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In this episode, we talk to Dr Katelyn Cooper who is an Assistant Professor at the School of Life Sciences of Arizona State University, USA. Katelyn is the first author of a preprinted study (link below) that provides the first comprehensive analysis of the LGBTQ+ climate in the biological sciences.…



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In episode 15, recorded at the Biologists @ 100 conference in Liverpool, preLighter Jonathan Townson talks to Gauri Gharpure, a PhD student at the National Centre for Biological Sciences, TIFR, Bengaluru, India. Gauri shares insights from her recent preprint on how the hoverfly Eristalis tenax adapts to life at different…

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A group of preLighters, with expertise in different areas of cell biology, have worked together to create this preprint reading lists for researchers with an interest in cell biology. This month, categories include: (1) Cell organelles and organisation (2) Cell signaling and mechanosensation (3) Genetics/gene expression (4) Biochemistry (5) Cytoskeleton

 



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May in preprints – the CellBio edition

A group of preLighters, with expertise in different areas of cell biology, have worked together to create this preprint reading lists for researchers with an interest in cell biology. This month, categories include: 1) Biochemistry/metabolism 2) Cancer cell Biology 3) Cell adhesion, migration and cytoskeleton 4) Cell organelles and organisation 5) Cell signalling and 6) Genetics

 



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Keystone Symposium – Metabolic and Nutritional Control of Development and Cell Fate

This preList contains preprints discussed during the Metabolic and Nutritional Control of Development and Cell Fate Keystone Symposia. This conference was organized by Lydia Finley and Ralph J. DeBerardinis and held in the Wylie Center and Tupper Manor at Endicott College, Beverly, MA, United States from May 7th to 9th 2025. This meeting marked the first in-person gathering of leading researchers exploring how metabolism influences development, including processes like cell fate, tissue patterning, and organ function, through nutrient availability and metabolic regulation. By integrating modern metabolic tools with genetic and epidemiological insights across model organisms, this event highlighted key mechanisms and identified open questions to advance the emerging field of developmental metabolism.

 



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