preLights joins the PRC Alliance
Yesterday (28 October) saw the launch of the Publish, Review, Curate (PRC) Alliance, a community-driven initiative working to advance more open, transparent and researcher-centred approaches to scholarly publishing. We’re delighted to announce that preLights is one of the 42 founder members. The PRC model reimagines scholarly communication by separating the…
| Posted on | 29 October 2026 |
Become a preLighter and help shape the conversation around preprints
We are looking for new preLighters to join our community of early-career researchers. If you enjoy reading preprints, discussing new ideas and communicating science to a broad audience, we would love to hear from you. preLighters highlight and discuss biological science preprints that capture their interest, helping researchers discover new…
| Posted on | 22 October 2026 |
Register for a free, half-day workshop focussed on scientific storytelling
Want to make your research presentations more engaging, identify the stories within your science and create compelling visual summaries of your work? Join us on 10 November 2026 from 13:00-17:00 GMT for ‘Scientific Storytelling’, a free half-day workshop designed to help researchers communicate their science with greater creativity and impact.…
| Posted on | 15 October 2026 |
New Preprint Highlights published with Development’s Special Issue
The latest Special Issue of Development – titled ‘The Extracellular Environment in Development, Regeneration and Stem Cells’ - includes a companion article that features a selection of recent preprints chosen and highlighted by members of the preLights community. Building on the themed Preprint Highlights format introduced in Journal of Cell…
| Posted on | 7 September 2026 |
Introducing Preprint Highlights for Special Issues
The latest Journal of Cell Science (JCS) Special Issue, Cell Biology of the Nucleus, includes a companion article, Preprint highlights in nuclear cell biology, featuring a selection of recent preprints chosen and highlighted by members of our community. Although JCS has published Preprint Highlights articles previously, this collection represents a…
| Posted on | 8 July 2026 |
From preprint to publication: María Mariner spotlights ZIC2 dynamics during neural induction
A recent Short produced by preLighter María Mariner- Faulí highlights her recently published work in Nucleic Acids Research exploring how the transcription factor ZIC2 orchestrates neural cell fate during early development. Her research uncovers a striking dual role for ZIC2: first priming chromatin accessibility, then later acting as a precise…
| Posted on | 8 June 2026 |