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#DanioDigest (April 2025)
Posted by Kevin Thiessen, on 24 May 2025
An easily-consumable recap of the latest happenings in the #zebrafish community and beyond! Use these links below to get to the section you want: Community news Zebrafish careers Publications Preprints …Kumayl Alloo: A Trailblazing Neuroscientist Bridging Gaps in Parkinson’s Research
Posted by Abby Pucker, on 23 May 2025
For decades, Parkinson’s disease (PD) research has centered primarily around the disease’s hallmark motor symptoms, including tremors, rigidity, and bradykinesia. However, nonmotor symptoms of the disease—such as anxiety, depression, and …Because I had a long incubation time, I’m more resilient to the stress that comes with an academic career
Posted by the Node, on 23 May 2025
No such thing as a standard career path – an interview with Eve SeuntjensSciArt profile: Queralt Tolosa
Posted by the Node, on 22 May 2025
In this SciArt profile, we meet Queralt Tolosa, who has a background in biochemistry and developmental biology. After her PhD, she transitioned into being a freelance scientific illustrator and animator. …What can contemporary art contribute to science?
Posted by Marcelo Velasco, on 20 May 2025
The Art-Science Symbiosis. Marcelo Velasco – Ignacio Nieto. Springer Nature. 2024. The increasing influence of science on contemporary art (often referred to as art-science) prompted us to explore a central …Development presents… BSDB postdoc poster prize winners
Posted by the Node, on 20 May 2025
Talks from the winners of the BSDB postdoc poster prize.YEN Image Competition 2025
Posted by Matyas Bubna-Litic, on 20 May 2025
The winners of the Young Embryologist Network (YEN) 2025 Image Competition announcement.Finding Fruit in Flies: Therapy for rare diseases #MetabolismMondays
Posted by Shefali Shefali, on 19 May 2025
All the world’s a metabolic dance, early career scientists are leading the way! Emerging perspectives in metabolism This week we’ll meet Dr. Holly Thorpe, newly minted PhD from the Chow …Bioinformatics Bootcamp – Zebrafish Special Edition
Posted by Kevin Thiessen, on 18 May 2025
A deep-dive into the many cool (and free) resources available to zebrafish researchers! Disclaimer: This is not a comprehensive list but a list of useful websites that are free (or …GRS Developmental Biology 2025 Image gallery
Posted by the Node, on 15 May 2025
Browse the gallery of the entries for the GRS Developmental Biology 2025 image competition.Subscribe to our mailing list
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Most-read posts in April
- Unexpected role of β-catenin signaling in germ layer specification by Tatiana Lebedeva and Grigory Genikhovich
- Would you like to be the Node’s new Community Manager? by Joyce Yu
- #DanioDigest (March 2025) by Kevin Thiessen (Zebrafish Rock!)
- Exploring the Uncharted Waters of Endothelial Tip Cell Migration: A Story of Aquaporins, Hydrostatic Pressure, and Angiogenesis by Li-Kun Phng
- All the world’s a metabolic dance, and we are merely moving to the rhythm! by Shefali
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