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The Node-BSDB virtual art exhibition — People's choice and Judges' choice

Posted by , on 8 November 2023

Have a look at the People's choice and Judges' choice artwork from the Node-BSDB virtual art exhibition!

Catch up on Development presents… October webinar on metabolism and development

Posted by , on 2 November 2023

Catch up on the talks on metabolism and development from Maria Fernanda (Nanda) Forni, Hidenobu Miyazawa and Siamak Redhai.

October in preprints

Posted by , on 2 November 2023

Have a look at our monthly trawl for developmental and stem cell biology (and related) preprints.

Development presents... November webinar on development and disease

Posted by , on 26 October 2023

Our November webinar will be chaired by Development’s Reviews Editor, Alex Eve, and features three early-career researchers studying the intersection between development and disease. The webinar will be held using ...

SciArt profile: Ana Beiriger

Posted by , on 18 October 2023

In this SciArt profile, we caught up with Ana Beiriger, a medical illustrator and developmental biologist, who was the illustrator of the poster for the 2023 SDB Annual Meeting.

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 […]