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…
| Posted on | 4 May 2021 |
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 |
Call for new preLighters
preLights, The Company of Biologist’s preprint highlighting service, recently celebrated its third birthday. At the heart of preLights is the community of early-career researchers who select and highlight interesting preprints across diverse fields. Over the last three years we have had over 1000 preLights posts published on the site, and…
| Posted on | 7 April 2021 |
Preprints by preLighters – Pablo Ranea-Robles
Pablo Ranea-Robles is a postdoctoral fellow at the Mount Sinai School of Medicine in New York, where he investigates lipid metabolism inside the cell. He has been a preLighter since the beginning of 2019, and has highlighted a number of preprints covering various aspects of metabolism. Pablo recently posted a…
| Posted on | 25 March 2021 |
Meet Helen Robertson, the new preLights Community Manager
Hello everyone! My name is Helen and I’m happy to introduce myself as the new preLights Community Manager. preLights is a brilliant resource for navigating preprints and encouraging discussion about new science, and I’m excited to build on the preLights website and community that Máté has led for the last…
| Posted on | 23 March 2021 |