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 […]
December update from the BSDB
Kathryn Anderson (1952-2020)
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 […]
BSDB 2020 Newsletter
Please find the 2020 BSDB newsletter here! Despite the obvious disruptions to our normal proceedings this year, the 2020 Newsletter is out!. The newsletter of the BSDB forms an essential summary of all that has happened over the previous year, including past and upcoming society meetings (p.g. 5), our treasurer’s reports (p.g. 8), incoming committee […]
The Company of Biologists and Journal of Cell Science launch FocalPlane, a new microscopy community site
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 […]