Today! Zebrafish Disease Models Society Aging RIG Webinar. 3PM UK time. 3 great speakers: www.zdmsociety.org/2026-zdms-ri... Register for free and join us: us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

2026 ZDMS Rig Meet Ups — ZDMS

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In our latest editorial @amjeve.uk & I take on the dreaded impact factor Like Monday mornings no one likes them but you can't ignore them & they keep coming around However there are things we should all do as authors, reviewers & editors journals.biologists.com/dev/article/...

The elephant in the room: impact factor

Summary: This Editorial offers an honest look at impact factor trends in developmental biology, explains how Development serves its community, and makes the case that sustaining developmental biology ...

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Amazing imaginative photography by Spanish duo Anna Devís and Daniel Rueda. TT: ClawClips

"We want to see the academic publishing industry change in a way that benefits science, not just profits"

Theo@earthowned.bsky.social · 4mo ago

Cancer Research UK is fed up of paying too much for open access publishing so they are completely stopping funding this activity: news.cancerresearchuk.org/2026/04/01/w...

We are looking for a new group leader to join the IGH (Montpellier, France). I can’t wait to meet my future colleague! Apply :-) More infos here: igh.cnrs.fr/join-igh-as-...

Join IGH as Group Leader - IGH

The Institute of Human Genetics invites applications for a Principal Investigator position in its main research areas. Read more...

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Let me post a spicy take here: most people don't read or cite other model organisms' work. Because of this, they keep rediscovering things and, most importantly, re-writing the timeline in favor of fewer and fewer models. That, plus an artificial limit of citations per paper equals this 🧪

Science Magazine@science.org · 5mo ago

An analysis of published papers on eight widely studied “model” organisms suggests work on them is fading, but not everyone is worried. https://scim.ag/3PaOvIs

🦴🐟 I’ve step into the role of Senior Leader for the Skeletal Diseases Research Interest Group (RIG) within the Zebrafish Disease Models Society (ZDMS). 🐟🐟🦴🦴I’ll be reaching out soon to discuss our roadmap for the year, upcoming webinars, and collaborative initiatives. #ZebrafishResearch #ZDMS

We are recruiting three new lecturers! Read on if you'd like to bring your passion for biology to @bristolbiosci.bsky.social at @bristoluni.bsky.social and join our team of ambitious, creative, inclusive and collaborative researcher–educators: www.bristol.ac.uk/jobs/find/de...

Joel is such a creative scientist, but also such a generous kind individual. People like him are so important to our community.

Joel Boerckel@jboerckel.bsky.social · 8mo ago

The path to this paper has so many stories. Today I want to tell one about the value of saying so when you don't have the answer - and of the importance of community.

All travelers from ESTA countries (yes the ones on visa waiver programs) will have to disclose 5 years of social media + huge amounts of personal data to enter the US now. All US academic associations should now meet outside the US if we want to meet our international colleagues.

Clara Jeffery@clarajeffery.bsky.social · 8mo ago

This is INSANE www.nytimes.com/2025/12/09/t... and these are our closest allies!

Exactly this. Success rates of 0.5% = a huge waste of effort.

Sophien Kamoun@kamounlab.bsky.social · 8mo ago

I just published: ERC-Plus: jackpot science or missed chance to fix academia? My reflections on ERC-Plus, Europe’s newest ultra-competitive research grant and what it tells us about the academic culture we’re building. medium.com/p/erc-plus-j...

Exciting new #Zebrafish research from the #WeinsteinLab, led by Jong Park! “Specialized gas-exchange endothelium of the zebrafish gill” — www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6... Amazing to see red blood cells moving through the gills! Don’t forget to check out the supplemental movies ;-)

We’ve got a couple of PhD projects open. Including one with the lovely @adamgrieve.bsky.social and @scholpplab.bsky.social on Rhbdl proteins in #zebrafish which is open to UK and international students tinyurl.com/fishprotease

Funded PhD SWBio DTP- (STANDARD) Brains, Blades, and Zebrafish: Dissecting Rhomboid Protease Roles in Neuronal Development and Signalling at University of Bristol on FindAPhD.com

PhD Project - Funded PhD SWBio DTP- (STANDARD) Brains, Blades, and Zebrafish: Dissecting Rhomboid Protease Roles in Neuronal Development and Signalling at University of Bristol...

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Looking for a PhD position? Join the Kague Lab as a PhD student in Precision Medicine (funded by the MRC) to work on a multidisciplinary project about Bone Fragility! 🦴 👇 usher.ed.ac.uk/precision-me...

2026/27 Projects | Precision Medicine Doctoral Training Programme | Usher Institute

The below list of projects is being offered as part of the standard MRC studentship the MRC iCase studentships for 2026/27 entry.

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Super fun experience doing a PhD defense in Iceland. Well done Dr Abbi Smith! Also a great opportunity to take the kids to Iceland and sneak in some glacier hiking and golden triangle trips in a frozen wonderland!

🧪For those of us who do complex collaborations with multiple corresponding authors this is terrible . I suspect it will also hit female authors disproportionately as they tend to have more collaborations across fields…https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-025-03281-4

Google Scholar tool gives extra credit to first and last authors

Researchers welcome the initiative, but say it doesn’t go far enough to capture the nuance of researcher productivity and impact.

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🔬 Limb regeneration depends on regenerative signaling center cells — but how do these cells influence others to proliferate, migrate, or differentiate? We’re recruiting PhD or Postdoc candidates to explore this with our collaborator @osvaldo-chara.bsky.social !

Want to engage and « do something » about microplastics in your own environment. Consider joining the foldscope community that has been mapping novel sources of microplastics around the world. microcosmos.foldscope.com/post/zCoLNt3...

Prakash Lab at Stanford@prakashlab.bsky.social · 10mo ago

Worried about microplastics around you. We are excited about utilization of our low cost Raman microscopy tools in identifying microplastic pollution - from human body to California beaches to deep ocean. Read the story here: news.stanford.edu/stories/2025... www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...

Jeremie and Rabia presenting (on fracture repair and cell lineages in scales respectively) at #UKZF2025 - proud PI alert!

Post an image from your summer that confers peace

Christophe 🔬 Leterrier@christlet.bsky.social · 11mo ago

Post an image from your summer that confers peace

Lucky to live in a city that has a free balloon fiesta so can see this in the morning

Lucky to live in a city that has a free balloon fiesta so can see this in the morning

Apply!

Mathew Kiang@mathewkiang.com · last yr.

Karolinska is looking for 20 (!!) assistant professors and offering 6 year appointments with ~1M USD startup packages. ki.se/en/about-ki/...

📢 Open Call! The Max Perutz Labs invite applications for a Tenure-Track Professorship in Mechanistic Cell and Developmental Biology. More details ➡️ tinyurl.com/3fbkp89c

🧪 Job alert 🔊 we are hiring a Research Assistant - join the Simões Group at DPAG-IDRM @ox.ac.uk supporting #cardiovascular development and regeneration research, working with #zebrafish and #human stem cell systems: my.corehr.com/pls/uoxrecru... @oxforddpag.bsky.social @idrm.ox.ac.uk (1/4)

Just when you thought all had gone quiet on the COLGALT2 front- get ready to hear more! Delighted that @hammofish.bsky.social and I have been awarded a four year grant from MRC @ukri.org to study the role of this enzyme in the skeleton. Will be advertising PDRA and RA posts in due course! #orthosky

Job opportunity! This would be perfect for someone with an interest/background in animal behaviour and enthusiasm for scientific publishing. Help contribute to a fantastic journal! Deadline 31 July.

ASAB@asab.org · last yr.

We are seeking a full-time Managing Editor for our journal Animal Behaviour. This editor will be involved in all stages of the publication process & must have a general understanding of the topics covered. Position starts Oct 1, application deadline July 31. More details: www.asab.org/opportunities

Best way to spent a hot weekend. In the water. 6km swim for Bantham swoosh, then sea kayaking with the kids

This is a brilliant place to work. PI’s consider flagging this up to talented Masters students

Hubrecht Institute@hubrechtinstitute.bsky.social · last yr.

🧬 Looking for a PhD position in molecular or developmental biology? 🔬 ✉️ The Hubrecht Institute now has its very own PhD program! Applications are open and will be accepted until September 15th. Read more here 👉 www.hubrecht.eu/hipp/

This is today! Remember to sign up and come along!

Chrissy Hammond@hammofish.bsky.social · last yr.

Interested in #zebrafish aging, then please sign up for the #zdms aging rig webinar. 4 great speakers. 9th July. 10am ET, 3pm UK. Link to register us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...