2023 BSDB Cheryll Tickle Medal Winner: Madeline Lancaster
In 2016, the BSDB introduced the Cheryll Tickle Medal, which is being awarded annually to a mid-career, female scientist for her outstanding achievements in the field of Developmental Biology. The...
View Article2023 BSDB Beddington Medal Winner: Rasa Elmentaite
The Beddington Medal is the BSDB’s major commendation to promising young biologists, awarded for the best PhD thesis in Developmental Biology defended in the year previous to the award. Rosa...
View Article2023 Wolpert Medal Winner: Jonathan Slack
Following the sad passing of one of the greats of Developmental Biology, Lewis Wolpert, the BSDB committee has decided to launch a new annual medal in his honour. Lewis was well known for his ability...
View Article2023 WADDINGTON MEDAL WINNER: MARYSIA PLACZEK
We are very pleased to announce that this year’s Waddington medal winner is Professor Marysia Placzek, Professor of Developmental Neurobiology at the School of Biosciences, University of Sheffield....
View ArticleJoin us at the Joint BSDB / Genetics Society Spring Meeting 2024
Joint BSDB / Genetics Society Spring Meeting on Developmental Genetics Registration Now Open Dates: 15th-18th April 2024 Primary location: University of Warwick, Coventry, UK Organisers: Shankar...
View Article2024 WADDINGTON MEDAL WINNER: JEAN-PAUL VINCENT
We are very pleased to announce that this year’s Waddington medal winner is Jean-Paul Vincent, Principal Group Leader at the Francis Crick Institute. His fundamental discoveries have helped shape...
View Article2024 WOLPERT MEDAL WINNER: SALLY LOWELL
Following the sad passing of one of the greats of Developmental Biology, Lewis Wolpert, the BSDB committee has decided to launch a new annual medal in his honour. Lewis was well known for his ability...
View Article2024 CHERYLL TICKLE MEDAL WINNER: PETRA HAJKOVA
In 2016, the BSDB introduced the Cheryll Tickle Medal, which is being awarded annually to a mid-career, female scientist for her outstanding achievements in the field of Developmental Biology. The...
View Article2024 BSDB BEDDINGTON MEDAL WINNER: DELAN ALASAADI
The Beddington Medal is the BSDB’s major commendation to promising young biologists, awarded for the best PhD thesis in Developmental Biology defended in the year previous to the award. Rosa...
View ArticleIn memory of my mentor, colleague and friend, David Ish-Horowicz FRS
David Ish-Horowicz, who died on July 19th just two weeks short of his 76th birthday, pioneered the application of molecular biology to the analysis of Drosophila development in the UK. His laboratory...
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