spotLights episode 11: Rethinking peer review
In the latest episode of spotLights, preLighter Jonathan Townson speaks with Daniel Gorelick and Alejandra Clark, Editor-in-Chief and Managing Editor of Biology Open, respectively, and the main drivers behind the Fast & Fair peer review experiment — a community-led initiative aiming to make peer review faster, transparent, and equitable. They share…
| Posted on | 22 May 2025 |
spotLights hits episode 10
We’re excited to announce the release of episode 10 of spotLights, the latest in our special series recorded at the Biologists @ 100 conference in Liverpool. In this episode, we speak with Helena Crellin, a PhD student in the lab of Clare Buckley at the University of Cambridge. In her…
| Posted on | 14 May 2025 |
spotLights episode 9: Dr Jenny Richens
We’re pleased to share the latest episode of ‘spotLights’, our interview series highlighting the people behind the most exciting biological preprints. This episode is the second in a series recorded live at the Biologists @ 100 conference in Liverpool, which took place in March 2025. Our guest this time is…
| Posted on | 30 April 2025 |
spotLights mini-series: conversations from Biologists @ 100
We’re happy to announce a special spotLights podcast mini-series, featuring conversations recorded at the Biologists @ 100 conference held in Liverpool this past March. The series is co-produced by the preLights Conference Reporter at Biologists @ 100, Jonathan Townson, and our Community Manager, Reinier Prosee. This 8-episode series launches with an…
| Posted on | 16 April 2025 |
Episode 3 of ‘spotLights’ is now live
Another episode of spotLights has just aired! At spotLights, we highlight the (early-career) researchers and the stories behind the latest preprints. In this third episode, we talk to Dr Nafisa Jadavji and Dr Chris Smith about their recent preprint entitled “An updated and expanded characterization of the biological sciences academic…
| Posted on | 1 October 2024 |
New episode alert: ‘spotLights’ releases episode 2
The spotLights team has just published the second episode of their interview series, highlighting the (early-career) researchers and stories behind the latest preprints. In this second episode, the team talks to Dr Bipasha Dey, Dr Girish Kale and Verena Kaul about their recent preprint entitled “Divergent evolutionary strategies preempt tissue…
| Posted on | 16 August 2024 |