preLights features on new bioRxiv dashboard
A new dashboard display on bioRxiv has been launched to show links to discussion and evaluation of preprints, including preLight posts. One of the main objectives of preLights is to facilitate discussion around new preprints, and we are very glad that almost two-thirds of our preLight posts now feature comments…
| Posted on | 20 May 2021 |
preLights gets an update
A (mini) makeover You might have noticed last week that the preLights interface had a bit of an update. When the preLights website originally launched, the navigation bar was designed to be a dropdown menu on the left-hand side of the page. This format is optimal for mobile browsing -…
| Posted on | 5 May 2021 |
Meet the preLighters: an interview with Irepan Salvador-Martinez
Irepan Salvador-Martinez is a postdoctoral researcher in the Single Cell Genomics Team at the Centro Nacional de Análisis Genómico (CNAG-CRG) in Barcelona. He has been a preLighter since 2018, and since then has highlighted a number of preprints related to developmental biology and cell lineage tracing. His scientific career has…
| Posted on | 4 May 2021 |
Call for preLighters – deadline extended until 21 May
We have extended our call for preLighters until 21 May, so there's still plenty of time to get involved. We are seeking early-career researchers (PhD students, postdocs, early-stage PIs) who are passionate about preprints and enjoy writing and communicating science. We welcome researchers from across the biological sciences, but are…
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Meet the preLighters: an interview with Jonny Coates
Jonny Coates is postdoctoral researcher at the Queen Mary University of London, where he is investigating the role of neutrophils and T-cells in ischaemia reperfusion injury. Jonny has also been involved in various projects around preprints, peer review and career development, which he talks about in this interview. How did…
| Posted on | 26 April 2021 |
Preprints by preLighters – Teresa Rayon
Teresa Rayon is a postdoctoral researcher in James Briscoe's lab at the Francis Crick Institute in London, where her research focuses on stem cells and embryonic mammalian development. She has been a preLighter since the very beginning of preLights and has written a number of preprint highlights during that time.…
| Posted on | 20 April 2021 |