Announcing a new preLights webinar series: From preprint to publication
16 November 2023
In line with our ongoing postLights initiative, one of our preLights Ambassadors, Martin Estermann, has decided to create and host a new webinar series which will focus on the journey of the preprint. This initiative will involve a series of virtual webinars featuring different researchers (often early-career researchers) who posted their manuscripts as a preprint[…]
Join one of our Community Sites!
17 October 2023
Are you passionate about science, communication, and networking with fellow researchers? If so, we have exciting opportunities for you to get involved and make an impact! The Node and FocalPlane are Looking for Correspondents Our sister community sites the Node and FocalPlane are currently recruiting a small yearly cohort of correspondents. As a correspondent, you’ll have[…]
bioRxiv and medRxiv join our Mastodon Server: biologists.social
12 October 2023
In response to the evolving landscape of social media platforms, The Company of Biologists has recently launched its own Mastodon server – biologists.social. Active participation on platforms like Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram has been a cornerstone of our outreach efforts. This move reflects our commitment to fostering a more specialised and interactive online community for[…]
Representing preLights at the XXXVIII Annual Meeting of the Brazilian Society of Protozoology
3 October 2023
Written by Jennifer Ann Black, preLights Ambassador and postdoctoral researcher in the Tosi Lab, Faculty of Medicine Ribeirão Preto, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil Caxambu, a quaint city in the state of Minas Gerais (Brazil), is the traditional destination for the Annual Meeting of the Brazilian Society of Protozoology (or ‘SBPz’). And this[…]
‘Meet the preLighters’: a virtual chat with Jade Chan
21 September 2023
Jade Chan is a graduate student in the labs of Dr. Xi Huang and Dr. C.C. Hui at SickKids Research Institute in Toronto, Canada. Her research interests cover the fields of mechanobiology and cancer neuroscience, among others, and she currently studies the function of a specific potassium channel protein. Here, Jade tells us how she[…]
How to conduct interviews – brainstorming session with members of the Node, preLights and FocalPlane.
18 September 2023
Our three community sites – the Node, preLights and FocalPlane – have joined forces to create a platform for scientists who are keen to work on their science communication skills. This year, we have run several webinars and workshops that all aimed to empower our community members with relevant tools and skills. By pooling expertise[…]