Developmental Biology Gordon Research Seminar & Conference

The 2025 meeting will encompass a wide array of subjects spanning the field of developmental biology, with a focus on untangling complexity in development: presenting the latest insights from both well-established and emerging models, revisiting classical questions through mathematical and physical paradigms, and introducing upgraded and innovative technologies to untangle the complexity of growth and morphogenesis in development.

Program Format

Gordon Research Seminars are 2-day meetings which take place on the Saturday and Sunday just prior to the start of the associated GRC. The GRS opens with a 1-hour introductory session on Saturday afternoon, followed by a poster session, dinner and a 2-hour session in the evening. Sunday morning begins with breakfast and is followed by another 2-hour session, a second poster session, and lunch. A final 1-hour session takes place just after lunch, and the associated GRC begins later that evening.

Developmental Biology Gordon Research Conference

Emergence of Shapes and Patterns in Development

March 30 - April 4, 2025

The Developmental Biology GRC is a premier, international scientific conference focused on advancing the frontiers of science through the presentation of cutting-edge and unpublished research, prioritizing time for discussion after each talk and fostering informal interactions among scientists of all career stages. The conference program includes a diverse range of speakers and discussion leaders from institutions and organizations worldwide, concentrating on the latest developments in the field. The conference is five days long and held in a remote location to increase the sense of camaraderie and create scientific communities, with lasting collaborations and friendships. In addition to premier talks, the conference has designated time for poster sessions from individuals of all career stages, and afternoon free time and communal meals allow for informal networking opportunities with leaders in the field.

The 2025 Gordon Research Conference and Gordon Research Seminar in Developmental Biology will bring together an international community focusing on mechanisms that govern development and disease across diverse cell and animal systems with a special focus on the latest concepts and paradigms on acquisition of shapes and patterns in developmental systems from in vitro to in vivo systems, integrating physics, mathematics, and biological fields. 2025 GRC and GRS has been designed with an emphasis on exploring cell identity and acquisition of tissue shape, and pattern to govern organ function and organization in a wide variety of organisms and systems. The opening session will start with special lectures on gene regulation and fate specification designed to highlight the established paradigms and discuss emerging models that counter some of the paradigms in the field. Other sessions are on stem cell models, cell fate determination, metabolism, mechanics morphogenesis, developmental timing, evolution and developmental disorders in organoids as well as in vivo systems, and feature various technical approaches and investigations in vertebrate, and invertebrate systems.

Conference Program