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2013 Southeast Regional Society for Developmental Biology Meeting

2013 SE REGIONAL SOCIETY FOR DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY MEETING

The Southeast Regional Society of Developmental Biology will hold its next meeting at the Scarritt Bennett Center and Vanderbilt University on Monday, May 13 through Wednesday, May 15, 2013. The Scarritt Bennett Center is conveniently located next to Vanderbilt's main campus. Highlights of the meeting include:

Keynote speakers Frank Costantini, Ph.D. and Lynn Riddiford, Ph.D.
5 Sessions featuring Regional Developmental Biologists
2 Educational & 2 Poster Sessions

For more information about the meeting, please visit the Southeast SDB Regional Meeting site.

 

2013 SPRING COURSES

CBIO320/CANB320 Cancer & Embryonic Development

The Spring 2013 Cancer & Embryonic Development course is led by Co-Directors Andrea Page-McCaw, Ph.D. and Ethan Lee, M.D., Ph.D. Class meets every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday from 2:30-3:30 pm in 3131 MRBIII. Students explore the developmental and cancer biological aspects of topics that include germ layers, cell migration, and ECM interactions.

 

 

 
NEWS Publications, Events,
Honors & Awards

DOUBLE PH.D. CONGRATULATIONS!

Jessica Mazerik (Tyska Lab) was awarded a Ph.D. in Cell and developmental biology for her successful defense of "Uncovering mechanisms that control myosin-1a membrane binding and targeting dynamics".

Mallory Hacker (Miller Lab) was awarded a Ph.D. in Cell and Developmental biology for her successful defense of "Investigating the mechanism of GABA neuron degeneration in a model of Coenzyme Q deficiency".

 

PDB EVENTS NOW ON GOOGLE CALENDAR
(thanks to our grad students for the idea)
Calendar Access


PROGRAM SEMINARS

4/12 Developmental Biology Journal Club
Kendal Broadie (PI, Biological Sciences) will discuss "A zebrafish Notum homolog specifically blocks the Wnt/beta-catenin signaling pathway" by G. Parker Flowers et al. (4:00 pm - 3131 MRBIII).

4/16 dbRIC Research in Construction
Join us for a round table discussion led by Nathan Grega Larson (Matt Tyska Lab). (9:30 am - 4131 MRBIII

4/17 Developmental Biology Research Club
The de Caestecker Lab will discuss their research projects. (6:00 pm - 3131 MRBIII)

4/23 Developmental Biology Guest Seminar
Jonathan Henry, Ph.D. (Professor and Associate Head of Developmental Biology at the University of Illinois at Champaign-Urbana) will discuss "Stem cells and lens regeneration: more than meets the eye". (2:00 pm - 1220 MRBIII)

 

ADDITIONAL SEMINARS OF INTEREST

 

CONFERENCE ROOM AVAILABILITY

The Program in Developmental Biology schedules the MRBIII Cell and Developmental Biology conference rooms. To view availability please visit:

To make a reservation please email your request to Kimberly Kane and include the room, day, time, event name, contact name and contact phone number.

 



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