Switching fields or wanting to become an expert in #zebrafish research?
The @mblscience.bsky.social 2026 Zebrafish Development & Genetics course offers a fantastic opportunity to learn from leaders in the field!
Application deadline: March 2
Please spread the word!
www.mbl.edu/education/ad...
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Travel grant (single PDF):
2pages CV
Motivation letter (≤2000 chars)
Title + abstract (≤2000 chars)
SFBD members only
Selection by Board.
SFBD logo on poster/slides. ½-page report after meeting.
Apply: bourses-voyages@sfbd.fr
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SFBD & JSDB joint meeting, June 9–12 in Hiroshima. Travel grants cover registration + part of travel/housing. Short talks & posters available. Students, postdocs & early-career researchers encouraged to apply by Feb 28.
pub.confit.atlas.jp/en/event/jsd...
Our work on #RegulatoryTrajectories is out today in Nat. Comms: www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Led by @raquelrouco.bsky.social, this study establishes a new framework to study how enhancer landscapes act sequentially at developmental loci and are silenced to shape gene expression patterns. (1/n)
The SFBD wishes you the best development for 2026 🧬
May your gradients be sharp,
your differentiation robust,
and your results reproducible.
SFBD members! Don't forget to vote to renew the SFBD Board!
You should have received an email from " jlmaitre (via Pollen) "
SFBD members! Don't forget to vote to renew the SFBD Board!
You should have received an email from " jlmaitre (via Pollen) "
Ne sacrifions pas la recherche et l'avenir de la France !
"La recherche d'excellence n'est pas un luxe ; c'est l'investissement vital qui permet de sortir des crises"
www.lesechos.fr/idees-debats...
Applications are open for @dev-journal.bsky.social 2026 Pathway to Independence (PI) programme, supporting postdocs applying for group leader positions:
Mentoring
Profile raising
Leadership training
Network building
Spread the word...
www.biologists.com/grants/devel...
Congrats to the 2025 EMBO YIP laureates !
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Deadline to submit your application is approaching!
Come for the fun! Stay for the fun
Deadline to submit your application is approaching!
Come for the fun! Stay for the fun
I do like the @dev-journal.bsky.social "Research Report" format for shortish papers
This one is valuable. "Is it the N2B27?" is the stem cell biologist version of "Is it the magnesium?"
Congrats Tina Balayo @dias-andre.bsky.social David Turner & all authors
journals.biologists.com/dev/article/...
Really happy with my latest scavenger hunt in @institutcochin.bsky.social
Cloning is so cool hum hum 😎
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The SFBD board needs to be renewed with 5 members
We wish to strengthen our board with young scientists
To apply: send a brief text introducing your research interests and motivations to sfbd@sfbd.fr by December 4th
Elections will be held online from December 10th to 17th
Please share the info
Great and stimulating lecture from Neil Shubin @neilshubin.bsky.social today at College de France showing how biological innovations predate the revolutions. Evolution is a tinkerer! Thank you @denisduboule.bsky.social for the invite! I’ll try to find time to read George Sand 😁
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You were all waiting for it! Here it is!!
The 2025 YESS Walk up Songs playlist 🤘
It was great to catch up with friends and talk Science in beautiful Paris 🤩
link.deezer.com/s/31jNRpZEMz...
It is with great sadness that we heard of John Gurdon’s passing this week. Not just one of our 100 extraordinary biologists, but truly one of a kind, he was a pioneer, whose vision and personality inspired biologists worldwide.
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Promotional graphic for The Company of Biologists highlighting their APC-free Open Access publishing initiative. The banner features the covers of five biology journal: Development, Journal of Cell Science, Journal of Experimental Biology, Disease Models & Mechanisms and Biology Open. Each journal cover displays vibrant scientific imagery. Key messages include “Publish Open Access research articles APC-free,” “Access all current & archive content,” and “Learn about our Read & Publish initiative.” The Company of Biologists logo is displayed, along with the URL: biologists.com/read-publish/researchers. The design uses a clean layout with bold text and colorful visuals to emphasise accessibility and support for researchers.
Over 1,000 institutions in 55 countries are participating in our Read & Publish Open Access initiative.
Find out if your institution is included: www.biologists.com/library-hub/...
#OpenAccess #OA #ReadAndPublish #Publishing #Academia #Science #Communication
Poster of Development timeline and history
1953: The Company launches the Journal of Embryology and Experimental Morphology. In 1987, JEEM is renamed Development @dev-journal.bsky.social. Read their 100-year anniversary articles collection: bit.ly/42vDGED
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2018: preLights @prelights.bsky.social is launched, a preprint highlights service run by the biological community & supported by the Company. A dedicated team of ECR ‘preLighters’ select, highlight and comment on preprints that are of particular interest to the biological community. bit.ly/4mTr4yt
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The Node infographic showing global reach, number of posts, jobs advertised, events listed and registered authors. Including a breakdown of the Node network.
2010: Launch of the Node @the-node.bsky.social, our community site for and by developmental and stem cell biologists. Find out how the Node was born. bit.ly/3VOfCZZ
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Poster of the 100-year history of The Company of Biologists.
1925: On this date, 100 years ago, The Company of Biologists is founded by George Parker Bidder III. Throughout today, we will be posting some of our key milestones. Read more about the past 100 years at bit.ly/3WnTVA1.
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Here's the link to the system, try it! qedscience.com
@qedscience.bsky.social
BIG ANNOUNCEMENT📣: I haven’t been this excited to be part of something new in 15 years… Thrilled to reveal the passion project I’ve been working on for the past year and a half!🙀🥳 (thread 👇)
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Developmental Biology lost a giant yesterday 😔
May his legacy thrive and keep inspiring current and future generations of scientists
www.gurdon.cam.ac.uk/nobel-laurea...
Development cover: Embryonic eye of an anole lizard stained for nuclei (DAPI, blue) and F-actin (Phalloidin, orange), imaged by spinning disc confocal microscopy and processed using ImageJ. The image was acquired at the 2025 MBL Embryology course by Arthur Boutillon and was the Editor's choice from the Node image competition.
Congratulations to the winners of our image competition with the @mblscience.bsky.social Embryology course. The winner of the Editor’s choice is an image of a anole lizard eye, acquired by Arthur Boutillon @campaslab.bsky.social.
thenode.biologists.com/results-from...
#devbio 🔬🎉
