An illustrated summary of the BSDB Spring Meeting 2026
In this post, @alexneaverson.bsky.social shares her insights on using illustration to share the joy of developmental biology at the 2026 @bsdb.bsky.social meeting.
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Wow indeed, and thank you for attending and sharing your creation - really beautiful illustration of BSDB2026!
Had so much fun at @bsdb.bsky.social a few weeks go and am very excited about all the upcoming stories I saw. Check out the #preprint list I've collated from the meeting, now on @prelights.bsky.social👇
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And please do let me know if there are any I missed 👀
It’s official!
@bertacava26.bsky.social has received a Marie Skłodowska-Curie European Postdoctoral Fellowship 🚀🚀🚀
She will study proteostasis during embryo dormancy @babrahaminst.bsky.social
Very well deserved. proud of this achievement & excited for the discoveries ahead 🐭⌛️
And that’s a wrap! From all of us @bsdb.bsky.social - thank you everyone for making this a very special meeting, from Molecules to Morphogenesis
Honoured and overwhelmed to receive the 2026 Waddington Medal. Science is a team effort, and I've been fortunate to work alongside exceptional people asking hard questions. Thank you to the BSDB and to everyone who has been part of the journey.
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The most deserving winner of the 2026 BSDB Wolpert Medal is Neil Vargesson. This award recognises his outstanding contributions to the public understanding of chemically-induced birth differences. Many congratulations to Neil!
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Huge congratulations to James Briscoe @jamesbriscoe.bsky.social for receiving the 2026 BSDB Waddington Medal, recognising an extraordinary career of discovery, mentorship, and leadership in developmental biology.
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Many congratulations to Cynthia Andoniadou @pituitarylab.bsky.social, recipient of the 2026 BSDB Cheryll Tickle Medal, honouring her internationally recognised research programme in pituitary gland development and stem cell biology.
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🏆 We’re delighted to announce the winner of the 2026 BSDB Dennis Summerbell Award!
This year’s award goes to Sergio Menchero @sermenchero.bsky.social, recognised for exceptional contributions to developmental biology and for carrying forward the curiosity and rigour that Dennis championed.
🎉 We are thrilled to announce the very first winner of the BSDB Marie Johansson Prize!
This year’s award goes to Giulia Boezio @giulia-boezio.bsky.social, recognised for outstanding contributions to developmental biology and for embodying Marie’s scientific originality and rigour.
A promotional graphic for Development and The Node announcing attendance at the BSDB 2026 Spring Meeting. The Development logo appears in the top left. In the top right, there is a BSDB 2026 banner with event dates: 23–26 March 2026 at the University of Warwick. Text states that Reviews Editor Ingrid Tsang and Node Community Manager Andrea Murillo will be attending the meeting. Additional text invites attendees to reach out with questions about publishing or other activities from The Company of Biologists, and mentions collecting Development and Node goodies at the booth. Contact email addresses and social media icons with handles for Development and The Node are displayed at the bottom. Two portrait photos appear on the right side of the graphic.
Excited for BSDB's 2026 Meeting organised by @abinagui.bsky.social @vmetzis.bsky.social, @gastruloids.bsky.social & co?
Our Reviews Editor @ingridtsang.bsky.social & the Node's Community Manager @andreamurillo.bsky.social will also be attending - come and chat to them about our journal & the Node.
Great to see this work out from our neighbours @mrc-lms.bsky.social driven by Noura Maziak @vaquerizasjm.bsky.social!
With Pico-C they reveal a modular regulatory logic driving genome establishment - congrats to all authors!
Sad to read this. Gail was indeed a giant of developmental biology. I have fond memories of Gail at an Australian devbio workshop (many many years ago), where we travelled together to see Kangaroo Island after the meeting. She was quite an inspiration to me.
We've been inundated (!) with abstracts for BSDB 2026!! Thanks to all who've submitted and to those that have registered! The rooms are going fast!
Don't miss it! Early-bird registration due Monday 9th Feb
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Delighted to be in Edinburgh visiting the Institute of Genetics and Cancer today! Great to chat gene regulatory logic and development. Many thanks to @hannahlong.bsky.social and Jenny Nichols for hosting me, owner of the world’s best collection of ornamental office mice
Final reminder: abstract deadline today for the @bsdb.bsky.social 2026 meeting! Don’t miss it :)
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Don't forget to register for our upcoming Spring Meeting: 'Molecules to Morphogenesis'
Get your abstracts submitted by the 16th of January!
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This meeting will be so great. Only about a week until the early-bird deadline, 9th Feb.
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We are delighted to have you joining us Sally! Also very much looking forward to this! #devbio
New year, new beginnings! Join us for all things animal & plant devbio at the 2026 @bsdb.bsky.social meeting in Warwick!
Abstract submission closing NEXT FRIDAY 16th JAN - join us!
Fantastic to be a part of this devbio symposium today in Oxford - thank you to the organisers for the invitation!
A poster listing the names of invited speakers at the upcoming BSDB 2026 meeting at the University of Warwick, 23-26 March
Meeting schedule now online for @bsdb.bsky.social 2026 spring meeting: Molecules to Morphogenesis!
***Abstracts due in by January 16***
Join the outstanding line up! Submit your abstract for a short talk, flash talk, or poster presentation:
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I am absolutely delighted to share the invited speakers for our upcoming @bsdb.bsky.social "Molecules to Morphogenesis" meeting!
Registration and abstract submission is now open - join us!
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March 23-26, 2026 - UK
Many thanks James - pleased to share this publication and to see it highlighted in the current issue @cp-devcell.bsky.social
Application deadline for up to 5 @mrc-lms.bsky.social postdoc positions in developmental epigenetics closes soon - don’t miss out! Positions across both experimental and computational projects. Come and join our fantastic team science community!
Interested in developmental epigenetics? So are we! Apply now to join us for your postdoc!
Multiple positions across multiple groups @mrc-lms.bsky.social
Projects spanning germline demethylation, gene regulation, genome architecture in development & disease 👇👇
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My team @ebi.embl.org is open to hosting #ARISE2 fellows!
We‘re especially interested in projects that improve access to single-cell & spatial transcriptomics data (e.g. browsers, standards), or enhance AI-readiness.
Happy to chat if you are applying!
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Congratulations to my colleague Will Scott @mrc-lms.bsky.social on his latest work resolving the molecular changes in fat tissue that emerge following weight loss www.nature.com/articles/s41...