Life Science Editors
@lifescienceeditors.bsky.social
We're a team of former journal editors, scientific writers, illustrators and educators helping scientists around the globe better communicate their science.
Written by our talented editor/writer @sfmatheson.bsky.social 👇
Life Science Editors wrote a really great "Snippet" about our recent paper describing PDAR. @lifescienceeditors.bsky.social @cp-cell.bsky.social
Why cells die without Pol II www.lifescienceeditors.com/2025/11/15/w...
Why cells die without Pol II www.lifescienceeditors.com/2025/11/15/w...
Why cells die without Pol II - Scientific editing and writing experts - Life Science Editors
Scientific editing and writing experts for manuscripts and grants
www.lifescienceeditors.com
November 21, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Written by our talented editor/writer @sfmatheson.bsky.social 👇
Definitely one for a Snippet @sfmatheson.bsky.social ?
November 11, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Definitely one for a Snippet @sfmatheson.bsky.social ?
We’re excited to announce the first dedicated Workshop for scientists interested in becoming journal editors.👇
This workshop will teach you transferable skills to support a career as a journal editor or whatever career path you pursue.
Secure Your Spot: www.lifescienceeditors.com/workshop3-si...
This workshop will teach you transferable skills to support a career as a journal editor or whatever career path you pursue.
Secure Your Spot: www.lifescienceeditors.com/workshop3-si...
November 4, 2025 at 12:43 PM
We’re excited to announce the first dedicated Workshop for scientists interested in becoming journal editors.👇
This workshop will teach you transferable skills to support a career as a journal editor or whatever career path you pursue.
Secure Your Spot: www.lifescienceeditors.com/workshop3-si...
This workshop will teach you transferable skills to support a career as a journal editor or whatever career path you pursue.
Secure Your Spot: www.lifescienceeditors.com/workshop3-si...
Do you want to be a PI? The legendary Paul Nurse explains the key skill you'll need 👇
Paul Nurse describing the main job of a PI
(From ‘The Thinking Game’, 2024)
(From ‘The Thinking Game’, 2024)
November 1, 2025 at 7:34 AM
Do you want to be a PI? The legendary Paul Nurse explains the key skill you'll need 👇
Last chance to sign up for our free webinar👇 featuring four former-journal editors from across the major journals. We're opening up about the application process and the job itself. It's a unique opportunity for scientists 🧪 to learn about a career as a journal editor. We'd love to see you there.
Free webinar “Beyond the Lab: Exploring a Career as a Journal Editor.” In 2006, I traded postdoc uncertainty for an editor role at Cell. This experience gave me lifelong friends, amazing science, and plenty of tough decisions! Curious about publishing? Register via QR code in the image!
October 3, 2025 at 7:37 AM
Last chance to sign up for our free webinar👇 featuring four former-journal editors from across the major journals. We're opening up about the application process and the job itself. It's a unique opportunity for scientists 🧪 to learn about a career as a journal editor. We'd love to see you there.
🚀 ERC Starting Grants Deadline Alert – 14 October.
This year, the format has seen some major changes so we’ve refreshed our tips for success www.lifescienceeditors.com/workshops/wr...
Golden rule: Make your proposal groundbreaking. Think bold, think transformative—emphasise novelty.🧪
This year, the format has seen some major changes so we’ve refreshed our tips for success www.lifescienceeditors.com/workshops/wr...
Golden rule: Make your proposal groundbreaking. Think bold, think transformative—emphasise novelty.🧪
Writing an ERC proposal - Scientific editing and writing experts - Life Science Editors
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September 25, 2025 at 8:38 AM
🚀 ERC Starting Grants Deadline Alert – 14 October.
This year, the format has seen some major changes so we’ve refreshed our tips for success www.lifescienceeditors.com/workshops/wr...
Golden rule: Make your proposal groundbreaking. Think bold, think transformative—emphasise novelty.🧪
This year, the format has seen some major changes so we’ve refreshed our tips for success www.lifescienceeditors.com/workshops/wr...
Golden rule: Make your proposal groundbreaking. Think bold, think transformative—emphasise novelty.🧪
Great story in this issue @nature.com. Shows that the regulatory region controlling digit devt in vertebrates was not copy-pasted directly from fin development. So, the "fin-to-limb transition" in vertebrate evolution isn't as clear cut as originally thought.🧪👏👇 (lovely summary btw).
Are digits modified fins, or evolutionary innovations? Read how we tackled this old question from a new angle🧪
A story with @chasebolt.bsky.social, @homeobox.bsky.social and myself, coordinated by @denisduboule.bsky.social from @college-de-france.fr and published in @nature.com today!
#InHoxWeTrust
A story with @chasebolt.bsky.social, @homeobox.bsky.social and myself, coordinated by @denisduboule.bsky.social from @college-de-france.fr and published in @nature.com today!
#InHoxWeTrust
September 18, 2025 at 8:51 AM
Great story in this issue @nature.com. Shows that the regulatory region controlling digit devt in vertebrates was not copy-pasted directly from fin development. So, the "fin-to-limb transition" in vertebrate evolution isn't as clear cut as originally thought.🧪👏👇 (lovely summary btw).
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🚀 NY-CURES Launch — Championing State-Wide Investment in Science! 🚀
Our new coalition advocates for sustained public support of New York’s vibrant biomedical research ecosystem — creating cures, economic gains & strengthening communities.
Sign up. Stay informed. Join the movement: www.nycures.org/
Our new coalition advocates for sustained public support of New York’s vibrant biomedical research ecosystem — creating cures, economic gains & strengthening communities.
Sign up. Stay informed. Join the movement: www.nycures.org/
September 4, 2025 at 4:32 PM
🚀 NY-CURES Launch — Championing State-Wide Investment in Science! 🚀
Our new coalition advocates for sustained public support of New York’s vibrant biomedical research ecosystem — creating cures, economic gains & strengthening communities.
Sign up. Stay informed. Join the movement: www.nycures.org/
Our new coalition advocates for sustained public support of New York’s vibrant biomedical research ecosystem — creating cures, economic gains & strengthening communities.
Sign up. Stay informed. Join the movement: www.nycures.org/
🧪👏Written by one of our editors, former EIC PLOS Medicine and editor at several @thelancet.com journals, Heather Van Epps. 👇
Heather and our other clinical editors can help you with your clinical research papers to ensure they reach the high standards for publication. www.lifescienceeditors.com
Heather and our other clinical editors can help you with your clinical research papers to ensure they reach the high standards for publication. www.lifescienceeditors.com
September 12, 2025 at 11:00 AM
🧪👏Written by one of our editors, former EIC PLOS Medicine and editor at several @thelancet.com journals, Heather Van Epps. 👇
Heather and our other clinical editors can help you with your clinical research papers to ensure they reach the high standards for publication. www.lifescienceeditors.com
Heather and our other clinical editors can help you with your clinical research papers to ensure they reach the high standards for publication. www.lifescienceeditors.com
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A great skeetorial on a new and much improved method for mapping transcription factor landscapes, with a beautiful image by our own Gloria Fuentes @gloglita.bsky.social from Life Science Editors @lifescienceeditors.bsky.social
🧪Move over CUT&Tag, there’s a new #TranscriptionFactor mapping method in town.
Our newly developed DynaTag is faster, cleaner, more sensitive than #ChIPseq, #CUT&RUN and #CUT&Tag.
🔗 Our @natcomms.nature.com paper: www.nature.com/articles/s41...
🧵Let’s break down what makes DynaTag so powerful (1/7)
Our newly developed DynaTag is faster, cleaner, more sensitive than #ChIPseq, #CUT&RUN and #CUT&Tag.
🔗 Our @natcomms.nature.com paper: www.nature.com/articles/s41...
🧵Let’s break down what makes DynaTag so powerful (1/7)
July 28, 2025 at 5:02 PM
A great skeetorial on a new and much improved method for mapping transcription factor landscapes, with a beautiful image by our own Gloria Fuentes @gloglita.bsky.social from Life Science Editors @lifescienceeditors.bsky.social
We're welcoming another former Editor-in-Chief to our team, this time Allyson Evans from Cell Metabolism.👇
Allyson joins our other six(!) former EiCs, and our 15 former journal editors. We share our insights directly with scientists to strengthen the visibility and impact of their research.
Allyson joins our other six(!) former EiCs, and our 15 former journal editors. We share our insights directly with scientists to strengthen the visibility and impact of their research.
July 21, 2025 at 3:38 PM
We're welcoming another former Editor-in-Chief to our team, this time Allyson Evans from Cell Metabolism.👇
Allyson joins our other six(!) former EiCs, and our 15 former journal editors. We share our insights directly with scientists to strengthen the visibility and impact of their research.
Allyson joins our other six(!) former EiCs, and our 15 former journal editors. We share our insights directly with scientists to strengthen the visibility and impact of their research.
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Join us at the Perutz, part of the Vienna Biocenter!
Opening for a full professorship in Molecular Mechanisms of Disease 👇🏻
@maxperutzlabs.bsky.social @viennabiocenter.bsky.social
@univie.ac.at
Opening for a full professorship in Molecular Mechanisms of Disease 👇🏻
@maxperutzlabs.bsky.social @viennabiocenter.bsky.social
@univie.ac.at
📢 Open Call! The Max Perutz Labs invite applications for a Full Professorship in Molecular Mechanisms of Disease. More information ➡️ tinyurl.com/3yn883b8
July 8, 2025 at 12:25 PM
Join us at the Perutz, part of the Vienna Biocenter!
Opening for a full professorship in Molecular Mechanisms of Disease 👇🏻
@maxperutzlabs.bsky.social @viennabiocenter.bsky.social
@univie.ac.at
Opening for a full professorship in Molecular Mechanisms of Disease 👇🏻
@maxperutzlabs.bsky.social @viennabiocenter.bsky.social
@univie.ac.at
Our talented former-journal editors have been writing Snippets: short (1-3-paragraph) summaries of papers that caught our eye. They are digestible highlights of a recent discovery, and why we think you should know about it. You can find the full list at www.lifescienceeditors.com/snippets/ 🧪
July 7, 2025 at 5:18 PM
Our talented former-journal editors have been writing Snippets: short (1-3-paragraph) summaries of papers that caught our eye. They are digestible highlights of a recent discovery, and why we think you should know about it. You can find the full list at www.lifescienceeditors.com/snippets/ 🧪
Important summary from @plosbiology.org on their policy for the ethical and responsible use of AI in manuscripts. Essentially, use it to support you as an author or reviewer. But don't use it to generate or replace your ideas, interpretations, or opinions. They must come from you.
As with every other walk of life, talk of #AI has pervaded #Metascience2025. 🧵 Handily, @plosbiology.org yesterday published a short editorial about the (good and bad) consequences for researchers and publishers: journals.plos.org/plosbiology/...
A scientific future shared with AI
AI tools now exist to aid almost every aspect of the research process, from hypothesis generation and data analysis to manuscript drafting and publication. This Editorial examines what the future migh...
journals.plos.org
July 1, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Important summary from @plosbiology.org on their policy for the ethical and responsible use of AI in manuscripts. Essentially, use it to support you as an author or reviewer. But don't use it to generate or replace your ideas, interpretations, or opinions. They must come from you.
We help scientists better communicate their science, but some scientists clearly don't need it! 👇
🎬 The CeMM team rocked the @eu-life.bsky.social's #ScienceVision Talk contest & the recording is now live!
Watch 𝘐𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘳_𝘈𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨, a spoken word duet by Brianda & Carolina, supported by Öykü & Tatyana, that earned 3rd place at the competition! 🎤⭐
🎥 bit.ly/46dTaj3
Watch 𝘐𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘳_𝘈𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨, a spoken word duet by Brianda & Carolina, supported by Öykü & Tatyana, that earned 3rd place at the competition! 🎤⭐
🎥 bit.ly/46dTaj3
EU-LIFE Science Vision Talk Contest 2025
The first EU-LIFE Science Vision Talk Contest was hosted by CEITEC in Brno, Czech Republic, on 22 May 2025. It was aimed at bringing together scientists for a bold and engaging science communication competition. 18 researchers representing 15 EU-LIFE institutes presented their research in a 4-minute performance in different creative formats that included rapping, dancing, dramatising and other innovative communication techniques. The contest was streamed simultaneously to all EU-LIFE institutes across Europe, allowing colleagues and supporters to watch and cheer. 00:00 Welcome 13:07 Mafalda Araújo Pereira (BRIC, Denmark) 20:25 Wiktor Antczak (IIMCB, Poland) 27:10 Dragomira Majhen (RBI, Croatia) 34:08 Xanthi Lida Katopodi (CRG, Spain) 41:07 Lucas Morales-Moya (FMI, Switzerland) 49:15 Vojtěch Bystrý (CEITEC, Czech Republic) 54:57 Francesco Pileri (IEO, Italy) 1:02:24 Brianda Santini & Carolina Mangana (CeMM, Austria) 1:13:36 Eleonore Ocaña (The Babraham Institute, UK) 1:20:15 Chandini Bhaskar Naidu, Priyanka Sasmal & Sonia Ruggiero (Institut Curie, France) 1:27:39 Lea Urpa (FIMM, Finland) 1:37:00 Rui Vieira (GIMM, Portugal) 1:43:21 Pauline Bardet (VIB, Belgium) 1:50:38 David Peran Hayes (MDC, Germany) 1:58:42 Tassos Pavlopoulos (IMBB-FORTH, Greece) 2:11:52 Award Ceremony 2:18:58 Closing & Acknowledgements The most popular talks were awarded to: 🥇 In the 1st place, Eleonore Ocaña from The Babraham Institute, UK, with her powerful rap performance "Shining a Light on Optogenetics ft. Rapper Rhodopsin" 🥈 In the 2nd place, Mafalda Araújo Pereira from BRIC, Denmark, with her scientific take on Shakespearean tragedy "The Hidden Hand of KDM5C: A Tale of Blood and Fate" 🥉 In the 3rd place, Brianda Santini and Carolina Mangana Monteiro from CeMM, Austria, with their magical tale "Inter_Acting"
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June 26, 2025 at 10:39 AM
We help scientists better communicate their science, but some scientists clearly don't need it! 👇
We have a lot of experience supporting scientists with these grant proposals. So if you need any help, reach out to us: www.lifescienceeditors.com
This time last week the results of the ERC 2024 Advanced Grant call for proposals for funding were announced. €721 million for 281 researchers.
Next year, could you be one of them?
The 2025 #ERCAdG call is accepting applications until 28 August 2025. 👉 europa.eu/!8xnrqK
Next year, could you be one of them?
The 2025 #ERCAdG call is accepting applications until 28 August 2025. 👉 europa.eu/!8xnrqK
June 25, 2025 at 10:04 AM
We have a lot of experience supporting scientists with these grant proposals. So if you need any help, reach out to us: www.lifescienceeditors.com
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We're hiring! The Journal of Cell Biology (JCB) seeks Scientific Editor or Senior Scientific Editor, dependent on experience. Join our team in New York City! Apply here 👉 careers.rockefeller.edu/jobs?keyword...
#STEMjobs #LifeScienceJobs #PublishingJobs #ScienceJobs
#STEMjobs #LifeScienceJobs #PublishingJobs #ScienceJobs
June 5, 2025 at 8:16 PM
We're hiring! The Journal of Cell Biology (JCB) seeks Scientific Editor or Senior Scientific Editor, dependent on experience. Join our team in New York City! Apply here 👉 careers.rockefeller.edu/jobs?keyword...
#STEMjobs #LifeScienceJobs #PublishingJobs #ScienceJobs
#STEMjobs #LifeScienceJobs #PublishingJobs #ScienceJobs
Our Research Snippets leverage the talent of our scientific editors and communicators to present recent top research in an easily digestible format. 👇 🧪
Another great new Research Snippet from @lifescienceeditors.bsky.social awesome Scientific Editor Dr. Katy Woolcock - Using metagenomics to find causes of antibiotic resistance www.lifescienceeditors.com/2025/06/05/u...
Using metagenomics to find causes of antibiotic resistance - Scientific editing and writing experts - Life Science Editors
Scientific editing and writing experts for manuscripts and grants
www.lifescienceeditors.com
June 9, 2025 at 1:42 PM
Our Research Snippets leverage the talent of our scientific editors and communicators to present recent top research in an easily digestible format. 👇 🧪
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⏳Just a few days left! Apply now for the #CeMM Pre-ERC #PostdocProgram —a top opportunity to explore cutting-edge biomedical research in Vienna 🇦🇹, with partners like @meduniwien.ac.at, @stanna-ccri.bsky.social & @aithyra.bsky.social.
🗓️ Deadline: 4 June 2025
🔗 cemm.at/postdoc-prog...
🗓️ Deadline: 4 June 2025
🔗 cemm.at/postdoc-prog...
May 27, 2025 at 11:16 AM
⏳Just a few days left! Apply now for the #CeMM Pre-ERC #PostdocProgram —a top opportunity to explore cutting-edge biomedical research in Vienna 🇦🇹, with partners like @meduniwien.ac.at, @stanna-ccri.bsky.social & @aithyra.bsky.social.
🗓️ Deadline: 4 June 2025
🔗 cemm.at/postdoc-prog...
🗓️ Deadline: 4 June 2025
🔗 cemm.at/postdoc-prog...
Enjoy some delicious, bite-size science 🧪
My colleague @sfmatheson.bsky.social launched "Snippets" with @lifescienceeditors.bsky.social I'm in awe of his ability to articulate discoveries in ways that "spark joy". Here's his latest work! www.lifescienceeditors.com/2025/05/21/s...
Stress dynamically modulates neuronal autophagy to gate depression onset - Scientific editing and writing experts - Life Science Editors
Scientific editing and writing experts for manuscripts and grants
www.lifescienceeditors.com
May 27, 2025 at 1:51 PM
Enjoy some delicious, bite-size science 🧪
If you're interested in learning how to leverage AI to improve your manuscripts, we're planning workshops 👇 . You can sign up by email to be on our mailing list: [email protected]
We, @lifescienceeditors.bsky.social, are exploring ways to use LLMs in our work (always with transparency and consent, of course) and are curious about whether and how you use them. Here's me giving a "workshop" to our team, wherein everyone has to listen to me ramble on.
May 22, 2025 at 6:33 AM
If you're interested in learning how to leverage AI to improve your manuscripts, we're planning workshops 👇 . You can sign up by email to be on our mailing list: [email protected]
1st Snippet of the week, from the magnificent Katrina Woolcock, on new findings in the exploration of viral infection, immunity, and brain devt. The science is interesting, and that's why you don't want to miss Katy's comments! www.lifescienceeditors.com/2025/05/12/m...
Maternal Immune Activation Disrupts Epigenomic and Functional Maturation of Cortical Excitatory Neurons - Scientific editing and writing experts - Life Science Editors
Scientific editing and writing experts for manuscripts and grants
www.lifescienceeditors.com
May 13, 2025 at 8:04 AM
1st Snippet of the week, from the magnificent Katrina Woolcock, on new findings in the exploration of viral infection, immunity, and brain devt. The science is interesting, and that's why you don't want to miss Katy's comments! www.lifescienceeditors.com/2025/05/12/m...
Having worked directly with many PIs at @imbavienna.bsky.social over the last 15 years, we couldn't recommend them more highly as an ideal environment to set up your lab.
Kristina Stapornwongkul and Sven Klumpe are new IMBA Group Leaders starting in 2025. Who will join IMBA in 2026? IMBA is hiring a Junior Group Leader. Apply to the position by May 18: imba.science/beagroupleader #hiring #biology #research #groupleader #europe
May 12, 2025 at 10:56 AM
Having worked directly with many PIs at @imbavienna.bsky.social over the last 15 years, we couldn't recommend them more highly as an ideal environment to set up your lab.
One of our hugely experienced editors and writers, @sfmatheson.bsky.social, former EIC of Cell Reports, has been writing #Snippets to summarise an interesting new paper as well as to highlight good scientific writing.
I'm an extrovert, and I can be a bit too loud, and yet either in spite of that or because of it... I love to write and to read. So I've been doing these Snippets at Life Science Editors (@lifescienceeditors.bsky.social), shooting for 1-2 a week, where we enthuse about a recent paper.
May 6, 2025 at 11:14 AM
One of our hugely experienced editors and writers, @sfmatheson.bsky.social, former EIC of Cell Reports, has been writing #Snippets to summarise an interesting new paper as well as to highlight good scientific writing.