Society for Developmental Biology Annual Meetings 2019-2021

“一个受精卵细胞是如何产生所有不同的细胞类型、组织和器官的？”以及指导这些复杂过程的遗传、分子和细胞机制是发育生物学领域的研究目标。自1939年以来（二战期间的两年除外），发育生物学学会（前身为发育与生长研究学会）年会为世界各地的发育生物学家提供了报告新发现、交流思想和新方法的论坛。尖端技术将该领域带入了基因组时代，使研究人员能够分析和监测从单个受精卵到完整个体的过程，从植物到无脊椎动物再到包括人类在内的脊椎动物；了解细胞和组织如何从正常转变为疾病；以及为什么有些组织能够再生，而另一些却不能。这些新技术也提高了道德实践的意识，深发展年会也提供了理性讨论的场所。该提案的三次年度会议旨在继续成为该领域和全球相关领域科学家的主要会议场所，包括全体会议和同期会议，由经验丰富的和新的研究人员进行会谈，专门的海报会议和关于特殊和当前感兴趣的主题的讲习班/圆桌会议。为了与学会的教育使命保持一致，我们将为受训者和终身教职前的教师提供专业发展研讨会（新教师训练营），教育专题讨论会，博士后专题讨论会和所有人的交流机会。这次会议与其他科学学会的会议不同的一个特点是希尔德·曼戈尔德博士后研讨会，两名博士后审查他们同行的所有符合条件的摘要，选择前八名进行简短的演讲，并共同主持研讨会。他们在深发展校长的指导下进行同行评议和担任会议主席，这是对这些年轻科学家至关重要的职业培训。我们亦会致力为与会者提供一个欢迎、包容和尊重的氛围，鼓励他们坦诚交流意见，促进未来的合作。该奖项反映了美国国家科学基金会的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的知识价值和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估，被认为值得支持。

The quintessential question, "How does a single, fertilized egg cell produce all the different cell types, tissues and organs of the adult organism?", and the genetic, molecular and cellular mechanisms that conduct these complex processes are study objectives of the field of developmental biology. The Society for Developmental Biology (previously the Society for the Study of Development and Growth) annual meetings have provided the forum for reporting of new findings, as well as exchange of ideas and cross-fertilization of new methods among developmental biologists around the World since 1939 (except for two years during WWII). Cutting edge technologies have moved the field into the genomic era and allowed the investigators to analyze and monitor the processes leading a single fertilized egg to a complete individual, from plant to invertebrates to vertebrates including human; to understand how cells and tissues may change from normal to disease; and why some tissues are able to regenerate while others cannot. These new technologies have also raised awareness for ethical practices and the SDB annual meetings have also provided the venue for rational discourse. The three annual meetings of this proposal aim to continue to be the primary meeting venue for scientists in this and related fields world-wide, with plenary and concurrent sessions with talks by seasoned and new investigators, dedicated poster sessions and workshops/roundtables on topics of special and current interest. In keeping with the educational mission of the Society, we will offer professional development workshops for trainees and pre-tenure faculty (Boot Camp for New Faculty), education symposia, postdoctoral symposia and networking opportunities for all. One feature that makes this meeting different from other scientific societies' meetings is the Hilde Mangold Postdoctoral Symposium, where two postdoctoral fellows review all eligible abstracts from their peers, select the top eight for short talks and co-chair the symposium. They practice peer review and session chairmanship under the mentoring of the SDB president, a critical career training for these junior scientists. We also will focus to provide a welcoming, inclusive and respectful atmosphere for the participants, to encourage frank exchange of ideas and fomenting of future collaborations.This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.