The Beddington Medal is the BSDB’s major commendation to promising young biologists, awarded for the best PhD thesis in Developmental Biology defended in the year previous to the award. It was announced in 2002 [letter #23/2] and first awarded in 2004. Rosa Beddington was one of the greatest talents and inspirational leaders in the […] We are all saddened by the loss of Kathryn Anderson, who made great contributions to both the UK and International developmental biology community. Please read this obituary, composed by Phil Ingham, who knew her well. My friend and colleague, Kathryn Anderson, who died on November 30th, was a brilliant developmental geneticist who made seminal […] FocalPlane is a trusted online meeting place to connect people, products, resources and information from the microscopy community. Microscopy is a discipline that unites biologists across all areas of research. A frequently cited difficulty is the gap in knowledge sharing between microscopy experts and non-experts. Technical language can make the field feel exclusive and intimidating […] The 2020 ISD/BSDB Joint meeting, originally planned for September this year, has been postponed due to concerns about Covid-19. The meeting will be postponed by two years in order to avoid a clash with the autumn 2021 ISDB meeting. The ISD/BSDB meeting will now take place on 4-8 September 2022. It will still take place in the beautiful setting […]
Beddington medal 2020 nominations: Deadline 15th February.
Kathryn Anderson (1952-2020)
The Company of Biologists and Journal of Cell Science launch FocalPlane, a new microscopy community site
Postponement of ISD/BSDB Joint meeting
European Congress for Developmental Biology
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- date: 23-26 Oct 2019
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- location: Alicante, Spain
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- organisers: Angela Nieto, Victor Borrell, Sergio Casas-Tintó, Pilar Cubas, Joan Galcerán, Leonor Saúde, Miguel Torres Sanchez
- Note that BSDB members INCLUDING PIs can apply for BSDB Conference Grants to attend this meeting
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The Company of Biologists
The Company of Biologists is a not for profit publishing organisation dedicated to supporting and inspiring the biological community. The Company publishes five specialist peer-reviewed journals: Development, Journal of Cell Science, Journal of Experimental Biology, Disease Models & Mechanisms and Biology Open. It offers further support to the biological community by facilitating scientific meetings and communities, providing travel grants for researchers and supporting research societies.
Topics for future Society meetings
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Would you like to exhibit a trade stand at a BSDB meeting?
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