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The Node correspondents

The Node correspondents

With diverse backgrounds and interests, the Node correspondents are a group of developmental and stem cell biology researchers who are keen to contribute regularly to the Node.

3rd Crick Beddington Symposium: Somites get lost without Hox keeping time

Posted by , on 7 March 2025

The 3rd Crick-Beddington Symposium, in memory of Rosa Beddington FRS (1956-2001), took place on 10th-11th February at the Francis Crick Institute, London.

Human brain development on a vacation island

Posted by , on 5 March 2025

The island of Capri, lying south of Naples and West of Sorrento, is an Italian vacation destination known for its exquisite views and extravagant luxury shopping. So, it may come …

New correspondents for the Node – welcome!

Posted by , on 24 February 2025

Let’s welcome the three new Node correspondents – Dosh Whye, Mariia Golden and Shefali! We look forward to working with them to bring you a wide range of content and …

Become a Node correspondent

Posted by , on 17 December 2024

Enthusiastic about science communication 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 …

Different Ways to Build a Brain: Millie Race’s PhD research

Posted by , on 19 August 2024

Congratulations to Millie Race, who won this year’s ‘Sammy Lee Award for Research in Embryology’ at the Young Embryologist Network (YEN) meeting 2024! This medal is given annually to someone …

The shrimp Parhyale hawaiensis – a non-model organism research story with Dr. Michalis Averof

Posted by , on 28 April 2024

Earlier this year, my co-correspondent for the Node Brent Foster and I published a pot pourri-style interview article asking biology researchers about their work with non-model organisms (NMOs). As they …

Updated on 5 March 2025