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No such thing as a standard career path

Posted by , on 26 November 2024

Introducing a new careers interview series, featuring developmental biologists who have had vastly different career trajectories.

I don't think I would’ve been better off being a biologist to begin with

Posted by , on 26 November 2024

No such thing as a standard career path – an interview with Karen Liu

I never wanted to leave academia, but now I love being a freelance science writer

Posted by , on 26 November 2024

No such thing as a standard career path – an interview with Bill Hinchen

Catch up on Development presents… November webinar featuring BSDB prize winners

Posted by , on 22 November 2024

Catch up on the Development presents... November webinar, featuring talks from Tamina Lebek, Callum Bucklow, Hannah Bruce and Stanley Strawbridge.

Development presents... December webinar on gene regulation

Posted by , on 21 November 2024

Hear from two early-career researchers studying gene regulation.

Trans Perspectives in Academia

Posted by , on 19 November 2024

Queer people, trans individuals in particular, remain significantly underrepresented in STEM and academia. In this Voices piece, we hear from two PhD students who identify as trans. They discuss their ...

Please, show me your boundaries

Posted by , on 18 November 2024

from Irene Karapidaki, Béryl Laplace-Builhé and Michalis Averof What is this? These are crustacean embryos injected with mRNA encoding a red fluorescent protein bound to membranes. On the left, the ...

New Cross-Title Reviews Editor

Posted by , on 15 November 2024

Hi everyone! My name is Katie Pickup and I wanted to introduce myself as I’m a new Reviews Editor at The Company of Biologists. I am going to be working ...

Don’t eat me!!

Posted by , on 15 November 2024

When I joined the Zon lab in June 2021, my mentor, Leonard Zon, shared an insightful piece of advice: “A good project always has two questions, one you can answer ...

The role of WNT signalling upon injury in intestinal stem cells

Posted by , on 13 November 2024

Over the summer, I had the opportunity to conduct research in Vivian Li’s Lab, focusing on the role of WNT signalling in the response of intestinal stem cells to injury, ...

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