The Company of Biologists
Not-for-profit publisher of Development, Journal of Cell Science, Journal of Experimental Biology, Disease Models & Mechanisms and Biology Open. Host of community sites the Node, preLights and FocalPlane. Supporting biologists and inspiring biology.
- Congratulations to @dmmjournal.bsky.social Editor-in-Chief Liz Patton for receiving the 2026 CNV Award from The European Zebrafish Society @ezsociety.bsky.social in recognition of her pioneering work in zebrafish models in melanoma research, and her outstanding scientific excellence and mentorship.
- Thank you Lucas Mansfield @lucasmans.bsky.social for sharing your experience of fee-free #OA publishing in @jexpbiol.bsky.social via our #ReadAndPublish agreement with @uwbiology.bsky.social. Read Lucas’ paper: bit.ly/4qiwHJ9 See if your institution is participating too: bit.ly/3O7BxGi
- Delighted to announce the renewal of a five-journal Read & Publish agreement with MALMAD. Researchers at eight leading institutions in Israel can continue to publish an uncapped number of research articles immediately #OpenAccess in our journals: bit.ly/4qJkYDe
- Reposted by The Company of BiologistsAfter 15 years as Editor-in-chief (EiC), Michael Way @drmichaelway.bsky.social will be stepping down at the end of 2026 & we are seeking feedback from the cell biology community as part of the consultation process for appointing a new EiC. We'd love to hear from you: www.surveymonkey.com/r/GZCC9F9
- Thank you Todd Gillis @tegillis.bsky.social for sharing your experience of fee-free #OA publishing in @jexpbiol.bsky.social via our #ReadAndPublish agreement with @uofguelph.bsky.social. Read Todd’s paper: bit.ly/46be0if See if you qualify for APC-free #OpenAccess too bit.ly/3O7BxGi
- Throughout the year, our community has been sharing stories with us about how The Company of Biologists has supported you over time. Your stories were heartfelt, and we feel grateful and humbled that we have been able to be part of your journeys. bit.ly/4q7C0Ki
- Reposted by The Company of BiologistsJCS snapshot - Tracking coordinated cellular dynamics in time-lapse microscopy with ARCOS.px @macdobry.bsky.social presents the key findings from their recent JCS paper with @bgraedel.bsky.social and colleagues @olivierpertz.bsky.social. journals.biologists.com/jcs/article/...
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- Our journals Development, Journal of Cell Science, Disease Models & Mechanisms and Biology Open are pleased to be media partners for a number of @embo.org and @embl.org conferences, workshops and courses during 2026. See the full calendar of events at www.embl.org/about/info/c....
- Reposted by The Company of BiologistsThe next deadline for @jcellsci.bsky.social FocalPlane Training Grants is 20 February. These grants are open to early-career researchers in cell biology that require funding to attend a microscopy or bioimage analysis training course. www.biologists.com/grants/jcs-f...
- Reposted by The Company of BiologistsWe invite you to submit your latest research to our upcoming special issue - Imaging Cell Architecture and Dynamics. This issue will be coordinated by @franbottanelli.bsky.social and Giulia Zanetti, alongside our Editor @guijacquemet.bsky.social. journals.biologists.com/jcs/pages/im...
- We are looking forward to exhibiting at #CharlestonAsia, in Bangkok, 26-28 January, organised by @chashub.bsky.social. Visit booth 58 to learn about our cost-neutral #OpenAcess Read & Publish agreements benefiting researchers and libraries and discover The Forest of Biologists.
- Our journals @dev-journal.bsky.social, @jcellsci.bsky.social & @jexpbiol.bsky.social offer Travelling Fellowships of up to £3,000 to graduate students and post-doctoral researchers wishing to make collaborative visits to other laboratories. Apply by 6 February 2026. biologists.com/grants/trave...
- ECRs - you can still apply for a funded-place at our Workshop 'Solving the Mysteries of Energy Expenditure Compensation' organised by Vincent Careau & Lewis Halsey Extended deadline: 30 January 2026 More at biologists.com/workshops/ju... #BiologistsWorkshops
- Reposted by The Company of BiologistsTo celebrate our publisher's (@dmmjournal.bsky.social) 100-year anniversary in 2025, we looked back over our comparably short history as a journal, highlighting our support for ECRs, including Conference Travel Grants doi.org/10.1242/dmm....
- Reposted by The Company of BiologistsWe were delighted to be featured in the latest issue of #BlueSci (@bluescicam.bsky.social) & spotlight a few University of Cambridge students active as part of our community sites @the-node.bsky.social @focalplane.bsky.social Read BlueSci Issue 62, 'Unseen Worlds', here: www.bluesci.co.uk/issue/
- Reposted by The Company of BiologistsIn this interview with Margaret (Peggy) Goodell @goodell-lab.bsky.social we discussed her impressive career, the parallels between ageing and cancer in the blood, and the lessons we can learn from stem cell biology to understand and mitigate disease. doi.org/10.1242/dmm....
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- Read our interview with Drenka on how she used a grant from our Fund for Innovations in Sustainable Conferencing to organise an engaging virtual workshop with low environmental impact, whilst maximising inclusivity: www.biologists.com/stories/remo...
- Reposted by The Company of BiologistsOur latest editorial from sergemostowylab.bsky.social & @kateduncan.bsky.social discusses the global problem of antimicrobial resistance & emerging solutions. This is in our collection of articles celebrating the 100-year anniversary of @biologists.bsky.social doi.org/10.1242/dmm....
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- Reposted by The Company of BiologistsEnvironment & evolution take centre stage at January’s #DevPres 📅 14 January 15:00 GMT/UTC Three talks, three unique stories. Told by @ethanewe.bsky.social @maxfarnworth.bsky.social @sonyawiden.bsky.social Chair: @pritiagarwal.bsky.social 🔗Learn more & register: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
- Journal of Cell Science @jcellsci.bsky.social is recruiting an enthusiastic and motivated Reviews Editor. An exciting opportunity for a talented scientific editor to make a contribution to an important journal in the field of #cellbiology. Deadline 2 Feb. More at: www.biologists.com/about-us/wor...
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- Reposted by The Company of BiologistsIn 2025, we celebrated the 100-year anniversary of our not-for-profit publisher @biologists.bsky.social 🥳 In this article we look back on our year of celebrations and look forward to the next 100 years! journals.biologists.com/dmm/article/...
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- Early-bird deadline to join @jcellsci.bsky.social at their meeting on Imaging Cell Dynamics in Spain in May is Friday 16 January. Apply to attend at: biologists.com/meetings/jcs... #JCSimaging
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- Thank you, Nandan Nerurkar, for sharing your experience of fee-free #OA publishing in @dev-journal.bsky.social via our #ReadAndPublish agreement with @columbiauniversity.bsky.social @nerurkar.bsky.social. Read Nandan’s paper: bit.ly/4pkw7Jh
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- Ready for #SICB2026. Really looking forward to connecting with all of you over the next few days. Find us at stand 107/109 to talk journals, grants and more. @jexpbiol.bsky.social @sicb.bsky.social
- Final few days to submit your paper to the Journal of Cell Science special issue. Deadline 5 January.
- Last but certainly not least, our final extraordinary biologist featured is Saanjbati Adhikari, a @dev-journal.bsky.social Reviews Editor, a Cross-Title Features Editor for our 100-year anniversary and a former preLighter @prelights.bsky.social. #100biologists
- 2025 has been an amazing year as we celebrated our 100-year anniversary. Thank you to everyone who got involved. Read back on all that happened by visiting biologists.com/100-years We look forward to continuing to support biologists and inspiring biology in 2026. Happy new year!
- Our next extraordinary biologist is Andrea Murillo, @biologists.bsky.social Science Communications Officer, a @jexpbiol.bsky.social author and an Outside @jexpbiol.bsky.social contributing writer for three years. @andreamurillo.bsky.social #100biologists
- As our 100-year celebrations come to a close, a final reminder that we would love to hear from you on how The Company of Biologists has impacted your career. Share your story at biologists.com/100-years/me...
- Did you know you can publish your paper #OpenAccess for free? Check if your institution is signed up to our Read & Publish initiative: www.biologists.com/library-hub/...
- Sign up to our content alerts and receive the latest articles in @dev-journal.bsky.social, @jcellsci.bsky.social, @jexpbiol.bsky.social, @dmmjournal.bsky.social and/or @biologyopen.bsky.social direct to your inbox. Find out more at journals.biologists.com/dev/pages/al...
- To accelerate the publication process, @biologyopen.bsky.social are testing an initiative that prioritises fast but fair peer review. This approach pays reviewers while requiring them to complete high-quality reviews in a set timeframe. Apply to be a reviewer www.biologists.com/bio-fast-and...
- Our next extraordinary biologist is Christiane Nüsslein-Volhard, a Nobel Prize winner and Emeritus Director of the Max Planck Institute for Developmental Biology in Tübingen, Germany. #100biologists
- We have been busy celebrating our 100-year anniversary this year. Scroll through our timeline to view the key milestones over the years www.biologists.com/100-years/ti... #biologists100
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- Explore emerging research with field leaders @keystonesymposia.bsky.social #SystemsImmunology to #Immunoengineering, this January in Vancouver! keysym.us/KSSysImmune26 #KSSysImmune26 hubs.la/Q03VtR690
- Reposted by The Company of BiologistsIn their Editorial, Claire Moulton, Amelia Glazier and Katie Ward look back on an extraordinary year, as @biologists.bsky.social celebrated their 100-year anniversary. journals.biologists.com/jcs/article/...
- Thank you Paula Iturralde @paumau39.bsky.social for sharing your experience of fee-free #OA publishing @jexpbiol.bsky.social via our #ReadAndPublish agreement with @mpdl.mpg.de. Read Paula’s paper: bit.ly/4b2WKPq See if your institution's participating and you can publish free #OA bit.ly/3O7BxGi
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- We are featuring developmental biologist Chris Wylie as an extraordinary biologist this week. Chris is a former @biologists.bsky.social Director and the founding Editor-in-Chief of @dev-journal.bsky.social. #100biologists
- We believe that, as our future leaders in biology, it is vital to provide #ECRs with the right support during the early stages of your academic career. We offer a number of practical ways to help you meet the unique needs and challenges you may encounter: www.biologists.com/about-us/ear...
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- Next, we are highlighting Renata Basto, a @jcellsci.bsky.social Editor who has published in @dev-journal.bsky.social, @jcellsci.bsky.social and @biologyopen.bsky.social, as an extraordinary biologist this week. #100biologists
- We’re delighted to announce a new agreement with Knowledge E @knowledgeeglobal.bsky.social, who will represent us as sole agent in the Middle East. This partnership will help support institutions and researchers with APC-free #OpenAccess publishing. Read more: www.biologists.com/library-hub/...
- Thank you @seanryderphd.bsky.social for sharing your experience of fee-free #OA publishing in @dev-journal.bsky.social via our #ReadAndPublish agreement with @umasschan.bsky.social Read Sean’s paper: bit.ly/4pJD4F1 Check if your institution is participating too: bit.ly/3O7BxGi
- Reposted by The Company of BiologistsI strongly encourage ECRs to apply for opportunities like the Travelling Fellowships from the ever supportive @biologists.bsky.social They are a fantastic for learning new skills, building collaborative networks, and honing scientific writing. doi.org/10.1242/dev....
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- Our final prize-winning essay on 'Innovative ideas for the future of sustainable events' looks at a simple yet effective system to help academics decide which conferences to attend, based on sustainability criteria. Read the essay from @katherinepaine.bsky.social: www.biologists.com/stories/sust...
- Reposted by The Company of BiologistsICYMI, our #preprint list is now up on FocalPlane, highlighting the latest research using #microscopy to answer questions in #biology. As always, send us any recommendations for preprints that we've missed: focalplane.biologists.com/2025/12/12/m...
- Early-career researchers - one month left to apply for a funded place at our Workshop 'Solving the Mysteries of Energy Expenditure Compensation' organised by Vincent Careau and Lewis Halsey. More at biologists.com/workshops/ju... #BiologistsWorkshops
- We are also featuring developmental biologist K. Vijayraghavan, a @dev-journal.bsky.social Advisory Board member and a Development and @biologyopen.bsky.social author, as an extraordinary biologist this week. #100biologists @kvijayraghavan.bsky.social
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- As we reflect on the past 100 years, one thing becomes clear: the impact we have had on the communities we serve is only possible because of our inspiring and motivated staff. Read more about the people behind the Company here: bit.ly/44nyx2r
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- We are also highlighting Clotilde Cadart, who was part of @dev-journal.bsky.social's inaugural Pathway to Independence Programme cohort and a co-organiser of the Company Workshop on cell size and growth, as an extraordinary biologist this week. #100biologists @clotilde-cadart.bsky.social
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- Our next extraordinary biologist is Manu Prakash, plenary speaker at the Biologists @ 100 conference, who was recently interviewed for @jcellsci.bsky.social. #100biologists @prakashlab.bsky.social
- You can read Manu's recent @jcellsci.bsky.social interview here: journals.biologists.com/jcs/article/...
- Reposted by The Company of BiologistsAttending #CellBio2025? Have questions about publishing with Biology Open @biologyopen.bsky.social or our Fast & Fair peer review initiative? Meet Editor-in-Chief @danielgorelick.bsky.social on Tuesday, 9 December, 12:00 -13:00 pm at booth 1232.
- Attending #CellBio2025? Have questions about publishing with Journal of Cell Science? Meet the @jcellsci.bsky.social Editors on Monday 8 December, 14:00 -16:00 pm at booth 1232.
- Reposted by The Company of BiologistsOur Editor-in-Chief Dan Gorelick will be attending #CellBio2025 @ascbiology.bsky.social @embo.org. Come and visit Dan @danielgorelick.bsky.social to discuss Biology Open, our Fast & Fair peer review initiative and other @biologists.bsky.social initiatives.
- Visit The Company of Biologists' booth (1232) at #CellBio2025 and find out about our journals, grants and meetings and also collect notebooks, posters and other giveaways. Find us next to The Hangout in the Exhibit Hall
- Win a Cytosis board game at #CellBio2025 Everyone who signs up to one of our newsletters is automatically entered into our prize draw. Sign up at The Company of Biologists booth (#1232) in the exhibition hall.
- We are also highlighting Claire Moulton, previously our Publisher and @biologists.bsky.social's first ever CEO, who led the creation of The Forest of Biologists, as an extraordinary biologist this week. #100biologists
- Visit The Company of Biologists' booth at #CellBio2025 and find out about our journals, grants and meetings and also collect notebooks, posters and other giveaways. See you in Philadelphia!
- Our Editors will be attending #CellBio2025 @ascbiology.bsky.social @embo.org. Reach out to @seemagrewal.bsky.social and Amelia Glazier to discuss JCS, @focalplane.bsky.social and our other @biologists.bsky.social initiatives.
- As part of our 100-year celebrations this year, we would like to hear stories from you on how @Co_Biologists has impacted your careers. bit.ly/3PL5CO6
