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	Report on Our SDB 58th ANNUAL METTING University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, June 13-18, 1999

	Program Committee: Kathryn Anderson, Marnie Halpern, Nipam Patel, and Daphne Preuss Local Organizing Committee: Claire Cronmiller, Ann Sutherland, and Ida Chow

	Meeting Program

	Poster Competition	Report by Marnie Halpern, Jr. Faculty Representative
		The 58th Annual Meeting of the Society of Developmental Biology was greatly enriched by the high quality of posters prepared by student and post-doctoral participants. This year's poster competition included 66 posters (30% more than last year's meeting). Posters were judged by a panel of twelve accomplished scientists working in diverse areas of developmental biology. The judges were greatly impressed by the participants and their work, which made this year's selection especially difficult. Sixteen exceptional posters were selected as semi-finalists, on the basis of the presentation and quality of the science, and the expertise and knowledge of the presenter. All seven finalists received books generously donated by the publishers and the third, second and first-place finishers also received a one-year subscription to Developmental Biology, provided by Academic Press. In addition, the second place winner received $100 and the first-place winner will be provided with a round-trip ticket to England for next year's meeting of the British Society for Developmental Biology, who will host the winner. We commend all of the participants and strongly encourage them to present their work at future SDB meetings! PRIZES: SPECIAL RECOGNITION OF A FACULTY FOR STUDENT MENTORSHIP: Margaret Saha, College of William and Mary Given in recognition of her mentorship in sponsoring several outstanding undergraduate posters. HONORABLE MENTIONS: Laura Grattan (Mentor: Margaret Saha) Undergraduate student Dept. of Biology, College of William and Mary For her study on alpha-chemokine G-protein coupled receptors in Xenopus. Patrick M. Martin (Mentor: Ann E. Sutherland) Graduate Student Dept. of Cell Biology, University of Virginia For his descriptive analysis of the protrusive activity of mouse trophoblast cells. Valerie Schneider (Mentor: Mark Mercola) Graduate Student Dept. of Cell Biology, Harvard Medical School For her creative study to distinguish head and heart organizing activities in the Xenopus embryo. THIRD PLACE TIE: Shannon Davis (Mentor: William Smith) Graduate Student Dept. of Molecular and Cell Biology, University of California at Santa Barbara For his identification and analysis of an ascidian metalloprotease using functional assays in frogs and worms. Aimin Liu (Mentor: Alexandra Joyner) Graduate Student Developmental Genetics, Skirball Institute For his study of FGF8 action using elegant misexpression studies in the mouse brain SECOND PLACE: Carol A. Zygar (Mentor: Russ Fernald) Post-doctoral fellow Psychology Department, Stanford University For her exciting work on the role of insulin-like growth factor in regulating cell proliferation in a circadian manner in the teleost retina and for her knowledge and enthusiasm. FIRST PLACE: Michael J. Barresi (Mentor: Stephen Devoto) Graduate Student Biology Department, Wesleyan University For his clear presentation and excellent figures about the zebrafish slow muscle omitted mutation and its putative involvement in the Sonic hedgehog signaling pathway. We wish Michael an exciting and educational experience as our representative at the British meeting!
	Statistics
		Participants SDB members, 270 Non-SDB members, 116 SDB student members, 82 Non-student members, 140 Exhibitors, 15 TOTAL, 623 States with the highest numbers of participants (Total number of participating states - 40 + D.C. = 41) Maryland, 64 Virginia, 59 California, 57 TOTAL US PARTICIPANTS, 564 Foreign participants Argentina, 1 Belgium, 1 Brazil, 1 Canada, 22 China (Hong Kong), 3 France, 2 Germany, 4 Israel, 1 Japan, 4 Sweden, 1 Taiwan, 1 United Kingdom, 18 TOTAL FOREIGN PARTICIPANTS, 59 Submitted Abstracts Regular submission, 378 Late submission, 55 TOTAL, 433

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	Photos (click on thumbnail to see larger photo.)

		Break between talks	Aftertoon break in front of Old Cabell Auditorium	Coffee Break in front of Old Cabell Auditorium

		Chuck Kimmel	Dave Capco	Ida Chow and Laurie Iten	Eric Olson

		Marnie Halpern	Scott Gilbert	Susan Singer and Gary Schoenwolf at a Poster Sessaion	Tom Brody


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