Meet the preLighters: a catch-up with Benjamin Dominik Maier
Benjamin Dominik Maier is a PhD candidate in Evangelia Petsalaki’s research group at the European Bioinformatics Institute and the University of Cambridge, as part of the EMBL International PhD Programme. His work is aimed at developing data-driven mathematical models of cell signalling, allowing him to work with both experimental and…
| Posted on | 19 December 2023 |
End-of-Year Quiz organised by the Node, preLights and FocalPlane!
As 2023 comes to a close, we would like to thank all those who have helped further shape the communities at the heart of the Node, preLights and FocalPlane. Your contributions have been invaluable in making this another year of shared knowledge, growth, and collaboration! To celebrate, we're thrilled to…
| Posted on | 1 December 2023 |
Announcing a new preLights webinar series: From preprint to publication
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…
| Posted on | 16 November 2023 |
Join one of our Community Sites!
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.…
| Posted on | 17 October 2023 |
bioRxiv and medRxiv join our Mastodon Server: biologists.social
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…
| Posted on | 12 October 2023 |
Representing preLights at the XXXVIII Annual Meeting of the Brazilian Society of Protozoology
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…
| Posted on | 3 October 2023 |