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Latin American Developmental Biology
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The Latin American Society for Developmental Biology is a scientific association, that promotes the study of developmental biology in Latin America.
https://lasdb-development.org/
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🗳️ Vote for the New LASDB Logo!

We held a logo design contest — now help us pick our top 3 finalists.
✅ Registered emails only
✅ One vote per person
📅 Deadline: Sept 27, 2026
Vote here: script.google.com/macros/s/AKf...
September 8, 2026 at 2:37 AM
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Join us 🌟 #EvoDevoMondays

🗓️September 21, 2026

Speakers
🐜 Angelly Vasquez Correa @angellyvasco.bsky.social
🐟 Amy L. Herbert

Session chair Professor Robert D. Reed

#PASEDB #EvoDevoMondays #EvoDevo

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August 24, 2026 at 8:01 PM
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LASDB Students/Postdocs/Early Investigators Seminar Series
Friday September 4th, 2026
9.00 am Mexico
10.00 am Colombia, Ecuador, Perú
11.00 am Chile, USA (EST), Bolivia
12.00 am Argentina, Uruguay, Brasil
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August 22, 2026 at 3:33 AM
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Financial Assistance Applications are now available for the 12th #SCZI. These funds can be used for travel, registration, or childcare. All attendees are encouraged to apply! Read more here: www.izfs.org/education/20...

#SCZI2027 #zebrafish #IZFS
Financial Assistance | IZFS - International Zebrafish Society
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July 21, 2026 at 2:19 PM
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The #IZFS 12th Strategic Conference of Zebrafish Investigators (#SCZI) is taking place in Merida, Mexico on January 10-13, 2027! Early registration opens in ONE MONTH on July 13! Learn more here: www.izfs.org/education/20...

#zebrafish #zebrafishinvestigators #MeridaMexico
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June 15, 2026 at 2:47 PM
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The LASDB Online Seminar Series is a space created especially for young scientists to connect with outstanding researchers, exchange ideas, and expand their professional networks.
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August 7th, 2026
9AM Mex
10AM Col,Ec,Perú
11AM Chile,USA-est,Boliv
12AM Arg,Urug,Brazil
July 25, 2026 at 2:33 AM
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You should apply to this fantastic course !!!
New edition of the great Quintay Developmental Biology Course !!!
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July 8, 2026 at 3:20 AM
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We are excited to announce the results of the YEN 2026 Image Competition!

Thanks to all who submitted an entry. This year amazing work has been shared with us complementing our perspectives talks on art+science. We congratulate the winners of the YEN and public votes!

#yen2026 #yenimagecompetition
A collection of images from the YEN2026 Image Competition
July 6, 2026 at 9:56 AM
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LASDB Students Seminar Series
First seminar: July 3rd
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June 25, 2026 at 5:09 PM
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LASDB Students Seminar Series
First seminar: July 3rd
uchile.zoom.us/j/9339767270...
June 25, 2026 at 5:09 PM
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We are renewing the logo !!
We invite Latin American developmental biologists to participate in this contest.
Please check:
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June 17, 2026 at 3:29 AM
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The 2025 Quintay Dev Bio cohort is not just scientifically excellent but also ✨artistically✨ talented. They've generated some breathtaking photos 🔬🌈.
Please VOTE for your favourite as the winning image will be the cover of an issue of @dev-journal.bsky.social
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Vote for a Development cover from the Quintay International Course on Developmental Biology - the Node
Browse through the gallery of the 9 images and vote for your favourite by Wednesday, 24 June 2026.
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June 16, 2026 at 2:38 PM
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New edition of the great Quintay Developmental Biology Course !!!
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May 25, 2026 at 11:00 PM
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Regeneration and Development in Axolotls: from Xochimilco to the Lab
SALAMANDER MEETING, UNAM, Mexico City, October 6-8, 2026.
salamander2026.iibiomedicas.unam.mx
May 24, 2026 at 2:30 AM
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New edition of the great Quintay Developmental Biology Course !!!
More information at:
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May 18, 2026 at 4:33 AM
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🌊🧬 13th International LASDB Congress
📍 Búzios, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
📅 October 2027

We’re excited to announce the 13th Conference of the Latin American Society for Developmental Biology

📢 More information coming soon!
May 5, 2026 at 4:24 AM
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We have launched a call for the renewal of the Society’s logo, and we invite developmental biologists working in Latin America, as well as Latin American developmental biologists working abroad, to participate in this contest.
More information at
lasdb-development.org/pages/news.h...
April 28, 2026 at 5:04 AM
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We’re launching our Latinx DevBio interview series 🌎🧬

Our first inspiring conversation features Dr. Rosa Navarro: Leading Developmental Biology research in Mexico.

Read here: sites.google.com/view/latinxi...

Thanks, Dr. Navarro, for sharing your journey and insights with us! #LatinxInScience
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“The only limit is your imagination”-Dr. Rosa Navarro.
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February 20, 2026 at 7:08 AM
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Congrats to the 2026 SDB Award Winners!
Conklin Medal: Lee Niswander
SDB Lifetime Achievement Award: Alexandra Joyner
Hamburger Outstanding Educator Prize: Roberto Mayor
Hay New Investigator Award: Jeffrey Farrell
SDB Trainee SciComm Award: Nicholas Desnoyer
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Society for Developmental Biology logo Society for Developmental Biology 2026 Award Winners Edwin G. Conklin Medal Headshot of Lee Niswander Lee Niswander, University of Colorado Boulder Society for Developmental Biology Lifetime Achievement Award Headshot of Alexandra Joyner Alexandra Joyner, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center Viktor Hamburger Outstanding Educator Prize Headshot of Roberto Mayor Roberto Mayor, University College London Elizabeth D. Hay New Investigator Award Headshot of Jeffrey Farrell Jeffrey Farrell, National Institutes of Health Society for Developmental Biology Trainee Science Communication Award Headshot of Nicholas Desnoyer Nicholas Desnoyer, The Sainsbury Laboratory
February 5, 2026 at 5:34 PM
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SEBD Honours Antonio García-Bellido thenode.biologists.com/sebd-honours...
SEBD Honours Antonio García-Bellido - the Node
A Pioneer in Developmental Biology On the past 10th of November, Antonio García-Bellido passed away. Widely regarded as the father of the Spanish school
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January 6, 2026 at 4:53 AM
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Apply to the world famous 'Woods Hole' Embryology course !!!
It is a transformative experience. Scholarships available.
App Deadline Feb 3, 2026.
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January 6, 2026 at 4:43 AM
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Apply for Development's Pathway to Independence programme

The programme aims to support a small number of researchers in the fields of developmental biology, stem cells and regeneration as they transition from postdoc to group leader. Read more ⬇️

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Apply for Development's Pathway to Independence programme - the Node
Development are currently welcoming applications for our Pathway to Independence (PI) programme, which aims to support a small number of researchers in
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December 18, 2025 at 9:22 PM
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Complete your profile and join the Network !

This survey is meant for Latin American developmental biologists (investigators, postdocs, students, and technicians) working in Latin America and abroad.

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October 13, 2025 at 1:56 AM
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"His secret weapons were an unquenchable curiosity and continuing hands-on experimentation at the bench with his beautiful frog embryos and oocytes".

A thoughtful tribute to the life of Sir John Gurdon by Edward M. De Robertis that we really recommend everyone to read.
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Sir John Gurdon on the occasion of his 80th birthday. Original portrait by Prof. Nadia Rosenthal of The Jackson Laboratories, pencil on Arches paper. Courtesy of the artist.
November 7, 2025 at 9:12 PM
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EMBO and The Company of Biologists Workshop "C.elegans Biology"
24–28 February 2026. Merida, México
Abstracts deadline and financial request October 31, 2025.
Travel grants and registration fee waivers are available for participants !!
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October 21, 2025 at 5:17 AM