Congratulations to Chris Wylie (Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center), who received the 2011 Waddington Medal at the Spring Meeting in Kent. 
Chris’s research focusses on: the migration of embryonic cells, the control of actin assembly in morphogenetic movements, the formation of the primary germ layers in vertebrate embryos, the scientific basis of spinal disorders, tendon differentiation.
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:
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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:
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The Winter 2010 issue of the BSDB newsletter (PDF, 26 pages) is now available to download. 
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The Summer 2010 issue of the BSDB newsletter (PDF, 22 pages) is now available to download. 
[box]The BSDB newsletter is published twice yearly by the Publications Secretary and contains information about forthcoming meetings, book reviews, meeting reports and more. If you have suggestions for future newsletters, please contact us.[/box]
The Winter 2009 issue of the BSDB newsletter (PDF, 21 pages) is now available to download. 
[box]The BSDB newsletter is published twice yearly by the Publications Secretary and contains information about forthcoming meetings, book reviews, meeting reports and more. If you have suggestions for future newsletters, please contact us.[/box]