The National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS) and the Office of Science Education OSE) are partnering to present a four-part lecture series, Evolution and Medicine:  http://www.nigms.nih.gov/News/Meetings/EvolutionSeries2008.htm.  Each guest speaker will examine the role of evolution as it applies to their area of scientific expertise. The series is open to the public. No registration is required.  Lectures will be held in building 45, Natcher Balcony B, noon to 1 p.m.  An informal discussion period from 1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. will follow.

Live webcasts will be available and archived at http://videocast.nih.gov/.

SDB 1996-7 President and 2007 EG Conklin Medalist Janet Rossant of the Hospital for Sick Children and University of Toronto, Canada, was elected a foreign member of the National Academy of Sciences.  SDB members Thomas Kaufman, SDB 1998 EG Conklin Medalist and Distinguished Professor of Biology at Indiana University-Bloomington and James Thomson of the University of Wisconsin, and Developmental Biology editor Gary Ruvkun of Massachusetts General Hospital/Harvard were US nationals elected to NAS.  Other developmental biologists elected to NAS were: Margaret (Minx) Fuller of Stanford, Martin Yanovsky of UC San Diego and Jennifer Lippincott-Schwartz of NICHD.  For complete list of the newly elected NAS members go to: http://www8.nationalacademies.org/onpinews/newsitem.aspx?RecordID=04292008

9650 ROCKS! is the FASEB Community Newsletter (online only) started this year.  SDB is the first FASEB member society introduced in the new feature society highlight 

LATE ABSTRACT SUBMISSION IS NOW OPEN
The deadline for SDB 67th Annual Meeting late abstract submission is
Monday, May 19, 5 PM Eastern Daylight Time. 
All late abstracts will be assigned for poster sessions.

For SDB President Eric Wieschaus teaching evolution is “an educational issue that has very little to do with academic freedom.”…Read more

Recognizing the outstanding achievement by an early career stage life scientist from an underrepresented minority group - FASEB announces the opening of nominations for the 2008 award.  Electronic applications only.  Deadline: May 30, 2008.  For instructions: http://www.faseb.org/DiversityAward.

SDB is proud to announce its affiliation with the book series, Current Topics in Developmental Biology (CTDB), published by Elsevier.  Under the new editorial leadership of Paul Wassarman (Mt Sinai, New York) and Olivier Pourquié (Stowers Institute, Kansas City), the series provides a forum for dissemination and discussion of new ideas and thought in developmental biology.  CTDB has recently passed its 40-year mark, making it the longest-running forum for contemporary issues in developmental biology.  Each volume of CTDB provides an overview of the most significant research findings in the area of developmental biology.  The volumes are valuable to researchers in animal and plant development, as well as to students and professionals who want an introduction to cellular and molecular mechanisms of development. SDB members receive a special discounted rate on all volumes published in CTDB by using the dedicated order forms.

Developmental Biology launches new “Evolution of Developmental Control Mechanisms” section

The NAS and IOM released Science, Evolution and Creationism

For information and full list visit:
http://www.cdc-cafunding.org/peps/2008peps/2008research.htm