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November in preprints

Posted by , on 10 December 2024

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

Featured Resource: Gene Expression Database (GXD)

Posted by , on 5 December 2024

Find out more about the Gene Expression Database (GXD), a community resource that collects and integrates mouse gene expression data generated by biomedical researchers worldwide.

Join us at the Biologists @ 100 conference early-career researcher event

Posted by , on 4 December 2024

 The Biologists @ 100 conference, happening 24-27 March 2025 in Liverpool, UK, will have a dedicated half-day event specifically for early-career researchers.

There’s no one particular path of doing science – explore different options

Posted by , on 4 December 2024

No such thing as a standard career path – an interview with Christos Kyprianou

Lab meeting with the Hirashima lab

Posted by , on 3 December 2024

Meet the Hirashima lab, situated at the Mechanobiology Institute and Department of Physiology, National University of Singapore.

Recent jobs by the Node

Reviews Editor – Journal of Cell Science

Posted by , on 5 August 2026

Journal of Cell Science (JCS), published by The Company of Biologists, is looking to recruit an enthusiastic and motivated Reviews Editor. Joining an experienced and successful journal team, this is an exciting opportunity for a talented scientific editor to make a significant contribution to an important journal in the field of cell biology. Core responsibilities […]

Faculty positions at the Centre for Research, Application and Training in Embryology (CReATE)

Posted by , on 15 January 2026

CReATE (https://instem.res.in/create) is building a dynamic, interdisciplinary team, focused on understanding early embryonic development, using human stem cell derived models as well as computational/theoretical approaches. We are looking for scientists at both junior and senior levels, who are excited to establish independent research programs and work collaboratively. The positions come with access to generous research […]

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 […]