SEB February 2025 Newsletter
FEBRUARY 2025
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Just a few days to submit your abstract for the SEB Annual Conference Antwerp 2025; Celebrating 75 Years of the Journal of Experimental Botany: Abstract submission opens on Monday 3 March; Join the SEB Leadership Team: Become a Convenor and Shape the Future of Experimental Biology; Last day to join us in Liverpool to celebrate the 100 anniversary of the Company of Biologists; Book your place for the "How to Successfully Engage with the Media" workshop; A Huge Success at Southwell Minster: SEB at the Nottingham Festival of Science and Curiosity; Journal of Experimental Biology - Call for papers: Special Issue: The Integrative Biology of Exercise; New Read & Publish agreement between The Company of Biologists and the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences (CAAS); 1,000 institutions in 53 countries are now participating in The Company of Biologists’ Read & Publish initiative; Contribute to the Ask a Scientist project; Download the ‘Scientists with Impact’ article collection; |
SEB NEWS
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Just a few days to submit your abstract for the SEB Annual Conference Antwerp 2025;
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Celebrating 75 Years of the Journal of Experimental Botany: Abstract submission opens on Monday 3rd March;
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Join the SEB Leadership Team: Become a Convenor and Shape the Future of Experimental Biology;
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Book your place for the "Confident Scientific Presentations" Workshop;
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Book your place for the "How to Successfully Engage with the Media" workshop;
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Last day to join us in Liverpool to celebrate the 100 anniversary of the Company of Biologists;
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A Huge Success at Southwell Minster: SEB at the Nottingham Festival of Science and Curiosity;
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Journal of Experimental Biology - Call for papers: Special Issue: The Integrative Biology of Exercise;
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The Role of Fungi in Solving Planetary Crises – A Must-Attend Event for Scientists and Enthusiasts;
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Register for the "Wikidata and Wikibase - Curriculum Transformation" seminar;
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New Read & Publish agreement between The Company of Biologists and the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences (CAAS);
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1,000 institutions in 53 countries are now participating in The Company of Biologists’ Read & Publish initiative;
- Read the SEB's Contribution to Evidence Gathering on AI in Higher Education
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Have a look at the Children and Teaching Resources: The Secret Lifespan of Animals
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Contribute to the Ask a Scientist project;
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Download the ‘Scientists with Impact’ article collection;
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Discover the scientists with Impact
EVENTS
- Confident Scientific Presentations (6 – 8 May 2025)
- How to Successfully Engage with the Medias (13 May 2025)
- SEB Annual Conference Antwerp 2025 (8 – 11 July 2025)
- Plant Environmental Physiology Group (PEPG)'s Field Techniques Workshop 2025 (1 – 5 September 2025)
- Journal of Experimental Botany (JXB) 75th Anniversary Symposium (17 – 18 September 2025)
- Interdisciplinary collaboration (12 November 2025)
- Other Meetings
CAREERS
- Careers and Coffee
- Leaders of the Future
- Events videos are available on demand
- Professional Development Resources available for SEB members!
- Developing Excellent Research Proposals
- Quick start guide to connecting with industry
- Getting started with interdisciplinary collaborations
- Public Engagement 101
- Free "Standing up for Science" - media workshop
- Dealing with the media - Free media training and advice for SEB members
JOBS BOARD
JOURNAL NEWS
- Conservation Physiology: Guiding plant conservation using physiological tools: how mechanistic research can bridge disciplinary divides
- Journal of Experimental Botany: Editor Choice - , Volume 76, Issue 4, 25 February 2025, Pages 1011–1031:
"A quest for the potato of the future: characterization of wild tuber-bearing Solanum species for de novo domestication "
- Plant Biotechnology Journal: Differential expression of CCD4(4B) drives natural variation in fruit carotenoid content in strawberry (Fragaria spp.)
- Plant Direct: A Promoter Collection for Cell-Targeted Analysis Within the Stomatal Complex
- The Plant Journal - February 2025 TPJ Editor choice: Phosphorylation in two acts: Marchantia phototropin undergoes sequential cis- and trans-autophosphorylation by Martin Balcerowicz
GRANTS AND FUNDING
- 🚨 Company of Biologists Grant (31 March) 🚨
- Sponsorship for a Small Conference
- SEB Diversity Grant
- SEB Outreach Grant
- Hardship fund
- Funding for Satellite Meetings
The deadline to register for the upcoming Biologists @ 100 is today: 28 February!
Do not miss your chance to join leading experts and peers for insightful discussions and networking opportunities.
Help us spread the word—share this with your colleagues and on social media!
CONTRIBUTE TO THE ASK A SCIENTIST PROJECT
This project was developed and delivered in two public engagement events we hosted this year, where the attendees could ask questions for scientists. We posted the questions on our website and need scientists to answer them!
The attendees have the webpage address, so they can go there and check the answers to their questions. Please look at these thought-provoking questions and reply to the ones you feel comfortable with through the form.
For more information and to access the form, visit:
Dive into the past of the SEB by discovering the SEB History Articles Series
SEB’s Annual Conference is renowned for fostering groundbreaking research, inspiring discoveries, and meaningful collaborations.
This year, join us as we explore "The Impact of Experimental Biology to Tackle Global Challenges."
Don’t miss out on your chance to present your research amongst 1000 scientists from all around the globe.
Early bird registration will be closing at Midnight (GMT) on Friday 16 May 2025 so do not miss out on your chance to take advantage of our discounted registration fees.
Please use the following link:
- If you do not already have an account, you will need to create an account to register
MEET OUR PRESIDENT MEDALLISTS
The SEB President's Medals are awarded annually to young scientists of outstanding merit.
The awards are presented at the Annual Conference of the Society.
Sandra Binning
University of Montreal
Animal section
Raphael Souza Pavani
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Cell section
Bipin Pandey
University of Nottingham
Plant section
Emma Yhnell
Cardiff University
Outreach, Education and Diversity section
PLENARY LECTURERS
Each year at the Annual Conference of the SEB, the work of George Parker Bidder III and Harold Woolhouse is honoured with plenary lectures alongside the Cell Biology plenary lecture.
Lucia Strader
Duke University
Cell Winner
Andrew Leakey
University of Illinois
Woolhouse Winner
Anne Todgham
University of California Davis
Bidder Winner
Shane Austin
UWI Cave Hill - The University of the West Indies
Outreach, Education and Diversity winner
Visit the official website by clicking the link below:
We look forward to welcoming you to this unmissable event!
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Wikidata and Wikibase - Curriculum Transformation (5 March 2025) Biologists @ 100 (The Company of Biologists Centenary) (24 – 27 March 2025) PLant science in the ANThropocene workshop (24 March - 4 April 2025)
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The Company of Biologists Travel Grant
🗓️ Application deadline: 🚨 31 March 2025 🚨
The Company of Biologists Travel Grant 2025 is available for student and early career scientist SEB members.
It supports their participation at conferences, workshops, and even training courses. The COB Travel Grant was recently reviewed, giving more support to applicants depending on their travel distance.
From 1 July, the grant limits are as follows:
- £300 travel within own country
- £600 travel within own continent
- £800 travel beyond own continent
You can find out more about eligibility and apply via
Sponsorship for a Small Conference
🗓️ Application deadline: 1 March 2025
SEB members can apply for up to £1000 to help with the cost of organising a scientific meeting independently or in collaboration with another organisation.
Diversity Grant
🗓️ Application deadline: 31 December 2025
SEB members can apply for funding of up to £1000 for projects associated with improving diversity and increasing inclusivity in academia and bioscience research.
Outreach Grant
🗓️ Application deadline: 1 June 2025
A maximum of £1000 is available to SEB members and £200 non-members to cover the costs associated with holding or participating in an outreach event that promotes experimental biology to a wide range of audiences.
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