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SciArt profile: Margot Smit

Posted by , on 30 April 2025

In this SciArt profile, we meet Margot Smit, a plant developmental biologist whose lab is in the ZMBP, University of Tübingen. Margot enjoys linocut printmaking of designs inspired by Arabidopsis ...

Lab meeting with the Davies Lab

Posted by , on 22 April 2025

Meet the Davies Lab, based in the Centre for Discovery Brain Sciences, the University of Edinburgh.

Lab Meeting with the Phng Lab

Posted by , on 14 April 2025

Meet the Phng Lab, based at the RIKEN Center for Biosystems Dynamics Research, Japan. The lab is interested in vascular morphogenesis and, in particular, endothelial cell mechanobiology.

Featured image with Allan Carrillo-Baltodano: the Node–FocalPlane image competition

Posted by , on 10 April 2025

We find out more about the story behind Allan Carrillo-Baltodano's image, which was one of the runners-up in the competition.

March in preprints

Posted by , on 4 April 2025

Welcome to our monthly trawl for developmental and stem cell biology (and related) preprints. The preprints this month are hosted on bioRxiv and arXiv – use these links below to ...

Recent jobs by the Node

PhD studentship: Engineering an in vitro human embryo implantation platform to study pathologies arising in early pregnancy

Posted by , on 5 November 2025

About the Project A fully funded PhD opportunity to participate in the world-leading research undertaken by the EPSRC Doctoral Landscape Award at the University of Sheffield. Embryo implantation is the step in early pregnancy where the founding tissue of the placenta from the embryo, called the trophoblast, establishes a physical connection with the mother at the inner […]

MRC DiMeN Doctoral Training Partnership: Building a virtual human embryo to predict developmental success and failure

Posted by , on 5 November 2025

About the Project Unlocking the secrets of human embryo development demands a new, dynamic approach. This PhD project offers a unique opportunity to apply cutting-edge computational methods to a fundamental challenge in reproductive biology: understanding why human embryos fail. As delayed childbearing becomes more common, pinpointing the barriers to healthy development is critical. You’ll be […]

Community site paid internship

Posted by , on 21 May 2025

The Company of Biologists currently has an opportunity for a paid three-month internship to work on our community sites – the Node, preLights and FocalPlane. This is a great opportunity to gain experience in the rapidly growing online science communication environment, to develop writing skills, and to learn about academic publishing. Together, the Company’s three community sites provide platforms […]