Best buddies? More like budding buddies 🪼👯♀️✨ Six stages of asexual budding in Hydra to generate new genetically identical individuals (clones). 🟣: collagen 🟢: stem cells. 📸 Image by Ben Cox #FluorescentFriday
Got stunning fluorescence microscopy images? 🌈🔬 SDB wants to feature YOUR work for #FluorescenceFriday! We highlight images from SDB members with a short description and the image creators 📸. Fill out the form to be featured: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
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Society for Developmental Biology Ethel Browne Harvey Postdoctoral Seminar Series Friday, March 13, 2026, 3:00pm - 4:00 pm Eastern Time Martha Echevarría-Andino (University of Wisconsin-Madison) Hoxa11/Hoxd11 transcription factors regulate extracellular matrix genes during osteochondral differentiation M. Fernanda Palominos (University of California, Berkeley) Novel craniofacial genes linked to extreme jaw evolution in pupfishes revealed by tissue-specific transcriptomics and speciation genomics
The next the Ethel Browne Harvey Postdoc Seminar will be held Friday, February 13 at 3 pm Eastern Time with Martha Echevarría-Andino @uwmadison.bsky.social and M. Fernanda Palominos @ucberkeleyofficial.bsky.social. Register today and join us. bit.ly/47QVIEK #SDBPostdocSeminar
We’re launching our Latinx DevBio interview series 🌎🧬
Our first inspiring conversation features Dr. Rosa Navarro: Leading Developmental Biology research in Mexico.
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Thanks, Dr. Navarro, for sharing your journey and insights with us! #LatinxInScience
Society for Developmental Biology 85th Annual Meeting poster Compilation of images of research organisms from the Marine Biological Laboratory Embryology Course make up the Las Vegas Sphere. Society for Developmental Biology 85th Annual Meeting Planet Hollywood Resort, Las Vegas, NV, July 23-26, 2026 SDB short logo
Registration and abstract submission are now open for the SDB 85th Annual Meeting being held July 23-26 in Las Vegas! Submit your abstract by April 15. Travel assistance is available. Free t-shirt to the first 250 registrants! Learn more: www.sdbonline.org/2026mtg #2026SDB
I'm thrilled to be co-teaching this wonderful course again this fall. Come join us at the MBL for a transformative experience!
🚨Next DevBioConnect on the way
Developmental Biology Author webinar featuring Dr. Diana L. Carlone & Dr. Emil Kriukov 📷
🗓️Mar. 10th, 2026
⏰11 am–12 pm CST
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✨Kelp embryos looking extra photogenic under the confocal today 🌱🔬 Young Egregia menziesii embryos developing from the megagametophyte 📸 Image by Siobhan Braybrook #FluorescentFriday
The February 13 #SDBPostdocSeminar with @gopalkushawah.bsky.social of @stowersinstitute.bsky.social and Neha Ahuja of UT Southwestern has been posted. Thank you to moderators Zong-Yuan Liu and @parahsaramore.bsky.social Watch here: youtu.be/aEQuWbfMzWM
Photo of Gail R. Martin
SDB is sad to announce the passing of Gail R. Martin (1944-2026) after a short illness in San Francisco. Martin served as SDB President in 2007 and was the recipient the Conklin Medal in 2002 and the @FASEBorg Excellence in Science Award in 2011. bit.ly/4aIfu5d
Got stunning fluorescence microscopy images? 🌈🔬 SDB wants to feature YOUR work for #FluorescenceFriday! We highlight images from SDB members with a short description and the image creators 📸. Fill out the form to be featured: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Before there’s a heartbeat, there’s this little glowing heart in the neural tube 💕 Chicken neural crest cells in magenta. 📸Image by Rocío Márquez, Strobl-Mazzulla Lab @pstrobl.bsky.social #FluorescentFriday #SciValentine
SDB Academy Headshots of 2025 SDB Academy Elected Members (William J. Anderson, Kara L. Cerveny, Judith S. Eisen, Anna-Katerina Hadjantonakis, Andrew P. McMahon, Michael O'Connor, Thomas Schilling, Nancy B. Schwartz, Karen E. Sears, David R. Sherwood)
Congrats to the 2025 elected members of the Society for Developmental Biology Academy! William J. Anderson, Kara L. Cerveny, Judith S. Eisen, Anna-Katerina Hadjantonakis, Andrew P. McMahon, Michael O'Connor, Thomas Schilling, Nancy B. Schwartz, Karen E. Sears & David R. Sherwood
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Neha Ahuja
Pancreatic explant (magenta - membrane, cyan - apical)
Neha Ahuja of UT Southwestern Medical Center will round out the #SDBPostdocSeminar with her talk "Building pancreatic tubes: The Hippo modulator MERLIN is required for epithelial morphogenesis and endocrine" Image: Pancreatic explant (magenta - membrane, cyan - apical)
Gopal Kushawah
Spatio-temporal RNAs are indispensable architects of embryonic development
.@gopalkushawah.bsky.social of @stowersinstitute.bsky.social will kick off the #SDBPostdocSeminar with his talk "Cth1 is a spatiotemporal maternal RNA decay factor essential for zebrafish development" Image: Spatio-temporal RNAs are indispensable architects of embryonic development.
Society for Developmental Biology Ethel Browne Harvey Postdoctoral Seminar Series Friday, February 13, 2026, 3:00pm - 4:00 pm Eastern Time Gopal Kushawah (Stowers Institute for Medical Research) Cth1 is a spatiotemporal maternal RNA decay factor essential for zebrafish development Neha Ahuja (University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center) Building pancreatic tubes: The Hippo modulator MERLIN is required for epithelial morphogenesis and endocrine
The next the Ethel Browne Harvey Postdoc Seminar will be held this Friday, February 13 at 3 pm Eastern Time with Gopal Kushawah @gopalkushawah.bsky.social @stowersinstitute.bsky.social and Neha Ahuja at UT Southwestern Medical Center. Register today and join us. bit.ly/46K9iss #SDBPostdocSeminar
This is a great program! Check out the informative website and apply; deadline to apply is March 5, 2026.
Society for Developmental Biology logo Society for Developmental Biology 2026 Award Winners Edwin G. Conklin Medal Headshot of Lee Niswander Lee Niswander, University of Colorado Boulder Society for Developmental Biology Lifetime Achievement Award Headshot of Alexandra Joyner Alexandra Joyner, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center Viktor Hamburger Outstanding Educator Prize Headshot of Roberto Mayor Roberto Mayor, University College London Elizabeth D. Hay New Investigator Award Headshot of Jeffrey Farrell Jeffrey Farrell, National Institutes of Health Society for Developmental Biology Trainee Science Communication Award Headshot of Nicholas Desnoyer Nicholas Desnoyer, The Sainsbury Laboratory
Congrats to the 2026 SDB Award Winners!
Conklin Medal: Lee Niswander
SDB Lifetime Achievement Award: Alexandra Joyner
Hamburger Outstanding Educator Prize: Roberto Mayor
Hay New Investigator Award: Jeffrey Farrell
SDB Trainee SciComm Award: Nicholas Desnoyer
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Society for Developmental Biology Ethel Browne Harvey Postdoctoral Seminar Series Friday, February 13, 2026, 3:00pm - 4:00 pm Eastern Time Gopal Kushawah (Stowers Institute for Medical Research) Cth1 is a spatiotemporal maternal RNA decay factor essential for zebrafish development Neha Ahuja (University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center) Building pancreatic tubes: The Hippo modulator MERLIN is required for epithelial morphogenesis and endocrine
The next the Ethel Browne Harvey Postdoc Seminar will be held Friday, February 13 at 3 pm Eastern Time with Gopal Kushawah @gopalkushawah.bsky.social @stowersinstitute.bsky.social and Neha Ahuja at UT Southwestern Medical Center. Register today and join us. bit.ly/46K9iss #SDBPostdocSeminar
🚨Next DevBioConnect on the way‼️
Developmental Biology Author webinar
by Dr. Alexa Burger & Dr. Robert Huebner
🗓️ Feb 10th, 2026
⏰ 11 am–12 pm CST
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GetHIRED! REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN - Application due Thursday, March 5 Ideal for Postdoctoral Researchers Academic Job Market Insight -Take stock of what you want -Know your options -Prepare outstanding job packet materials -Organize your research & chalk talks -Perfect your interview & avoid the pitfalls Course Features -Six asynchronous online modules -Virtual meetings with an experienced facilitator -Peer feedback, support, & expert advice Course Dates: April 14 – June 23, 2026 Course Fee: SDB Members: $499; Non-Members: $599 Deadline: March 5, 2025 Society for Developmental Biology logo QR Code for GetHIRED! website
#Postdocs! Going on academic job market? Apply for SDB GetHIRED! Take stock of what you want, know your options, prepare an outstanding job packet, organize your research & chalk talks, perfect your interview. Deadline: March 5 sdbonline.org/gethired
This program sparked my interest in developmental biology research and comes with an amazing support network. I will ALWAYS sing the praises of this program and how much it has benefitted me. PIs and mentees, APPLY!
The January 9 #SDBPostdocSeminar with @priyomadhyapok.bsky.social of @duke-university.bsky.social and Zong-Yuan Liu of @UMich has been posted. Thank you to moderators @weiyiqian.bsky.social and Robyn Allen. Watch here: youtu.be/pTLOq36MCNs
🚨Don’t forget to apply to this PAID research training in developmental biology‼️ Deadline: February 1st 2026
🚨 Don’t forget to add your fun fact about your favorite organism ‼️ Thank you to everyone who has already contributed 👏
🚨Introducing DevBioConnect ‼️
Developmental Biology launches a new author webinar series showcasing recently published research, presented by the authors themselves
🗓️ Jan 13 • Feb 10 • Mar 10, 2026
⏰ 11am–12pm CST
📄 See flyer for details
#DevBio #DevelopmentalBiology
Society for Developmental Biology Logo - Choose Development Paid Summer Undergraduate Research Training Mission To broaden the scientific workforce by preparing undergraduate students to enter doctoral programs in developmental biology with enriched mentored research experiences for two summers. Overview Two 10-week summer research internships in the lab of an SDB member Receive $5500 stipend each summer Receive guidance and support from a team of mentors Network with the developmental biology community Present summer research at the next SDB annual meeting Eligibility Undergraduate student enrolled full-time at a college or university in the United States U.S. citizen or permanent resident Interest to pursue a doctoral degree Photo of woman writing in lab notebook QR Code to Choose Development website Application Deadline: February 1, 2026 www.sdbonline.org/choose_development
Applications are now open for the #ChooseDevelopment! Summer Undergraduate Research Program. U.S. citizens or permanent residents enrolled full-time as undergrads at a college or university in the U.S. are eligible. bit.ly/3FwHqYp Deadline: February 1, 2026 #devbio
Zong-Yuan Liu
FGF4 (blue), FGF8 (green) and primitive streak-like cells (red) in 2D human gastruloids
Zong-Yuan Liu of @umich.edu will round out the #SDBPostdocSeminar with his talk "Endogenous FGFs drive ERK-dependent cell fate patterning in 2D human gastruloids" Image: FGF4 (blue), FGF8 (green) and primitive streak-like cells (red) in 2D human gastruloids
Priyom Adhyapok
Oscillator phases (circles) with averages (squares) on the unit circle as a function of time
.@priyomadhyapok.bsky.social of @duke-university.bsky.social will kick off the #SDBPostdocSeminar with her talk "A biological oscillator controls the pace of notochord segmentation" Image: Oscillator phases (circles) with averages (squares) on the unit circle as a function of time
