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the Node is a community site for and by developmental and stem cell biologists, covering news, meetings, and research. Hosted by Development @dev-journal.bsky.social @biologists.bsky.social. #DevBio #StemCell

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Do you love the monthly #preprint lists on @the-node.bsky.social?

Good news, our #preLighters have teamed up with the Node to nominate standout articles and share one-paragraph insights on why they’re excited.

Check out their October highlights ⬇️ 👀
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November 13, 2025 at 12:35 PM
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iamshef.bsky.social
📢📢 Hey #Drosophila community, the Fly board is seeking trainee representatives. It's an incredible opportunity to learn, grow and contribute to helping our #community become stronger! I have had a phenomenal experience and you could be next! Reach out if you have any questions!
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harmitmalik.bsky.social Harmit Singh Malik @harmitmalik.bsky.social · 1d
Are you an early-stage graduate student (2nd or 3rd year) or early-stage postdoc based in the US or Canada, working primarily in Drosophila? Would you like to help improve the experience of all trainees working in Drosophila research? If so, read on.

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November 13, 2025 at 1:20 PM
the-node.bsky.social
You must have been looking forward to... October in preprints!

Check out the latest #preprints on #DevBio, #StemCell biology and related topics with, starting this month, @prelights.bsky.social picks 👇👀

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October in preprints - the Node
Welcome to our monthly trawl for developmental and stem cell biology (and related) preprints. The preprints this month are hosted on bioRxiv.
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November 13, 2025 at 12:30 PM
the-node.bsky.social
Meet Nicole Roos and Anthony Wokasch, winners of the popular vote of our image competition with the @mblscience.bsky.social embryology course.

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Interview with Nicole Roos and Anthony Wokasch: winners of the MBL Embryology course image competition   - the Node
Last September marked the return of our image competition with the MBL Embryology course at Woods Hole. The 2025 cohort submitted
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November 13, 2025 at 11:20 AM
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isrbio.bsky.social
🚨ISRB Webinar Alert - Zone 3: The Americas📷 Join us on November 14th at 12pm US East Coast Time on #LiverRegeneration featuring Nick Baker from the Kalsotra Lab and Soumita Ghosh from the Mamatha Bhat Lab @uhnresearch.ca
November 12, 2025 at 4:10 PM
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socdevbio.bsky.social
The next the Ethel Browne Harvey Postdoc Seminar will be this Friday, November 14 at 3 pm Eastern Time with Olya Yarychkivska from @rockefeller.edu and Anthony Galenza from Stanford University. Register today and join us. bit.ly/4gvaHqd #SDBPostdocSeminar #Celegans #Drosophila
Society for Developmental Biology Ethel Browne Harvey Postdoctoral Seminar Series Friday, November 14, 2025, 3:00pm - 4:00 pm Eastern Time Olya Yarychkivska (The Rockefeller University) Myelin regulatory factor 1, identified by single cell transcriptomics, primes a migrating cell for non-apoptotic cell death Anthony Galenza (Stanford University) Membrane-bending proteins promote formation of a curved apical domain during de novo polarization in Drosophila intestinal stem cell progeny
November 12, 2025 at 4:45 PM
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socdevbio.bsky.social
🥉 Third Prize – DevBio Art Contest 🎨
✨ “Fluorescent Flight” by Jessica Wilkins 🦋 A glowing celebration of development and motion, where vivid fluorescence meets the elegance of form and flight. A stunning fusion of science and art! 💫 #DevBioArt #ScienceArt
November 12, 2025 at 6:30 PM
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Check out this month's handpicked preprints in developmantal & stem cell biology on the Node

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November 13, 2025 at 8:18 AM
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biologists.bsky.social
Looking to publish your paper #OpenAccess? Check if your institution is signed up to our Read & Publish initiative and you can publish #OA for free: www.biologists.com/library-hub/...
November 13, 2025 at 8:33 AM
the-node.bsky.social
Our next #DevPres webinar focusses on regeneration with talks from Stephanie Tsai and Ben Cox @beeeencox.bsky.social.

📆Wed 19 November
🕓16:00 GMT/UTC

For more info and to register: thenode.biologists.com/development-...
November 12, 2025 at 10:15 AM
the-node.bsky.social
Catch up on the recordings from our October #DevPres webinar on development across scales. View the presentations from @osvaldoics.bsky.social and @yinanwan.bsky.social.

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Catch up on Development presents… webinar on development across scales - the Node
Our October webinar featured two early-career researchers working on development across scales. Here, we share the talks from Osvaldo Contreras (Victor
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November 12, 2025 at 10:13 AM
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zebrafishrock.bsky.social Zebrafish Rock! @zebrafishrock.bsky.social · 2d
Welcome to Bluesky, @zdmsociety.bsky.social! #ZDMS

Now part of our important #zebrafish resources Starter Pack! 🧪 go.bsky.app/JcC5df3
November 12, 2025 at 6:10 AM
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stemcellpodcast.com
Check out our latest episode with Dr. @sumrubayin.bsky.social from the @gurdoninstitute.bsky.social!

Learn about her research on neural regeneration in the neonatal mouse #cerebellum. 🧠
November 12, 2025 at 1:57 AM
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harmitmalik.bsky.social
Are you an early-stage graduate student (2nd or 3rd year) or early-stage postdoc based in the US or Canada, working primarily in Drosophila? Would you like to help improve the experience of all trainees working in Drosophila research? If so, read on.

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November 12, 2025 at 4:49 AM
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bethcimini.bsky.social
Applications close tomorrow - hope to see you in January! If not, stay tuned for future editions :)
bethcimini.bsky.social Beth Cimini 🔬💻📊 @bethcimini.bsky.social · Oct 14
Big news! Our week-long #bioimageanalysis bootcamp is BACK! Learn how to think about bioimage analysis like the pros do, learn what corrections you should (and shouldn't!) apply to your images, learn open source tools, and more. Apply NOW at broad.io/BAB3 for our January 2026 course!
A flyer for the Bioimage Analysis Beginnings Bootcamp - blue and white with a picture of cells on the top. It says "Learn core bioimage analysis skills using open-source tools for light microscopy. Open to participants at all skill levels." It also says it will be held a the Broad Institute, 415 Main Street, Cambridge MA USA, on Monday to Friday January 12th-16, 2026, from 9-5pm. Registration is $750 academic, $1250 industry, and applications are open at broad.io/BAB3
November 10, 2025 at 9:23 PM
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irbbarcelona.org
🧪 The #IRBBarcelona #PhD Call is now open! We are offering PhD #fellowships to talented young scientists from around the world who wish to pursue a doctoral degree in #biomedicine!

Learn more and apply now!

General call ➡️ https://bit.ly/3LtzIXi
IRB DRIVE call ➡️ https://bit.ly/4hODx5B
November 11, 2025 at 10:02 AM
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socdevbio.bsky.social
Hydra (Hydra vulgaris) ✨Small but mighty! Hydra can regenerate its entire body, even its head 🧠 A classic model for regeneration, stem cell dynamics, and body axis patterning 📸 Image by Daniel Bressan de Andrade #ModelMonday #DevBio #Regeneration
November 11, 2025 at 2:28 AM
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sillysciencelady.bsky.social
My Behind the paper story on @the-node.bsky.social gives a digestible overview of our key findings but it is also my personal story of working on this paper and seeing it get accepted after Scott passed away thenode.biologists.com/a-bitterswee...
A bittersweet acceptance: Between a manuscript and grief - the Node
I was so excited when I received notification that my first first-author research paper was accepted. My excitement quickly turned into sadness with the realization that my co-PI was not seeing our vi...
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November 10, 2025 at 9:18 PM
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amjeve.bsky.social
For an accessible summary of this work, check out the press release on @the-node.bsky.social
thenode.biologists.com/neanderthal-...

As well as this blog post from the University of Edinburgh
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November 10, 2025 at 1:18 PM
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zebrafishrock.bsky.social
Over the last year, our website has had visitors from an outstanding 53 countries! With links to our Slack tankspace sign-up form, interviews of ZR!'s creator @kevinthiessen.bsky.social, and our Bioinformatics Bootcamp @the-node.bsky.social, do check it out!

🔗: linktr.ee/zebrafishrock #RockOn 🧪
World map of IP addresses that have visited the Zebrafish Rock! website over the last year. There are lots of dots on the Eastern US coast as well as in Europe. In total, 6 continents are represented.
November 11, 2025 at 8:39 AM
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socdevbio.bsky.social
The next Ethel Browne Harvey Postdoc Seminar will be Friday, November 14 at 3 pm Eastern Time with Olya Yarychkivska from @rockefeller.edu and Anthony Galenza from Stanford University. Register today and join us. bit.ly/4gvaHqd #SDBPostdocSeminar #Celegans #drosophila
Society for Developmental Biology Ethel Browne Harvey Postdoctoral Seminar Series Friday, November 14, 2025, 3:00pm - 4:00 pm Eastern Time Olya Yarychkivska (The Rockefeller University) Myelin regulatory factor 1, identified by single cell transcriptomics, primes a migrating cell for non-apoptotic cell death Anthony Galenza (Stanford University) Membrane-bending proteins promote formation of a curved apical domain during de novo polarization in Drosophila intestinal stem cell progeny
November 6, 2025 at 6:32 PM
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isscr.org
Find your community with the ISSCR!

Through ISSCR membership, you can connect with inspiring leaders, gain new insights, and be part of a global network advancing stem cell science.

Join today and grow with us 👉 www.isscr.org/membership

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November 7, 2025 at 7:00 PM
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biologists.bsky.social
Registration is now open to attend Journal of Cell Science's meeting on Imaging Cell Dynamics, organised by Francesca Bottanelli, Guillaume Jacquemet, Michael Way and Giulia Zanetti.

Find out more: biologists.com/meetings/jcs...

#JCSimaging #Microscopy #Microscope #Imaging #Cells #CellScience
Imaging Cell Dynamics 11-14 May 2026 Montanyà Hotel, Catalonia, Spain Register now - early-bird deadline: 16 January 2026 Journal of Cell Science Meeting
October 9, 2025 at 11:15 AM
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cammorphoseries.bsky.social
This is happening TODAY 2:30 pm!
cammorphoseries.bsky.social Cambridge Morphogenesis Seminar Series @cammorphoseries.bsky.social · 7d
Next Monday, 10th November, at 2:30 PM, we are delighted to welcome @maitrejl.bsky.social from Institut Curie. Don’t forget to subscribe to our mailing list to receive the Zoom link!
See you all there! 😊
November 10, 2025 at 8:22 AM
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Beyond the beginning – development that lasts a lifetime.

An introduction to Development’s latest Special Issue, edited by Merixtell Huch and Mansi Srivastava.

#Editorial ⬇️👀
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Beyond the beginning – development that lasts a lifetime - the Node
Traditionally, developmental biology has been considered the study of the embryo, and significant events such as metamorphosis or birth signify the pinnacle of development. However,
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November 6, 2025 at 2:44 PM