SDB Regional Meetings
2026 Regional Meetings
NORTHWEST
NORTHWEST
2026 Northwest Regional Meeting
March 11-14, 2026 • Friday Harbor Laboratories
Laura Dyer, University of Portland
Jim Cooper, Western Washington University
NORTHEAST
NORTHEAST
2026 Northeast Regional Meeting
May 1-3, 2026 • Marine Biological Laboratory
Karen Echeverri, Marine Biological Laboratory
Jennifer Fish, University of Massachusetts Lowell
MID-ATLANTIC
MID-ATLANTIC
2026 Mid-Atlantic Regional Meeting
May 15-16, 2026 • Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA
Aimee Jaramillo-Lambert, University of Delaware
Johanna Kowalko, Lehigh University
Miler Lee, University of Pittsburgh
Mark Rebeiz, University of Pittsburgh
SOUTHEAST
SOUTHEAST
2026 Southeast Regional Meeting
May 18-20, 2026 • Kennesaw State University, Kennesaw, GA
David Katz, Emory University
Joanna Wardwell-Ozgo, Kennesaw State University
Veronica Hinman, University of Florida, Whitney Laboratory for Marine Science
Ed Gigante - Kennesaw State University
Robby Van Schiver, University of Alabama, Birmingham
Karen Schmeichel, Oglethorpe University
Jamy Peng, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
2025 Regional Meetings
2025 West Coast Regional Meeting
August 14-August 17, 2025 • California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, CA
Organizers:Jaimie Van Norman, University of California, Los Angeles
Stephanie Woo, University of California, Merced
Frank Macabenta, Occidental College
2025 Midwest Regional Meeting
September 19-September 21, 2025 • Cincinnati Children’s Hospital, Cincinnati, OH
Organizers:
Aaron Zorn, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital
Samantha Brugmann, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital
CANADA
12th Canadian Developmental Biology Conference
May 25-May 28, 2025 • University of British Columbia Okanagen Campus, Kelowna, BC
Organizers:Guy Tanentzapf, University of the British Columbia
Kenji Sugioka, University of the British Columbia
Fred Berry, University of Alberta
Sarah Hughes, University of Alberta
Andrew Simmonds, University of Alberta
Jennifer Hocking, University of Alberta
Brain Eames, University of Saskatchewan
Peng Huang, University of Calgary
Sarah Childs, University of Calgary
SOUTHEAST
2025 Southeast Regional Meeting
May 19-May 21, 2025 • University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC
Organizer:
Shannon Davis, University of South Carolina
SOUTHWEST
2025 Southwest Regional Meeting
May 2-May 4, 2025 • The University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM
Organizers:Mubarak H. Syed, University of New Mexico
Tou Yia Vue, University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center
Lomeli C. Shull, University of New Mexico
Alexa Burger, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
NORTHEAST
2025 Northeast Regional Meeting
April 25-27, 2025 • Marine Biological Laboratory, Woods Hole, MA
Michael Barresi, Smith College
Catherine McCusker, University of Massachusetts Boston
Trista North, Boston Children's Hospital/Harvard University
NORTHWEST
2025 Northwest Regional Meeting
March 19-March 22, 2025 • Friday Harbor Laboratories
Organizer:
Robert Cornell, University of Washington
Laura Dyer, University of Portland
MID-ATLANTIC
2025 Mid-Atlantic Regional Meeting
March 14-March 15, 2025 • University of Richmond, Richmond, VA
Organizer:
Isaac Skromne, University of Richmond
2024 Regional Meetings
SOUTHWEST
2024 Southwest Regional Meeting
March 1-3, 2024 • University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
Organizers:
Bruce Appel and Alexa Burger, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
NORTHWEST
2024 Northwest Regional Meeting
March 13-16, 2024 • Friday Harbor Laboratories
Rob Cornell, University of Washington
Heather Ray, Idaho State University
NORTHEAST
2024 Northeast Regional Meeting
April 26-28, 2024 • Marine Biological Laboratory, Woods Hole, MA
Carrie Adler, Cornell University
Dustin Updike, MDI Biological Laboratory
MID-ATLANTIC
2024 Mid-Atlantic Regional Meeting
May 10-11, 2024 • University of Maryland, College Park, MD
Eric S. Haag, University of Maryland, College Park
Leslie Pick, University of Maryland, College Park
Sougata Roy, University of Maryland, College Park
MIDWEST
2024 Midwest Regional Meeting
August 11-13, 2024 • University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI
Organizers:
Rupa Sridharan, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Jamie Lyman Gingerich, University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire