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Become a Node correspondent

Posted by , on 17 October 2023

Enthusiastic about scicomm and looking for a chance to broaden your writing experience alongside your research activities? We would like to appoint three correspondents who will play a key role ...

Lab meeting with the Żylicz Lab

Posted by , on 12 October 2023

Meet the Żylicz Lab, based in the University of Copenhagen. The lab focusses on unravelling the molecular mechanisms through which chromatin and metabolism regulate early mammalian development.

Featured Resource: AxoBase

Posted by , on 10 October 2023

Find out about AxoBase, a new platform providing a one-stop web resource for the axolotl research community.

Catch up on Development presents… October webinar on neurodevelopment and regeneration

Posted by , on 5 October 2023

Catch up on the talks on neurodevelopment and regeneration from Baptiste Libé-Philippot, Idoia Quintana Urzainqui and Leo Otsuki.

Development presents... October webinar on metabolism and development

Posted by , on 4 October 2023

Our second webinar in October will be chaired by Development’s Associate Editor Irene Miguel-Aliaga (Imperial College London) and features three early-career researchers studying metabolism and development, which coincides with 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 […]