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FocalPlane features new preprints-of-interest in the world of microscopy
2nd August 2021
FocalPlane, another community site supported by The Company of Biologists, has launched a monthly round-up of microscopy-related preprints. Each post will include new preprints and preLights that are relevant to the microscopy community, as well as some of the beautiful figures that feature in the manuscripts. A new FocalPlane and preLights collaboration will also be[…]
preLighters launch Preprints in Motion podcast
21st July 2021
Two members of the preLights community, Jonny Coates and Emma Wilson, recently launched a new preprint-focused podcast. Preprints in Motion, dubbed as ‘getting the director’s cut of cutting-edge research direct from the hottest ECRs’ aims to discuss new preprints from early-career researchers, as well as highlight different experiences of academia and the science publishing process.[…]
preLights talks to David Stephens
19th July 2021
David Stephens is Professor of Cell Biology in the School of Biochemistry at the University of Bristol. His research focuses on the cell biology of membranes and cytoskeletal dynamics, which his lab investigates using advanced light microscopy techniques, 3D cell culture and zebrafish. He is an affiliate for bioRxiv and is also an editor for[…]
Meet the preLighters: an interview with Kristina Kuhbandner
5th July 2021
Kristina Kuhbandner is a postdoctoral researcher at UT Southwestern Medical Center, where she researches gene therapy strategies for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. She has been part of the preLights community for almost a year and has been a very active contributor in that time, posting many preLights related to neuroscience and offering frequent, constructive feedback to[…]
preLights as a teaching aid
14th June 2021
If you’re a regular preLights reader, you might have seen a recent collection of posts published by groups of university students. Two courses, NYU Peer Review, for second-year graduate students, and Utrecht Protein Folding and Assembly, for final-year undergraduates, have used writing for preLights as a teaching tool for group-based critical analysis of preprints. Group[…]
preLights is indexed on Sciety
8th June 2021
We are delighted that preLight posts are now indexed on Sciety, who advocate for public preprint evaluation. preLights features on Sciety groups alongside other preprint review initiatives You can follow preLights on Sciety here, so you’ll never miss a new post! preLights is also indexed on Europe PMC, PubPeer, and the new bioRxiv[…]