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Andrea Murillo
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Science Communications Officer for @biologists.bsky.social | PhD at McMaster University | #SciComm | Marine biology | Worms 🪱| Invertebrates | Views are my own | Honduras -> USA -> Canada -> UK
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We are highlighting Jane Francis, Director of the British Antarctic Survey, UK, who also delivered a plenary lecture at the Biologists @ 100 conference, as an extraordinary biologist. #100biologists @bas.ac.uk
October 24, 2025 at 3:30 PM
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Our next extraordinary biologist is Godwin Pius Ohemu, who attended the Biologists @ 100 conference and shared his conference experience in a guest blog. #100biologists
The Company of Biologists 100 logo to the left and QR code to the right. Portrait of Godwin Pius Ohemu to the left, text to the right 100 extraordinary biologists Godwin Pius Ohemu Godwin Pius Ohemu, an antimicrobial resistance advocate, attended the Biologists @ 100 conference and shared his conference experience in a guest blog. He holds a Postgraduate Diploma in Global Health Research from the University of Oxford, UK, and is pursuing a PhD in One Health Sciences at Texas Tech University, USA. #100biologists #biologists100
October 21, 2025 at 3:55 PM
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This week has been special for us, marking 100 years of supporting biologists and inspiring biology. We celebrated our achievements at @zoologymuseum.bsky.social last night. We want to thank all our staff, whose continual inspiration and daily support for one another make our work possible.
Photo of whale at Museum of Zoology and photo of 100 cake
October 17, 2025 at 1:11 PM
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The next extraordinary biologist that we are featuring is Martha Susana Cruz-Xelhuantzi, a @biologyopen.bsky.social author who examined the cellular organisation & characteristics of the yeast, Debaryomyces hansenii, and interviewee in @biologyopen.bsky.social's 'First person' series. #100biologists
The Company of Biologists 100 logo to the left and QR code to the right. Portrait of Arnoud Sonnenberg to the left, text to the right 100 extraordinary biologists Martha Susana Cruz-Xelhuantzi Martha Susana Cruz-Xelhuantzi is a Biology Open author who employed labelling and label-free methods to examine the cellular organisation and characteristics of a species of yeast. Martha also did a BiO ‘First person’ interview and recently completed her undergraduate studies at Tecnológico de Monterrey, México. #100biologists #biologists100
October 16, 2025 at 12:00 PM
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Thank you to everyone for their support over the past 100 years, and for helping us celebrate this year. You can catch up with all our 100-year content on our special anniversary page bit.ly/4naj8Jr
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October 15, 2025 at 6:00 PM
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1925: On this date, 100 years ago, The Company of Biologists is founded by George Parker Bidder III. Throughout today, we will be posting some of our key milestones. Read more about the past 100 years at bit.ly/3WnTVA1.
Poster of the 100-year history of The Company of Biologists.
October 15, 2025 at 8:04 AM
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Aníbal Vargas Ríos updated us on the success of LiSIUM and then discussed differences in engagement when offering webinars in Spanish, highlighting the importance of considering language in democratising access.
#BiologistsWorkshops
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Aníbal Vargas Ríos presenting on LiSIUM
October 13, 2025 at 3:34 PM
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Sunrise over Spain, next stop Quito!
One of our Workshop organisers @marianadeniz.bsky.social was featured as one of our #100Biologists earlier this year. Mariana is the author of our Latin American Microscopists interview series.
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October 9, 2025 at 8:57 AM
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Apply! Coolest lab, in the coolest city 💂🏽‍♀️🎡

#DevBio
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margaridamcm.bsky.social Margarida Cardoso Moreira @margaridamcm.bsky.social · Oct 7
Interested in understanding how new cell types evolve? Consider joining our group for a PhD!
crick.ac.uk The Francis Crick Institute @crick.ac.uk · Oct 7
2026 PhD recruitment is now open.

As well as our main PhD recruitment, which is open to all, we are pleased to be offering scholarships for candidates of Black or mixed Black heritage. Learn more and apply on our website:

www.crick.ac.uk/careers-stud...
October 7, 2025 at 10:38 PM
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Our first extraordinary biologist featured this week is Katherine Brown, @biologists.bsky.social Publishing Director and former @dev-journal.bsky.social Executive Editor, who has been closely involved with @prelights.bsky.social since its inception. #100biologists

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The Company of Biologists 100 logo to the left and QR code to the right. Portrait of Katherine Brown to the left, text to the right 100 extraordinary biologists Katherine Brown is the Company’s Publishing Director, having previously served as Development’s Executive Editor. There, she co-initiated the ‘From Stem Cells to Human Development’ meeting series, helping to launch the Company’s Journal Meetings. Katherine has also been closely involved with preLights since its inception.
October 8, 2025 at 1:13 PM
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"Science communication isn't about dumbing it down, it's about meeting people where they are with curiosity, care and clarity."

Great read in Development, and I will definitely try some of these challenges to practice science communication. doi.org/10.1242/dev....
Speaking science in a fractured world: making truth land when facts alone cannot
ABSTRACT. Scientific misinformation is a defining challenge of our time. As public trust in science declines and falsehoods spread faster than facts, the scientific community must rethink its role in ...
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October 5, 2025 at 2:45 PM
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New paper on the expression of the estrogen receptor in the marine polychaete, Capitella teleta!

Congrats to @andreamurillo.bsky.social on another paper from her PhD!

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Great collaboration with the Seaver lab!
September 22, 2025 at 8:09 PM
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We are highlighting James Liao, who was awarded the 2024 Ig Nobel Prize in Physics for his 2004 @jexpbiol.bsky.social study, as an extraordinary biologist. #100biologists
The Company of Biologists 100 logo to the left and QR code to the right. Portrait of James Liao to the left, text to the right 100 extraordinary biologists James Liao James Liao was awarded the 2024 Ig Nobel Prize in Physics for his 2004 JEB study showing that turbulence created by water flow moving past a stationary cylinder can effectively propel both live and dead fish positioned behind it. James’s lab at the University of Florida, USA, investigates biomechanics, neuroscience and movement ecology. #100biologists #biologists100
September 23, 2025 at 4:41 PM
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We are featuring David Stephens, a former @jcellsci.bsky.social Editor, as an extraordinary biologist this week. The JCS-David Stephens Prize for the best JCS paper is also named after him. #100biologists
The Company of Biologists 100 logo to the left and QR code to the right. Portrait of David Stephens to the left, text to the right 100 extraordinary biologists David Stephens David Stephens was a Journal of Cell Science Editor from 2015-2024 and the JCS–David Stephens Prize for the best JCS paper is named for him. David was a Professor at the University of Bristol, UK, where he studied cilia, membrane and cytoskeleton dynamics. He also helped establish the UK Cilia and Centrosome Network. #100biologists #biologists100
August 20, 2025 at 5:50 PM
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Our next extraordinary biologist is Bob Boutilier, former Editor-in-Chief of @jexpbiol.bsky.social, who had a prolific career in comparative physiology. #100biologists
The Company of Biologists 100 logo to the left and QR code to the right. Portrait of Bob Boutilier to the left, text to the right 100 extraordinary biologists Bob Boutilier Bob Boutilier, former Editor-in-Chief of Journal of Experimental Biology, broadened the journal’s scope and global editorial representation. Bob had a prolific career in comparative respiratory physiology in a diversity of animals and his expertise ranged from gas exchange and circulation to acid–base regulation. #100biologists #biologists100
July 15, 2025 at 12:01 PM
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This week, we are highlighting Helen Zenner, Community Manager of @focalplane.bsky.social and @jcellsci.bsky.social Online Editor, as an extraordinary biologist. #100biologists
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The Company of Biologists 100 logo to the left and QR code to the right. Portrait of Helen Zenner to the left, text to the right 100 extraordinary biologists Helen Zenner Helen Zenner, Community Manager of FocalPlane and JCS Online Editor, combines her passion for microscopy, cell biology and science communication with her background in working in interdisciplinary research teams to support and connect the microscopy community. #100biologists #biologists100
July 10, 2025 at 2:09 PM
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Very important pre-print highlight! Worth a read!
June 13, 2025 at 11:18 AM
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Help @biologists.bsky.social shape the next 100 years of publishing by completing this community survey!
biologists.bsky.social The Company of Biologists @biologists.bsky.social · May 29
We are gathering feedback from our readers, authors and reviewers, to help us shape the next 100 years and to keep offering a publishing experience that truly supports our community.

Have your say at:

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#Publishing #Community #HaveYourSay #Science #Communication
Help shape your future publishing experience by completing our community survey
May 29, 2025 at 12:06 PM
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Getting involved as an organiser of one of our Workshops is easy. We focus on the logistics, so you can focus solely on the science. Watch this video to hear from previous organisers.
youtu.be/eShrxWQbx3Q

The deadline to propose a topic for our 2027 Workshops is Friday 30 May. bit.ly/42GXN0G
Why propose a topic for one of our Workshops?
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May 23, 2025 at 1:16 PM
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This week, we are highlighting Reinier Prosée, Community Manager of @prelights.bsky.social, as our extraordinary biologist. #100biologists
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The Company of Biologists 100 logo to the left and QR code to the right. Portrait of Reinier Prosée to the left, text to the right 100 extraordinary biologists Reinier Prosée Reinier Prosée is the Community Manager of preLights, the preprint highlighting initiative supported by the Company. Combining his experience in research and academic publishing, he forges a sense of community within the preLightsgroup and is an advocate for preprinting and open science. #100biologists #biologists100
May 13, 2025 at 2:18 PM
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Come work with me!!!
May 2, 2025 at 12:22 PM
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Fantastic initiative! Apply to be a paid peer reviewer!
April 10, 2025 at 2:37 PM
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We are also highlighting John Gurdon, 2012 Nobel laureate in Physiology or Medicine and former Chair of the Board of Directors at @biologists.bsky.social, as an extraordinary biologist. #100biologists
The Company of Biologists 100 logo to the left and QR code to the right. Portrait of John Gurdon to the left, text to the right 100 extraordinary biologists John Gurdon John Gurdon was Chair of the Board of Directors from 2001 to 2011. He published many articles in Development, including some of the work that led to his 2012 Nobel Prize for cloning amphibians by nuclear transfer. #100biologists #biologists100
April 10, 2025 at 12:13 PM
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🧪 @dev-journal.bsky.social has an opening for a Reviews Editor. If you love #devbio, and have an interest in publishing and #scicomms, this could be the role for you. Full details at bit.ly/42eiTpa
📆 Application deadline is 31 March 2025
#careersinpublishing #editor
A picture of the staff at The Company of Biologists in a staircase.
March 19, 2025 at 11:06 AM
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We are highlighting Vivian Siegel, the Founding Editor-in-Chief of @dmmjournal.bsky.social, as an extraordinary biologist this week. Vivian is currently a lecturer at @mitofficial.bsky.social and a Research Professor of Medicine at @vumedicine.bsky.social.
#100biologists
The Company of Biologists 100 logo to the left and QR code to the right. Portrait of Vivian Siegel to the left, text to the right 100 extraordinary biologists Vivian Siegel Vivian Siegel was the Founding Editor-in-Chief of Disease Models & Mechanisms. With a long career in science communication, education and outreach, and as editor of leading scientific journals, Vivian is currently a lecturer at MIT and a Research Professor of Medicine at Vanderbilt University, USA. #100biologists #biologists100
March 11, 2025 at 12:14 PM