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Aidan Maartens

I am the Node's Community Manager and Online Editor at Development, having previously been a fly pusher

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The future of human reproduction: Stepping back from visions of Gattaca

Posted by , on 16 January 2018

The impact of developmental biology on society is particularly acute when it comes to reproduction – research informs efforts to assist reproduction and understand what happens when pregnancy goes wrong. ...

On Growth and Form at 100: An interview with Matthew Jarron

Posted by , on 28 November 2017

In late September I boarded a tiny propeller plane to Dundee to meet Matthew Jarron, who curates the University of Dundee’s D’Arcy Thompson Zoology Museum. We had seen Matthew speak ...

Stem cell-a-palooza 2017

Posted by , on 27 July 2017

*My interview with George Daley has now been published in Development*   Last month I went to Boston for the Annual Meeting of the International Society for Stem Cell Research ...

The flies of Saint Narcís and other animals (and plants, and bacteria) in Girona

Posted by , on 28 November 2016

In October I travelled to Girona, an old Catalan city surrounded by wooded hills a hundred kilometres north of Barcelona, for the 11th meeting of the Spanish Society for Developmental ...

From Stem Cells to Human Development, Southbridge, 2016. Mini report.

Posted by , on 12 October 2016

Two years ago, Development held a meeting on the emerging field of stem cells and human development. In announcing the meeting, the organisers described a knowledge gap:   “Strikingly, although ...

Recent jobs by Aidan Maartens

Science Communications Officer

Posted by , on 16 June 2021

The Company of Biologists – the not-for-profit publisher of Development – is recruiting for an exciting role in science communication, enhancing the community content on our journal websites and growing our social media presence in China through our WeChat channel. We publish five important journals that serve the biological research community. All have effective marketing […]

Scientific Copy Editor: biomedical and life science journals – The Company of Biologists

Posted by , on 16 June 2021

The Company of Biologists (biologists.com) is looking to recruit a Scientific Copy Editor to work across our portfolio of five life-science journals. The role entails copyediting articles to a high standard, compiling author corrections, overseeing the journal production process, and liaising with authors, academic editors, external production suppliers and in-house staff to ensure that articles […]

Recent comments by Aidan Maartens

Sure, done!
by Aidan Maartens in List of virtual talks, seminars, forums in 2021 on January 13, 2021
Sure, done! I also added it to our events calendar since it's a one off
by Aidan Maartens in List of virtual talks, seminars, forums in 2021 on January 11, 2021
Hi Khoa Le - currently the choice of speaker is made by the Editor chairing the session - but I can certainly circulate your paper with upcoming chairs. Thanks for reaching out!
by Aidan Maartens in Development presents… A new developmental biology webinar series on September 30, 2020
Hi Aimin. Each talk will be 15min + 5min questions, which takes us up to 1hr. Then virtual conference centre stays open for another hour if you'd like to hang around and meet the speakers
by Aidan Maartens in Development presents… A new developmental biology webinar series on September 30, 2020
Thanks Hitoshi, done!
by Aidan Maartens in List of virtual talks, seminars, forums on July 16, 2020