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Alex Eve
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Developmental biologist and Executive Editor of Development @dev-journal.bsky.social. Part of the Node @the-node.bsky.social and The Company of Biologists @biologists.bsky.social. Own views.
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I'll be bringing along a handful of our 'Development at a glance articles' from Miyuki Suzawa and Michelle Bland

Insulin signaling in development
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November 25, 2025 at 4:58 PM
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Any news-type post on the Node @the-node.bsky.social between now and the end of September is in for a chance to win £200 and an interview - a little incentive to put pen to paper and finally get your piece shared with the #devbio & #stemcell community.

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Writing challenge from the Node Post of the Node before 30 September and win £200
August 27, 2025 at 8:56 AM
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August 15, 2025 at 6:37 PM
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Puerto Rico :)
A tropical beach
June 24, 2025 at 1:45 PM
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Celebrate by picking up your own @dev-journal.bsky.social Hox poster "Hox genes in development and beyond" by Katharine Hubert and Deneen Wellik at @biologists.bsky.social booth #4. #2025ICDB #2025SDB #ICDB2025

And/or see the full article here: doi.org/10.1242/dev....
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June 18, 2025 at 11:36 PM
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Check out the "Stem cell-based models of early human development" poster by Lizhong Liu and @jun-wu-lab.bsky.social in @dev-journal.bsky.social doi.org/10.1242/dev.....

Pick up your own paper copy at @biologists.bsky.social's stand - booth 4 at #2025ICDB #2025SDB #ICDB2025.
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June 18, 2025 at 10:59 PM
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A pin depicting Elmo from Sesame Street in front of flames with his arms outstretched
February 14, 2025 at 7:15 PM
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“What are you doing over Christmas?”
Me:
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December 16, 2024 at 12:17 PM
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Trees are up. Happy advent
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December 1, 2024 at 4:49 PM
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I'll be chairing the last #DevPres webinar of 2024, featuring three talks on gene regulation from Madalena Maderia Reimão Pinto, Tran Phuc Khoa Le (@LeTranPhucKhoa1 on X) and Gabriel Aughey.

It's on 4 December at 15:00 GMT - register now: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Development presents... Wednesday 4 December 15:00 GMT Chair Alex Eve Madalena M. Reimão Pinto (Biozentrum) ‘The regulatory landscape of 5′ UTRs in translational control during zebrafish embryogenesis’ Tran Phuc Khoa Le (University of Michigan) ‘Embryonic stem cell quiescence: beyond a quiet state’ Gabriel Aughey (University College London) ‘Characterisation of an RBL2-associated neurodevelopmental disorder sheds light on neuronal cell-cycle exit and re-entry’ #DevPres thenode.biologists.com/devpres
November 21, 2024 at 11:42 AM
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Next week, there's a #DevPres #devbio webinar featuring the prize winners from the #BSDB Spring meeting and hosted by BSDB chair Marysia Placzek from the University of Sheffield.

You can register to watch live here: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
November 14, 2024 at 12:21 PM
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Development presents... #DevPres webinars happening soon:

Next week (27/2, 15:00 GMT), organogenesis w/ Paolo Panza and Jean-Francois Derrigrand. Chair: Liz Roberston

The week after (6/3, 16:00 GMT), RNA biology w/ Eric Cornes and Maya Spichal. Chair: me

Register: thenode.biologists.com/devpres/
February 22, 2024 at 5:35 PM
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I'm looking forward to attending the FSSCR congress in Paris next week on behalf of Development, the Node and The Company of Biologists.

Attendees might be interested in our 'In vitro models of development' collection:
journals.biologists.com/dev/collecti...
Screenshot of the collection linked via URL
January 17, 2024 at 11:24 AM
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Development has announced the next call for applications for the 'Pathway to Independence' programme - aimed at supporting postdocs going on the job market. Application deadline 31 January 2024.

Full details can be found at journals.biologists.com/dev/pages/pi...
December 12, 2023 at 3:57 PM
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The next #DevPres webinar will be on germ cell development and chaired by Development Editor, @swathiarur.bsky.social.

Join in on Tuesday 5 December

Register: thenode.biologists.com/development-...
Development presents... Tuesday 5 December 2023 – 15:00 GMT Chair: Swathi Arur Gabriele Zaffagnini (Centre for Genomic Regulation) ‘Why don’t oocytes get Alzheimer’s?’ Diego Sainz de la Maza (University College London) ‘Somatic cells support germ cell survival by shuttling glycolytic products’ Güneş Taylor (Francis Crick Institute) ‘The role of FOXL2 in pregranulosa cell specification within the vertebrate ovary’
November 21, 2023 at 11:39 AM
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Join us for the next Development presents... webinar on Tuesday 14 November from 16:00 GMT on the theme of development and disease.

Find out more and register: thenode.biologists.com/devpres

#DevPres
November 2, 2023 at 10:19 AM
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The next DevPres webinar is on Wednesday 25 October at 15:00 BST, featuring talks from three early-career researchers in the field of metabolism and development, chaired by Irene Miguel-Aliaga

Find out more and register: thenode.biologists.com/development-...
October 14, 2023 at 1:46 PM
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Development are currently accepting submissions and review article proposals for the next special issue, 'Uncovering Developmental Diversity', coordinated by Cassandra Extavour, Liam Dolan and Karen Sears @searslab.bsky.social

More details: journals.biologists.com/dev/pages/di...
October 14, 2023 at 1:37 PM
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Join us on Wednesday 4 October for Development presents... #DevPres. Debby Silver will be chairing talks from Baptiste Libe-Philippot, Idoia Quintana Urzainquiv and Leo Otsuki.

See the full programme and catch up on past webinars by watching the recordings:

thenode.biologists.com/devpres
September 22, 2023 at 11:21 AM
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Next up at #DevMeeting23, Andrew Gillis uses cartilaginous fishes, such as skate, to understand the evolution of jawed vertebrates. You may recognise the skate from @the_Node postcards!

Learn more in Development
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September 19, 2023 at 3:27 PM
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#DevMeeting23. Check out Ivan's paper for some great videos!

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September 19, 2023 at 11:36 AM
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Today at 16:00 BST, Development will be live-streaming a session from #DevMeeting23. Visit the page on the Node to watch and interact!

thenode.biologists.com/development-...
September 18, 2023 at 8:38 AM