Reinier Prosee
@reinierprosee.bsky.social
preLights Community Manager @biologists.bsky.social
Community builder 🧑🤝🧑, ECR and preprint advocate 🏆, publishing professional, scientist 👨🔬, communicator, open-minded, passionate 🔥, enthusiastic, explorer, runner 🏃♂️, foodie, global citizen
Community builder 🧑🤝🧑, ECR and preprint advocate 🏆, publishing professional, scientist 👨🔬, communicator, open-minded, passionate 🔥, enthusiastic, explorer, runner 🏃♂️, foodie, global citizen
I was asked to #PeerReview a timely perspective article now published in @jexpbiol.bsky.social. As a result of this activity, a tree was protected in the #ForestOfBiologists. 🌳 Such a fun, bio-positive and important initiative from @biologists.bsky.social 🙌
forest.biologists.com/landscape/?i...
forest.biologists.com/landscape/?i...
October 30, 2025 at 8:50 AM
I was asked to #PeerReview a timely perspective article now published in @jexpbiol.bsky.social. As a result of this activity, a tree was protected in the #ForestOfBiologists. 🌳 Such a fun, bio-positive and important initiative from @biologists.bsky.social 🙌
forest.biologists.com/landscape/?i...
forest.biologists.com/landscape/?i...
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In this Editorial, @reinierprosee.bsky.social and @katherine-brown.bsky.social explore the transformation of the preprint landscape since 2013 and how @biologists.bsky.social has adapted to and embraced this (new) way of sharing research. doi.org/10.1242/bio....
July 23, 2025 at 2:57 PM
In this Editorial, @reinierprosee.bsky.social and @katherine-brown.bsky.social explore the transformation of the preprint landscape since 2013 and how @biologists.bsky.social has adapted to and embraced this (new) way of sharing research. doi.org/10.1242/bio....
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Hard to remember that just 12 years ago there was no @biorxivpreprint.bsky.social and almost no one in the biology community preprinted their work. What a long way we’ve come. @reinierprosee.bsky.social and I wrote a thing about how @biologists.bsky.social embraced the preprint world
Staying ahead of the curve: a decade of preprints in biology
When Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory announced the launch of bioRxiv in November 2013, only the braver or more radical amongst us would have predicted that it heralded a lasting change within the scienc...
journals.biologists.com
July 1, 2025 at 6:41 PM
Hard to remember that just 12 years ago there was no @biorxivpreprint.bsky.social and almost no one in the biology community preprinted their work. What a long way we’ve come. @reinierprosee.bsky.social and I wrote a thing about how @biologists.bsky.social embraced the preprint world
So grateful that my partner and I are able to share our parental leave. Today, my part starts! 🍼👨🍼
Couldn’t agree more with this piece that recently appeared on #BBCNews: ‘Two weeks of paternity leave is just too little for the 21st Century’! www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Couldn’t agree more with this piece that recently appeared on #BBCNews: ‘Two weeks of paternity leave is just too little for the 21st Century’! www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
July 7, 2025 at 8:10 AM
So grateful that my partner and I are able to share our parental leave. Today, my part starts! 🍼👨🍼
Couldn’t agree more with this piece that recently appeared on #BBCNews: ‘Two weeks of paternity leave is just too little for the 21st Century’! www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Couldn’t agree more with this piece that recently appeared on #BBCNews: ‘Two weeks of paternity leave is just too little for the 21st Century’! www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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New #Spotlight episode!
@ryanharrison13.bsky.social, Stefan and @reinierprosee.bsky.social talk with Katelyn Cooper, first author of a groundbreaking preprint—the first in-depth analysis of the LGBTQ+ climate in the biological sciences.
#LGBTinSTEM #preprint 🏳️🌈🔬
@ryanharrison13.bsky.social, Stefan and @reinierprosee.bsky.social talk with Katelyn Cooper, first author of a groundbreaking preprint—the first in-depth analysis of the LGBTQ+ climate in the biological sciences.
#LGBTinSTEM #preprint 🏳️🌈🔬
spotLights Ep 16: preLights in conversation with Katelyn Cooper
YouTube video by The Company of Biologists
youtu.be
June 20, 2025 at 12:40 PM
New #Spotlight episode!
@ryanharrison13.bsky.social, Stefan and @reinierprosee.bsky.social talk with Katelyn Cooper, first author of a groundbreaking preprint—the first in-depth analysis of the LGBTQ+ climate in the biological sciences.
#LGBTinSTEM #preprint 🏳️🌈🔬
@ryanharrison13.bsky.social, Stefan and @reinierprosee.bsky.social talk with Katelyn Cooper, first author of a groundbreaking preprint—the first in-depth analysis of the LGBTQ+ climate in the biological sciences.
#LGBTinSTEM #preprint 🏳️🌈🔬
Such important (and timely) work from Katelyn Cooper & team. Really learned a lot while preparing this post with @ryanharrison13.bsky.social & Stefan!
Please keep an eye out for the #spotLights episode (which will appear soon) in which we talk to Katelyn about this #preprint!
Please keep an eye out for the #spotLights episode (which will appear soon) in which we talk to Katelyn about this #preprint!
Who “belongs” in biology?
The first comprehensive analysis of the LGBTQ+ climate in the biological sciences! #LGBTinSTEM #preprint 🏳️🌈
#preLight prepared by @ryanharrison13.bsky.social, Stefan & @reinierprosee.bsky.social ⬇️👀
prelights.biologists.com/highlights/l...
The first comprehensive analysis of the LGBTQ+ climate in the biological sciences! #LGBTinSTEM #preprint 🏳️🌈
#preLight prepared by @ryanharrison13.bsky.social, Stefan & @reinierprosee.bsky.social ⬇️👀
prelights.biologists.com/highlights/l...
LGBTQ+ realities in the biological sciences - preLights
Who “belongs” in biology? Researchers conduct the first comprehensive analysis of the LGBTQ+ climate in biological sciences.
prelights.biologists.com
June 12, 2025 at 11:52 AM
Such important (and timely) work from Katelyn Cooper & team. Really learned a lot while preparing this post with @ryanharrison13.bsky.social & Stefan!
Please keep an eye out for the #spotLights episode (which will appear soon) in which we talk to Katelyn about this #preprint!
Please keep an eye out for the #spotLights episode (which will appear soon) in which we talk to Katelyn about this #preprint!
Ideal for someone with a passion for science and an interest in how research is communicated and shared. #SciComm
If you're interested (or know someone who might be), please do not hesitate to send me a (direct) message!
If you're interested (or know someone who might be), please do not hesitate to send me a (direct) message!
*Paid internship opportunity*
@biologists.bsky.social is looking for a 3-month intern this summer to work across the Node, @prelights.bsky.social and
@focalplane.bsky.social
If you're interested in #SciCommm & #publishing, and have the right to work in the UK, apply by 5 June 👇
@biologists.bsky.social is looking for a 3-month intern this summer to work across the Node, @prelights.bsky.social and
@focalplane.bsky.social
If you're interested in #SciCommm & #publishing, and have the right to work in the UK, apply by 5 June 👇
Community site paid internship - the Node
The Company of Biologists currently has an opportunity for a paid three-month internship to work on our community sites – the Node, preLights and FocalPlane. This is a great opportunity to gain experi...
thenode.biologists.com
May 21, 2025 at 11:51 AM
Ideal for someone with a passion for science and an interest in how research is communicated and shared. #SciComm
If you're interested (or know someone who might be), please do not hesitate to send me a (direct) message!
If you're interested (or know someone who might be), please do not hesitate to send me a (direct) message!
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*Paid internship opportunity*
@biologists.bsky.social is looking for a 3-month intern this summer to work across the Node, @prelights.bsky.social and
@focalplane.bsky.social
If you're interested in #SciCommm & #publishing, and have the right to work in the UK, apply by 5 June 👇
@biologists.bsky.social is looking for a 3-month intern this summer to work across the Node, @prelights.bsky.social and
@focalplane.bsky.social
If you're interested in #SciCommm & #publishing, and have the right to work in the UK, apply by 5 June 👇
Community site paid internship - the Node
The Company of Biologists currently has an opportunity for a paid three-month internship to work on our community sites – the Node, preLights and FocalPlane. This is a great opportunity to gain experi...
thenode.biologists.com
May 21, 2025 at 10:38 AM
*Paid internship opportunity*
@biologists.bsky.social is looking for a 3-month intern this summer to work across the Node, @prelights.bsky.social and
@focalplane.bsky.social
If you're interested in #SciCommm & #publishing, and have the right to work in the UK, apply by 5 June 👇
@biologists.bsky.social is looking for a 3-month intern this summer to work across the Node, @prelights.bsky.social and
@focalplane.bsky.social
If you're interested in #SciCommm & #publishing, and have the right to work in the UK, apply by 5 June 👇
Wow — feeling really honoured (and a bit stunned!) to be on this list 😇 #biologists100
So grateful to be part of the #preLights community and to engage with so many extraordinary early-career researchers who continue to inspire and challenge me.
#ScienceCommunity #preLights #ECRs
So grateful to be part of the #preLights community and to engage with so many extraordinary early-career researchers who continue to inspire and challenge me.
#ScienceCommunity #preLights #ECRs
This week, we are highlighting Reinier Prosée, Community Manager of @prelights.bsky.social, as our extraordinary biologist. #100biologists
@reinierprosee.bsky.social
@reinierprosee.bsky.social
May 13, 2025 at 2:36 PM
Wow — feeling really honoured (and a bit stunned!) to be on this list 😇 #biologists100
So grateful to be part of the #preLights community and to engage with so many extraordinary early-career researchers who continue to inspire and challenge me.
#ScienceCommunity #preLights #ECRs
So grateful to be part of the #preLights community and to engage with so many extraordinary early-career researchers who continue to inspire and challenge me.
#ScienceCommunity #preLights #ECRs
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Another #spotLights episode is out! 🎙️
Recorded at the #biologists100 conference, @jontytownson.bsky.social talks to Jenny Richens about the preprint she presented (now published @plosbiology.org), the path to preprinting + the benefits of sharing science early.
Listen below ⬇️🎧
youtu.be/eLwGRnBrIaU
Recorded at the #biologists100 conference, @jontytownson.bsky.social talks to Jenny Richens about the preprint she presented (now published @plosbiology.org), the path to preprinting + the benefits of sharing science early.
Listen below ⬇️🎧
youtu.be/eLwGRnBrIaU
spotLights Ep 9: preLights in conversation with Jennifer Richens
YouTube video by The Company of Biologists
youtu.be
April 30, 2025 at 11:18 AM
Another #spotLights episode is out! 🎙️
Recorded at the #biologists100 conference, @jontytownson.bsky.social talks to Jenny Richens about the preprint she presented (now published @plosbiology.org), the path to preprinting + the benefits of sharing science early.
Listen below ⬇️🎧
youtu.be/eLwGRnBrIaU
Recorded at the #biologists100 conference, @jontytownson.bsky.social talks to Jenny Richens about the preprint she presented (now published @plosbiology.org), the path to preprinting + the benefits of sharing science early.
Listen below ⬇️🎧
youtu.be/eLwGRnBrIaU
Reposted by Reinier Prosee
What does openRxiv mean for bioRxiv/medRxiv? How did biologists embrace preprints? And what's the future of the scientific article?
Fun talking with @jontytownson.bsky.social at #biologists100
www.youtube.com/watch?v=L5O2...
Fun talking with @jontytownson.bsky.social at #biologists100
www.youtube.com/watch?v=L5O2...
spotLights Ep 8: preLights in conversation with Richard Sever
YouTube video by The Company of Biologists
www.youtube.com
April 16, 2025 at 11:48 AM
What does openRxiv mean for bioRxiv/medRxiv? How did biologists embrace preprints? And what's the future of the scientific article?
Fun talking with @jontytownson.bsky.social at #biologists100
www.youtube.com/watch?v=L5O2...
Fun talking with @jontytownson.bsky.social at #biologists100
www.youtube.com/watch?v=L5O2...
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If I missed a #preprint you presented then you can still let me know here: forms.gle/JYiTFj8iSUcTo5o69
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April 1, 2025 at 10:33 AM
If I missed a #preprint you presented then you can still let me know here: forms.gle/JYiTFj8iSUcTo5o69
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The preList for the @biologists.bsky.social conference #biologists100 is out! With @prelights.bsky.social we compiled the cutting-edge research and exciting preprints that were presented last week Check it out here:
prelights.biologists.com/prelists/bio...
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April 1, 2025 at 10:33 AM
The preList for the @biologists.bsky.social conference #biologists100 is out! With @prelights.bsky.social we compiled the cutting-edge research and exciting preprints that were presented last week Check it out here:
prelights.biologists.com/prelists/bio...
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prelights.biologists.com/prelists/bio...
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Nice! Check out this @focalplane.bsky.social post for some tips and tricks for getting the most out of your #FoldScope, from the perspective of another new user focalplane.biologists.com/2025/01/24/t...
The Foldscope: my portal to another world - FocalPlane
The Foldscope: my portal to another world -
focalplane.biologists.com
March 28, 2025 at 12:32 PM
Nice! Check out this @focalplane.bsky.social post for some tips and tricks for getting the most out of your #FoldScope, from the perspective of another new user focalplane.biologists.com/2025/01/24/t...
Inspired by the talk of Manu Prakash @prakashlab.bsky.social at #biologists100, I decided to build the #foldscope on my way home.
Amazing example of ways in which we can make science (+the joys of observing nature) more accessible.
Time to join the microcosmos community! @teamfoldscope.bsky.social
Amazing example of ways in which we can make science (+the joys of observing nature) more accessible.
Time to join the microcosmos community! @teamfoldscope.bsky.social
March 28, 2025 at 8:13 AM
Inspired by the talk of Manu Prakash @prakashlab.bsky.social at #biologists100, I decided to build the #foldscope on my way home.
Amazing example of ways in which we can make science (+the joys of observing nature) more accessible.
Time to join the microcosmos community! @teamfoldscope.bsky.social
Amazing example of ways in which we can make science (+the joys of observing nature) more accessible.
Time to join the microcosmos community! @teamfoldscope.bsky.social
Had lots of fun representing @prelights.bsky.social together with @jontytownson.bsky.social at #biologists100 @biologists.bsky.social
Keep an eye out for our conference #preList + the #spotLights episodes that will appear on preLights over the next few weeks! 👀
Keep an eye out for our conference #preList + the #spotLights episodes that will appear on preLights over the next few weeks! 👀
March 28, 2025 at 6:38 AM
Had lots of fun representing @prelights.bsky.social together with @jontytownson.bsky.social at #biologists100 @biologists.bsky.social
Keep an eye out for our conference #preList + the #spotLights episodes that will appear on preLights over the next few weeks! 👀
Keep an eye out for our conference #preList + the #spotLights episodes that will appear on preLights over the next few weeks! 👀
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If you work in #DevBio & #StemCells, come take a photo with us!
Our sister community sites @prelights.bsky.social and @focalplane.bsky.social also have their own polaroid frames 👀
➡️Passionate about #preprints? Go find @reinierprosee.bsky.social
➡️Love #microscopy? Find @helenzsci.bsky.social
Our sister community sites @prelights.bsky.social and @focalplane.bsky.social also have their own polaroid frames 👀
➡️Passionate about #preprints? Go find @reinierprosee.bsky.social
➡️Love #microscopy? Find @helenzsci.bsky.social
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'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
March 25, 2025 at 7:48 AM
If you work in #DevBio & #StemCells, come take a photo with us!
Our sister community sites @prelights.bsky.social and @focalplane.bsky.social also have their own polaroid frames 👀
➡️Passionate about #preprints? Go find @reinierprosee.bsky.social
➡️Love #microscopy? Find @helenzsci.bsky.social
Our sister community sites @prelights.bsky.social and @focalplane.bsky.social also have their own polaroid frames 👀
➡️Passionate about #preprints? Go find @reinierprosee.bsky.social
➡️Love #microscopy? Find @helenzsci.bsky.social
Crossing the Pyrenees to attend the BI/CRG International Postdoc Symposium in sunny Barcelona ☀️ #CRGBIpostdocs @crg.eu @babrahaminst.bsky.social
Here, I will represent @prelights.bsky.social in a panel discussion on “how to highlight and disseminate your science”. Looking forward to it! 🙌 #SciComm
Here, I will represent @prelights.bsky.social in a panel discussion on “how to highlight and disseminate your science”. Looking forward to it! 🙌 #SciComm
February 26, 2025 at 5:42 PM
Crossing the Pyrenees to attend the BI/CRG International Postdoc Symposium in sunny Barcelona ☀️ #CRGBIpostdocs @crg.eu @babrahaminst.bsky.social
Here, I will represent @prelights.bsky.social in a panel discussion on “how to highlight and disseminate your science”. Looking forward to it! 🙌 #SciComm
Here, I will represent @prelights.bsky.social in a panel discussion on “how to highlight and disseminate your science”. Looking forward to it! 🙌 #SciComm
Reposted by Reinier Prosee
As we start a new week, please take a quick look at the latest #preList compiled by @ethanewe.bsky.social & Jawdat Sandakly highlighting some exciting, recent #genetics & #genomics #preprints 🙌
Explore their picks of the month! 👀
#preList ⬇️
prelights.biologists.com/prelists/ear...
Explore their picks of the month! 👀
#preList ⬇️
prelights.biologists.com/prelists/ear...
Early 2025 preprints – the genetics & genomics edition - preLights
prelights.biologists.com
February 17, 2025 at 10:03 AM
As we start a new week, please take a quick look at the latest #preList compiled by @ethanewe.bsky.social & Jawdat Sandakly highlighting some exciting, recent #genetics & #genomics #preprints 🙌
Explore their picks of the month! 👀
#preList ⬇️
prelights.biologists.com/prelists/ear...
Explore their picks of the month! 👀
#preList ⬇️
prelights.biologists.com/prelists/ear...
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Huge analysis out as a preprint today! For every 9 years an animal spends in the wildlife trade, it shares an additional pathogen with humans. Clear long-term impacts based on 40 years of global trade data 🧪😷 biorxiv.org/content/earl...
February 10, 2025 at 1:39 PM
Huge analysis out as a preprint today! For every 9 years an animal spends in the wildlife trade, it shares an additional pathogen with humans. Clear long-term impacts based on 40 years of global trade data 🧪😷 biorxiv.org/content/earl...
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Two new #preLights to kick off #2025 🎊
1⃣ The trophoblast: where instability is intrinsic.
First demonstration that aneuploidy is a feature of trophoblast stem cells & may confer cells with an advantage during placental development.
From: Carly Guiltinan ⬇️👀
prelights.biologists.com/highlights/t...
1⃣ The trophoblast: where instability is intrinsic.
First demonstration that aneuploidy is a feature of trophoblast stem cells & may confer cells with an advantage during placental development.
From: Carly Guiltinan ⬇️👀
prelights.biologists.com/highlights/t...
Chromosomal instability in human trophoblast stem cells and placentas - preLights
The trophoblast: where instability is intrinsic
prelights.biologists.com
January 2, 2025 at 11:05 AM
Two new #preLights to kick off #2025 🎊
1⃣ The trophoblast: where instability is intrinsic.
First demonstration that aneuploidy is a feature of trophoblast stem cells & may confer cells with an advantage during placental development.
From: Carly Guiltinan ⬇️👀
prelights.biologists.com/highlights/t...
1⃣ The trophoblast: where instability is intrinsic.
First demonstration that aneuploidy is a feature of trophoblast stem cells & may confer cells with an advantage during placental development.
From: Carly Guiltinan ⬇️👀
prelights.biologists.com/highlights/t...
Reposted by Reinier Prosee
2️⃣ Mastering the art of reading science 👩🏫
@fxvzquez.bsky.social & team explore how ChatGPT can be used as a scientific reading guide for undergraduate research students. #preprint
#preLight from @reinierprosee.bsky.social ⬇️👀
prelights.biologists.com/highlights/a...
@fxvzquez.bsky.social & team explore how ChatGPT can be used as a scientific reading guide for undergraduate research students. #preprint
#preLight from @reinierprosee.bsky.social ⬇️👀
prelights.biologists.com/highlights/a...
A ChatGPT Assisted Reading Protocol for Undergraduate Research Students - preLights
Marcus Sambar & team explore how ChatGPT can be used as a scientific reading guide for undergraduate research students.
prelights.biologists.com
January 2, 2025 at 11:09 AM
2️⃣ Mastering the art of reading science 👩🏫
@fxvzquez.bsky.social & team explore how ChatGPT can be used as a scientific reading guide for undergraduate research students. #preprint
#preLight from @reinierprosee.bsky.social ⬇️👀
prelights.biologists.com/highlights/a...
@fxvzquez.bsky.social & team explore how ChatGPT can be used as a scientific reading guide for undergraduate research students. #preprint
#preLight from @reinierprosee.bsky.social ⬇️👀
prelights.biologists.com/highlights/a...
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Maternally deposited proteins Tdrd6a & Tdrd6c regulate Bucky ball activity and ensure the retention of germplasm in zebrafish embryos. 🐟
@justingutbio.bsky.social covers a #preprint from the lab of @reneketting.bsky.social
Take a look at the #preLight! ⬇️👀
prelights.biologists.com/highlights/g...
@justingutbio.bsky.social covers a #preprint from the lab of @reneketting.bsky.social
Take a look at the #preLight! ⬇️👀
prelights.biologists.com/highlights/g...
Germplasm stability in zebrafish requires maternal Tdrd6a and Tdrd6c - preLights
Maternally deposited proteins Tdrd6a and Tdrd6c act redundantly to regulate Bucky ball activity and ensure the retention of germplasm in zebrafish embryos
prelights.biologists.com
December 16, 2024 at 2:08 PM
Maternally deposited proteins Tdrd6a & Tdrd6c regulate Bucky ball activity and ensure the retention of germplasm in zebrafish embryos. 🐟
@justingutbio.bsky.social covers a #preprint from the lab of @reneketting.bsky.social
Take a look at the #preLight! ⬇️👀
prelights.biologists.com/highlights/g...
@justingutbio.bsky.social covers a #preprint from the lab of @reneketting.bsky.social
Take a look at the #preLight! ⬇️👀
prelights.biologists.com/highlights/g...
Reposted by Reinier Prosee
Sorry to be late to highlight this, but it's always great when an #R2RConf workshop publishes the results of their collaboration.
Excited to announce a paper capturing the outcomes of an R2R workshop organised with @rosespenfold.bsky.social & @katherine-brown.bsky.social.
This paper offers co-created solutions to overcome the key challenges of existing (and future) ECR-publisher initiatives. ⬇️ 👀
doi.org/10.36591/SE-...
This paper offers co-created solutions to overcome the key challenges of existing (and future) ECR-publisher initiatives. ⬇️ 👀
doi.org/10.36591/SE-...
Publishers and Early-Career Researchers Working Together: Guiding Initiatives - Science Editor
Abstract This article summarizes the outcomes and outputs of a workshop at the 2024 Researcher to Reader Conference that explored the perspectives of both publishers and early-career researchers (ECRs...
doi.org
December 10, 2024 at 9:06 AM
Sorry to be late to highlight this, but it's always great when an #R2RConf workshop publishes the results of their collaboration.
Reposted by Reinier Prosee
🎵 A star, a star, dancing in the night
With a tail as big as a kite 🌠
Do you see what I see? Or, what do you think this might be?
#ACloserLook 🔎 🧪
With a tail as big as a kite 🌠
Do you see what I see? Or, what do you think this might be?
#ACloserLook 🔎 🧪
December 5, 2024 at 12:30 PM
🎵 A star, a star, dancing in the night
With a tail as big as a kite 🌠
Do you see what I see? Or, what do you think this might be?
#ACloserLook 🔎 🧪
With a tail as big as a kite 🌠
Do you see what I see? Or, what do you think this might be?
#ACloserLook 🔎 🧪