development presents... webinar, featuring prize winners from 2024 @_BSDB_ Spring meeting: @LebekTamina, @callumbucklow, @Gianteaterofant and @StanStrawbridge

Register now:
https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/9716740379156/WN_mKBVX5ImRIuFCzCWvOYgRw

Welcome! You are invited to join the latest Development presents.... webinar. Please see https://thenode.biologists.com/devpres for more information.

This special edition of Development presents... features the four prize winners from the 2024 BSDB Spring meeting. Hosted by BSDB Chair, Marysia Placzek (University of Sheffield). Tamina Lebek (The University of Edinburgh) ‘PUFFFIN - Illuminating cellular neighbourhoods in model systems of development’ Callum Bucklow (University of Oxford) ‘Developmental mechanisms of macroevolutionary change in the African Cichlid vertebral column’ Hannah Bruce (University of Liege) ‘A cleaved cytosolic FOXG1 promotes excitatory neurogenesis by modulation of mitochondrial translation - a new therapeutic target for brain disorders’ Stanley Strawbridge (University of Cambridge) ‘Spatiotemporal chromatin binding strategies for transcription factors in pluripotent cells’ At the speakers' discretion, the webinar will be recorded for viewing on demand.

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Register now for our November Development presents... webinar, featuring prize winners from the 2024 @BSDB Spring meeting: Tamina Lebek, Callum Bucklow, Hannah Bruce and Stanley Strawbridge.

📅Wed 20 Nov 15:00GMT

➡️https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/9716740379156/WN_mKBVX5ImRIuFCzCWvOYgRw

#DevBio #DevPres

Welcome! You are invited to join the latest Development presents.... webinar. Please see https://thenode.biologists.com/devpres for more information.

This special edition of Development presents... features the four prize winners from the 2024 BSDB Spring meeting. Hosted by BSDB Chair, Marysia Placzek (University of Sheffield). Tamina Lebek (The University of Edinburgh) ‘PUFFFIN - Illuminating cellular neighbourhoods in model systems of development’ Callum Bucklow (University of Oxford) ‘Developmental mechanisms of macroevolutionary change in the African Cichlid vertebral column’ Hannah Bruce (University of Liege) ‘A cleaved cytosolic FOXG1 promotes excitatory neurogenesis by modulation of mitochondrial translation - a new therapeutic target for brain disorders’ Stanley Strawbridge (University of Cambridge) ‘Spatiotemporal chromatin binding strategies for transcription factors in pluripotent cells’ At the speakers' discretion, the webinar will be recorded for viewing on demand.

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Moving Forward on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in STEM

In her new post in our 'Honest conversations' series, Aflah Hanafiah addresses the systemic hurdles faced by marginalized students in STEM:
https://thenode.biologists.com/moving-forward-on-diversity-equity-and-inclusion-in-stem/education/

#InclusiveSTEM #STEMDiversity #DEI

Moving Forward on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in STEM - the Node

As an 8th year graduate student of a diverse background, my experience in academia has consisted of hurdles, setbacks, and emotional and mental

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📢Register for our next Development presents… October webinar on the development of ectoderm derivatives, featuring talks by Eirini Maniou, Casey Griffin and Daniel Aldea.

📅Wed 30 Oct 15:00GMT

Sign up now:
https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/9716740379156/WN_S4HsVN8vTPyVCdW7cOaCzw

Welcome! You are invited to join the latest Development presents.... webinar. Please see https://thenode.biologists.com/devpres for more information.

On the topic of the development of ectoderm derivatives, chaired by Development Editor, Liz Robertson (University of Oxford). Eirini Maniou (University of Padua) ‘Quantifying tissue mechanics during neural tube morphogenesis’ Casey Griggin (New York University) 'Teasing apart the role of SF34B4 in Nager syndrome: a tale of frogs and embryonic stem cells' Daniel Aldea (Aix-Marseille University) ‘Melanocytes in development and rare skin diseases’ At the speakers' discretion, the webinar will be recorded for viewing on demand.

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From Scientist to Film Presenter: My part in creating a science documentary🔬➡️🎬

Courtney Lancaster gives us a glimpse behind the scenes of filming a documentary showcasing the wonder and importance of developmental biology:
https://thenode.biologists.com/from-scientist-to-film-presenter-my-part-in-creating-a-science-documentary/video/

The documentary was created by @BSDB, @Dev_journal and Cambridge Filmworks, featuring TV presenter and author Alice Roberts, and a host of researchers working across the spectrum of #DevBio.

🎥 Watch the video here:
https://youtube.com/watch?v=avrmIs3vPUQ

From Scientist to Film Presenter: My part in creating a science documentary - the Node

The behind the scenes of creating a film to showcase the wonder and importance of developmental biology.

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📢Do you work in #DevBio and #StemCell biology? Do you want to gain more #SciComm experience?

The Node is looking for a reporter for @Co_Biologists Biologists @ 100 conference! #biologists100

📅24-27 Mar 2025
📍Liverpool, UK

Find out more and apply now:
https://thenode.biologists.com/apply-to-become-a-reporter-at-the-biologists-100-conference/news/

Apply to become a reporter at the Biologists @ 100 conference! - the Node

Keen to get more science communication experience? Is your research related to developmental and stem cell biology? The Node is looking for a reporter to attend and report from the Biologists @ 100 conference, happening 24-27 March 2025 in Liverpool, UK.

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To coincide with the 10th anniversary of #CoBHumanDev meeting, @Dev_journal has published two Perspectives on the past and future of human developmental biology. We encourage you to share your opinion on human #DevBio in your country of work on the Node:

https://thenode.biologists.com/human-dev/discussion/

📢Register now for our next Development Presents... webinar!

🗓️Wed 2 Oct 15:00BST

Chaired by @Dev_journal Guest Editor Karen Sears, the webinar will feature talks on the topic of environment, evolution and development by Girish Kale, Natasha Shylo and Sergio Menchero.

Register here: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/9716740379156/WN_O_FO7J1lQ7qQBXK782dAXQ

Welcome! You are invited to join the latest Development presents.... webinar. Please see https://thenode.biologists.com/devpres for more information.

On the topic of environment, evolution and development, chaired by Development's Guest Editor, Karen Sears (UCLA). Girish Kale (University of Hohenheim) ‘Elevated temperature fatally disrupts nuclear divisions in the early Drosophila embryo’ Natasha Shylo (Stowers Institute for Medical Research) ‘Gastrulation and Left-Right patterning in veiled chameleons’ Sergio Menchero (The Francis Crick Institute) ‘Understanding temporal diversity in mammalian developmental programmes using marsupial single-cell transcriptomics’ At the speakers' discretion, the webinar will be recorded for viewing on demand.

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