Southeast Regional Society for Developmental Biology Meeting

University of Alabama Birmingham

May 15th-17th, 2019

Join us on Twitter @SESDB_2019

Congratulations to all of the trainee presentation award winners!

Best oral presentation:

  • 1st place- Brandon Carpenter, Postdoc, Emory University
  • 2nd place - Ceri Weber, Graduate Student, Duke University
  • 3rd place - Teresa Lee, Postdoc, Emory University

Best poster presentation:

  • 1st place - Sergio Minchey, Graduate Student, University of Georgia
  • 2nd place - Sarah Alexandra Garcia-Moreno, Postdoc, Duke University
  • 3rd place - Allyson Angermeier, Graduate Student, University of Alabama Birmingham

Best Undergraduate presentation:

  • 1st place - Austin Wahle, University of Georgia - poster
  • 2nd place - Elizabeth Delgado, Duke University - poster
  • 3rd place - Hayley Milner, Kennesaw State University - oral presentation

Keynote Speakers:

Dr. Cecilia Lo, University of Pittsburgh

Dr. Philip Benfey, Duke University

Our final program can be accessed here: 2019 SESDB Program and abstract book

Confirmed Speakers:

Dr. John Parant, University of Alabama Birmingham

Dr. Scott Dougan, University of Georgia

Dr. Shuyi Nie, Georgia Institute of Technology

Dr. Tessa Burch-Smith, University of Tennessee Knoxville

Dr. John Yoder, University of Alabama Tuscaloosa

Dr. Elizabeth Ables, East Carolina University

Session topics include:

Differentiation and cell fate, Morphogenesis and organogenesis, Evolution and development,

Development in cancer and disease, Cell-cell communication and signaling, Stem and progenitor cell biology

Education session on Community Outreach

click here for: Preliminary Program

and information on our "Community Outreach" Education Session

Registration and abstract submission

Click here for meeting Registration:

Priority registration deadline is May 1st

Click here for Abstract submission:

Submission deadline to be considered for a short talk is April 1st,

final submission deadline for poster presentations is April 22nd.

Conference Facilities at the UAB Hill Student Center, 3rd floor

Facilities Map

Lodging at the Hilton Birmingham at UAB

Call to reserve your room at 205-933-9000 under our group rate "Society for Developmental Biology Conference"

or follow the link to reserve your room online

Reservation deadline: April 24th to receive the discounted rate

Room rate is $121 for either a single (one king bed) or double (two queen beds)

Need to find a roommate? Follow this link and we will connect you with someone to share a room

Map showing the short walk from lodging to meeting space

Hotel also offers a free shuttle if needed

Questions? Contact our meeting organizers

Chenbei Chang (cchang@uab.edu)

Heather Ray (hjray@uab.edu)

Melissa Bentley (mbentl17@uab.edu)

Sade Williams (sadewill@uab.edu)

Hala Zein-Sabatto (hsabatto@uab.edu)