SciArt Profile: Wen Lu

In this #SciArt profile, we showcase Wen Lu, who uses different visual styles to highlight biology's beauty, communicate science, and promote research and scientific events.

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#DevBio #StemCell

Just like this tardigrade, we're shedding our skin and heading onward into the weekend — no eggs here, though. The only thing we leave behind is punny captions!

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Credit: Dr. Gonzalo Quiroga Artigas

🧪 Researchers in Dr. Sheng Ding's lab including Hua Wu at @Tsinghua_Uni found that chemically induced totipotent-like stem cells generate self-organizing mouse embryo models that progress through gastrulation and early #organogenesis, including the development of functional ore: go.nature.com/4jVXQ4j
Tune in: bit.ly/4zmw4T2

Science isn't finished until it's communicated!

Find out how to tell your scientific story at the @Co_Biologists @the_Node @preLights @focalplane_jcs online workshop 10 November 13:00-17:00 GMT

Register now! tinyurl.com/4tndhueb

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Gene expression in the formation of the avian hypoblast

Rahma Mohamed writes about her 9-week internship in James DiFrisco’s lab at The Crick.

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🌱🔬The recordings from our recent quantitative plant imaging webinar are now available.

Catch-up on the talks from Marcel Dickmanns on exploring plant cells using cryo-ET, & Laura Copeland on the application of FPM to study biofilms on plant roots.
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Loke CTR PhD studentship – applications open! Closing 3 November

@erin_slatery writes about the Loke Centre for Trophoblast Research fully funded 4-year PhD studentships for home or overseas students. The applications close on 3 November.

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Meet Bill Hinchen, winner of the 2026 writing challenge

Read our interview with Bill Hinchen, winner of the Node's #2026writingchallenge, whose entry explores the story of the unsung hero, the beach hopper.

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Want to learn how to tell your scientific story?

The @Co_Biologists community sites @focalplane_jcs @preLights @the_Node are organising an online workshop 10 November 13:00-17:00 GMT to help you tell your story to your peers and the public

Register now! tinyurl.com/4tndhueb

🌟A central mission of #PASEDB is to foster networking, discussion, and a sense of community

We want to highlight new #EvoDevo labs in Pan-America. In our Newsletter September edition we highlight:

- Joaquin Letelier
- Nicole Webster
- Phillip Davidson

Register for a free scientific storytelling workshop

@the_Node, @preLights & @focalplane_jcs are excited to announce our free half-day workshop on scientific storytelling! Join us on 10 November 2026 from 13:00-17:00 GMT.

#ScienceStorytelling #ECR #Scicomm

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How do mechanical forces shape developing tissues? Developed at the @LANEVOL laboratory, NewtonBioMorphX is a free, open-source tool for simulating morphogenesis—with applications in both research and teaching.

Looking to attend a #microscopy training course? Don't miss the 16 October deadline to apply for a grant of up to £1,000 from @J_Cell_Sci and @focalplane_jcs
biologists.com/grants/jcs-foc…

Applications close on 23 October for funded ECR places at our Workshop on Bridging Scales and Disciplines to Understand Robust Development, 18-21 April 2027 organised by Mauricio Rocha Martins & Giulia Paci.

Find out more and apply at biologists.com/workshops/apr-…
#BiologistsWorkshops

While we’ve heard that watching cell blebs (like watching larva lamps) can be relaxing, we think that
@Ankita_13Jha’s talk from our #CellMigration webinar will leave you feeling excited about #science & running to your #microscope!

Full video @ focalplane.biologists.com/2026/09/25/foc…

Have you seen the latest adverts on our jobs board?
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Including doctoral positions at LSM @ LMU Germany
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A postdoc with Sophie Astrof @ Rutgers
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A postdoc with Caroline Hill @ The Crick
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A postdoc with Jesus Torres-Vázquez @ NYU Grossman School of Medicine
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"Reviewers usually provide insightful, thorough analyses that go beyond superficial comments to offer meaningful scientific dialogue."

Read this recent Editorial from Development's Editors reflecting on the value of peer review. #PRW2026

doi.org/10.1242/dev.20…

The Vienna BioCenter PhD program in Molecular BioSciences will offer 30+ fully-funded positions in the Autumn Call which is now open. Have a look at what our campus has to offer: vbcphd.at

@IMPvienna @IMBA_Vienna @gmivienna @MaxPerutzLabs @univienna @MedUni_Wien

Don’t miss the second webinar in our new series on cell migration, featuring talks from @Ankita_13Jha, Raphaël Clément and @KatrinaVelle.

🗓️Thursday 17 September at 15:00 BST (UTC+1)

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