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The SDB-BSDB Interview Chain: Aditya Sexana interviews Kara Nordin

Posted by , on 9 July 2013

A few weeks ago we interviewed Aditya Saxena, who won the poster prize at the BSDB meeting. His prize was to travel to Mexico to attend the ISDB meeting. Continuing ...

The Node at the Zebrafish meeting in Barcelona

Posted by , on 5 July 2013

Next week will see the 8th european zebrafish meeting happening in Barcelona, Spain. The Node will be there, and (if there is internet available) we will be tweeting from the ...

This month on the Node- June

Posted by , on 30 June 2013

June saw a lot of interesting posts on the Node! Meeting reports, research posts, and more, as well as few new jobs in our jobs page. Here are some of the ...

Woods Hole Images round 3- the winner

Posted by , on 27 June 2013

Another set of beautiful images, and another great winner! The winner of this year’s 3rd round of the Woods Hole Embryology Course is the pig embryo! This great picture was ...

Day 5 at the ISDB- Goodbye Cancun, hello Singapore!

Posted by , on 22 June 2013

The last day of the ISDB saw also the last plenary session. One of the highlights of this session was also a talk by Patricia Delgado. Patricia works on the ...

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 […]