Society for Developmental Biology 85th Annual Meeting
Planet Hollywood Las Vegas, Las Vegas, NV | July 23-26, 2026
Poster Artist
Nipam Patel
Compilation of images from the Marine Biological Laboratory Embryology Course make up the Las Vegas Sphere.
Program Committee
Richard Behringer (Chair, SDB President)
Leslie Babonis
Evan Brooks
Margaret Frank
Thomas Schilling
Helen Willsey
Local Committee
Kelly Tseng
Joseph Campanale
Misty Riddle
Satellite Symposium
Submission Deadline: January 29, 2026
SDB is seeking proposals to organize a satellite symposium at the SDB 85th Annual Meeting.
Invited Speakers
| Igor Adameyko | Ben Lovely | |
| Krist Antunes Fernandes | Douglas Menke | |
| Leslie Babonis | Mayssa Mokalled | |
| Jeffery Barrow | Joyce Onyenedum | |
| Clement Chow | Nipam Patel | |
| Luisa Cochella | Karen Sears | |
| Nicholas Desnoyer | Paul Trainor | |
| George Eisenhoffer | Alfredo Varela-Echavarria | |
| Isabel Espinosa Medina | Lesley Weaver | |
| Gareth Fraser | Helen Willsey | |
| Amro Hamdoun | Deborah Yelon | |
| Veronica Hinman | Ricardo Zayas Ventura |
Important Deadlines
| February 2026 | Registration & Abstract Submission Open |
| April 15, 2026 | Abstract Submission SDB Trainee Travel Assistance SDB Teaching and Junior Faculty Grant SDB International Scholar Travel Grant Paul D. Henion Graduate Student Travel Award SDB Dependent Care Grant |
| May 20, 2026 | Early, Discounted Meeting Registration |
| June 24, 2026 | Meeting Registration Meeting Cancellation |
| July 20-26, 2026 | On-Site Registration Open |
| July 23-26, 2026 | SDB Annual Meeting |