For the first time, the International Society for Stem Cell Research (ISSCR), the Society for Developmental Biology (SDB), and the Allen Institute are collaborating to present a three-day scientific symposium led by early-career scientists. Designed to nurture the next generation of researchers, the program will provide a platform for professional growth while fostering collaboration at the intersection of developmental biology and stem cell science.

Attendees will have opportunities to engage in scientific exchange, career development, and community building through the following sessions:

• Invited Speakers
• Selected Short Talks
• Poster Sessions
• Live Stem Cell Podcast
• Science in Seattle Networking Event
• Navigating the Digital Landscape Workshop
• Funding in Science Workshop
• Strategic Working Session

Applications are closed.

Newly Announced

Confirmed topics and speakers

States, Fates, and Traits

• Ariel Waisman, FLENI, Argentina
• Bianka Seres, Conception, USA
• Crystal Rogers, University of California, Davis, USA
• Nika Shakiba, University of British Columbia, Canada

Data Analysis Across Scales

• Bruno Vellutini,  Federal University of Minas Gerais, Brazil
• Christina Theodoris, Gladstone Institute, San Francisco, USA
• Leslie Sepaniac, University of Wisconsin, USA
• Sadao Ota, University of Tokyo, Japan

Model Systems and the Organism

• Aguilera Castrejon, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Janelia Research Campus, USA
• Akane Kawaguchi, National Institute of Genetics, Japan
• Marta Shahbazi, MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Cambridge, UK
• Yangfei Xiang, ShanghaiTech University, China

Spatial Awareness

• Can Aztekin, Max Planck, Germany
• Claudia Vásquez, University of Washington, USA
• Gianluca Amade

About the Organizers

Organizing Committee

• Alessandro Bertero, University of Torino, Italy
• Ken Cho, University of California, Irvine, USA
• Gideon Dunster, Allen Institute, USA
• Whitney Edwards, University of North Carolina, USA
• Evan Graham, BioLamina, USA
• Valentina Greco, Yale School of Medicine, USA
• Leigh Harris, Allen Institute, USA
• Serge Parent, Allen Institute, USA
• Helen Willsey, University of California, San Francisco, USA

About the Allen Institute

Allen Institute is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit medical research organization dedicated to accelerating science for a healthier world. Through large-scale, multidisciplinary research initiatives, the Institute generates foundational knowledge, data, tools, and models that are shared openly with the world to advance our understanding of life and health. Founded by Jody Allen and the late Paul G. Allen, Allen Institute is supported primarily by the Fund for Science and Technology.

About the International Society for Stem Cell Research

With nearly 5,000 members from more than 80 countries, the International Society for Stem Cell Research is the preeminent global, cross-disciplinary, science-based organization dedicated to stem cell research and its translation to the clinic. The ISSCR mission is to promote excellence in stem cell science and applications to human health.

About the Society for Developmental Biology

The Society for Developmental Biology is a non-profit professional society of about 2,500 members, dedicated to the advancement of the field of developmental biology. It provides an inclusive, global forum for research, education and career development in developmental biology and related areas to our international community of scientists.