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SciArt profile: Julie Gamart

Posted by , on 9 February 2023

In our February SciArt profile we feature Julie Gamart. In her illustrations, Julie seeks to combine the scientific topic with the personal preferences of the scientist(s) to create beautiful and ...

Development presents... January videos

Posted by , on 7 February 2023

On Wednesday 25 January, Development hosted three talks on the topic of theoretical and computational modelling of development and stem cells. Below you’ll find each of the talks and Q&As ...

Announcing the Node correspondents

Posted by , on 6 February 2023

At the end of 2022 we launched our Node correspondent programme. We were looking for three researchers to help us develop and write content for the Node in 2023. The ...

January in preprints

Posted by , on 3 February 2023

Welcome to our monthly trawl for developmental and stem cell biology (and related) preprints. Congratulations to all the researchers who kicked off 2023 by preprinting their research. The preprints this ...

The Node in Numbers

Posted by , on 31 January 2023

Thanks to everyone who interacted with the Node in 2022, it been another fantastic year for the site. We have a few new initiatives that we’ll be announcing soon, but ...

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 […]