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Development presents... Why we need to study unconventional models in light of climate and biodiversity challenges

Posted by , on 18 September 2023

Development’s journal meeting, Unconventional and Emerging Experimental Organisms in Cell and Developmental Biology, took place between 17-20 September at the beautiful Wotton House in Surrey, UK. We’re delighted to be ...

Lab meeting with the Martín-Durán lab

Posted by , on 11 September 2023

Meet the lab of Chema Martín-Durán at Queen Mary University of London, using segmented worms with spiral cleavage to study how development is controlled and evolves to generate new phenotypes.

Development presents... October webinar on neurodevelopment and regeneration

Posted by , on 8 September 2023

Our first webinar in October will be chaired by Development Editor Debby Silver (Duke University) and features three early-career researchers studying neurodevelopment and regeneration. The webinar will be held using ...

Introducing ‘New PI diaries’

Posted by , on 7 September 2023

What is it like starting your own lab? What exactly needs to be done? In this ‘New PI diaries’ blog series, we will follow the journey of a few new ...

August in preprints

Posted by , on 6 September 2023

Welcome to our monthly trawl for developmental and stem cell biology (and related) preprints.

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 […]