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Scheduled Node maintenance- 1st of July

Posted by , on 29 June 2015

We will be doing some maintenance work on the Node this Wednesday the 1st of July, and unfortunately this means there will be no access to the site then. You ...

From our sister journals- June 2015

Posted by , on 22 June 2015

Here is some developmental biology related content from other journals published by The Company of Biologists.       Elucidating pulmonary hypoplasia in ciliopathies Ciliopathies are developmental disorders caused by ...

An interview with Rudolf Jaenisch

Posted by , on 16 June 2015

This interview was first published in Development.   Rudolf Jaenisch is a Professor of Biology at Massachusetts Institute of Technology, a founding member of the Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research and the current ...

An interview with Deepak Srivastava

Posted by , on 16 June 2015

This interview was first published in Development.   Deepak Srivastava is a Director at the Gladstone Institute of Cardiovascular Disease and a Distinguished Professor in Paediatric Developmental Cardiology at the University of California, ...

(Developmental) Biology around the internet- June 2015

Posted by , on 16 June 2015

Here is June’s round-up of some of the interesting content that we spotted around the internet!   News & Research – Daniel St Johnston predicts the renaissance of a new ...

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 […]