SDB News Archive

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...

An interview with 2025 Elizabeth D. Hay New Investigator Award recipient Mubarak Syed

December 9, 2025

By Cindy Ow Mubarak Syed , Assistant Professor in the Biology Department at the University of New Mexico (UNM) in Albuquerque, New Mexico is the 2025 recipient of the Society for Developmental ...

It takes a villus to build a career

December 1, 2025

By Brenda Pardo Your small intestine—all 20 or so feet of it—is lined with millions of finger-like projections called villi that absorb nutrients from your food. Tyler Huycke , a ne...