The Structural Birth Defects Trainee Symposium will be held virtually September 15, 2025. Abstract submissions will be processed via the Society for Developmental Biology website.
This virtual event will last one day and feature keynote talks chosen by the trainee representative and short talks selected from submitted trainee abstracts. The goal of this symposium is to continue to build and connect the scientific community engaged in research around congenital anomalies as we await our next full meeting in 2026 in Philadelphia.
Only abstracts submitted by trainees (Clinical Fellows, Postdoctoral Fellows and Graduate Students) will be considered for oral presentations (12 min talk, 3 min Q7A).
Please review the abstract submission instructions.
Save your entire abstract as a text file (.txt) to remove all formatting before starting your submission. The entire abstract must be one paragraph only. There is a 2000 character limit (with spaces) for the abstract text. Include any funding sources in the last sentence of your abstract. NO ONLINE REVISION of the abstract is available after submission. Therefore, please review your abstract carefully on the preview page before submitting. If you do not see everything in the preview, go back to add the missing items. Nothing is added after the preview you approve. Inputting an advisor name in the form field does not input them as an author.
If you have any problems, contact SDB at [email protected] with "SBD Abstract Question" in the subject line or call 301-634-7815 during office hours (M - F, 8:30 AM - 5 PM US Eastern Time).
Deadline for Submissions: August 15, 2025 (11:59 PM ET)
Submission Fee: Free
Click Start to begin the abstract submission process.