Society For Developmental Biology Inc

CHOOSE DEVELOPMENT! TO BROADEN PARTICIPATION OF UNDERREPRESENTED UNDERGRADUATES IN DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY RESEARCH - UNGUEZ, G PROJECT ABSTRACT THE SOCIETY FOR DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY (SDB) IS DIVERSIFYING THE COMMUNITY OF DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGISTS BY SUPPORTING UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS WHO ARE MEMBERS OF GROUPS UNDERREPRESENTED IN BASIC/BIOMEDICAL DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY AND RELATED RESEARCH FIELDS. SDB IS ABLE TO ACHIEVE THIS GOAL BECAUSE OF THE SOCIETY’S UNIQUE INFRASTRUCTURE ALREADY IN PLACE BY THE CHOOSE DEVELOPMENT! (CD) PROGRAM (2013-PRESENT), WHICH PROVIDES A RESEARCH-INTENSIVE UNDERGRADUATE TRAINING EXPERIENCE TO UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS AT A LAB OF AN ESTABLISHED DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGIST, A MULTI-LEVEL MENTORING PLAN FOR EACH STUDENT, SOCIETY-WIDE RECOGNITION AND ENCULTURATION ACTIVITIES AT NATIONAL MEETINGS AND CONTINUED SUPPORT IN YEARS AFTER PARTICIPATION IN THE CHOOSE DEVELOPMENT! PROGRAM. KEY OUTCOMES OF THE INTRODUCTORY CHOOSE DEVELOPMENT! PROGRAM INCLUDE: (1) OF A TOTAL OF 33 UNDERGRADUATE FELLOWS, 63% OF FELLOWS THAT HAVE GRADUATED (27) HAVE ENTERED A GRADUATE PROGRAM IN DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY OR CLOSELY RELATED FIELD (INCLUDING ONE MD/PHD), 11% HAVE ENTERED MEDICAL SCHOOL, AND 11% HAVE TAKEN GAP YEARS IN PREPARATION TOWARDS SUBMITTING A MORE COMPETITIVE APPLICATION TO GRADUATE SCHOOLS WHILE WORKING IN THEIR PREVIOUS MENTORS’ LAB; (2) TO DATE, A TOTAL OF 10 PUBLICATIONS HAVE INVOLVED THE RESEARCH OF CD FELLOWS, WITH 8 MANUSCRIPTS HAVING A FELLOW AS A CO-AUTHOR AND 2 CREDITING FELLOWS IN THE ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; (3) INCREASED AWARENESS AND APPRECIATION ACROSS THE ENTIRE SDB LED TO PROACTIVE ACTIONS AIMED AT DIVERSIFYING COMMITTEES, BOARD OF DIRECTORS, INCREASED REPRESENTATION FROM NON-R1 INSTITUTIONS, POSTDOCTORAL FELLOWS AND GRADUATE STUDENTS ON THE BOARD AND ACTIVE SEARCHES OF UNDERREPRESENTED SPEAKERS AT ANNUAL MEETINGS. THESE CUMULATIVE OUTCOMES OF THE CD PROGRAM HAVE PROVIDED THESE FELLOWS AN ATMOSPHERE OF INCLUSIVENESS WITHIN THE ENTIRE SDB AND HAS IMPACTED THEIR CONTINUATION IN THE FIELD. PROPOSED EDUCATIONAL AND MENTORING ACTIVITIES ENHANCE THE TWO-SUMMER IMMERSION REQUIREMENT OF EACH PARTICIPANT IN THE RESEARCH LABORATORY OF AN ESTABLISHED SDB MEMBER ANYWHERE IN THE USA. SUMMER HANDS-ON RESEARCH EXPERIENCES BY TRAINEES WILL TAKE PLACE IN LABORATORIES THAT STUDY THE DEVELOPMENT OF MULTICELLULAR ORGANISMS AT THE MOLECULE, CELL, TISSUE, ORGAN AND WHOLE ORGANISM LEVELS AND COVER TOPICS RANGING FROM STEM CELLS AND NUCLEAR REPROGRAMMING TO EVOLUTIONARY DEVELOPMENTAL AND SYSTEMS BIOLOGY, AND FROM COMPUTATIONAL ANALYSIS TO IDENTIFY GENE REGULATORY NETWORKS INVOLVED IN MORPHOGENESIS AND ORGANOGENESIS TO THE ETIOLOGY OF DISEASE - ALL TOPICS OF GREAT RELEVANCE TO THE NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF CHILD HEALTH AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT.

IOS BROADENING PARTICIPATION: CHOOSE DEVELOPMENT

PAN AMERICAN ADVANCED STUDIES INSTITUTE: A SYSTEMS BIOLOGY APPROACH TO UNDERSTANDING MECHANISMS OF ORGANISMAL EVOLUTION; MONTEVIDEO, URUGUAY; APRIL 1

SOCIETY FOR DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY ANNUAL MEETINGS 2019-2023

STRUCTURAL BIRTH DEFECTS MEETINGS 12TH-14TH

CONFERENCE: SOCIETY FOR DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY ANNUAL MEETINGS 2023-2025 -A KEY QUESTION IN BIOLOGY IS: ?HOW DOES A SINGLE, FERTILIZED EGG CELL PRODUCE ALL THE DIFFERENT CELL TYPES, TISSUES AND ORGANS OF THE ADULT ORGANISM; WHAT GENETIC, MOLECULAR AND CELLULAR MECHANISMS REGULATE THIS PROCESS?? THE FIELD OF DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY ADDRESSES THIS QUESTION THAT HAS INTRIGUED HUMANS SINCE ANCIENT TIMES. SCIENTISTS WORKING IN THIS FIELD STUDY VARIOUS ORGANISMS, RANGING FROM BACTERIA TO INVERTEBRATES TO VERTEBRATES, INCLUDING HUMANS, AND ALSO PLANTS. THEY USE UP-TO-DATE TECHNIQUES AND METHODOLOGIES TO ANSWER THEIR SPECIFIC QUESTIONS. KNOWLEDGE ACQUIRED FROM SUCH STUDIES BY NUMEROUS INVESTIGATORS AROUND THE WORLD ENRICHES OUR UNDERSTANDING OF DEVELOPMENTAL PROCESSES, AND ALSO PROVIDES A FUNDAMENTAL BASIS FOR PRACTICAL APPLICATIONS THAT ENHANCE HEALTH AND WELLBEING OF LIVING ORGANISMS ON THIS PLANET. SINCE 1939 THE ANNUAL MEETINGS OF THE SOCIETY FOR DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY (PREVIOUSLY SOCIETY FOR THE STUDY OF DEVELOPMENT AND GROWTH) HAVE BEEN THE MAJOR FORUM FOR REPORTING DISCOVERIES, EXCHANGING IDEAS AND ESTABLISHING COLLABORATIONS AMONG DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGISTS IN NORTH AMERICA AND BEYOND. CUTTING EDGE TECHNOLOGIES HAVE MOVED THE FIELD INTO THE GENOMIC ERA, ALLOWING INVESTIGATORS TO INTERROGATE SINGLE CELLS DURING DEVELOPMENT AND OBTAIN HIGH RESOLUTION IMAGES OF CELLULAR AND MOLECULAR MOVEMENTS. SUCH STUDIES ALSO PROVIDE INFORMATION ABOUT HOW CELLS OR TISSUES CHANGE IN DISEASE STATES; AND WHY SOME TISSUES ARE ABLE TO REGENERATE WHILE OTHERS CANNOT. THESE NEW TECHNOLOGIES HAVE ALSO RAISED AWARENESS OF ETHICAL PRACTICES; THE SDB ANNUAL MEETINGS HAVE PROVIDED AN IMPORTANT VENUE FOR RATIONAL DISCOURSE, AS WELL AS OPPORTUNITIES TO TRAIN THE NEXT GENERATION OF DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGISTS. THE GOAL OF THE THREE PROPOSED ANNUAL SOCIETY FOR DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY (SDB) MEETINGS IS TO CONTINUE TO PROVIDE THE PRIMARY MEETING VENUE FOR SCIENTISTS IN DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY AND RELATED FIELDS WORLD-WIDE. MEETINGS WILL COMPRISE PLENARY AND CONCURRENT SESSIONS WITH TALKS BY SEASONED AND NEW INVESTIGATORS, DEDICATED POSTER SESSIONS AND WORKSHOPS/ROUNDTABLES ON TOPICS OF SPECIAL AND CURRENT INTEREST. MULTIPLE TALKS WILL BE SELECTED FROM SUBMITTED ABSTRACTS TO ENSURE BREADTH AND ENCOURAGE NEW AND DIVERSE INPUTS. IN KEEPING WITH SDB?S EDUCATIONAL MISSION, THE PROGRAMS ALSO INCLUDE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOPS FOR TRAINEES AND PRE-TENURE FACULTY, POSTDOCTORAL SYMPOSIA AND NETWORKING OPPORTUNITIES FOR ALL. A UNIQUE FEATURE OF THIS MEETING IS THE HILDE MANGOLD POSTDOCTORAL SYMPOSIUM, WHERE TWO POSTDOCTORAL FELLOWS REVIEW ELIGIBLE ABSTRACTS FROM THEIR PEERS, SELECT THE TOP SEVEN/EIGHT FOR SHORT TALKS AND CO-CHAIR THE SYMPOSIUM. THEY PRACTICE PEER REVIEW AND SESSION CHAIRING UNDER THE MENTORSHIP OF THE SDB PRESIDENT, AN OUTSTANDING CAREER DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITY FOR THESE JUNIOR SCIENTISTS. THE SDB MEETINGS ARE PLANNED TO BE IN-PERSON BUT BUILDING ON VIRTUAL MEETING EXPERIENCE DEVELOPED DURING THE COVID PANDEMIC, RECORDINGS OF PLATFORM SESSIONS WILL BE MADE AVAILABLE FOR A SHORT PERIOD POST MEETING, WITH PERMISSION OF THE SPEAKERS, FOR THOSE WHO COULD NOT ATTEND IN-PERSON. WHILE VIEWERS WILL NOT BE ABLE TO HAVE LIVE EXCHANGES WITH SPEAKERS, THEY MAY CONTACT THE SPEAKERS VIA EMAIL WITH QUESTIONS. SDB IS COMMITTED TO PROVIDING A WELCOMING, INCLUSIVE AND RESPECTFUL ENVIRONMENT FOR ALL MEETING PARTICIPANTS, TO ENCOURAGE FRANK EXCHANGE OF IDEAS AND TO INSPIRE FUTURE COLLABORATIONS. THIS AWARD REFLECTS NSF'S STATUTORY MISSION AND HAS BEEN DEEMED WORTHY OF SUPPORT THROUGH EVALUATION USING THE FOUNDATION'S INTELLECTUAL MERIT AND BROADER IMPACTS REVIEW CRITERIA.

SOCIETY FOR DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY ANNUAL MEETINGS 2019-2021

SOC DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY ANNUAL MEETINGS 2015-2017

PAN-AMERICAN ADVANCED STUDIES INSTITUTE ON CONCEPTS AND MODEL ORGANISMS IN REGENERATIVE BIOLOGY; CHILE, NOVEMBER 2-11, 2010

SOCIETY FOR DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY ANNUAL MEETINGS 2009-2013

SOCIETY DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY ANNUAL MEETINGS 2012-2014 CONFERENCE: JULY 19-23, 2012 MONTREAL CANADA, 2013 MEXICO AND 2014 WASHINGTON STATE

SOCIETY FOR DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY ANNUAL MEETINGS 2024-2028 - CHO, KEN PROJECT SUMMARY DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY FOCUSES ON UNDERSTANDING HOW AN ORGANISM DEVELOPS FROM A SINGLE TOTIPOTENT CELL INTO A MATURE INDIVIDUAL AND ENCOMPASSES THE STUDY OF AGING AND REPRODUCTION. THE SDB ANNUAL MEETINGS STAND AS THE CENTRAL MEETING PLATFORM, DRAWING SCIENTISTS AND STUDENTS DEVOTED TO THE STUDY OF DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY FROM AROUND THE WORLD. THE SDB MEETINGS AIM NOT ONLY TO ADVANCE THE STUDY OF DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY AND RELATED AREAS, BUT ALSO TO CREATE A SUPPORTIVE PLATFORM FOR ALL RESEARCHERS IN THE FIELD. ADDITIONALLY, WE ARE DEDICATED TO EDUCATING A DIVERSE AUDIENCE, INCLUDING PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATORS, POSTDOCTORAL FELLOWS, GRADUATE AND UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS, AND EDUCATORS, ABOUT THE ETHICAL AND SOCIAL ISSUES SURROUNDING THE FIELD, SUCH AS REPRODUCTIVE CONCERNS AND THE INEQUALITY IN SCIENCE EDUCATION THROUGHOUT THE US. DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY HAS BEEN ADVANCING AT A RELENTLESSLY FAST PACE. IN RECENT YEARS, THERE HAVE BEEN AMAZING TRANSFORMATIONS IN TECHNOLOGIES AND INTEGRATION WITH MATHEMATICAL, COMPUTATIONAL AND PHYSICAL SCIENCES, RESULTING IN THE ADOPTION OF MULTIFACED, QUALITATIVE AND QUANTITATIVE APPROACHES. THE SDB ANNUAL MEETINGS HAVE EVOLVED WITH THESE SHIFTS, CONSISTENTLY OFFERING A PLATFORM FOR THE LATEST BREAKTHROUGHS IN DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY AND BIOMEDICINE. THESE EVENTS BRING TOGETHER A DIVERSE COMMUNITY OF SCHOLARS, FOSTERING INVALUABLE CONNECTIONS. THE SDB MISSION IS TO EDUCATE THE SCIENTISTS AT THE FOREFRONT OF SCIENTIFIC ADVANCEMENTS, NURTURE YOUNG SCIENTISTS, AND FACILITATE RICH KNOWLEDGE EXCHANGES BETWEEN ESTABLISHED AND EMERGING INVESTIGATORS. NATURALLY, WE ARE KEEN ON BOLSTERING OUR SOCIETY'S COMMITMENT TO DIVERSITY AND INCLUSIVITY WITHIN STEMM.

SOCIETY FOR DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY ANNUAL MEETINGS 2014-2018

SYMPOSIUM: SOCIETY DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY ANNUAL MEETINGS 2009-2011, JULY 23-27, 2009 AT THE HYATT REGENCY, SAN FRANCISCO, CA

CONCEPTS AND MODEL ORGANISMS IN REGENERATIVE BIOLOGY

SOCIETY FOR DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY ANNUAL MEETINGS 04-09

11TH STRUCTURAL BIRTH DEFECTS MEETING

MEETING: SDB 67TH ANNUAL MEETING, JULY 26-30, 2008 AT THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA, PHILADELPHIA, PA

FRONTIERS IN DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY: CONCEPTS, TECHNIQUES AND MODEL ORGANISMS