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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20th International Congress of Developmental Biology
June 18-22, 2025 • Sheraton Puerto Rico | San Juan, Puerto Rico
The Society for Developmental Biology 84th Annual Meeting will be held June 18-22, 2025 in conjuction with the 20th International Congress of Developmental Biology and the 12th Latin American Society for Developmental Biology Meeting in San Juan, Puerto Rico.
Latest News
Why we study shrimp on treadmills: The case for curiosity-driven research
An op-ed by Carole LaBonne on basic science
In recent debates about government funding, certain quirky-sounding research projects — like studying shrimp on treadmills — have grabbed headlines and become easy targets for criticism. Politicians and the public alike ask: “Why should we pay for shrimp running on treadmills?”
Latest News
The biological truth: Trump’s gender directives ignore science
SDB President-elect Richard Behringer and SDB President Carole LaBonne published an opinion piece in The Hill on how President Trump's executive order entitled "Defending Women from Gender Ideology Extremism and Restoring Biological Truth to the Federal Government" ignores science.
Latest News
SDB Statement on Abrupt Dismissal of NIH and NSF Staff
The Society for Developmental Biology (SDB) is alarmed by the recent workforce reductions at the National Institutes of Health (NIH), the National Science Foundation (NSF), and other federal research agencies. These sudden and far-reaching cutbacks jeopardize the breadth and depth of scientific inquiry—including in the field of developmental biology—and imperil immediate research goals, as well as long-term innovation, and the training of the next generation of scientists.
EVENTS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS
WEBINAR
Ethel Browne Harvey Postdoctoral Seminar - Talia Hatkevich and Gerrald Lodewijk
April 11, 2025 • Virtual
3:00 pm - 4:00 pm Eastern Time
Talia Hatkevich (Duke University)
RNA binding protein DND1 regulates male germ cell development through post-transcriptional regulation of epigenetic factors
Gerrald Lodewijk (University of California, Santa Cruz)
Self-organization of embryonic stem cells into a reproducible embryo model through epigenome editing
REGIONAL
2025 SDB Northeast Regional Meeting
April 25–27, 2025 | Marine Biological Laboratory, Woods Hole, MA
REGIONAL
2025 SDB Southwest Regional Meeting
May 2–4, 2025 | The University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM
REGIONAL
2025 SDB Southeast Regional Meeting
May 19–21, 2025 | University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC
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.