Late Abstract Submission

Society for Developmental Biology 77th Annual Meeting
Portland, OR, July 20-24, 2018

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Important Late Abstract Submission Details
  • Late Abstract Submission Deadline: May 21, 2018 (11:59 PM EDT)
    • $50 non-refundable handling fee payment required
    • There will NOT BE online revisions after submission
    • Proof your abstract carefully before submitting it!
    • Character limit: 2000 including spaces for the body of the abstract.  Do NOT repeat the abstract title and authors in the body of the abstract.
    • Funding sources must be acknowledged at the end of the abstract.  This is included in the 2000 characters count.
  • Late Abstract withdrawal requests must be made in writing by May 21, 2018
    • Fax 301-634-7825 or email [email protected] with subject title "Abstract Withdrawal"
    • Include abstract ID number in request
  • Full abstracts will be available online only (PDF) on the meeting website

Membership Dues

  • SDB membership renewal will be processed immediately
  • New SDB membership applications are reviewed twice monthly (You may use your provisional SDB member ID if you have not received your approval letter yet.)
  • Plan ahead to not to miss the abstract deadline!
  • Membership validation – SDB member ID and password are required for registration and abstract submission as a member. Retrieve SDB ID online or via email at [email protected] or phone (301-634-7815) M-F, 8:30 AM - 5 PM ET.
Platform Short Talks
  • NOT AVAILABLE FOR LATE ABSTRACTS

Best Student Poster Competition

  • NOT AVAILABLE FOR LATE ABSTRACTS

Hilde Mangold Symposium

  • NOT AVAILABLE FOR LATE ABSTRACTS, except for Best Regional Postdoc presenters

Online Submission Process

  1. ONLY start the submission process if your abstract is ready; entries cannot be saved and returned to. 
  2. Each author may present only one abstract as first author.  If you wish to submit a 2nd first-author abstract, it must be for an Education poster, and submitted as a non-member.
  3. It is understood that ALL named authors have read and approved the abstract content.
  4. It is solely the authors' responsibility to abide by standard regulations for animal care and use, as well as for use of human subjects. All named authors share this responsibility and submission of the abstract confirms acceptance of this responsibility.
  5. Submission link:
  6. Read all instructions carefully before completing the form.
  7. DO NOT copy and paste directly from your word processing program (e.g., Word).  Hidden codes may disrupt your submission or increase character count.
    1. Save your abstract as a text file (.txt).
    2. Copy the plain text into the submission form.
    3. Reintroduce formatting (e.g., italics, symbols) using style buttons above text box.
  8. Select a poster theme (required for all abstracts):
    1. Analysis at the level of single cells
    2. Cell adhesion, migration and guidance
    3. Cell fate specification and differentiation
    4. Cell growth and polarity
    5. Cell-cell signaling
    6. Computation and modeling of cell and tissue behavior
    7. Development and evolution
    8. Education
    9. Emerging model organisms
    10. Epigenetics
    11. Functional Genomics
    12. Gene regulation and chromosome topology
    13. Genetic models of disease
    14. Genome editing
    15. Genome surveillance and non-coding RNAs
    16. Germ cells and gametogenesis
    17. Intracellular signaling pathways
    18. Mechanical influences on cell and tissue development
    19. Molecular medicine, cancer and development
    20. Morphogenesis
    21. Neural development and patterning
    22. Organogenesis
    23. Patterning embryo development
    24. Stem cells and tissue regeneration
    25. Tissue Engineering
  9. Student and postdoctoral presenting authors must enter advisor’s name and e-mail address. It is understood that the named advisor has approved the abstract content.
  10. Review abstract on “Abstract Preview” page. Click “Go Back to Make Edits” to make changes to abstract, authors, or institutions. When satisfied with abstract click “Go to Payment Screen” to complete submission. What you submit will appear “as is” in the Meeting Program and Abstract Book.
  11. Payment of $50 non-refundable processing fee is required. VISA, MasterCard, American Express, and Discover accepted.
  12. Submit abstract by clicking “Submit”, and wait for acknowledgment of receipt of submission.
  13. Save the confirmation page with the abstract ID number for future reference.  Consider your abstract accepted unless otherwise notified.
  14. Program assignment notification will be emailed to the presenting author only.
  15. All late abstracts will be scheduled for poster presentations.

Questions?

Contact SDB office at [email protected] or call 301-634-7815. Office hours: Monday to Friday, 8:30 AM – 5 PM, US Eastern Time