This month on the Node- July 2015
Posted by the Node, on 1 August 2015
July was a really exciting month on the Node, as we launched our brand new look and celebrated our 5th anniversary! Here are some of the highlights:
Happy birthday to the Node:
The Node’s birthday gift to itself was a brand new look and logo. Check out our first post of the month for a short explanation on what has changed and why. To mark our 5th birthday, we looked through our archive to find the most popular posts in the last 5 years. We also thought this would a good opportunity to thank all the people who make the Node happen, include some of our most prolific writers. Thank you as well to all of you who came to our stand at the SDB meeting and celebrated the Node’s birthday with drinks and cake!
Discussion:
– To what extent should we be interdisciplinary? Share your thoughts with the latest question of the month!
– Nestor attended the imaging and quantitative biology workshop at the recent SDB meeting and brought the discussion to the Node. What problems do you commonly encounter? This workshop also highlighted the need for a place where all online imaging resources could be listed. Let us know which of these (and other!) useful resources should be included in our new resources section!
– How important is it to take risks in science?
– And in a candid post, Thomas writes about the differing career prospects for men and women in science. Have your say in the comments section!
Meeting reports:
– Nambirajan was the winner of the Node/Abcam competition to be the official reporter at the Abcam Adult Neurogenesis conference. Here is his meeting report.
– When physics meets genetics meets philosophy… Alan Love posted about a recent workshop and shared the reading list around which it was organised.
– And don’t miss the two reports from this year’s Woods Hole embryology course: part 1 gives a general overview of the first weeks of the course, while part 2 describes a day in the hectic life of a student in the course!
Also on the Node:
– This month we featured two new interviews. We interviewed stem cell and developmental biologist Austin Smith, and mouse embryologist Brigid Hogan.
– Setting up a new lab? How do you choose new lab members? Advice in the latest Mole cartoon!
– And don’t forget to check our new jobs page– several new positions were advertised this month!
Happy Reading!
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