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Navigating a research career with a disability

Posted by , on 21 August 2023

Building on the success of the ‘Working in science with a disability’ session at the 2022 Young Embryologist Network (YEN) meeting, Issue 16 of Development features two Perspective articles ...

Introducing a new blog series: Honest conversations

Posted by , on 10 August 2023

Anyone who has spent time doing research knows that being a scientist is not always sunshine and rainbows. It is great to see people announcing on Twitter that they published ...

Development presents... August evo-devo webinar

Posted by , on 9 August 2023

Catch up on the talks on the topic of evo-devo from Hannah Gruner, Seth Donoughe and Allan Carrillo-Baltodano.

Meet Daniel Gorelick, the new Editor-in-Chief for Biology Open

Posted by , on 3 August 2023

Biology Open (BiO) has appointed a new Editor-in-Chief, Daniel Gorelick. Dan is currently Associate Professor in the Center for Precision Environmental Health, and Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology at ...

SciArt profile: Deepti Trivedi

Posted by , on 2 August 2023

Deepti Trivedi has a background in neurogenetics in flies and mice, and does drawings inspired by Drosophila research.

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 […]