The Node at 15 – Then and now with Joachim Goedhart
We got in touch with prolific authors of the Node over the past 15 years to revisit the posts they've written for us and see what they’re up to now.
First up is @joachimgoedhart.bsky.social:
thenode.biologists.com/the-node-at-...
I'll miss the ZebrafishRock community! Thank you for getting the DanioDigests up on the Node!
Whoever takes on this role next, I'm sure the Node will be in good hands 🙂
Image shows two speech bubbles in yellow and blue, the Node logo and the text: "Have your say - take our survey and help shape the future of the Node."
As we turn 15, we want to collect feedback from you, our community, to ensure the Node is still relevant and useful. If you’ve ever visited the Node to read, write and interact with the #DevBio & #StemCell community, thank you!
Please spare 5min to take our survey:
www.surveymonkey.com/r/7QHYQCW
the Node's conference reporter, Jen Annoh, posing with the polaroid frame in the atrium of the conference venue. On the frame the text reads "Jen Annoh #Wnt3". Behind Jen is a roller banner about The Company of Biologists.
Over the next few days at #biologists100, try to catch @joyceyu.bsky.social with the Node's polaroid frame 📸
We'd love to promote you and your research: write your name and key words of things you're passionate about, and smile! 😃
Here's an example from our reporter @jens-cells.bsky.social #Wnt3
We're turning 15 this year🥳The past and present Community Managers got together to chat about what it's like working at the Node, and what they've been doing since:
@easternblot.bsky.social @catcvicente.bsky.social @aidanmaartens.bsky.social @helenzsci.bsky.social @joyceyu.bsky.social #biologists100
🏗️ How to build a community site for developmental biologists
As our publisher @biologists.bsky.social celebrates its 100th birthday this year, the Node is celebrating turning 15!
#biologists100 #DevBio #community
Here, we take you through the steps of how the Node was built from scratch:
Entrance of the conference venue, ACC Liverpool, with the Biologists @ 100 logo.
Liverpool Albert dock
Pre-conference run ✅
All ready for #biologists100!
Happy to chat about @the-node.bsky.social, @dev-journal.bsky.social, and @biologists.bsky.social
Not long until #biologists100!
We made a short video with @prelights.bsky.social & @focalplane.bsky.social to guide you through the practicalities of the conference:
🎥 thenode.biologists.com/a-practical-...
And if this is your first time attending a conference, check out Jen's useful guide 👇
🧪Getting ready for #biologists100; what’s the best way to prepare? 🤔
Conference Survival Guide Needed! 📝 If you could give ONE piece of advice to a first-time attendee, what would it be? Let’s help the newcomers thrive! ✨ #SciComm #ConferenceTips #AcademicLife #AcademicSky @the-node.bsky.social
📢Let’s welcome the new Node correspondents – @sciwhye23.bsky.social, @iamshef.bsky.social and Mariia Golden!
We look forward to working with them to bring you a range of interesting content for the Node. Stay tuned for their posts 👀
Find out who they are and what they plan to write about:
Check out these fun and colourful pottery pieces by @biyolokum.bsky.social 😍
Text reads: "The Node-FocalPlane image competition. Shortlisted images will be displayed at Biologists @ 100, 24-27 March 2025, ACC Liverpool, UK. Submit your images by 24 February 2025". The image shows a mouse embryonic fibroblast labelled with phalloidin in green, green), acetylated tubulin in magenta and DAPI in blue.
To accompany the Biologists @ 100 conference, we're launching an image competition together with @focalplane.bsky.social!
Enter your best biological research images 🧪🔬 Shortlisted images will be presented at the #Biologists100 conference in March.
Details: thenode.biologists.com/enter-the-no...
Divide and conquer. Or don’t divide but still conquer.
@kkukreja.bsky.social & co. looked into the role of cell division in forming all major cell types during early zebrafish 🐟development, and found something they didn't expect. Read the story behind the paper:
Thank you for sharing your story on the Node!
Image showing two speech bubbles and the Node logo. Text reads: Honest conversations: creating frank conversations around less-discussed topics on the Node
"How being a scientist helped me to be a good mother"
In this new "Honest conversations" blog post, Felicity Davis @davislab.bsky.social discusses gender inequalities in academia and shares her experience of becoming a mother-scientist:
thenode.biologists.com/how-being-a-...
Top Trumps - but make it science 🤓 I had the most fun designing these, and I've written about how you could use it in your outreach programme!
I'm keen to spread the word to any educators/academics who might be interested - please share 🤗 @nc3rs.bsky.social
thenode.biologists.com/biological-r...
As we look forward to lots more great #DevBio and related content on the Node in 2025, why not take a moment to re-visit posts from the past year?
Thank you to everyone who's contributed to the Node in 2024🙂
Here are our 2024 highlights:
thenode.biologists.com/thats-a-wrap...
Throughout 2024, we've seen lots of great #DevBio content posted on the Node. Thank you to everyone who's contributed!
From 'behind the paper stories', 'New PI diaries', to 'Honest conversations' about the ups and downs of being a researcher, here are just a few of our highlights:
Become a Node correspondent! Are you passionate about developmental and stem cell biology, writing, and communicating science? Apply to join the team.
Are you a #DevBio/#StemCell researcher and keen to do more #SciComm?
We're looking for new correspondents to work together with the Node team to develop and produce content over the coming year. We're open to any ideas💡
📅Apply by 20 Jan
Find out more:
thenode.biologists.com/become-a-nod...
As 2024 comes to a close we caught up with our fabulous #FocalPlaneCorrespondents Daniel Doucet, @sdutta.bsky.social and Greg Redpath. In our interviews we chat about their research, their FocalPlane posts and their experiences as correspondents.
focalplane.biologists.com/2024/12/19/o...
Become a Node correspondent! Are you passionate about developmental and stem cell biology, writing, and communicating science? Apply to join the team.
Are you a #DevBio/#StemCell researcher and keen to do more #SciComm? ✍️🎨
We're looking for new correspondents to work together with the Node team to develop and produce content over the coming year.
📅Apply by 20 January 2025
Find out more:
thenode.biologists.com/become-a-nod...
🧪 We have made it easier to follow our journals and community sites with our new starter pack.
https://go.bsky.app/BwC3bSV
Excited for #CellBio2024 (how is it only a few days away? 😱)! Looking forward to seeing old friends/colleagues and meeting new ones (…and hopefully seeing some ☀️). If you’d like to chat more about publishing in @jcellsci.bsky.social, drop me a message or find me at the @biologists.bsky.social stand!
The next question in our #ACloserLook is set by @biologists.bsky.social SciComm Officer @andreamurillo.bsky.social. As well as guessing the 'bigger picture', try and guess the song Andrea has used in her clue!
Featured Resource: Gene Expression Database (GXD)
Here, Connie Smith and Martin Ringwald introduce the data and functionalities available at GXD @mousegenome.bsky.social and talk about future directions of the database:
thenode.biologists.com/featured-resource-gene-e...
Introducing community-driven preLists! 🎉
Our first list is here, crafted by a team of preLighters: @fadelvalle.bsky.social, @girishkalephd.bsky.social, @sristi.bsky.social (+others)🙌
Explore their favourite #CellBio #preprints of the last month!
#preList ⬇️
prelights.biologists.com/prelists/nov...
Welcome to Day 2 of #devbiolwriteclub! We’re talking about how working scientists can become better writers. Yesterday, we discussed Rules #1 and #2. Do the work. Today, we'll talk about a key element of that work, the key to any craft, in fact. INTENT. 1/n
Meet the Hirashima Lab @hirashima0203.bsky.social at @mbisg.bsky.social and Department of Physiology, National University of Singapore. The lab studies the emergence of collective cell behavior and its connection to biological functions in #DevBio and reproduction.
Read the 'Lab meeting' post:
Over the next few weeks, the Node, @prelights.bsky.social and @focalplane.bsky.social will take over @biologists.bsky.social to run a Guess the image quiz!
Can you guess what this is?🔎#ACloserLook
(Hint: the image was featured in a post published on the Node in 2024 #DevBio 👀)