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In Autumn 2014 the BSDB is holding 2 meetings

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The Musculoskeletal System, from development to disease

Held jointly with the British Society for Matrix Biology (BSMB)

1-3 September 2014, University of East Anglia

This is a multidisciplinary conference on the musculoskeletal system.

Session topics include; Signaling and Development, Mechanobiology and Anatomy, Human Genetics and Pathology, transcriptional and Epigenetic Regulation. Confirmed speakers include: Tom Rando, David Glass, Veronique Lefebvre, Ronen Schweitzer, Eli Zelzer, Gabrielle Kardon, Christine Hartmann, Chrissy Hammond, Andy Pitsillides.Organisers: Andrea Munsterberg,  Ian Clark, Ulrike Mayer, Graham Riley and Tonia Vincent. There are opportunities for speakers to be selected from submitted abstracts. For further details of the programme, registration and online abstract submission go to: www.bsmb.ac.uk/bsmb-bsdb

Conference grants are available for BSDB members. For details of how to apply for a BSDB conference grant, click here.

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18th International Conference of the International Society of Differentiation in conjunction with the British Society for Developmental Biology

2-5 November 2014, The Guoman Tower Hotel, London, UK

This meeting has a broad theme covering all aspects of Developmental Biology. Topics include: Reprogramming the genome in development and disease, EMT in development and Cancer, Oscillations and signaling, Regeneration, Stem cells and dynamics, Nervous system development, Reprogramming the genome in development and evolution. The Brachet Memorial lecture will be given by  John Gurdon. For further details of the programme, registration and online abstract submission go to: www.isdifferentiation.org or download the Poster.

As this is a one time international conference supported by the BSDB we will be offering  grants for our members to attend as we normally do for our spring and fall meetings.  Applications for BSDB conference awards will be due alongside abstract submission on the 15th of August. For details of how to apply for a BSDB conference grant, click here.

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2012 Spring Conference

The 2012 Spring Conference is a joint meeting of the British Society for Cell Biology, the British Society for Developmental Biology and the Japanese Society for Developmental Biologists and will take place at Warwick University, from 15-18 April 2012. 

The meeting features a series of plenary and parallel sessions, with an outstanding line up of speakers from around the world. There are three highlight prize lectures –the Hooke Medal Lecture (BSCB), Waddington Medal Lecture (BSDB and the Beddington prize lecture (best PhD student) as well as poster sessions and social events.

Find out more about the speakers, the programme and how to register on the 2012 Conference website or download a PDF of the meeting poster.

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The annual spring symposium is a major meeting in the international calendar. It covers a broad range of topics in developmental biology and is often held jointly with the British Society for Cell Biology (BSCB) or the Genetics Society. Attendance is usually 400-500 delegates. The format usually includes:

  • Four or five sessions of research talks
  • Sessions on other topics of interest to UK developmental biologists (e.g. funding, careers)
  • Waddington Medal Lecture
  • Beddington Medal Lecture
  • Poster sessions with prizes for the best poster
  • The BSDB AGM, including elections of new committee members

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BSDB 2011 autumn meeting

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Joint meeting with the French Society for Developmental Biology (SFBD). Nice, France, 3–6 September, 2011. Deadline for abstract submission is 30 June 2011.

The French Society for Developmental Biology (SFBD) together with the British Society for Developmental Biology organize their 2nd joint meeting. The meeting will take place September 3-6, 2011 in Nice, at the Saint-Jean d’Angély campus located close to the city centre. Leading researchers from Great Britain, France and the rest of the world will present their recent findings covering a wide range of topics in developmental biology. Participants are invited to submit abstracts for posters, from which short communications will be selected.

Invited speakers

  • Enrico Coen (John Innes Center, Norwich, UK)
  • Sophie Creuzet (INAF, Gif/Yvette, France)
  • Richard Harland (University. of California, Berkeley, US)
  • Oliver Hobert (University of Columbia, New York, US)
  • Corinne Houart (MRC, London, UK)
  • Carsten Janke (Curie Institute, Orsay, France)
  • Thomas Lecuit (IBDML, Marseille, France)
  • Thierry Lepage (Observatory, Villefranche s/Mer, France)
  • Malcolm Logan (MRC, London, UK)
  • Robin Lovell-Badge (MRC, London, UK)
  • Vincent Mirouse (University of Clermond-Ferrand, France)
  • Olivier Pourquié (IGBMC, Strasbourg, France)
  • Erez Raz (ZMBE, Münster, Germany)
  • Bénédicte Sanson (University of Cambridge, UK)
  • Dietmar Schmucker (VIB, Leuven, Belgium)
  • James Sharpe (CRG, Barcelona, Spain)
  • Ralf Sommer (MPI, Tübingen, Germany)
  • Kate Storey (University of Dundee, UK)
  • Cheryll Tickle (University of Bath, UK)

Deadlines

Abstract submission deadline: 30 June 2011
Registration deadline: 20 August 2011

Further information

For more details go to the meeting website.

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The BSDB autumn meeting is a smaller meeting with 80-100 attendees, and is devoted to the in depth discussion of a particular area of developmental biology.
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BSDB 2011 spring meeting

The BSDB 2011 spring meeting was held at the University of Kent, Canterbury, from 27-30 April 2011.

This was a joint Annual Spring Meeting with the British Society for Cell Biology. Plenary speakers were Mark Krasnow and Graham Warren, and sessions included:

  • Cell adhesion and migration
  • Cilia and flagella
  • Inflammation
  • Integrative approaches to development
  • Pathogens and membrane traffic
  • Physiology and disease
  • Plasticity
  • Evolution, signalling and development

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The annual spring symposium is a major meeting in the international calendar. It covers a broad range of topics in developmental biology and is often held jointly with the British Society for Cell Biology (BSCB) or the Genetics Society. Attendance is usually 400-500 delegates. The format usually includes:

  • Four or five sessions of research talks
  • Sessions on other topics of interest to UK developmental biologists (e.g. funding, careers)
  • Waddington Medal Lecture
  • Beddington Medal Lecture
  • Poster sessions with prizes for the best poster
  • The BSDB AGM, including elections of new committee members

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