SDB News Archive

The embryo and our peers as the best mentors: How the Research Preparation and Resilience Program sets up students for success in developmental biology

May 7, 2025

By Raisa Bailon-Zambrano Many of us, now passionate about our careers in developmental biology, know the struggle of securing our first lab position. Without this first opportunity, many doors r...

Opportunity, Exploration, and Change in Metamorphosis

May 7, 2025

By Samantha Zinnia Fernandes The new moon perpetuated the darkness, lapping waves broke the silence, and titans of the deep surrounded her. Emma Rangel-Huerta was there to witness a marine marve...

Establishing the sea cucumber as an emerging model in developmental biology

May 7, 2025

By Caroline Halmi Margherita Perillo , a research scientist at the Marine Biological Laboratory (MBL), was awarded the 2024 Society for Developmental Biology Emerging Research Organism Grant ...

Bioluminescence sheds light on the developmental origin of novel organs: An interview with Lisa Mesrop

May 7, 2025

By Cindy Ow Most of us know about fireflies, but did you know that some of their distant relatives live underwater? Lisa Mesrop , a 2023 Society for Developmental Biology Emerging Research ...

Crawling towards the evolutionary origin of novel structures

May 7, 2025

By Violet Sorrentino Heather Bruce’s childhood attempts to raise crawfish in a kiddie pool were excellent foreshadowing for her future work maintaining millipede colonies in the lab. Bru...

Statement from the SDB President on Recent Events

February 11, 2025

Dear SDB Trainees and Junior Faculty, We acknowledge that recent events and policy changes are unsettling—even frightening—especially for those in the early stages of their careers. Pl...