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Join us this year to celebrate the 100th birthday of The Company of Biologists! 🥳

In this study, Rogers et al. use high-resolution genomic assays to comprehensively examine how Notch activates transcription of its target genes, showing that Notch releases paused RNA polymerase II from SWI/SNF-primed promoters. Learn more here: ➡️ tinyurl.com/gd352108

See the full list of speakers who will be presenting at our #biologists100 conference. 100yearsconference.biologists.com/programme/spea… We welcome abstract submissions for both oral and poster presentations by 17 January 2025.

📢 Join us! We are recruiting an Associate Professor / Professor of Developmental Plasticity and Robustness to join our innovative research community! Find out more about the position and apply: jobs.cam.ac.uk/job/49343/

EMBO Postdoctoral Fellowships support internationally mobile postdoctoral researchers in Europe and around the world. Apply here (next cut-off date is 14 February): embo.org/funding/fellow… #ResearchFunding #LifeSciences

As part of our 100-year anniversary celebrations, we are publishing articles about our past, present and future in each of our five journals. In this initial, cross-title Editorial, four of our current Directors look back through events in our history: journals.biologists.com/jeb/article/22…

Hope you'll forgive a quick thread as I take over as the new EiC of eLife - the journal

With a month left to register, there is still time to book your place to join us at our 100-year anniversary conference in March. Register by 28 February 100yearsconference.biologists.com/registration Discover all that awaits in Liverpool in our video: youtu.be/yQ_VY86zVtg?si…

Deeply saddened by the passing of R. Scott Hawley, whose pioneering work on meiosis and chromosome dynamics and dedication to mentoring will leave a lasting impact on the genetics community.

We are looking for a new Executive Editor on the journal, with Katherine Brown taking on a new role at The Company of Biologists. If you're an experienced editor with a love of developmental biology and its community, this could be the job for you: biologists.com/wp-content/upl…

Are you a researcher planning to apply for Wellcome funding in the next two years? We’re offering researchers the opportunity to observe a Wellcome funding advisory committee and learn how grant applications are assessed. Learn more ⤵️ wellcome.org/grant-funding/…

A study, published in Science Magazine highlights the value of pet dogs as a model for understanding obesity in both humans and animals. The study, led by PDN Academic Eleanor Raffan, illustrates how genetic obesity risk leads to weight gain. pdn.cam.ac.uk/news/dogs-prov…

Together with FocalPlane, we're having an image competition to accompany the #Biologists100 conference. Thank you everyone who submitted their images. Shortlisting only 15 was tough! Browse through the gallery and vote for your favourite image: thenode.biologists.com/vote-for-your-…

From the Editors-in-Chief of all The Company of Biologists journals: "In these uncertain times, we must strengthen our international scientific networks. We must speak with a unified voice in support of evidence-based policymaking and scientific freedom." journals.biologists.com/dev/article/15…

This #InternationalDayOfForests, we’re proud to support our partner The Woodland Trust and its vision of a world where woods and trees thrive for people and nature: Planting trees for a net-zero future, Protecting vital habitats, Restoring ancient woodland woodlandtrust.org.uk/about-us/what-…

Construction of an atlas of transcription factor binding during mouse development identifies popular regulatory regions Read this Techniques & Resources Article by Anna Nordin, Gianluca Zambanini, Mattias E. Jonasson, Pierfrancesco Pagella Claudio Cantù & co.: doi.org/10.1242/dev.20…

Early-career researchers can apply for a funded place at our Workshop 'New Technologies for Studying and Reprogramming Development' organised by Alex Dunn Zev Gartner Adrian Jacobo and Matthew Kutys. biologists.com/workshops/nov-… Apply by 23 May #BiologistsWorkshops

Congratulations to Artavanis-Tsakonas, Struhl, and Greenwald on the Canada Gairdner Award for their work on Notch signalling. The Notch locus has been shown to have important roles in cancer, stem-cell development, brain disease, and many other areas important for human health.

Sad to see this, Benny will be greatly missed.

We are delighted to welcome Dr Caren Norden to PDN as the new Charles Darwin Professor of Animal Embryology. This position plays a vital role in sustaining our thriving community of developmental and reproductive biologists. Read the story in full at pdn.cam.ac.uk/news/dr-caren-…