the Node

the Node is a community site for and by developmental and stem cell biologists, covering news, meetings, and research. Hosted by @Dev_journal. #devbio

[the Node @the_Node]

From comparison to mechanism: decoding heart regeneration

“Why do some hearts regenerate, while others do not?”

@BenLai_Taiwan tells us about a question that has followed him for more than a decade. 🐟❤️

https://t.co/QCIKyrLzkr

[Ian Collinson @IanofBristol]

Protein Trafficking fans

Deadline for @EMBO workshop abstract submission on Monday!

Grants available for childcare and accessibility needs, as well as @Co_Biologists travel bursaries for students, postdocs and early career independent scientists.

Apply now and spread the word

[RIKEN BDR @BDR_RIKEN]

Apply now for the #RIKEN Early Career Leader (ECL) program!

Seeking talented #earlycareer #researchers with no or limited PI experience to pursue original research at one of RIKEN's centers, including BDR!

Preregistration deadline: Noon, July 9, 2026 JST
https://t.co/H3z2P0hlk8

[FocalPlane @focalplane_jcs]

We are excited to announce another new webinar series, this time on cell migration, hosted by Pablo J. Sáez & Valeria Venturini. In our 1st webinar, we’ll hear talks from Juan Manuel Garcia Arcos, Yohalie Kalukula & Daniel J. Cohen.

🗓️11 June, 15:00 BST

https://t.co/DGeEDK2ivF

[the Node @the_Node]

A Business Engagement Fund project to test Lipid Nanoparticle (LNP)-mediated mRNA delivery and efficacy

Nick Greene's work shows how collaborative endeavours can help shape preclinical research & accelerate the development of therapeutic interventions.

https://t.co/tmCxUXwi5K

[IMP @IMPvienna]

Join us on June 18 at ISTA for a day dedicated to developmental and stem cell biology, with talks, poster sessions, flash talks, and opportunities to connect across the Vienna life science community. More. 👇

[LGBTQ+ STEM @LGBTSTEM]

While this heat wave is cooling down, we are just heating up. STEMinar incoming!

https://t.co/lRdApEUAGy

What fields you want to see represented at the STEMinar? Encourage those advancing their frontiers to come to the STEMinar and/or contribute a talk.

[K. VijayRaghavan @kvijayraghavan]

You can’t have better teachers than Professors Subhash Lakhotia, L. S. Shashidhara and colleagues for fly biology. Apply for this ‘hands-on’ workshop on how teachers can use Drosophila for genetics, cell- and developmental biology. Ask the college teachers in your city to apply. And, enjoy a great intellectual week at @NCBS_Bangalore

[Stephanie Xie @stephxie]

✨ Thrilled to share our new publication in Nature.
We define an “inflammatory memory” HSC state (HSC‑iM), linking lifelong inflammatory exposure to aging and disease.
📄 Article: https://t.co/7OSZ7uNZHi
Grateful to an incredible team and global collaborators 💚💙

[Iñaki Ruiz-Trillo @multicellgenome]

1/6 New #ctenophore preprint 🧵 Ferraioli et al. uncover a “ladder-like” neural architecture in the comb jelly Mnemiopsis and connect it to preserved neuroanatomical traces in Cambrian fossils.
https://t.co/pQZrEefrpL

[Fernando Martin-Belmonte @Fernand49142950]

Excited to share our new study in @NatureComms!
We uncover a key role for noncanonical autophagy (CASM) in neural tube formation through mb remodeling and endocytic recycling.
Using human neural tube organoids, we reveal mechanisms that may be relevant to neural defects. 🧠🧬

[Xenbase @Xenbase]

2nd Asian Xenopus Conference: August 24 (Mon) - 26 (Wed), 2026 - ST Convention Center, Seoul, Republic of Koreahttps://www.xenbase.org/xenbase/doNewsRead.do?id=1051 #science #devbio #cellbio #xenopus #frogs

[Sainsbury Laboratory Cambridge University (SLCU) @slcuplants]

Mechanical forces & cell shape guide how plant stomata form🥬👄
@RobinsonSci's team including @LeoSerra13 & Euan Smithers uncover how the interplay between cell shape & mechanical stress influences the orientation of stomata

https://t.co/erpdwyXW9J

https://t.co/h4yfo3Yl1Y

[Arun Chakravorty @ChakraArun]

Our paper is finally out in Cell! Years of work on one of biology's most beautiful tissue clocks, and finding an intrinsic oscillator that helps organize tissue dynamics. From my PhD work at @LongCai_Lab, with Shosei Yoshida and Ben Simons!
🧵(1/10)
https://t.co/fRFxG3rbo2

[BRIC-inStem @DBT_inStem]

Deadline approaching soon! Apply TODAY! We look forward to screening your applications.

[Stem Cell Podcast @stemcellpodcast]

📢 Our next episode is out!

Tune in to hear from Dr. Vijay Sankaran (@bloodgenes) at @harvardstemcell discuss how his lab uses human genetics and stem cell biology to uncover mechanisms regulating #hematopoiesis and blood disease!

🎧 Listen now: https://t.co/PN0HT7g6B1

[Zebrafish Rock! @ZebrafishRock]

🚨 Deadline ends today (26th)! Please comment if you haven’t already 🙏

[Society for Developmental Biology @SocDevBio]

✨ 2026 SDB Art Show 🎨 SDB will host the show at the 85th Annual Meeting in Las Vegas 🎰 Deadline: June 1st ‼️ Open to meeting attendees: 2D & 3D in "Research Images as Art" or "Art Inspired by Research" 🎨 More information: https://t.co/VYgwxNGpr3

[Ben Shih-Lei Lai 賴時磊 @BenLai_Taiwan]

Such a fun experience reflecting on a journey spanning more than a decade and paying tribute to everyone who shared this path along the way. Grateful for the science, collaborations, mentorship, and all the behind-the-scenes moments that never make it into the papers. 😊🙏❤️

[LatinAmerica DevBiol @LASDB_DevBiol]

Regeneration and Development in Axolotls: from Xochimilco to the Lab
SALAMANDER MEETING
UNAM, Mexico City, October 6-8, 2026.
https://t.co/G8d4YTatzo