Happy 5th Birthday to preLights!
Five years ago today, on a Tuesday afternoon, preLights was officially launched. What a journey it has been so far! From its beginning, the preLights community has been steadily growing to now include over 400 preLighters, 1400 subscribers and 7000 Twitter followers! Without the passion, dedication and support of this…
| Posted on | 20 February 2023 |
preLights’ 5th Birthday webinar: A career discussion with preLights alumni
preLights is celebrating its 5th birthday and to mark the occasion we are delighted to announce a festive webinar on 14 March 2023. This webinar will feature four short talks given by preLights alumni who have all made significant contributions to preLights, and have since taken a range of different…
| Posted on | 13 February 2023 |
New Year, updated website – changes that improve clarity and foster collaboration.
As you may have noticed, some subtle (yet important) changes have been made to the preLights website this month. Earlier this year, we introduced the concept of postLights to allow the comparison between a preLighted preprint and (once published) the peer-reviewed, journal article (see this earlier News post). This means…
| Posted on | 5 January 2023 |
Meet the preLighters: a virtual chat with Chee Kiang (Ethan) Ewe
Chee Kiang (Ethan) Ewe is a postdoctoral training fellow working in the lab of Oded Rechavi at Tel Aviv University, Israel, where he studies the molecular basis of epigenetic inheritance. Last year, Ethan joined us here at preLights and since then he has become one of our most active community…
| Posted on | 22 November 2022 |
Meet the preLighters: an interview with Angika Basant
Angika Basant is a postdoctoral training fellow working in the lab of Michael Way at the Francis Crick Institute in London. She joined preLights back in 2018 and has been an invaluable member of its community. I had a lovely chat with her in the impressive Crick building during which…
| Posted on | 12 October 2022 |
Journey of the preprint – introducing postLights
Earlier this year, an Open-Access paper was published in PLOS Biology that systematically tracks the changes between preprint posting and journal publication during the COVID-19 pandemic (read it here). Among the authors of this paper are two preLighters - Jonny Coates (corresponding author), Gautam Dey - and the former preLights…
| Posted on | 6 October 2022 |