SDB News Archive

SDB Members Elected as 2024 & 2025 AAAS Fellows

March 26, 2026

The Society for Developmental Biology would like to congratulate the following SDB members elected as 2024 and 2025 Fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. "Election as a ...

NIH Public Access Compliance at Developmental Biology

March 5, 2026

Dear SDB Members, I am writing to clarify how to fully comply with the 2024 NIH Public Access Policy without paying the current $3,910 Article Processing Fee for Open Access for your paper accep...

Passing of Conklin Medalist and SDB President Gail R. Martin

February 17, 2026

The Society for Developmental Biology is sad to announce the passing of Gail R. Martin (1944-2026), after a short illness, in San Francisco.  Martin served as SDB President in 2007 and was the r...

2025 SDB Academy Members

February 13, 2026

We are excited to announce the 2025 elected members of the Society for Developmental Biology Academy , an initiative to recognize and celebrate our dedicated long-standing SDB members. These individ...

2026 Society for Developmental Biology Award Winners

February 5, 2026

The Society for Developmental Biology Board of Directors selected the following recipients for the 2026 SDB Awards. They will present their award lectures at the SDB 85th Annual Meeting, July 23-26, ...

President's Corner: Viva Las Vegas!

January 29, 2026

The highlight of the year for the Society for Developmental Biology is the annual meeting that brings scientists together to learn about the latest discoveries in developmental biology. This year&rsq...