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Online vs in-person conferences: advantages, disadvantages and why we need both

Posted by , on 15 January 2024

All flavours of a conference – in-person, online, or maybe hybrid? Thinking back to my first conference, it was a confusing experience for me. It happened well into my PhD ...

2nd European Developmental Biology Congress (EDBC 2023) – The Oxford Panorama

Posted by , on 9 January 2024

Read the meeting report from Nawseen Tarannum, who attended the 2nd European Developmental Biology Congress in Oxford.

2023 European Developmental Biology Congress, Paris Mini-Hub – Meeting Report

Posted by , on 9 January 2024

Read the meeting report from Tanya Foley, who was part of the Paris hub organizing team of the 2023 European Developmental Biology Congress.

Meeting report - “Genes, cells and embryos in development and evolution: Pere Alberch 25 years on”

Posted by , on 19 December 2023

I read the name of Pere Alberch for the first time while leafing through a collection of articles on Ecology and Evolution edited by the Universidad Autónoma de México [1]. ...

Japan SciCom Forum 2023 - an apprentice science writer finding a place to belong

Posted by , on 19 December 2023

In my previous article, I discussed the importance of joining communities and finding your crowd. Following my own advice, I have joined the Japan SciComm Forum, the community for English-speaking ...

"Here's looking at -oids, kid": meeting report – Vienna ISSCR symposium, December 2023

Posted by , on 19 December 2023

One does not easily pass up the opportunity to attend an ISSCR conference, especially when said conference is in Vienna, in the leadup to Christmas, and the venue is the ...

Developmental biologists tackle biodiversity, peer review, climate change in annual Development meeting

Posted by , on 24 October 2023

Of the 10 million or so species that make up Earth’s biosphere, the majority of biological discoveries in the 20th century were made in just six organisms. Statistically representative? I ...

"Unconventional" posts from #DevMeeting23: That's all folks!

Posted by , on 26 September 2023

This wraps up the “unconventional posts” miniseries celebrating the emerging experimental systems from DevMeeting23 that are teaching us so much! Be sure to check out the “unconventional and emerging experimental ...