Preprints without borders: SciELO Preprints’ push for multilingual, Open Science in Latin America and beyond
preLights recently spoke with Carolina Tanigushi who now looks after SciELO Preprints, the preprint server that is part of the SciELO Network. We talked about SciELO’s shift into an Open Science programme, the opportunities and challenges of running a preprint service across 16 national collections, and practical steps to boost…
| Posted on | 14 January 2026 |
Reflecting on 2025: Popular themes from preLights
As we head into 2026, it seems a good time to reflect on some popular preLights that were posted last year. From the discovery of novel (extra)cellular structures to the adoption of tools reshaping the way we study biological processes up close, these stories together provide a glimpse into the…
| Posted on | 7 January 2026 |
The art of creating a graphical abstract: SciArt workshop recap
As part of the preLights Ambassador programme, we recently hosted a SciArt workshop led by the wonderful Sonhita Chakraborty (featured on the Node). During this workshop, which was suggested by preLights Ambassador Shreya Pramanik, the participants explored the art of visual storytelling in science. The session began with an introduction…
| Posted on | 22 July 2025 |
Gauri Gharpure on hoverflies in the Himalayas – spotLights episode 15 is now live
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…
| Posted on | 13 June 2025 |
spotLights episode 14 highlights preprinted work from the Allegretti Lab
In Episode 14, recorded live at the Biologists @ 100 conference in Liverpool, we chat with Matteo Allegretti, a group leader at the MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology in Cambridge, UK. Matteo shares insights into his lab's cutting-edge work on nuclear remodelling during cell differentiation and, more specifically, during spermatogenesis.…
| Posted on | 9 June 2025 |
spotLights episode 13 features experimental biophysicist Giulia Paci
In this episode of spotLights, we speak with Giulia Paci, an EMBO Postdoctoral Fellow working in the Tissue Mechanics Lab led by Prof Yanlan Mao. She is an experimental biophysicist with a strong interest in exploring how things like physical forces shape development and balance in living systems. Giulia is…
| Posted on | 5 June 2025 |