Advancing the Field of Developmental Biology
The Society for Developmental Biology fosters an inclusive, global community of scientists and educators dedicated to furthering the field of developmental biology.
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Society for Developmental Biology 83rd Annual Meeting
July 14-17, 2024 • Signia by Hilton | Atlanta, GA
The Society for Developmental Biology 83rd Annual Meeting will be held July 14-17, 2024 at the Signia by Hilton in Atlanta, GA. More information soon!
Latest News
SDB statement on In Vitro Fertilization
In response to the recent Alabama Supreme Court ruling on early human embryos, the Society for Developmental Biology Board of Directors released a statement declaring decisions on reproductive care should be grounded in science.
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New Benefit for SDB Members - Guaranteed Peer Review at DB
Messsage from the Editor-in-Chief of Developmental Biology
We are pleased to announce a new benefit for Society for Developmental Biology Members: Guaranteed peer review of their submissions at Developmental Biology.
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Mapping the mouse body
University of Minnesota assistant professor Maureen Cetera shares her recent work to uncover the mysteries of planar cell polarity in an interview with SDB SciComm Intern Andrew Montequin. “We know a lot about how neighboring cells can communicate directional information to each other,” said Cetera, but “how that information can be transmitted across hundreds, or thousands of cells, so that they all know which direction to face” is unknown.
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2024 Society for Developmental Biology Award Winners
The Society for Developmental Biology Board of Directors selected the following recipients for the 2024 SDB Awards. They will present their award lectures at the Society for Developmental Biology 83rd Annual Meeting, July 14-17, 2024 in Atlanta, GA.
EVENTS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS
WEBINAR
Ethel Browne Harvey Postdoctoral Seminar - Ekasit Sonpho and Katharine Goodwin
April 12, 2024 • Virtual
3:00 pm - 4:00 pm Eastern Time
Ekasit Sonpho (Stowers Institute for Medical Research)
Multiple cell types influence extracellular matrix dynamics during planarian regeneration
Katharine Goodwin (MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology)
Physical mechanisms of primordial germ cell migration through the developing mouse embryo
REGIONAL
2024 SDB Northwest Regional Meeting
March 13–16, 2024 | Friday Harbor Laboratories, Friday Harbor, WA
REGIONAL
2024 SDB Northeast Regional Meeting
April 26–28, 2024 | Marine Biological Laboratory, Woods Hole, MA
REGIONAL
2024 SDB Mid-Atlantic Regional Meeting
May 10–11, 2024 | University of Maryland, College Park
Career Development
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Education Resources
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Journal
Developmental Biology
Developmental Biology, the official journal of the Society for Developmental Biology, publishes original research on mechanisms of development, differentiation, and growth in animals and plants at the molecular, cellular, genetic and evolutionary levels.