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This is the official account for the Society for Developmental Biology. Skeets on all the latest Dev Bio news, meetings and science! www.sdbonline.org
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The February 14 #SDBPostdocSeminar with Yinan Wan of @biozentrum.unibas.ch and Keng Ioi Vong of @ucsandiego.bsky.social a has been posted. Thank you to moderators Suresh Damodaran and Natasha Shylo. Watch here: youtu.be/sDDqkn-ZG3M

The Society for Developmental Biology has released a statement on how the Abrupt Dismissal of NIH and NSF Staff Undermines Government Efficiency. bit.ly/3X9VEKd

SDB will be hosting its Inaugural Art Show at the 20th International Congress of Developmental Biology in Puerto Rico June 18-22. Both 2D and 3D art submissions related to developmental biology are welcome. Learn more: www.sdbonline.org/2025icdb_art... #2025SDB #2025ICDB

Hi, here is something positive and fun today. My artwork is highlighted in this interview with me on The Node @the-node.bsky.social #SciArt #pottery #WormWednesday

Our values and resolve are only strengthened by recent events.

SDB President Carole LaBonne shared her perspective on the NIH overhead issue on PBS NewsHour. www.pbs.org/newshour/sho...

Don't miss the next Ethel Browne Harvey Postdoc Seminar this Friday, February 14 at 3 pm Eastern Time featuring Yinan Wan from @biozentrum.unibas.ch and Keng Ioi Vong from @ucsandiego.bsky.social. Register today and join us. bit.ly/3zXSHE3 #SDBPostdocSeminar

Congrats to the 2025 SDB Award Winners! Conklin Medal: Blanche Capel DB-SDB Lifetime Achievement Award: Billie Swalla Hamburger Outstanding Educator Prize: Erica Crespi Hay New Investigator Award: Mubarak Syed SDB Trainee Science Communication Award: Joaquin Navajas Acedo bit.ly/4bcrFap

The next Ethel Browne Harvey Postdoc Seminar will be held Friday, February 14 at 3 pm Eastern Time featuring Yinan Wan from @biozentrum.unibas.ch and Keng loi Vong from @ucsandiego.bsky.social. Register today and join us. bit.ly/3zXSHE3 #SDBPostdocSeminar

Nominations are open for Society for Developmental Biology Academy. The SDB Academy recognizes & celebrates achievements of long-standing members (>10 yrs) who have made significant contributions to the Society’s overarching goals. Nomination process is very easy. bit.ly/4hORxLA

Birth defects are the #1 cause of death in the first year of life (🧵). Birth defects kill more than twice as many children as cancer. Birth defects are diseases of developmental biology. Here are CDC statistics for 2021. 1/5 wisqars.cdc.gov/pdfs/leading...

We are extending the #ChooseDevelopment application deadline to Wednesday, February 5, 11:59 PM ET. Undergrads from underrepresented racial or ethnic groups, first-generation college students, veterans & students with a disability are eligible. bit.ly/3FwHqYp #devbio

Here is the 2025 embryo alphabet from alligator to zebrafish. Developmental biology is stunning & leads to important discoveries for human medicine. @socdevbio.bsky.social

Looking for a high qualtiy scientific meeting being held in Canada this year? The 12th Canadian Developmental Biology Meeting (Regional SDB @socdevbio.bsky.social meeting) is happening May 25-28 in Kelowna BC. Registration is now open! www.sdbonline.org/meeting?Reso...

Opportunity! Internship for GetHIRED! Course @socdevbio.bsky.social you’ll get to work ‘behind the scenes’ with me to deliver this amazing course and preview what the academic job market is like and how to prepare your materials. www.sdbonline.org/gethired_int...

Disruptions to the NIH impact more than just science; they will hit all Americans in our wallets. I spoke yesterday with Becky Fogel from @kutnews.bsky.social about the important role NIH-funded research plays in the economy. 🧵 1/n www.kut.org/education/20...

Registration and abstract submission are open for the 2025 Mid-Atlantic SDB Regional Meeting being held March 14-15, 2025 at the University of Richmond. Abstract submission deadline: February 13. #MASDB2025 www.sdbonline.org/masdb2025

We nearly forgot!!! Time to get creative and play #GuessThatISH 🤪 🧪 How would you describe the staining (in purple) in this #zebrafish embryo? WRONG ANSWERS ONLY! The person with the most likes by the weekend gets bragging rights and a small heaping of brine shrimp 🦐 Happy guessing! #ThisseThursday

2 days left to apply for the #ChooseDevelopment! Summer Research Program. Undergrads from underrepresented racial or ethnic groups, first-generation college students, veterans & students with a disability are eligible. bit.ly/3FwHqYp Deadline: February 1, 2025 #devbio

The SDB statement can be found here: bit.ly/3EeQ02K

The Society for Developmental Biology has released a statement on the Unprecedented Disruptions to Biomedical Research in the United States.

Call for Nominations for SDB Board of Directors and Committees 🚨 Know someone (or yourself!) that is a good fit? You have until Feb 28th. Open for President-elect, Junior Faculty Representative, Trainee Representative (Postdoc), and Representatives for Mid-Atlantic and West Coast regions 1/2

There are two weeks left to apply for the #ChooseDevelopment! Summer Undergraduate Research Program. Undergrads from underrepresented racial or ethnic group, first-generation college students, veterans & students with a disability are eligible. bit.ly/3FwHqYp Deadline: February 1, 2025 #devbio

The January 10 #SDBPostdocSeminar with @SureshDamod of @DukeU and Natasha Shylo of @ScienceStowers has been posted. Thank you to moderators @AshleyLibby12 and @SilasBoyeNissen. Watch here: youtu.be/iMbjIXrxTPg

Deadline for applying to the Embryology Course at the MBL in Woods Hole, MA is near! 6 weeks of a unique hands-on experience. Substantial aid available. Due date: January 10. Apply here: www.mbl.edu/education/ad...

There are two weeks left to apply for the #ChooseDevelopment! Summer Undergraduate Research Program. Undergrads from underrepresented racial or ethnic group, first-generation college students, veterans & students with a disability are eligible. bit.ly/3FwHqYp Deadline: February 1, 2025 #devbio

Love this group of young developmental biologists working on stories for @devbiol.bsky.social and @socdevbio.bsky.social about #DevBio happenings! Check them out at the link below, and watch out for their pieces in DB @devbiol.bsky.social !

#Devbio folks, mark your calendars: SWSDB2025 at UNM in Albuquerque, NM, May 2-4! Organizers Drs. Mubarak Hussain Syed, Lomeli Shull, Tou Yia Vue, Alexa Burger, & Marycruz Flores-Flores as US-Mexico liaison - more tk on their fabulous website: www.swsdb2025.org @socdevbio.bsky.social #SWSDB2025

The November 8 #SDBPostdocSeminar with Yu-Chieh David Chen of New York University and Ceri Weber of the University of California, San Diego has been posted. Thank you to moderators Leah Greenspan and Ben Cox. Watch here: youtu.be/SReDBOPcJEw

Excited to announce that our 2025 Advanced Research Training Course schedule is up and applications are open! 🎉🎉🎉 See you in Woods Hole! mbl.edu/courses 🧪🐙🦑🧠🐟

Deadline for applying to the Embryology Course at the MBL in Woods Hole, MA is near! 6 weeks of a unique hands-on experience. Substantial aid available. Due date: January 10. Apply here: www.mbl.edu/education/ad...

Mark your calendars: SDB 83rd Annual Meeting: July 14-17, 2024, Atlanta, GA. www.sdbonline.org/2024mtg