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This page lists events that are of interest to the global community of developmental biologists: conferences, meetings, training courses, workshops.
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How Cells Integrate Biochemical Signals, Cytoskeletal Changes and Physical Forces to Guide Migration
Vascular Cell Fate, Metabolism and Targeting
This one-day meeting brings together researchers from Universities/Research Institutes across the North of England to foster our surprising strength-in-depth in developmental biology. The symposium itself is a mix of talks/posters from junior and senior developmental biologists followed by an informal reception to facilitate networking.
Although differentiated cells were thought to be post-mitotic, we now know they can reprogram, re-enter the cell cycle, and spawn other lineages. This conference explores the underlying mechanisms, enhancing our understanding of disease pathogenesis and potential new therapies.
Stem Cells: B2B – Bench to Bedside
Linking Form to Function: Developmental, Regenerative and Evolutionary Processes Defining Secretory Organs
The first Developmental Biology Symposium to be held at the Francis Crick Institute, honoring Rosa Beddington FRS, who led the Division of Mammalian Development at the MRC National Institute for Medical Research from 1993 until her untimely death in 2001.
Aimed at the pharmaceutical and allied industrial sectors that use (or are considering using) cryo-EM in drug discovery and agricultural research; academic researchers interested in the impact of cryo-EM in drug discovery; and cryo-EM support staff wanting to learn more.
The 6th Nucleic Acids Conference will focus on understanding processes involving DNA and RNA at the molecular and chemical level, with a marked structural and mechanistic perspective.
Bringing together researchers from different disciplines with an interest in FGF biology/biochemistry and clinical applications to meet each other, to discuss their projects and to initiate new and in some cases highly interdisciplinary research projects and collaborations.
This conference will focus on understanding key processes underlying lung development, injury and repair in the context of age, environment and species, with the hope of better understanding disease development and to discover novel therapeutic approaches.
Organizers: Ulrich Technau, Eli Arama
Abstract submission deadline: November 15, 2018
The conference will bring together basic, translational and clinical investigators to discuss the current and future directions, opportunities and obstacles in the development of anti-cancer modalities and how to best apply these concepts in clinical practice.
Cell competition represents a radical departure from the established view that embryonic development is simply a matter of following a preprogrammed set of rules. This conference brings together researchers from diverse fields who study competitive and cooperative interactions between cells.
Granlibakken Tahoe | Lake Tahoe, California, USA | February 24–28, 2019
The conference will bring together researchers interested in better characterizing the non-random organization of the genome while also revealing how this organization is influenced by various cues or disease conditions.
This meeting will bring together scientists who study diverse aspects of mitochondrial biology in order to stimulate interaction and cross fertilization of ideas, leading to new collaborations and synergistic advances.
The meeting will explore the topic of aging, placing particular emphasis on the systemic environment, mitochondria, biomarkers and frailty, immune aging and the protective effects of natural products.
The conference will bring together leaders from diverse fields such as embryonic cortical development, adult neurogenesis, human imaging, and stem cell-based neural disease modelling to discuss recent advances in understanding the cellular and molecular mechanisms regulating neural stem cell activity.
This conference will focus on the application of proteomics to cell biology and unraveling disease mechanisms by addressing conceptually novel ways to study long-standing questions in these fields.
Researchers working on all aspects of fungi attend the 30th Fungal Genetics Conference in Pacific Grove, CA! Communication and collaboration between those interested in genomics, gene regulation, cell biology and development, evolutionary biology, fungal-host interactions, and biotechnology is encouraged.
Synthetic morphogenesis requires collaboration among distinct communities, from developmental biologists, to chemists and material scientists. This symposium brings together scientists from these different disciplines to discuss the extent to which cells/tissues/organs can be built de novo starting from isolated components.
Cartilage Development and Regeneration and Their Implications in Disease Therapies
Application deadline: 07 November
The Academy of Medical Sciences is conveying an interdisciplinary meeting that will explore key areas of neurodevelopmental research, from in utero to adolescence, from multiple perspectives, including molecular, cellular, circuit/systems and behavioural levels.
Developmental, Metabolic and (Epi)Genomic Mechanisms Driving Organogenesis and Tumorigenesis
Application deadline: November 14, 2018
This symposium succeeds the well-known RIKEN CDB symposium series, and focuses on a broad range of researches using approaches to control-and-design biosystems. Topics includes artificial cells, organoids, life cycle control, as well as novel studies using engineering and theoretical methods.
Early bird Registration by 10 January
A conference organised by young scientists from France. Registration is free of charge but mandatory on the website
Scientists from genomics, bioinformatics, microbiology, anthropology, archaeology and historians meet and initiate interactions in this area that has the potential to change the way we think about our human past and how we might study genetic variation in the future.
This exciting three day conference bridges chromatin mechanisms and epigenetic phenomena – two key pillars of modern biology.
Abstract submission deadline:
10 January 2019
Registration deadline:
10 February 2019
Joint meeting of the British Societies for Developmental Biology and Cell Biology
This meeting brings together experts on how the brain integrates information about sensory inputs and internal state into behavioural responses. This topic will be illustrated by studies in different model organisms and will range from sensory-motor to cognitive behaviour.
Gordon Research Seminar: April 13-14
Forum for graduate students and post-docs.
https://www.grc.org/neural-crest-and-cranial-placodes-grs-conference/2019/
Speaker/discussion leader abstract deadline: January 13
Application deadline: March 16
Gordon Research Conference: April 14-19
https://www.grc.org/neural-crest-and-cranial-placodes-conference/2019/
Short talk abstract deadline: January 13
Application deadline: March 17
Development, Disease and Evolution: Interdisciplinary Approaches to the Neural Crest and Cranial Placodes
Application deadline: 03 December
Application deadline: 05 December
A conference from the Danish Stem Cell Society
With the increasing awareness about the essential role of iron in common acquired disorders, such as cardiovascular, inflammatory and neurodegenerative disorders as well as cancer, we will feature cutting-edge research related to these diseases.
Application deadline: 07 December
An exciting and diverse scientific programme focused on recent advances and future directions in fundamental and applied developmental neuroscience centred on the midbrain dopaminergic system.
Early registration ends 31st January 2019.
This conference brings together early career scientists within the wide field of developmental biology. Scientists have the opportunity to present their work in talks and/or posters. Career advise in the form of a panel discussion session will be provided.
Registration and submission of abstracts start: January 5, 2019
Abstract submission deadline: January 18, 2019
Pre-Registration deadline: April 5, 2019
We will jointly discuss fundamental questions such as the origins of cell types in the evolution of multicellularity, their diversification in divergent animal lineages, and the molecular evolution of regulatory networks underlying the specification of cell types and tissues.
Registration & abstract deadline = 28 February 2019
Germ Cell Programming in Vertebrate Biology, Medicine and Biotechnology
The conference will discuss the role of metabolism in controlling cell fate and function in multiple contexts including cancer, tissue regeneration, immune responses and aging.
The meeting will discuss the basic biological principles that govern cell death, cell stress and metabolism, focusing on how cellular stress and alterations in metabolism influence the cellular death programs such as apoptosis, necroptosis and ferroptosis.
This conference addresses fundamental questions of the biology of the malaria parasite, its vector, the (immune) response of the host and the disease that it causes, and showcases the latest technological approaches. “Big data” and computational approaches to be assessed.
This meeting will bring together a broad spectrum of researchers working on Personalized Medicine to discuss the hot topics effecting the area, with a special focus this year on pharmacogenomics, AI/machine learning, and computational imaging.
Cell Junctions as Integrators of Molecular and Mechanical Signals in Development and Disease
Topics will span the experimental spectrum from molecular biology, microbiology, drug discovery, chemistry and pharmacology, to antibiosis activities against cancer, viral and microbial pathogens, as well as biocontrol and biostimulants.
The conference will bring together scientific leaders, industrial players, as well as policy makers to discuss how synthetic biology and metabolic engineering can contribute to sustainable CO2 capture and conversion.
Heterogeneity in Mammary Gland Development and Breast Cancer
Building, Maintaining and Regenerating Skeletal Muscle
Understanding the Molecular Mechanisms that Underpin Wound Repair and Regeneration
The 4th Eurogenesis conference will bring together leaders from the field of adult neurogenesis and will cover different topics from stem cells to function of adult-born neurons. An entire session will be dedicated to adult neurogenesis in humans.
Early Bird Registration/Travel Award Application/Abstract Submission: March 14, 2019
Spinal Cord Injury and Repair: From Molecules to Function
Identity and Diversity: Developmental Biology from Molecules to Cells to Organisms
Abstract submission deadline: March 28
We invite you to the Second European Amphibian Club in Lutherstadt-Wittenberg, Germany.
Annual Meeting of the International Society for Stem Cell Research
The symposium aims at bringing together world-leading experts in the fields of mechanobiology, cell biology and developmental biology studying the mechanical basis of cell and tissue morphogenesis.
Normal and Abnormal Cell Cycle Variations
This meeting attracts the international community of researchers using tunicates as model organisms for a broad range of studies, including cell and developmental biology, neurobiology and immunity, post-embryonic development, genetics and genomics, ecology and evolution.
This symposium bridges traditional microbiology and novel technologies by exposing microbiologists to new ways of addressing their hypotheses. Also, it provides a platform for systems or technology experts to get a better understanding of the important questions in the field.
The meeting will bring together researchers interested in niche-epithelial stem /progenitor interaction during lung development, homeostasis and disease.
Epigenetic Mechanisms Across Scales: From Molecules to Environment and Evolution
Annual Meeting of the Society for Developmental Biology
This conference will be co-organized by Ken Birnbaum (US) and Jill Harrison (UK) to bring together the international plant development community, foster collaboration and identify emerging research themes.
The full speaker list and conference poster are online here:
https://harrisonlab.blogspot.com/2018/11/faseb-mechanisms-in-plant-development.html
Gametes, Fertilization and the Tissues in Which They Develop in Humans, Animals and Plants
Website in preparation
Growing Organotypically Differentiated Vasculatures from Vascular Sprouts
Harnessing Lung Complexity Towards Improved Health Across the Lifespan
Wnt Signaling Networks in Development, Disease and Regeneration
Abstract submission deadline May 3, 2019
Translational control focus of attention extends to many fields, including developmental biology, neurobiology, cell physiology, disease, synthetic and systems biology, among others. Besides messenger RNA translation, the conference features advances in epitranscriptomics and non-coding RNAs that influence the translation process.
This conference will bring together leading researchers from computational biology, various omics fields and technology development to present their latest work and discuss applications, future ideas and the challenges for integrating large-scale biological data across different biological technologies and disciplines.
Abstract Deadline: June 28, 2019
Organizers: Anne Grapin-Botton, Marius Wernig, Ken Zaret
Abstract submission deadline June 7, 2019
This first EMBO|EMBL Symposium on systems genetics will focus on the central questions of when and how do changes in genotype result in changes in phenotype.
Abstract Deadline: July 12, 2019
Organizers: Kate O’Connor-Giles, Scott Waddell
A Scientific Discussion Meeting from The Royal Society
Connecting leading developers of imaging methods with cutting edge applications that illustrate how imaging can answer biological questions. We emphasise on methods that capture the dynamics of life, spanning the whole range from molecular resolution to imaging of whole organisms.
The Brain Mosaic aims to bring together leaders in this emerging discipline to discuss how it is advancing our knowledge of CNS function and disease. Speakers at this neuroscience meeting on ‘single cell’ will emphasize the multi-disciplinary nature of the field.
Exploring the diverse, dynamic and multifaceted roles of RNA across a spectrum of cellular processes. Interdisciplinary discussion of the roles of non-coding RNAs in both prokaryotes and eukaryotes, with the aim of enhancing our understanding of gene regulation and function.
Discussion topics will include:
In this meeting we will explore the role of narrative in the communication of science. What does narrative in contemporary fiction have to say about the human dimension of science? Are its practitioners villains or heroes, stereotypes or multidimensional characters?
The 10th meeting of the Latin American Society for Developmental Biology
This conference covers presentations from cancer genome projects, the areas of cancer functional genomics, systems biology, cancer immunogenomics and epigenomics, cancer mouse models and the translation and clinical impact of scientific results obtained.
Abstract Deadline: August 23, 2019
Organizers: Nancy Allbritton, Scott Fraser Junhyong Kim
Celebrating 100 years of genetics in Edinburgh and the Genetics Society in the UK
The symposium will focus in particular on how metabolites and metabolic networks impact gene regulation, on recently discovered roles of metabolites in disease and how this open novel therapeutic avenues.
This meeting connects researchers based in academia and industry to focus on the opportunities and challenges for genomics in drug discovery. Covering multi-omics, epidemiology, molecular biology and computational approaches, focusing on the contributions of these methods to target validation.
Abstract Deadline: September 27, 2019
Organizers: Paola Arlotta, Sergiu Pasca
