SDB News Archive

2026 Society for Developmental Biology Award Winners

February 5, 2026

The Society for Developmental Biology Board of Directors selected the following recipients for the 2026 SDB Awards. They will present their award lectures at the SDB 85th Annual Meeting, July 23-26, ...

President's Corner: Viva Las Vegas!

January 29, 2026

The highlight of the year for the Society for Developmental Biology is the annual meeting that brings scientists together to learn about the latest discoveries in developmental biology. This year&rsq...

An interview with 2025 Elizabeth D. Hay New Investigator Award recipient Mubarak Syed

December 9, 2025

By Cindy Ow Mubarak Syed , Assistant Professor in the Biology Department at the University of New Mexico (UNM) in Albuquerque, New Mexico is the 2025 recipient of the Society for Developmental ...

It takes a villus to build a career

December 1, 2025

By Brenda Pardo Your small intestine—all 20 or so feet of it—is lined with millions of finger-like projections called villi that absorb nutrients from your food. Tyler Huycke , a ne...

Chameleons Reveal How Life Takes Shape

November 24, 2025

By Mikayla Eppert Despite 300 million years of evolution between them, humans and chameleons share similarities in the genetic and developmental programs that shape their bodies. Evolutionary de...

How Organs Take Shape, and So Does a Career: How GetHIRED! Helped Nicole Edwards Launch Her Lab

November 24, 2025

By Ninadini Sharma Nicole Edwards has long been driven by a curiosity about how organs develop—and what happens when those processes go awry. After earning her Ph.D. in developmental bio...