This introductory post is a bit overdue – but better late than never!?
I am Saanjbati and I am beyond thrilled to announce that I have joined Development as a new Reviews Editor . A big part of my job involves travelling to conferences – both in the UK and internationally – to represent the journal, meet Development and the Node’s communities (which I absolutely love doing!), learn about emerging trends in developmental and stem cell biology as well as commission review-type articles that would be of interest to our broad readership. I also coordinate peer review and developmentally edit our review-type articles, compose accessible ‘Research Highlights’ on selected primary research papers and interview researchers for our variety of interview series – including the ‘People behind the paper’ series, Transitions in Development and the PI Fellow series.
I originally joined The Company of Biologists in March 2024 as a Cross-title Features Editor, working across the portfolio of our five leading peer-reviewed journals to create front-section content celebrating the Company’s 100-year anniversary in 2025. You can read some of the articles that my amazing colleagues and I have authored for the 100-year anniversary subject collection here: https://journals.biologists.com/dev/collection/10745/The-Company-of-Biologists-celebrating-100-years.
Earlier this year, I successfully defended my PhD thesis (at Queen Mary University of London, UK) on the molecular characterisation of Astrin, a mitotic protein with crucial roles in bridging kinetochore-microtubule attachments during mammalian cell cycle. Shortly after that, I joined Development as the Reviews Editor, initially part-time and now full-time since November. Coming from essentially a cell biology and biochemistry background, exploring the world of developmental biology over the past 5(ish) months has been genuinely fascinating (and obviously challenging!).
Looking forward, I am excited to continue expanding my knowledge across developmental and stem cell biology concepts, including but not limited to early development and plant and invertebrate biology, as well as to network with more of our community in a meaningful manner. If you’d like to chat, share ideas for front-section content, or just say hello, please feel free to get in touch with me at [email protected].
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