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The Company of Biologists
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Not-for-profit publisher of Development, Journal of Cell Science, Journal of Experimental Biology, Disease Models & Mechanisms and Biology Open. Host of community sites the Node, preLights and FocalPlane. Supporting biologists and inspiring biology.
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Our journals Development, Journal of Cell Science, Disease Models & Mechanisms and Biology Open are pleased to be media partners for a number of @embo.org and @embl.org conferences, workshops and courses during 2026. See the full calendar of events at www.embl.org/about/info/c....
Courses and Conferences of EMBL2026
January 28, 2026 at 2:02 PM
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The next deadline for @jcellsci.bsky.social FocalPlane Training Grants is 20 February. These grants are open to early-career researchers in cell biology that require funding to attend a microscopy or bioimage analysis training course.
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Microscopy Training Grants Supporting microscopy training for early-career researchers in cell biology Apply for a grant of up to £1,000 Cartoon of a person looking down a microscope, which is next to a computer Journal of Cell Science logo and FocalPlane logo
January 24, 2026 at 10:00 AM
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We invite you to submit your latest research to our upcoming special issue - Imaging Cell Architecture and Dynamics. This issue will be coordinated by @franbottanelli.bsky.social and Giulia Zanetti, alongside our Editor @guijacquemet.bsky.social.
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Special Issue Imaging Cell Architecture and Dynamics Guest Editors: Francesca Bottanelli and Giulia Zanetti Deadline: 1 April 2026 Journal of Cell Science Call for papers logo Image of a cell
January 22, 2026 at 3:03 PM
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We are looking forward to exhibiting at #CharlestonAsia, in Bangkok, 26-28 January, organised by @chashub.bsky.social. Visit booth 58 to learn about our cost-neutral #OpenAcess Read & Publish agreements benefiting researchers and libraries and discover The Forest of Biologists.
Promotional graphic from The Company of Biologists. The Company of Biologists logo appears at top left, with a panoramic image of a conference venue at top right. Text reads: “Visit us at booth 58 and chat to Rich about our Read & Publish Open Access initiative and find out how many trees your researchers have planted in The Forest of Biologists.” On the left is a professional portrait of Rich Blount, International Sales Manager, with his name, title, and email address listed below.
January 24, 2026 at 1:42 PM
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Our journals @dev-journal.bsky.social, @jcellsci.bsky.social & @jexpbiol.bsky.social offer Travelling Fellowships of up to £3,000 to graduate students and post-doctoral researchers wishing to make collaborative visits to other laboratories. Apply by 6 February 2026.
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January 23, 2026 at 11:28 AM
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ECRs - you can still apply for a funded-place at our Workshop 'Solving the Mysteries of Energy Expenditure Compensation' organised by Vincent Careau & Lewis Halsey

Extended deadline: 30 January 2026
More at biologists.com/workshops/ju... #BiologistsWorkshops
Graphics card for Workshop Solving the Mysteries of Energy Expenditure Compensation Organisers: Vincent Careau and Lewis Halsey The Company of Biologist logo to the left Early-career researchers apply for funded places 12 - 15 July 2026 Fanhams Hall, Hertfordshire, UK
January 21, 2026 at 11:49 AM
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To celebrate our publisher's (@dmmjournal.bsky.social) 100-year anniversary in 2025, we looked back over our comparably short history as a journal, highlighting our support for ECRs, including Conference Travel Grants

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Photograph of Conference Travel Grant recipient Deeksha Prasad presenting a poster at the ‘2025 Cornea and Ocular Surface Biology, Pathology and Regeneration’ Gordon Research Conference.
January 19, 2026 at 12:10 PM
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We were delighted to be featured in the latest issue of #BlueSci (@bluescicam.bsky.social) & spotlight a few University of Cambridge students active as part of our community sites @the-node.bsky.social @focalplane.bsky.social

Read BlueSci Issue 62, 'Unseen Worlds', here: www.bluesci.co.uk/issue/
Cover of BlueSci Issue 62: A magnifying glass reveals vibrant illustrations of microbes, archaeology, art, and wildlife—exploring the theme 'Unseen Worlds' from Cambridge University Science Magazine.
January 19, 2026 at 1:25 PM
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In this interview with Margaret (Peggy) Goodell @goodell-lab.bsky.social we discussed her impressive career, the parallels between ageing and cancer in the blood, and the lessons we can learn from stem cell biology to understand and mitigate disease.

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Photograph of Peggy Goodell
January 16, 2026 at 12:18 PM
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Learn about #axon regulation in the EMBO | The Company of Biologists Workshop "Axonal degeneration and regeneration" in Onna-son, JP, 18–22 Oct.

Abstract submission/Registration by 31 May/15 Jun

https://meetings.embo.org/event/26-axonal-degeneration
#EMBOAxonalRegeneration #EMBOevents #meeting 🧪
January 19, 2026 at 6:45 AM
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Don't miss the early-bird deadline for our Imaging Cell Dynamics meeting taking place in Catalonia, Spain in May.
Early-bird deadline: Friday 16 January
View the preliminary programme here: www.biologists.com/wp-content/u...
#JCSImaging
January 12, 2026 at 10:38 AM
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Looking for a scholarship to help offset the cost of attending AQLM? Apply for a travelling fellowship from The Company of Biologists (@biologists.bsky.social)! The deadline to apply for support for AQLM is February 6th.

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Travelling Fellowships
About Travelling Fellowships Three of The Company of Biologists’ journals – Development, Journal of Cell Science and Journal of Experimental Biology – offer Travelling Fellowships of up to £3,000 to…
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January 14, 2026 at 4:01 PM
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Read our interview with Drenka on how she used a grant from our Fund for Innovations in Sustainable Conferencing to organise an engaging virtual workshop with low environmental impact, whilst maximising inclusivity: www.biologists.com/stories/remo...
Remote meetings – environmental and cost effective
9 January 2026 We launched our Sustainability Initiative to encourage and support ideas that enable biologists to collaborate productively whilst minimising their impact on the environment. We are pro...
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January 14, 2026 at 2:24 PM
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Our latest editorial from sergemostowylab.bsky.social & @kateduncan.bsky.social discusses the global problem of antimicrobial resistance & emerging solutions. This is in our collection of articles celebrating the 100-year anniversary of @biologists.bsky.social
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A collection of images from the ‘Interdisciplinary approaches to combatting antimicrobial resistance’ symposium, part of the 100-year anniversary conference organized by The Company of Biologists.
January 14, 2026 at 12:29 PM
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ECRs, you have until 16 January to apply for a funded place to join the Workshop 'Solving the Mysteries of Energy Expenditure Compensation' organised by Vincent Careau & Lewis Halsey

Don't miss the chance! biologists.com/workshops/ju... #BiologistsWorkshops
Advertising for the 'Solving the Mysteries of Energy Expenditure Compensation' Workshop, 12-15 July 2026, Fanhams Hall, Hertfordshire, UK. Deadline for ECR applications: 16 January 2026. The Advert includes the names of the organisers (Vincent Careau and Lewis Halsey) and the list of 16 speakers.
January 12, 2026 at 6:31 PM
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Environment & evolution take centre stage at January’s #DevPres

📅 14 January 15:00 GMT/UTC

Three talks, three unique stories. Told by @ethanewe.bsky.social @maxfarnworth.bsky.social @sonyawiden.bsky.social

Chair: @pritiagarwal.bsky.social

🔗Learn more & register: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Flyer for “Development presents…” science talks on 14 January at 15:00 GMT. Speakers: Chee Kiang Ewe, Max Farnworth, Sonya Widen. Topics include C. elegans sterility, butterfly cognition, and gene transfer. Includes headshots, tissue image, and event details.
January 12, 2026 at 3:54 PM
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Journal of Cell Science @jcellsci.bsky.social is recruiting an enthusiastic and motivated Reviews Editor. An exciting opportunity for a talented scientific editor to make a contribution to an important journal in the field of #cellbiology. Deadline 2 Feb.
More at: www.biologists.com/about-us/wor...
Work for us
Working for us We’re always looking for talented and motivated people to work as part of our close-knit team. Roles range from editorial to production, marketing to event co-ordination, HR to accounts...
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January 9, 2026 at 7:39 AM
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The Company of Biologists: a century in review

In the last Editorial of 2025, Claire Moulton, Saanjbati Adhikari and Katie Ward reflect a year of #biologists100 celebrations and the 100-year history of our publisher @biologists.bsky.social.

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A word cloud showing a selection of the most frequently used words from articles published in Development's anniversary article collection. Generated with https://www.wordclouds.com.
January 8, 2026 at 10:41 AM
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In 2025, we celebrated the 100-year anniversary of our not-for-profit publisher @biologists.bsky.social 🥳 In this article we look back on our year of celebrations and look forward to the next 100 years! journals.biologists.com/dmm/article/...
A photograph of (from left to right) Claire Moulton (Chief Executive Officer), Sarah Bray (Chair of the Board of Directors) and Katie Ward (Chief Financial Officer and Charity Director).
January 8, 2026 at 12:10 PM
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Learn more about #Celegans #research through a multidisciplinary programme at the EMBO | The Company of Biologists Workshop "C. elegans biology" in Merida, México, 24–28 February.

Registration deadline: 16 January

https://meetings.embo.org/event/26-worm
#EMBOWorms2026 #conference #EMBOevents 🧪
January 7, 2026 at 7:15 AM
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Early-bird deadline to join @jcellsci.bsky.social at their meeting on Imaging Cell Dynamics in Spain in May is Friday 16 January. Apply to attend at:
biologists.com/meetings/jcs...
#JCSimaging
January 6, 2026 at 12:07 PM
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Happy New Year to all of our authors and readers

Issue 24 of issue 228 has closed and issue 1 of volume 229 has opened

The front cover, marking the end of @biologists.bsky.social #biologists100, features members of the JEB community

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Front cover of Journal of Experimental Biology, volume 228, issue 24. The cover shows 63 photos (arranged in 7 rows) of members of the JEB community, including our Academic Editors, members of our Editorial Advisory Board and the in-house team of administrators and editors at our Editorial Office in Cambridge, UK. The Company of Biologists 100 logo is in the bottom left corner.
January 5, 2026 at 2:19 PM
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Thank you, Nandan Nerurkar, for sharing your experience of fee-free #OA publishing in @dev-journal.bsky.social via our #ReadAndPublish agreement with @columbiauniversity.bsky.social @nerurkar.bsky.social.
Read Nandan’s paper: bit.ly/4pkw7Jh
Quote card from author Nandan Nerurkar, Columbia University, USA. "Open Access is the right thing for science, and it's so much easier to do the right thing when it's free! I'm grateful to The Company of Biologists and Columbia University for absorbing the cost of open access publishing through Read & Publish agreement. This will expand the reach and accessibility of this exciting work by postdoc Lisa Calvary and PhD student Panos Oikonomou from the lab."
January 5, 2026 at 2:53 PM
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Join us next week for #DevPres to hear 3 of our PI fellows talk about the environment & evolution

14 January 15:00 GMT/UTC

With talks from @ethanewe.bsky.social, @maxfarnworth.bsky.social & @sonyawiden.bsky.social, chaired by @pritiagarwal.bsky.social.

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#DevPres
Development presents… Wednesday 14 January 15:00 GMT/UTC Chair: Priti Agarwal Chee Kiang (Ethan) Ewe Tel Aviv University ‘Neuronal oversight of germline small RNAs prevents heat-induced sterility in Caenorhabditis elegans’ Max Farnworth University of Bristol ‘How the evolution of spatial foraging shaped centres of cognition in Heliconiini butterflies’ Sonya Widen IMBA, Vienna BioCenter ‘“Unpacking” eukaryotic horizontal gene transfer: Mavericks transfer novel “cargo” genes across the globe’ #DevPres | @dev-journal.bsky.social thenode.biologists.com/devpres
January 5, 2026 at 12:38 PM
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Ready for #SICB2026. Really looking forward to connecting with all of you over the next few days. Find us at stand 107/109 to talk journals, grants and more.
@jexpbiol.bsky.social @sicb.bsky.social
Exhibition stand with two tables filled with giveaways and three banners - Journal of Experimental Biology, Open Access and Biology Open - The Company of Biologists logo on the tablecloths
January 4, 2026 at 6:48 PM