SDB News Archive

Report from the Society for Developmental Biology 85th Annual Meeting

October 15, 2026

By Kate Windsor The 85th annual meeting of the Society of Developmental Biology met in Las Vegas, Nevada to enjoy the mild weather of late July - highs of 115°F/48°C and summer nights cl...

Welcome Message from SDB President Helen McNeill

October 15, 2026

I am truly honored to serve as the president of the Society for Developmental Biology. My primary responsibility as president is to organize the SDB annual meeting next year, and I am filled with ent...

Nicholas Desnoyer Makes Science Communication Bloom

October 14, 2026

By Brenda Pardo People love flowers. They have them in their homes and visit gardens to admire their colors and scents. For Nicholas Desnoyer, a postdoctoral researcher at the Sainsbury Laborato...

Boosting Developmental Biology in Latin America: The Legacy of Roberto Mayor

September 25, 2026

By Brenda Pardo After finishing a postdoctoral fellowship in the United Kingdom, Roberto Mayor returned to his home country, Chile, to start his own research group.  During his postdoctor...

Interview with Jeffrey Farrell, 2026 Elizabeth D. Hay New Investigator Award Winner

September 14, 2026

By Liam Russell The Elizabeth D. Hay New Investigator Award honors early career investigators—those at the pre-tenure assistant professor rank at the time of their nomination—perfo...

Lee Niswander awarded 2026 Edwin G. Conklin Medal

August 6, 2026

By Mikayla Eppert Lee Niswander was named the 2026 recipient of the Edwin G. Conklin Medal . A distinguished professor of Molecular and Cellular Biology at the University of Colorado Boulder,...